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A successful failure
---- Ernest Shackleton
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.
Read the advertisement and guess the destination.
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
Asia
North
America
Europe
Africa
South
America
Oceania[ si ɑ ni ]
Antarctica
Arctic Ocean
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2
3
4
5
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7
A
A
B
C
D
The world map:
MEN WANTED for a dangerous journey: small wages, bitter cold, long months of complete darkness, constant danger, and safe return uncertain. Honor and reward will follow if it is successful.
——Ernest Shackleton
Focus on the ad and catch as much information as you can.
Who posted the ad
Why did he post the ad
What kind of man would he like to recruit
Would you like to join an expedition like this Why
Don’t care much about money;
Be accustomed to the extreme weather conditions, healthy;
Be persevering and not afraid of loneliness;
Be brave and willing to overcome the challenges
Watch a video and learn more about this expedition.
Introduction
Diary 1
Diary 2
Diary 3
Title
Focus on the structure.
Look at the title, the introduction part, what information can you get
It is Perce Blackborow’s ________ about an expedition to __________on the ship ____________ with Sir _________________in ________.
where
who
how
when
Antarctica
Ernest Shackleton
Endurance
1914
diaries
Introduction
Diary 1
Diary 2
Diary 3
Title
Match the main ideas with 3 diaries.
“I” joined the expedition
“We” abandoned the ship
“We” struggled to survive
What can you get by looking at the times of the diary entries
It’s a long journey
both in time and distance
Read the 1st dairy entry and find:
How did Blackborow come to join the expedition
At the very beginning, Perce Blackborow_____________________
_______________________________________________________.
and read the advertisement about the expedition
Then he ____________________________. However, he ________
_______________________________________________________.
bought a newspaper
Finally he _________________________________________________.
applied to join the expedition
down by Shackleton because he was too young and not qualified
was turned
Later _______________________________, but _______________.
he secretly went aboard Endurance
he was discovered
was assigned to be a steward and serve meals for the crew
Read diary 2 We abandoned the ship.
What happened to Endurance What did the crew members have to do
1. What happened to Endurance
2. What did the crew members have to do
Why？
To keep the crew members’ spirits up and stay positive.
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Underline some key sentences.
Gold is not essential. To set an example and show leadership.
Shackleton
the crew members
He left to seek help on South Georgia Island.
They had to catch seals or penguins for food.
Stay positive/ Be full of bright hope.
What did they do to make sure they could survive
Things are going_________________
Elephant Island: ____________ place
weather: ____________
food: ____________
from bad to worse
miserable
cold, windy
seals or penguins, not enough
Read diary 3 (“We” struggled to survive)
Figure out Blackborow’s feelings and find supporting sentences.
Proud & excited
worried, terrified,
panic, low
worried, uncertain, regretful, impatient, hopeful
Diary 1
Diary 2
Diary 3
How do you understand the title A Successful Failure
As an expedition, it was a _______.
But it was a _________ survival story.
failure
successful
Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance.
— Samuel Johnson
Language points
1. …Well, it so happened that one morning I bought a newspaper and read the advertisement about the Antarctic expedition.
It是_______，that引导的从句是_____________。
It happens that … _________
eg It happened that we met on a bus to the hospital.
我们碰巧在去医院的公交车上见面了。
Sb happen(s) to do sth. 某人碰巧做某事。
Sth happened to sb 某事发生在某人身上。
【语境应用】完成句子。
1) John __________________ (碰巧出去了) when Mary came.
2) ________________ (碰巧) she had money to buy the present.
3) A car accident ___________(发生) to Tom last Friday.
happened to go out
It happened that
happened
真正主语
形主
碰巧
3. However, when I applied to join the expedition, Shackleton turned me down because…
turn sb. down：① refuse to accept; reject 拒绝某人
② reduce in speed or volume 调低，关小
【语境应用】用含turn的短语的正确形式填空。
1) Knowing how to turn ______ invitations with finesse and not feel guilty.
2) Her husband was unsympathetic and she felt she had no one to turn ___.
3) Don’t worry. I’m sure your missing glasses will turn ____ sooner or later.
4) To do well in your exams this year, turn _____ the TV, silence your mobile, and review your work regularly.
to
up
off
down
4. But I was so enthusiastic about the idea of going along with them that I secretly went aboard his ship…
enthusiastic adj. 热情的，热心的
be enthusiastic ________ (doing) sth. 对做某事热心
enthusiastically adv. 热心地；满腔热情地→enthusiasm n. 热情，热爱的事物→enthusiast n. 热心者；爱好者
about
【语境应用】选词填空(aboard/ abroad)。
1) I want to travel __________ this summer. We may not have enough money.
2) The president went __________ the plane under the protection of several security guards.
abroad
aboard
If you want to catch that train we’d better set off for the station immediately.
The first atom bomb was set off over Hiroshima.
Panic on the stock market set off a wave of selling.
出发
使爆炸
引发
5. Unfortunately, three days after we set off I was discovered.
set up 设置；建立；设立
set down 让某人下车；写下
set about 着手做doing
set out 启程；开始工作to do
set apart from 使与众不同；使突出
set aside 放在一边，节省、保留(钱或时间)
set free 释放
set an example to 为……树立榜样
6. He assigned me to be a steward, and I now serve meals for twenty-eight men, three times a day.
assign vt. ① 分派，布置② 分配
assign sb sth = assign sth. to sb. 分配给某人某物
assign sb to do sth 指派某人做某一项工作
【语境应用】完成句子。
1) My teacher assigned me _________ (write) an essay about the reform and opening-up policy of China.
2) When teachers ________________,(布置作业) students usually feel an obligation to do it.
3) We assign different questions ____ everyone, and then everyone is responsible for writing the _________(assign) questions
to write
assign homework
assigned
to
8. Endurance became stuck in the ice as we approached Antarctica.
approach vt.&vi come near; move towards 靠近，接近
deal with 处理，对付
n. near; way 靠近，接近 ; 方式，方法 an approach to (doing) sth.
【语境应用】判断approach的词性及含义。
New college life is approaching. I’m glad to hear that there will be six clubs for me to join. ____________
The training of the employees was suggested as one approach to dealing with the problem of low efficiency. ____________
3) I’ll approach the customers’ complaints in a few minutes. ____________
v. 接近，靠近
n. 方法
v. 解决，处理
10. Before we abandoned the ship, Shackleton calmly called us together and told us to rescue our most essential supplies…
abandon vt. to leave a place, thing or person forever 抛弃；舍弃；放弃
n. complete lack of inhibition or restraint 放任，放纵
abandon doing sth 放弃做某事 abandon oneself to 陷入，沉湎于(某种情感)
abandon… for… 为……而放弃 abandoned adj. 被遗弃的，被放弃的
Snow forced many drivers to abandon their vehicles.
He abandoned studying abroad because of his father’s illness.
Those who abandon themselves to despair can not succeed.
Despite some difficulties, they’re not going to abandon the plan.

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