Unit+4+Adversity+and+Courage+Reading+and+Thinking 高中英语人教版（2019）选择性必修第三册

Unit4

ADVERSITYANDCOURAGE

Unit4ADVERSITYANDCOURAGEToreadaboutShackleton’sAntarcticexpedition’sexperience.Tolearntoinfersomethingbasedontheevidence.Tolearnthegoodqualitiesofaperson,whichcanhelptosolvethedifficulties.ErnestShackletonis___________.ReadthisadvertisementthatwaspostedbyafamousBritishexplorer.AnddiscusswhatkindofmenErnestShackletonwaslookingfor.MENWANTEDforadangerousjourney:smallwages,bittercold,longmonthsofcompletedarkness,constantdanger,andsafereturnuncertain.Honourandrewardwillfollowifitissuccessful.ErnestShackletonWouldyouliketojointhisexpedition?Whyorwhynot?ASuccessfulFailureLet’sfollowSirErnestShackletonintotheunknowninAntarctica.Whatisthepassagetalkingabout?ItissomeofthediaryentriesofPerceBlackborow,inwhichhewrotethathejoinedanexpeditionofAntarcticaontheshipEndurancewithSirErnestShackletonandhowtheymanagedtosurviveafterEdurancewasstuckintheice.Readthetextandfinishthemindmap.ASUCCESSFULFAILUREbeginningIappliedtojointheexpeditionbut_________________.Isecretly_____________theshipbutsoonIwasdiscovered.ThenIwasallowedtostayand_____________.duration:notaneasyjourneyTheship_________intheiceand__________.We__________mostofthepersonalbelongingsbutkeptabanjo.Thingsontheislandwere_____________.Shackleton_______forSouthGeorgiaIslandtofindhelp.endingFrankandErnest____________.Perhapstherewasachancethatwewillreturnhome.wasturneddownwentaboardservemealswasstuckgotcrushedabandonedgettingworsesetoffgavemehopeAnswerthequestions:1.HowdidBlackborowcometojointheexpedition?2.WhathappenedtoEndurance?Whatdidthecrewmembershavetodo?Hesecretlywentaboardtheshipandhidinasmallcupboard.ItwasstuckintheiceastheyapproachedAntarcticaandthentheshipgetrushedandsank.Thecrewmembershadtomanagetosurvive.3.WhatdidShackletondotomakesuretheycouldsurvive?1.Beforetheyabandonedtheship,hetoldthemtorescuetheirmostessentialsupplies.2.SoonaftertheyarrivedatElephantIsland,helefttofindhelponSouthGeorgiaIsland.Inpairschoosequestionwordsfromthebox.Writequestionsandthenanswer.How?Why?Where?WhenWho?What?Howlong/many?1.HowdidtheytraveltotheAntarctic?InashipcalledtheEndurance.Maybeforhonourandreward.2.WhydidShackletonwanttogototheAntarctica?4.Wheredidthemensetupcampaftertheboatsank?Onasheetofice.3.WhendidtheysetoutfortheAntarctic?In1914.Itsankintothesea.5.WhathappenedtotheEndurance?Discussthequestionswithyourpartner.1.HowdidBlackborow’sfeelingsaboutbeingontheexpeditionchangeasthedaypassed?Hewasfullofvigour.Althoughhewasturneddown,hewasenthusiastic.Ourheartssankwiththeship.Hefeltlowandbecameselfishandbad-tempered.Hewasfullofhope.PerceBlackborowThisistheadventure

thatIhavebeendreamingof.AndIwasreadyforit.

Attheageof19,Iam

fit

andfullof

vigour.

ButIwassoenthusiasticabouttheideaofgoingalongwiththemthatIsecretlywentaboardhisship,theEndurance,andhidinasmallcupboard.

Heisambitiousandhasacleargoal.Heisphysicallystrongandenergetic.Heissmartandperseverant.

Shackletondidnotwanttoturnback

soheoffered

meajob,butonlyafterhepromisedme,"Ifanyonehastobeeaten,thenyouwillbethefirst!"

Beforeweabandonedtheship,Shackletoncalmly

calledustogetherandtoldustorescueourmostessentialsupplies

…

Shackletonhimselfthrewawayallhisgold.ShackletonleftustofindhelponSouthGeorgiaIsland,1,320kilometresaway—thevoyagewastoodangerousanddifficultforallofustomakeinoursmallboats.

DirectandoutspokenCalmandbrave,sethimselfanexampletoothersHecarriedthehopeforallofhiscrew.

ErnestShackletonPersonalqualitiesIbelievewiththesequalitiesyoucanfaceanyadversityinthefuture.Youcancrossanyocean,