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1、2019-2020年高中英语Unit1Nothingventured,nothinggained(part1)-Period2LearningaboutLanguage(The Attribute ) AimsTo help students learn about The Attribute To help students discover and learn to use some useful words and expressionsTo help students discover and learn to use some useful structuresProceduresI
2、. Warming up by talking about “ A successful failure”A: What did you see when you put your head out of your sleeping bag and look around you?B: I found everything is grey: the inside of the hut appears grey, the morning light looks grey and the pot bubbling on the oil stove is grey. A: What about th
3、e smell?B: The smell is, as usual, almost unbearable, being a mixture of sweat, seal oil fat, and dirty underwear. A: What do you do then?B: I try to think of happier things: warm and dry clothes, a cosy bedroom, sunny days, my mothers face and the celebration we will get when we return, for I am pa
4、rt of a failed expedition that tried to cross the continent of Antarctica, something that had never been done before. C: Then what happen to you?B: As I think of this, a black blanket drops and covers me, almost blocking out the memories of happier times. I feel breathless as I remember my rotten to
5、es that had to be removed when they became blackened from frost-bite. A: What about your circumstances?B: Our circumstances are so desperate that it is uncertain whether we will ever return alive. Perhaps our bodies will be recognized and collected by some other expedition team many years from now.
6、D: You are about to bee self-pitying.B: Yes, I am. At this moment, the door to our shelter opens and a blast of cold air tears through the hut. C: You yelled that “Shut that door!” , did you?B: Yes, I did. I yelled in a hoarse voice that I hardly recognize as my own. D: Did somebody reply?B: “Hold o
7、n now, Perce. Dont you go turning into another Tom,” was the reply. A: By the way when the expedition was announced, how old were you?B: I was only twenty and I had always dreamed of adventure. C: Could you recite the advertisement?B: Yes, I could. It read: Men wanted for a dangerous journey: small
8、wages, bitter cold, months of plete darkness, and safe return uncertain. Honour and reward will follow if it is successful. Sir Ernest Shackleton.D: So it is an expedition with the great Sir Ernest Shackleton to the South Pole.B: Yes, it is. I was hooked! D: What were you like then?B: I was an amate
9、ur but I was young, fit and energetic. A: What did you do then?B: I secretly hid aboard the ship, Endurance, in a small cupboard. Nobody found me until the ship had sailed and I was suffering badly from seasickness. Anyhow, Shackleton seemed interested in my silly behaviour and accepted the situatio
10、n. He made me a steward to help cook twenty-eight meals three times a day.D: When was the ship stuck?B: On January 18th, 1915 the Endurance became stuck in pack ice (which can be solid or broken into huge floating pieces of ice) as we approached Antarctica. C: Was it dangerous?B: The ice froze aroun
11、d us and we were well and truly stuck! The ship was gradually crushed in front of our eyes. I believe Shackleton must have mourned this unexpected end to his expedition, but he did not waste time on regrets. A: What did he do then?B: Calling us calmly together, he made an urgent announcement that we
12、 must save only essential supplies before the ship sank, particularly the small boats, food, cooking equipment, candles, bedding and clothes. D: I learned that to show his determination, Shackleton threw some gold coins and his gold watch onto the ice. B: Yes, he did. But to my surprise he encourage
13、d Hussey to bring his banjo. He described it as vital for keeping us cheerful.C: So his perseverance won your plete faith in him. I believe he was always honest with you (as in the advertisement) and never gave way to disappointment, even when the ship sank. A: What happens next to you?B: On April 9
14、th 1916, we moved to our present camp on Elephant Island. Soon Shackleton set out the framework for our life here: no differences in rank or in social status; everyone to keep busy; a fair division of food and bedding; and a concern for all. This team-spirit contributed to the morale of the crew and
15、 saved our lives.D: And what did Shackleton do finally?B: Once we were settled on Elephant Island, Shackleton explained his plan to save us: twenty-two of us were to remain here and he would select five others to go to South Georgia and bring help. No rescue attempt could be expected from outside as
16、 nobody knew where we were. I will never forget watching the little boat disappear through the booming waves into the stormy ocean. We who remained on Elephant Island swore that we would do as he advocated: remain optimistic and recover our health before he returned to rescue us. II. Discovering useful words and express
