【課件】人教版新教材選擇性必修三Unit 4 Adversity and courage Period1 Reading and thinking 課件

1、Unit 4 ADVERSITY AND COURAGE1. Read about Shackletons Antarctic expedition.2. Explore the spirit of adventure.3. Infer character traits and emotions.4. Guess the meaning of phrases according to the context. Read the following advertisement on P38 and discuss the questions with your group members.Qs:

2、 1. According to the advertisement, what kind of men was Shackleton looking for?2. Would you like to join an expedition like this? Why or why not?Men WantedFor a dangerous journey: small wages, bitter cold, long months ofcomplete darkness, constant danger, and safe return uncertain.Honor and reward

3、will follow if it is successful. Ernest Shackleton1.According to the advertisement, what kind of men was Shackleton looking for?Men who didnt mind the wages and difficulties and had great perseverance.2. Would you like to join an expedition like this? Why or why not?Yes. Because I love adventures an

4、d challenges.No. Because I hate taking risks and besides, I value my life.Read the text and answer the questions.Qs: 1.How did Blackborow come to join the expedition?2.Why was the author turned down when he applied to join the expedition? 3. What supplies didnt the crew rescue when the ship was crus

5、hed? 4. What was the purpose of Shackletons leaving for South Georgia Island? 5.What happened to Endurance? What did the crew members have to do?6.What did Shackleton do to make sure they would survive?1.How did Blackborow come to join the expedition?He secretly went aboard the ship and hid in a sma

6、ll cupboard.2.Why was the author turned down when he applied to join the expedition? He was young and wasnt qualified. 3. What supplies didnt the crew rescue when the ship was crushed? Most of their personal belongings including gold. 4. What was the purpose of Shackletons leaving for South Georgia

7、Island? He went to seek for rescue. 5.What happened to Endurance? What did the crew members have to do?Endurance was stuck in the ice and sank. The crew members had to abandon the ship and went camping on the ice.6.What did Shackleton do to make sure they would survive?He told the crew to rescue the

8、ir most essential supplies and allowed Hussey to keep his musical instrument to keep their spirits up. Then, he left them to find help on South Georgia Island, 1,320 kilometers away.What do the highlighted words mean? use you own words to explain them. 1. At the age of 19, I am fit and full of vigor

9、.2.Shackleton turned me down 3. We saw the ship get crushed.4. Hussey often plays it to keep our spirits up.5. We are now crowded together under one of our boats on the rocky shore of this miserable place.6. I try to think of happier things: decent food, warm and dry clothes, a cosy bedroom.energyre

10、fuseddestroyed and broken into piecescheer us uprough and difficultcomfortableRead the text again and discuss the questions with your partners. 1.How did Blackborows feelings about being on the expedition change as the days passed?2.What personal qualities did Shackleton, Wild, and Blackborow, Thoma

11、s Orde-Lees exhibit? Find examples from the text to support your answers.1.How did Blackborows feelings about being on the expedition change as the days passed?In the beginning, he felt excited. After the ship got stuck, she felt low and slowly went insane. After the captain went for help, he gradua

12、lly became hopeful again.2.What personal qualities did Shackleton, Wild, and Blackborow, Thomas Orde-Lees exhibit? Find examples from the text to support your answers.Shackleton: show great leadership, courage and perseverance. example: he calmly called us together and told us to rescue our most ess

13、ential suppliesSoon after we arrived, Shackleton left us to find helpWild: considerate.example: Bless Frank Wild, the kindest man there is after our leader, Blackborow: risky, adventurous, energetic, emotional, a bit selfish, and bad-tempered.I shouted, “ shut the door!”Thomas Orde-Lees: selfish.How

14、 could I become as selfish and bad-tempered as Thomas Orde-Lees!Infer character traits and emotionsTo infer means to guess something based on the evidence. When inferring character traits and emotions in a story, you need to look at the characters words and actions. What do thesetell us about their

