Unit4AdversityandCourageReadingandThinking学案高中英语人教版选择性

OB3Unit4AdversityandCourage

ReadingandThinking学案

Task1:Readtheintroductionforbackgroundinformation.

In_________(when),______________(who)waslookingformentobeginanexpeditionto_____________(where)onthe____________Endurance(how).

Task2:HowdidBlackborowjointheexpedition?

ReadDiary1andputtheeventsinorder.

A.It’sanexpeditionIhavebeendreamingof,soIappliedtojointheexpedition.

B.IboughtanewspaperandreadanadvertisementabouttheAntarcticexpedition.

C.Later,Isecretlywentaboardtheshipandhidinasmallcupboard.

D.Unfortunately,Iwasdiscovered.Shackletondidn’tturnmebackbutassignedmetobeasteward.

E.BecauseShackletonthoughtIwastooyoungtobequalified,soIwasturneddown,butIwasstillenthusiaticabouttheideaofgoingalongwiththem.

assignedto

Task3:ReadDiary2andanswerthefollowingquestions.(Payattentiontotheverbphrases)

Q1:WhathappenedtoEndurance?

Q2:Whatdidcrewmembershavetodo?

ElephantIsland:a____________place.

Task4:Whatwerethedifficulties?Whatdidcrewmembersdotomakesuretheycouldsurvive?(Diary3)

ThingsontheElephantIsland:

____________________

weather:

Food:

Theyare_________________underoneofourboat.Theyhadtocatchsealsorpenguinsforfoodandtriedtothinkofhappierthings.

ThecrewmembersstruggledtoliveonElephantIsland.

Thecrew

Heleftusto___________onSouthGeorgiaIsland.Island.

Shackleton

HetoldPerceto___________.

Wild

Task5:Pairwork.HowdidBlackborow’sfeelingschangeasthedayspassed?

Feelings

Usesomeadjectivestodescribethechanges.

StrugglingontheIsland(D3)

StruggledontheIsland(D3)

Abandonedtheship(D2)

Joinedtheexpedition(D1)

Postreading:Task6:Inferthepersonalqualitiesandthemeaningofthetitle.

Activity1:InferthepersonalitiesofShackleton,Wild,andBlackborowfromthesupportingexamples.

Shackleton

Clues

Personalities

1.HeallowedBlackborowtostayonshipandgavehimajob.(Diary1)

2.Beforeweabandonedtheship,Shackletoncalmlycalledustogetherandtoldustorescueourmostessentialsupplies...(Diary2)

3.Shackletonhimselfthrewawayallhisgold.(Diary2)

4.HeallowedHusseytokeephisbanjo.(Diary2)

5.Soonafterwearrived,ShackletonleftustofindhelponSouthGeorgiaIsland,1,320kilometersaway—thevoyagewastoodangerousanddifficultforallofustomakeit.(Diary3)

Clues

Personalities

Blackborow

1.ThisistheadventurethatIhavebeendreamingof.(Diary1)

2.Shackletonturnedmedownbecausehethoughtwastooyoungandwasn'tqualified.ButIwassoenthusiasticabouttheidea.(Diary1)

3.Itrytothinkofhappierthings:decentfood...(Diary3)

Wild

Clues

Personalities

1.BlessFrankWild,thekindestmanthereisafterourleader,ErnestShackleton.(Diary3)

2.WithoutFrankandErnest,we'dallbedeadbynow.Theirgenuineconcernforothers,theirperseverance,andtheirresolvefillmewithhope.(Diary3)

Activity2:

Q1:Howdoyouunderstandthetitle?“ASUCCESSFULFAILURE”?

failure

successful

WhatisthesituationofEndurance?

What’stheirreactionfacingtheadversity?

Contradictory?

Q2:Didyouhaveasuccessfulfailurebefore?Shareyourstorywith