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Unit 4 Adversity and Courage
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Learning objectives
By the end of this period, we will be able to:
1. Find out the five elements of the article and summarise the main idea of each diary.
2. Figure out the important events that happened during the expedition and understand the adversity that they faced.
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Preview check 预习检查
1. dream of
2. apply to
3. turn sb. down
4. be enthusiastic about
5. set off
6. be stuck in
7. well and truly
8. get crushed
9. go from bad to worse
10. a rush of
11. after all
1. 梦想
2. 申请
3. 拒绝某人
4. 对...热情
5. 出发
6. 被...卡住
7. 彻底地,
8. 被压
9. 越来越糟
10. 一阵
11. 毕竟
12.turn down
13.crush
14.keep one’s spirits up
15. miserable
16.cosy
17.genuine
18.resolve
19.sink /sank/sunk
20.envy
21.steward
22.assign
12.拒绝、调低音量
13.压碎、毁坏
14.振奋某人的情绪
15.痛苦的
16.舒适的
17.真诚的、真实的
18.决心
19.沉没、下沉、下降
20.羡慕、嫉妒
21.乘务员、服务员
22.分派、布置
Preview check 预习检查
Warming up
1. What happened to the ship in the photo?
2. How would you feel and what would you do if you were on this ship?
Look and say.
When facing adversity,people should have courage.
Watch & Answer
What event is this?
Who led it?
An expedition to Antarctica.
Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton (a famous British explorer )
How did this expedition begin?
Warming up
What kind of men was Ernest Shackleton looking for?
MEN WANTED
for a dangerous journey: small wages, bitter cold, long months of complete darkness, constant danger, and safe return uncertain. Honour and reward will follow if it is successful.
Ernest Shackleton
Maybe Ernest Shackleton was looking for men who were not interested in money or comfort, but in honor and achievement, which cannot be bought.
Pre-reading
Read for structure of the passage
Introduction
Diary 1
Diary 2
Diary 3
Title
Basic information about the expedition
Time
Destination
Leader
The author’s name
The ship
1914
To Antarctica
Sir Ernest Shackleton
Perce Blackborow
Endurance
where
who
how
when
Read for basic information
what
What is the type of the text?
A. exposition(说明文)
B. argumentatio