(共24张PPT)
Read the advertisement.
Will you reply to the advertisement Why
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.
Ernest Shackleton
Will you reply to the advertisement Why
Prediction: what is the story about
I think no one can be so brave as to reply to it because it’s an inhospitable place, and it seems there is full of danger and no way to come back.
Let’s read this story(handout)
How Failure Became Success
Why
How
analyse the title
课文语篇填空
p.7 check answers
How Failure Became Success
On 8th August, 1914,27 men who had replied 1) __________ an advertisement in The Times boarded a ship 2) ____________ (leave) for the Antarctic. The name of the ship was the Endurance and the captain was an Irishman called Ernest Shackleton.
The aim of the journey was to cross the 3) ___________ (freeze) continent via the South Pole-a journey of 1,800 miles. Shackleton thought the journey would last six months.
But when land came into sight, the Endurance became 4) ___________ (trap) in the ice and began to break up. Shackleton and his men watched the Endurance 5) ____________ (sink) into the icy sea. They then headed north, 6) __________ (pull) three lifeboats behind them.
After six days, bad weather forced them to give up and the men set 7) __________ camp on a sheet of ice which began slowly moving across the Antarctic Circle.
They survived on the ice for five months. Then, on 16th April, 1915, Shackleton saw land. It was Elephant Island-a large rock with nothing 8) ________ (grow) on it, but much better than a floating piece of ice. When they reached the island, Shackleton came up 9) _________ an idea-it was a risk but he would have to take it. He and five men would take one of the lifeboats, and sail 800 miles to South Georgia, 10) ____________ there was a permanent camp. They could then return to rescue the rest of the men.
It took Shackleton 17 days 11) __________ (reach) South Georgia. 12) ________________ (fortunate) he landed on the wrong side of the island, and had to walk 36 hours over mountains to reach the camp. The whale hunters at the camp couldn’t believe their eyes 13) ____________ they saw the six men walking down from the mountains.
Shackleton kept his promise. More than three months later, he returned to Elephant Island to rescue the crew he 14) _______________ (force) to abandon. He had failed to reach the pole-but he had saved the 15) _____________ (life) of all his men.
P6- Ex 5 Complete the meanings with the words in the boxes.
1.board
2.float
3.captain
4.head
5.abandon
6.risk
7.sinks
8.rescue
9.force
reply to an advertisement
board a ship
leave for the Antarctic circle
cross the frozen continent via the south pole
come into sight
be trapped in
break up
watch the Endurance sink into the icy sea
head north
set up camp on a sheet of ice
take a risk to land on the permanent island
keep one’s promise
return to splace
rescue the crew
force sb to abandon sth
回复广告(回应广告)
登船
离开前往南极圈
途经南极点跨过冰冻大陆
进入视野
被围困
破裂
看着坚忍号沉入冰冷的海里
向北前进
在一块冰上搭建帐篷
冒险在永久岛登陆
信守承诺
返回某地
拯救全体船员
强迫某人放弃某人
Important sentences
1. On 8th August, 1914, 27 men who had replied to an advertisement in The Times boarded a ship leaving for the Antarctic. (Par 1)
分析长句:who…是________.
leaving for…是-ing 形式作________.
board ( n ) 有______________的意思。
a notice-board, a blackboard
on board____________________________
Have the passengers gone on board yet
______________________________________.
定语从句
定语
木板,牌子
在船上,在飞机上
游客上船了吗?
Atributive sentences
(1). On 8th August, 1914, 27 men who had replied to an advertisement …boarded a ship.
(2)…the men set up camp on a sheet of ice which began slowly moving across …
(3).He and five men would take one of the lifeboats,…where there was a permanent camp.
(4).to rescue the crew he had been forced to abandon.
board v.有_________________________之意
aboard (adv, prep)
上(船,火车,飞机,公交车等)
在船上,飞机上,火车上,公交车上
Welcome aboard!
He was already aboard the train.
2. But when land came into sight, the Endurance became trapped in the ice and began to break up. (Par. 3)
come into sight
at first sight/glance
catch sight of
lose sight of
in sight
out of sight
进入视野,看得见
一看见…立即
看见
看不见
看得见(状态)
看不见(状态)
break up
break down
break out
break away from
break into
break through
碎开,粉碎,分开
出故障,坏掉,(谈判破例)(身体)垮掉
(战争,疾病)爆发
挣脱,脱离
强行闯入
突破
3. Shackleton came up with an idea----it was a risk but he would have to take it. ( Para.5)
come up with
come across
come about
How come…
When it comes to…
想起
(偶然)遇见,碰见
发生
怎么会发生…
If she spent 5 years in Paris, how come she can’t speak a word of French
当涉及到…
She is confident enough when it comes to cooking.
