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A successful failure
---- Ernest Shackleton
Men wanted for difficult journey. Small wages, bitter
cold, long months of complete darkness, constant danger, safe return doubtful. Honour and recognition in case of success.
Read the advertisement and guess the destination.
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
Asia
North
America
Europe
Africa
South
America
Oceania[ˌəʊsiˈɑːniə]
Antarctica
Arctic Ocean
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A
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The world map:
MEN WANTED for a dangerous journey: small wages, bitter cold, long months of complete darkness, constant danger, and safe return uncertain. Honor and reward will follow if it is successful.
——Ernest Shackleton
Focus on the ad and catch as much information as you can.
Who posted the ad?
Why did he post the ad?
What kind of man would he like to recruit?
Would you like to join an expedition like this? Why?
Don’t care much about money;
Be accustomed to the extreme weather conditions, healthy;
Be persevering and not afraid of loneliness;
Be brave and willing to overcome the challenges
Watch a video and learn more about this expedition.
Introduction
Diary 1
Diary 2
Diary 3
Title
Focus on the structure.
Look at the title, the introduction part, what information can you get?
It is Perce Blackborow’s ________ about an expedition to __________on the ship ____________ with Sir _________________in ________.
where
who
how
when
Antarctica
Ernest Shackleton
Endurance
1914
diaries
Introduction
Diary 1
Diary 2
Diary 3
Title
Match the main ideas with 3 diaries.
“I” joined the expedition
“We” abandoned the ship
“We” struggled to survive
What can you get by looking at the times of the diary entries?
It’s a long journey
both in time and distance
Read the 1st dairy entry and find:
How did Blackborow come to join the expedition?
At the very beginning, Perce Blackborow_____________________
_______________________________________________________.
and read the advertisement about the expedition
Then he _