Unit 4 Adversity and Courage Opening Page & Reading and Thinking 课件（22张PPT）

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UNIT 4
ADVERSITY AND COURAGE
Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance.
—— Samuel Johnson
continued effort and determination
a difficult or unpleasant situation
A Successful Failure
Reading and sharing
Free talk
Do you like taking adventures
Antarctica
Free talk
Will you answer the advertisement
If yes, what motivates you to take
such an adventure
If not, what’s the top concern for you
If you were the leader, what factors would you take into consideration when selecting applicants to make a team
was an Irish-born British explorer who was one of the giants of Antarctic exploration in the Heroic Age in the early years of the 20th Century.
Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton
Pre-reading
It is some of the diary entries of Perce Blackborow, in which he wrote that he joined an expedition of Antarctica on the ship Endurance with Sir Ernest Shackleton and how they managed to survive after Edurance was stuck in the ice.
Detailed reading
Diary 1
energy
reject or refuse sth. or sb.
The first diary is about how _______________
______________________________________
Blackborow became
a crew member on Endurance.
How did Blackborow come to join the expedition
Diary 1
1. At the very beginning, Perce Blackborow _________
_________________________________________________
2. Then, he ________________________. However, he ____
__________________________________________________
3. Later he _________________, but _________________
4. Finally he _______________________________________
_____________
bought a
newspaper and read the advertisement about the expedition.
applied to join the expedition was
turned down by Shackleton as he was too young and not qualified.
secretly went aboard he was discovered.
was assigned to be a steward and serve meals
for the crew.
Diary 2
destroyed and broken into pieces
to stay positive usually in a bad situation
Diary 2
Why did Shackleton throw away all his gold
2. Why did he allow Hussey to keep his banjo
Shackleton and his crew
abandoned the ship Endurance.
The second diary is about how __________________
________________________
Because gold was not the most essential supply when the ship was crushed.
Because he wanted to keep their spirits up.
Diary 3
rough and difficult
comfortable
Diary 3
The third diary is about how _______________________
___________________________
Shackleton and his crew abandoned the ship Endurance.
What did Shackleton do to make sure all crew members could survive
2. What did the crew members have to do to make sure they could survive
Shackleton made sure they survived by leaving with a few men to find help. It was too dangerous for all the men to go.
They had to collect essential supplies and camp on the ice.
Summary
A Successful Failure
applied for the ad but failed
secretly got aboard
the ship got stuck and sank.
hard time waiting for the rescue on the ice
How did Blackborow’s feelings change during the expedition
Occasions
1. After he read the advertisement about the expedition.
excited, happy, full of expectations
2. After his application was turned down.
enthusiastic, determined
3. After he became a steward on board
satisfied, excited, hopeful
feelings
Occasions
4. When Endurance sank
worried, terrified, panic
5. Before the crew settled on Elephant Island
a little calm, no time to panic
6. After Shackleton left to find help
worried, uncertain
feelings
7. When he thought about the living conditions on the island
low, despaired
8. When his happy memories were interrupted by cold air
angry, impatient
9. After Frank Wild replied to him
grateful
feelings
Occasions
Sharing
Do you think Shackleton was a trustworthy leader
What makes a good leader under such extreme circumstances
Which detail in the diaries impresses you most What does it show or what does it remind you of
Further thinking
Do you think it is a good title Why (not)
1
2
What does “A Successful Failure” mean
The title
oxymoron
Homework
Topics for further discussion
spirit of expedition
survival challenges
adversity and courage
human nature
values and meaning of life
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