4. Shackleton kept his promise. More than three months later, he returned to Elephant Island to rescue the crew he had been forced to abandon. (para.6)
keep one’s promise
break one’s promise
P8 Listening
Guess the answer first!
p.8-1 Listen and choose.
p.8-2 Listen and answer.
Listen to the radio programme and answer the questions about Martin’s grandfather.
What job did he have on the Endurance
A . Artist .
B. Engineer.
C. Cook.
Where did he come from
A . London.
B. Southampton.
C. New York.
3. How old was Martin when his grandfather died
A . 12.
B. 20.
C. 27
1: listening---1
(P8-1) Listen to the radio programme and answer the questions about Martin’s grandfather.
4. What did the men on Elephant Island eat
A . Fish.
B. Vegetables .
C. bones .
5. What did they do every evening
A . Tell stories.
B. Cook .
C. Sing .
6. Why did he join the ship the Endurance
A . To get rich.
B. For the adventure.
C. To become famous.
1: listening---1
Listening and speaking --2
1
2
3
Listen again and answer the questions
What was the name of the journey
What else happened in the week the sheep left for the South Pole
Name four other kinds of people who went with Shackleton on the journey
Listening and speaking --2
1
2
3
To cross the continent of Antarctica from east to west.
World War I broke out.
Shackleton took doctors, cooks, a photographer and an artist.
Listen again and answer the questions
What was the name of the journey
What else happened in the week the sheep left for the South Pole
Name four other kinds of people who went with Shackleton on the journey
Listening and speaking --2
4
5
6
Martin used to love listening to his grandfather tell stories.
Martin hoped to go to the South Pole and to take his children to see Elephant Island.
He admires his grandfather.
Listen again and answer the questions
What did Martin like to do as a child
What did Martin hope to do one day
What do you think Martin feels about his grandfather
Choose the correct meanings.
Everyday English
1.All sorts of people
2.Was very fond of
3. Keep their spirits up
4.It runs in the family
a
b
b
a
Fill in the blanks
(INT= interviewer; MAR= Martin)
INT Good afternoon and welcome to History in the Family. Our first guest today is Martin Richardson, who’s going to tell us about one of the most __________ of the last century--- the voyage to _________ of the Endurance. Good afternoon, Martin.
Mar Good afternoon.
INT _______of the journey was _____________ of Antarctica from east to west, a distance of 1,800 miles. And someone in your family, Martin, was on that journey. Who was it
heroic journeys
the South Pole
The aim
to cross the continent
MAR It was my grandfather.
INT When did they leave
MAR They left on August 8th, 1914 --- which was the same week the First World War__________.
INT I see. Tell us about your grandfather. What was his job Shackleton took ___________ with him, I believe --- doctors, cooks, a photographer, an artist, even…
MAR My grandfather was a__________.
INT How old was he
MAR He was a young man____________, he must have been about 27, I think…
INT Was he married
MAR No, he wasn’t. He got married after he___________.
broke out
all kinds of people
ship’s engineer
in his twenties
came back
INT What part of the country did he come from
MAR At the time he was living in Southampton, and had been working on ships on the Transatlantic crossing, between Southampton and New York, but he _____________ originally.
INT Did you know your grandfather
MAR Oh yes, I remember him quite well. He died when I was about 12.
INT So you have memories of him
MAR Oh yes. I _______________him. When I was a boy I used to love listening to the stories he told me. He was one of the men _____________on Elephant Island.
INT How did they__________
came from London
was very fond of
left behind
survive
MAR I don’t know, and nor do they. They had to _______________to have something to eat. But he said the men never gave up hope. Every night they used to _____________________by singing songs.
INT Have you ever been to the South Pole yourself
MAR No, I haven’t. But I hope I will go one day. I want to take my children to see Elephant Island.
INT One final question. Do you know why he __________the advertisement I mean, it was a dangerous job, and there was a chance that he might never return home.
MAR Well, it certainly wasn’t to become rich or famous. I was the________________. I think he liked the idea of the risk. Well, I understand him. I like taking risk, too. I suppose it runs in the family.
boil animal bones
keep their spirits up
replied to
sense of adventure