高三英語nothing ventured nothing gained教案
緊急 臥具 生命的
歡樂的 信仰 等級
道德 精選 堅持
框架 咆哮的 發誓
提倡 遮蓋 退出;屈服
發生;釋放
2) try to skim through the passage and get the main plot of the story.
the main plot of the story
this is the true story of one young man, perce blackborow, who hid aboard the ship that took ernest shackleton's expedition to the south pole. he was accepted by him, once he was found, and became a steward and cook for the rest of the expedition.
when the ship was crushed by ice, perce was one of those left behind on elephant island to wait for rescue. shackleton and a few others set out through very dangerous seas to south georgia island to get help so that they could all be saved.
the conditions for those left on elephant island were very bad. they had little food, other than penguin or seal, problems keep-ing warm, problems melting the ice for water and protecting their fingers and toes from frostbite. perce had to have his toes removed because they bad become affected by the cold.
nevertheless the small group remained loyal to their captain's instructions: to remain cheerful and optimistic despite all difficulties. above all they worked to stay alive till shackleton returned to rescue them.
3) answer some questions:
1. where is the reading passage set?
2. why is the title of the passage “a successful failure”? was the expedition a failure? was it a success?
3. who does perce admire and why?
4) words and expressions explained
1 ... almost blocking out the memories of happier times.
the expression to block out here is used in an idiomatic way. the verb literally means to stop light reaching a place but it is used in this context to mean to stop remembering things.
2 just as i am about to become self-pitying, the door to our shelter opens and a blast of cold air tears through the hut.