(共20张PPT)
Teaching objiectives
1. Read about Shackton’s Antactic expedition.
2. Find out information about hardships and solutions during the expedition.
3. Talk about the change of Blackborrow’s feelings and the qualities that the main characters exhibited.
Lead-in
Watch the video and grasp the background information
What event is this
An expedition to Antarctica.
Background Information
Irish-born British explorer
one of the giants of Antarctic exploration
in the early years of the 20th Century.
Who led it
Sir Ernest Shackleton
the Endurance 坚忍号
How did this expedition begin
by posting an advertisement
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
Advertisement
Read para.1 and find the basic information about the expedition.
who: _______________________________
where to: _________
how: _______________
when: _______
in 1914
Antarctica
Sir Ernest Shackleton
Perce Blackborow,
the ship Endurance
Fast reading
Skimming
Diary 1
(1914.10.31)
Diary 2
(1915.11.21)
Diary 3
(1916.5.20)
A.What the crew members’ life was like on Elephant Island.
B. How the author joined the Endurance expedition.
C. How Shackleton and his crew abandoned the ship Endurance.
Match the main idea with each diary.
Activity1: Read Diary 1
How did Blackborow come to join the expedition
happened to read the ad
applied to join the expedition
turned him down
secretly went aboard
assigned me to be steward
What personality does Shackleton have?
Scanning
What happened to Endurance
What did the crew members have to do
the ship became stuck in the ice
the ship got crushed by the ice
the ship sank
rescue our essential supplies
Shackleton threw away all his gold
allowed Hussey to keep his banjo
abandoned the ship
Activity2:Read Diary 2
What did Shackleton, Wild and Blackborow do to make sure they could survive
Shackleton left to find help
caught a penguin to make soup
Wild encouraged me
crowded together under one of our boats
tried to think of happier things
filled me with hope
Activity3: Read Diary 3
How did Blackborow’s feelings change
Occasions Blackborow’s feelings
After he read the advertisement about the expedition
After his application was turned down
After he became a steward on board
When Endurance sank
Before the crew settled on Elephant Island
excited, happy, full of expectations
enthusiastic, determined
satisfied, excited, hopeful
worried, terrified, panic
a little calm, no time to panic
Acitivity4: Infer the emotions
How do you understand the title “A Successful Failure”
Oxymoron / ks m r n /矛盾修辞法
(combines two opposite qualities or ideas and therefore seems impossible)
Failure: The expedition failed because the Endurance became stuck in the ice, crushed and sank.
Success: Inspired by Shackleton, the crew members didn’t give up and survived.
Post reading
一、阅读课文"A SUCCESSFUL FAILURE",判断正(T)误(F)
1. The author has been dreaming of an expedition to the North Pole.
( )
2. The author gave up his dream when Shack- leton refused him.
( )
3. Shackleton assigned the author to be a steward. ( )
4. Shackleton kept calm when faced with diffi- culties. ( )
5. It was with Shackleton's help that the crew survived. ( )
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Post reading
二、阅读课文"A SUCCESSFUL FAILURE",选择正确的答案
1.From where did the author get the advertisement about the Antarctic expedition
A. A magazine. B. A newspaper. C. A novel. D. Someone.
2. Why was the author refused by Shackleton
A. Because Shackleton thought he was too young.
B. Because Shackleton didn't know him.
C. Because there were too many people on the Endurance.
D. Because Shackleton didn't like him.
3. After how long was the author discovered
A. Three months. B. Two days. C. Three days. D. Two months.
Post reading
仔细阅读课文"A SUCCESSFUL FAILURE",并根据课文内容将短文补充完整
After seeing the advertisement in the newspaper, Perce applied 1. ______ join the expedition, but Shackleton 2. _______ (turn) him down because he thought Perce was too young and not 3. ___________ (qualify) enough. But Perce was so enthusiastic about it 4. _________ he secretly went aboard the ship and hid in 5. ______ small cupboard. After he 6. ______________ (discover), he was assigned to be a steward and served meals for over 20 men. But Endurance became stuck 7. _______ the ice. Faced with the adversity, it was Shackleton that 8.________(calm)called them together and told them to rescue their most essential supplies before 9. ____________(abandon) the ship. They then sailed to Elephant Island,10._______things were going from bad to worse.
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The Chinese nation is a great nation; it has been through hardships and adversity but remains indomitable.
—Xi Jinping
Clear
Explore
Analyze
Do
Abandon
Leave
Move
In our life, when you are in adversity,
what should you do ?
Listen
Critical Thinking
L-Listen
E-Explore
A-Analyze
D-Do
LEAD
C-Clear
A-Abandon
L-Leave
M-Move
CALM
HOMEWORK:
1. Retell the adventure story
2. Surf the Internet and collect more information about the expedition adventure.