15、personal qualities and feelings? Imagine you are Perce Blackborow. Write a message in a bottle to explain your situation and ask for help.We are crew members on the ship Endurance led by Sir Ernest Shackleton. Now we are stuck on Elephant Island. Please come to our rescue. Thanks a lot! It 1_（happen

16、） that I read about the Antarctic expedition in an advertisement. I was fit and 2_（vigour），so I applied to join the expedition. But Shackleton turned me 3_ because he thought I was too young and was not 4_（qualify）. I secretly went aboard but 5_（unfortunate）I was later discovered. The journey 6_ Ant

17、arctic was not easy. Endurance 7_ （stick） in the ice and we had to abandon our ship. This was no time 8_（panic）. Soon after we settled on Elephant Island，Shackleton left us to find help as it was too dangerous and difficult for all of us to make 9_. Though life was hard，F(xiàn)rank and Ernests genuine con

18、cern and 10_（persevere） filled me with hope. downhappenedvigorousqualifiedunfortunatelytowas stuckto panicitperseverancea successful failureapplied for the ad but failedthe ship got stuck and sank.hard time waiting for the rescueon the ice.secretly got aboardRead the text and write a summary of abou

19、t 60 words based on the text.Perce was enthusiastic about the expedition to Antarctic with Shackleton.（要點(diǎn)1） He secretly went aboard but was later discovered.（要點(diǎn)2）The voyage was not easy and Endurance sank after it was stuck and crushed by the ice.（要點(diǎn)3）The crew had to settle on an isolated island wit

20、h Shackleton going to seek help.（要點(diǎn)4） Life was miserable but Frank and Ernests concern and perseverance encouraged all the people. （要點(diǎn)5）核心詞匯 教材原句p.38 for a dangerous journey：small wages，bitter cold. 這是一次危險(xiǎn)的旅行：工資微薄，嚴(yán)寒刺骨 1. wage n.（通常指按周領(lǐng)的）工資 wages of 200 a week 一星期200 英鎊的工資（=a weekly wage of 200） a w

21、age increase of 3% 3% 的加薪（=a wage rise of 3%） wage cuts 減薪 a very low/high wage 非常低/ 高的工資 wage demands/claims 工資要求 wage settlements 工資和解協(xié)議 agree to a voluntary wage freeze 同意自愿凍結(jié)工資 教材原句p.38 However，when I applied to join the expedition， Shackleton turned me down. 然而，當(dāng)我申請(qǐng)加入探險(xiǎn)隊(duì)時(shí)，沙克爾頓拒絕了我 2. turn down

22、拒絕（提議、建議或提議人）；調(diào)低，關(guān)小 We have turned down four applicants already. 我們已經(jīng)拒絕了4 位申請(qǐng)者。 Can you turn the TV down? Im trying to work. 你能把電視的聲音關(guān)小一點(diǎn)嗎？我正在努力工作。 【歸納拓展】 turn on/off 打開(kāi)/ 關(guān)掉（水、煤氣、電燈等） turn to 求助于；致力于；翻到；轉(zhuǎn)向（to 是介詞）turn into 變成 turn in 上交（物品） turn up 調(diào)大，開(kāi)大（音量等）；突然露面；（機(jī)會(huì)等）不期而至 turn out（to be） n. /adj.

23、結(jié)果是 turn over 翻轉(zhuǎn)；仔細(xì)考慮；移交；轉(zhuǎn)讓 She often turns to the book for guidance. 她經(jīng)常參考那本書(shū)。 He didnt turn up until half an hour later. 半小時(shí)后他才出現(xiàn)。 It turned out that he was never there. 原來(lái)他根本沒(méi)去過(guò)那兒。 If you turn over a turtle on its back，it will become helpless. 假如你把海龜翻過(guò)來(lái)，它就無(wú)能為力了。 教材原句p.38 .because he thought I was

24、 too young and wasnt qualified. 因?yàn)樗J(rèn)為我太年輕，沒(méi)有資格。 3. qualified adj. 符合資格；具備的知識(shí)（或技能、學(xué)歷等） be qualified to do sth. 有資格做某事 be qualified for sth. 適合做（有擔(dān)任的資格） We think this young man is not qualified to do this job. 我們認(rèn)為這個(gè)年輕人沒(méi)有資格做這項(xiàng)工作。 Jane is well qualified for this teaching job. 簡(jiǎn)很適合做這項(xiàng)教學(xué)工作。 【學(xué)法點(diǎn)撥】 表示“勝任”

