1、1. What is the meaning of “adversity”?2. Whats the relationship between the two words in the title?3. What else do we need while facing adversity?a difficult or unpleasant situationGreat works are performed not by strength, but perseverance.-Samuel Johnsonperseverance:the quality of continuing to tr
2、y to achieve a particular aim despite difficultiesWhat can you see in the picture?What happened to the ship?Where would the ship end up?Does the ship still exist in the world?If so, what is it like now?Do you want to board the ship, and explore what had happened to it?MEN WANTEDMEN WANTEDfor a dange
3、rous journey: small for a dangerous journey: small wages, bitter cold, long months of wages, bitter cold, long months of complete darkness, constant danger, complete darkness, constant danger, and safe return uncertain. Honour and safe return uncertain. Honour and reward will follow if it is and rew
4、ard will follow if it is successful.successful.Ernest ShackletonErnest Shackleton1. Acccording to the ad, what kind of men was Ernest Shackleton looking for?2. Would you like to join an expedition like this? Why or why not?whowherehowwhenA Successful Failureentry: an item, for example a piece of inf
5、ormation, that is written or printed in a dictionary, an account book, a diary, etc.Blackborows diary entries.Whats the order of the passage?01Dairy 1Diary 1How Blackborow came to join the expedition. At the very beginning, Perce Blackborow_ Then he _ However, he _ Later he _, but _ Finally he _read
6、 an advertisementapplied to join the expeditionwas turned downwent aboard secretlywas discoveredwas assigned to be a stewardhappend to read the adapplied to join the expeditionturned him downsecretly went aboardassigned him as a stewardAt the beginningthen heHoweverLaterFinallyHow did Blackborows fe
7、elings change?How to infer character traits and emotions?To infer means to guess something based on the evidence. When inferring character traits and emotions in a story, you need to look at the characters words and actions. What do these tells us about their personal qualities and feelings?How did
8、Blackborows feelings change? After reading the ad about the expedition After being turned down After being assigned to be a steward. But I was so enthusiastic about the idea of going along with them that I secretly .How everyone will envy me when I come back and tell them about the amazing .excited,
9、 full of expectationsenthusiastic, determined. this is the adventure that I have been dreaming of. I am fit and full of vigour.satisfied, excited, hopefulDairy 2crushedWhat happened to Endurance? What did the crew members have to do?How did Blackborows feelings change?pWhen Endurance sankpWhen the s
10、hip was abandonedpWhile camping on the iceAnd when the ship sank, our hearts sank with it.There was no time to panic. and we have been managing to survive, but spring is coming, and the ice will soon begin to melt.terrified, in panica little calma little relieved,increasingly concernedDairy 3Diary 3
11、1.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?3.What do you think would happen next?He left to find help on a 1,320-kilometer-away island.They had to catch seals or penguins to feed themselves.All the crew members might be rescued.A SUCCESSFUL FAILURE FAILURESUCCESSFULThinkingThis expedition of the Endurance was a failureShackleton saved all his crew and took all of them home due to his perseverance.矛盾修辞法(Oxymoron)是一种修辞手段，它是用两种相反的词语来形容一件事物，起到一种强烈的修辞效果，使得所表达的语义更强烈。
