内容正文:
Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance.
--Samuel Johnson(British writer)
伟大的作品不是靠力量,而是靠坚持来完成的。
逆境与勇气
Reading and Thinking
(P38~39)
1. What happened to the ship in the photo?
2. How would you feel if you were on the ship?
3. What would you do to save yourself?
This ship looks like it has got stuck in some ice.
If I were on the ship, I would feel worried or frightened.
Would you stay on the ship, or set out to seek help?
In fact, it was a real story...
It began with an advertisement....
(Page 38)
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
One day, Perce Blackborow, a 19-year-old young man, was reading a newspaper...
(欧内斯特·沙克尔顿)
a famous British explorer
What kind of men was Ernest Shackleton looking for? Are you qualified?
small wages shouldn’t care much about _______
bitter cold should be used to the _________
weather
long months of
complete
darkness should adapt to _________, show perseverance, were not afraid of
__________
constant danger should be _______, cooperative,
adventurous (有冒险精神的)
safe return
uncertain should be optimistic and ________
money
extreme
brave
fearless
darkness
loneliness
What did Perce Blackborow do after reading the advertisement?
Text type: Diary entries.
What’s the text type of this passage?
A. Argumentative
(opinions and evidence)
B. Expository
(introducing something)
C. Narrative
(telling stories)
dates
first person
A SUCCESSFUL FAILURE
Time:
Destination:
Leader:
Author:
Read the part before the three diary entries for more information about this expedition.
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