25、的其他短語(yǔ)有be equal to，be fit for，be adequate to 等。 Its a challenging job but Im sure youll be equal to it. 這是一份很有挑戰(zhàn)性的工作，但是我相信你能勝任。 【詞語(yǔ)積累】 qualify v.（使）具有資格，（使）合格；取得資格（或?qū)W歷） qualification n. 資格，條件；合格證書(shū) 教材原句p.38 But I was so enthusiastic about the idea of going along with them that I secretly went aboard h

26、is ship，the Endurance . 但我非常想和他們一起去，于是我偷偷地登上了他的“堅(jiān)忍”號(hào) 4. enthusiastic adj. 熱情的；熱心的 搭配 ：be/become enthusiastic about（doing）sth. 對(duì)（做）某事感興趣； 對(duì)（做）某事熱心 I gathered from the way she replied that she wasnt very enthusiastic. 從她回答的語(yǔ)氣判斷，我覺(jué)得她不是很感興趣。 She is enthusiastic about the new teaching method. 她對(duì)新的教學(xué)方法很感興

27、趣。 【詞語(yǔ)積累】 enthusiastically adv. 熱心地；滿(mǎn)腔熱情地 enthusiasm n. 熱情，熱愛(ài)的事物enthusiast n. 熱心者；愛(ài)好者 with（great） enthusiasm（非常）熱情地full of enthusiasm 充滿(mǎn)熱情 5. aboard adv. & prep. 上（船、飛機(jī)、公共汽車(chē)等） Little Tom and the sailors spent two months aboard. 小湯姆和水手們?cè)诖线^(guò)了兩個(gè)月。（副詞） The two girls went riding together aboard a hor

28、ses back. 兩個(gè)女孩一起騎在馬背上出游。（介詞） 【形近比較】 a+board（n. 木板） aboard adv. & prep. 在（船、飛機(jī)、公共汽車(chē)等） 上；上（船、飛機(jī)、公共汽車(chē)等） a+broad（adj. 寬闊的） abroad adv. 在國(guó)外；到國(guó)外 【詞語(yǔ)辨析】aboard，on與in 這三個(gè)詞后面都可接交通工具，其區(qū)別在于： （1）aboard 通常接較大型的交通工具，如aboard a plane/train/ship/ bus 等。 （2）on 可接較大型的交通工具，自行車(chē)除外，如on a bus，on ones bike。 （3）in 后常接小型的交

29、通工具，如in a car。 教材原句p.38 He assigned me to be a steward，and I now serve meals for twenty-eight men. 他派我去當(dāng)服務(wù)員，我現(xiàn)在為二十八個(gè)人供應(yīng)伙食 6. assign vt. 分派；布置（工作、任務(wù)等）；分配；指定，指派 They have assigned me a small room.他們已給我分配了一個(gè)小房間。 It is possible to assign an exact date to this building. 確定這座建筑物的確切年代是可能的。 Financial diffic

30、ulties were assigned as the probable cause of his suicide. 經(jīng)濟(jì)困難被認(rèn)為是他自殺的可能原因。 The teacher assigned Wednesday evening to meet the parents. 老師定于星期三晚上會(huì)見(jiàn)家長(zhǎng)。 【詞語(yǔ)積累】 assignment n. 分配；指派；（分派的）任務(wù) 教材原句p.38 How everyone will envy me when I come back and tell them about the amazing places I have been to! 當(dāng)我回來(lái)告訴

