1、perseverance:the quality of continuing to try to achieve a particular aimGreat works are performed not by strength, but perseverance. -Samuel Johnson English critic, essayist, poet.Lead inLead in颂词导入视频，引起学生兴趣颂词导入视频，引起学生兴趣https:/ discuss What can you see in the video? What happened to the ship? How w
2、ould you feel after seeing it?A wooden ship.It got stuck in ice.admire; worship; appreciate.Read this advertisement that was posted by a famous British explorer. p Who posted the ad.?p Who is the man?p Why did he posted the ad?Ernest ShackletonHe wanted crewmen for a dangerous journeya British explo
3、rer, one of the giants of Antarctic exploration in the early 20th Century.Read the three diary entries, figure out the main idea for each one, and complete the following table.DiaryMain idea1The first diary is about how _2The second diary is about how _3The third diary mainly describes how_the autho
4、r joined theEndurance expeditionShackleton and hiscrew abandoned the ship Endurancethe crew members lived on the Elephant Island.Tips: Who is mentioned?Tips: Who is mentioned?What did they do?What did they do?How did they do? Where?How did they do? Where?1.Read 1st diary and underline how Blackborow
5、 came to join the expedition. （答案在下一页）答案在下一页）p At the very beginning, Perce Blackborow _p Then he _.However, he _p Later he _, but _p Finally he _Detailed-reading At the very beginningThenHoweverlaterFinallybut2.Find out the sentences that show Blackborows feelings changep After reading the advertis
6、ement about the expeditionp After being rejectedp After being assigned to be a steward. this is the adventure that I have been dreaming of.I am fit and full of vigour. 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 te
7、ll them about the amazing .health and energyRead the second diary entry and answer the following questions.1. What happened to Endurance? What did the crew members have to do?2. Why did Shackleton throw away all his gold?3. Why did he allow Hussey to keep his banjo?4. What threat did their camping p
8、lace face?The ship got crushed by the ice. They had to abandon the ship.To set an example/To lead by example.To keep up the crews spirits by having his banjo played.The ice they camped on would soon melt with spring coming.be squeezed until damagedmake sb. stay positiveFind out the sentences that sh
9、ow Blackborows feelings changep When Endurance sankp When the ship was abandonedp While 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.Read the 3rd diary ent
10、ry and answer the following questions.Read the third diary entry and answer the following questions.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 hel
11、p on a 1,320-kilometer-away island.They had to catch seals or penguins to feed themselves.All the crew members might be rescued.How did Blackborows feelings change?p After Shackleton left to find helpp When he thought about the living conditions on the islandp When his happy memories were interrupte
12、d by a sudden cold rush of airp After Frank Wild replied to himIf Shackleton fails, will we have any hope of rescue? No.I feel low. Its cold and windy.The island has no plants. Otherwise, there is no food.I shouted, “Shut the door!”, the kindest man after our leader Without , wed all be dead by now.
13、 Their , their , and their fill me with hope.Figure out Shackletons personal qualities.p Shackleton allowed Blackborow to stay on the ship and gave him a job.p He asked the crew to collect essentials.p He left all his gold behind when abandoning the shipp He allowed Hussey to keep his banjo when aba
14、ndoning the ship.p He set off to find help for the rest of the crew.kind and good-heartedcalm and practicalselfless and clear-headedconsiderate and sensitive brave & responsibleHow do you interprete the title? “A SUCCESSFUL FAILURE”? Failure: the Endurance became stuck in the ice, crushed and sank,
15、which made . Success: Inspired by Shackleton, the crew didnt give up and survived, which was.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。In the ending of the 3rd diary entry, it said that “Perhaps there is chance we will return home, after all.” Here is the question: Did they safely return home? Maybe the following video will help you find out the answer.https:/ to know https:/