31、他們我去過(guò)的那些神奇的地方時(shí)，大家會(huì)多么羨慕我啊! 7. envy vt. & n. （1）vt. 羨慕；妒忌 envy sb. sth. 妒忌/ 羨慕某人有某物 envy sb. doing sth. 羨慕/ 妒忌某人做某事 How I envy you. I wish I could make my hair curl like that. 我太羨慕你了，真希望我也能把頭發(fā)卷成那樣。 He will have a chance of visiting Guilin. We all envy him his good fortune. 他將有機(jī)會(huì)游覽桂林，我們都很羨慕他的好運(yùn)。 So

32、me countries envied us relying mainly on our own efforts in building our country. 有些國(guó)家妒忌我們自力更生地建設(shè)我們的國(guó)家。 （2）n. 羨慕；妒忌 with envy 羨慕地；妒忌地 be the envy of 是令妒忌/ 羨慕的對(duì)象 out of envy 出于忌妒 All the girls at the dance watched her with envy when she danced with the prince. 當(dāng)她和王子跳舞時(shí)，舞會(huì)上所有的女孩都羨慕地看著她。 His new house

33、was the envy of all his friends. 他的新房子讓他所有的朋友都羨慕。 Her attitude toward him was out of envy. 她對(duì)他的態(tài)度是出于忌妒。 教材原句p.38 And when the ship sank，our hearts sank with it. 船沉了，我們的心也跟著沉了。 8. sink vi.（sank/sk/ or sunk/sk/，sunk）沉沒(méi)；下沉；下降 vt. 使下沉；使沉沒(méi) 搭配：be sunk in sth. 陷入不快（或沉思）中 The ship struck the rocks and sank.

34、 那艘船觸礁沉沒(méi)了。 His heart sank at the thought. 想到這個(gè)他情緒低落。 She just sat there，sunk in thought. 她只是坐在那兒，陷入了沉思。 The enemy sank a merchant ship. It sank with the loss of 200 lives. 敵人擊沉了一艘商船，隨著該船的沉沒(méi)有200 人喪生。 【詞語(yǔ)積累】 sinking adj. 下沉的；沮喪的教材原句p.38 Before we abandoned the ship，Shackleton calmly called us together

35、. 在我們棄船之前，沙克爾頓平靜地把我們叫到一起 9. abandon vt.（不得已而）舍棄；（不顧責(zé)任、義務(wù)等）拋棄；放棄 （信念） n. 放任，放縱abandon doing sth. 放棄做某事abandon oneself to 陷入，沉湎于（某種情感） abandon.for. 為而放棄 with abandon 放縱地；恣意地 The scientist abandoned his research for lack of fund. 由于缺乏資金，這位科學(xué)家放棄了他的研究工作。He abandoned studying abroad because of his fathers

36、 illness. 因?yàn)樗赣H的病，他放棄了出國(guó)留學(xué)。Those who abandon themselves to despair can not succeed. 那些自暴自棄的人無(wú)法成功。The chairman determined to abandon the project for the development of the whole company. 董事長(zhǎng)決定為了整個(gè)公司的發(fā)展而放棄這個(gè)項(xiàng)目。The fans cheered with abandon when their football team won. 當(dāng)他們的足球隊(duì)贏了時(shí)，球迷們便瘋狂地歡呼。【詞語(yǔ)積累】aband

37、oned adj. 被拋棄的；（人、行為）放縱的，不羈的 教材原句p.38 We were not allowed to take most of our personal belongings. 我們不被允許帶走大部分的個(gè)人物品 10. belongings n. pl.財(cái)物；動(dòng)產(chǎn) She lost all her belongings in the fire. 她在那場(chǎng)火災(zāi)中失去了所有的財(cái)產(chǎn)。 I put a few personal belongings in a bag. 我把幾件私人物品裝進(jìn)了包中。 【學(xué)法點(diǎn)撥】 （1）在名詞中，有一類(lèi)詞是以-ings結(jié)尾的。這種形式的名詞都以復(fù)數(shù)的形式出現(xiàn)，有的表示復(fù)數(shù)概念，有的表示單數(shù)概念，而有的單復(fù)數(shù)均可。此類(lèi)詞常見(jiàn)的有：savings（儲(chǔ)蓄，積蓄），earnings（工資， 收益），leavings（剩飯，渣滓），surround