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高中英语Unit1Nothingventruednothinggained教案
Unit1NothingVentured,NothingGained
第一课时WarmingUp
Doyouknow“不入虎穴,焉得虎子”inChinese?
HowcanwesaythesamemeaninginEnglish?
Nothingbrave,nothinghave.
Nothingseek,nothingfind.
Nothingstake,nothingdraw.
Nothingventure,nothingwin(orhaveorgain).
Nothingcrave,nothinghave.
Sownoth
ing,reapnothing.
Hewhorisksnothing,gainsnothing.
Hewhorisksnothinggainsnothing.
Ifyouventurenothing,youwillhavenothing.
Tasks:
ReadandlistentothethreestoriesonP1.Andtrytothinkoutthecharacterstheyhaveincommon.Whatdoyouthinkhelpedthemoutandachievedsuccessinlife?
KingBruceiswatchingthespider
weav
ingitsweb.
RobertBruce,leaderoftheScotsinthe13thcentury,washidinginaholeonahillfromtheEnglish.Hewatchedaspider(蜘蛛)makingaweb.BruceissaidtohavegotconfidencefromthisandtohavegoneontobeattheEnglish.
AnneSullivanisteachingHelenKellerbyfeelingortouching.
HelenKeller,bornanormallittlegirl,butattheageof19monthsbecameiiiandlostherhearingandhersight.SheandherfamilywasindespairuntiltheymetAnneSullivan.HerworkwithHelenwasverysuccessful.Aftercollege,Helengavelecturetoursspeakingaboutherexperiencesandherbeliefs.Theyworkedveryhardtoraisemoney,toencouragepeopletoeducateblindanddeafchildren.
GouJianissleepingonbrushwoodandtastinggall.
GouJianwastherulerofthekingdomofYue,conqueredbytheneighboringkingdomofWu.Hewasmadeaslaveandsuff-eredmanyhardships.ButhistoleranceearnedthetrustoftheKingofWuandeventuallyhewassetfree.Butheneverforgothissuffering,sleptonfirewoodandstraweverynight,andtastedbittergall-bladderuntilhiskingdomwasstrongenoughandheattackedtheKingofWuandkilledhim.
Somethingincommon:
makeupone’smind,
bedeterminedtodosth,
perseverewith,
stickat,persistin,
notgiveup,notbediscouragedby,
keepgoing,keeptrying,keeppositive,etc.
Positiveadj.
patient,
resilient,persevering,resourceful,focused,
serious,determined,strong-willed
Negativeadj.
obstinate,stubborn,
pig-headed
Discussion
1.Whatconclusioncanwedrawfromthethreestories?
2.Bywhatdidtheyachievetheirsuccess?
3.HowdoyouregardthebehaviourofGouJian?
4.Whatcanwelearnfromthem?
Readingcomprehension
The“spider-story”isoftentoldasanexampleofthis.RobertBruce,leaderoftheScotsinthe13thcentury,washidinginaholeonahillfromtheEnglish.Hewatchedaspider(蜘蛛)makingaweb.BruceissaidtohavegotconfidencefromthisandtohavegoneontobeattheEnglish.Edison,too,theinventorofthelightbulb(电灯泡),madehundredsofmodelsthatfailedbeforehefoundtherightwaytomakeone.
Sowhat?
First,alwaysthinkaboutyourfailure.Whatcausedit?
Wereyouinhighspiritthen?
Whatcanyouchangesothatthingswillgorightthenexttime?
Second,isthegoal(目标)youaretryingtoreachtherightone?
Trytodosomethinkingaboutwhatyourrealgoalsmaybe.Thinkaboutthisquestion:
“IfIamsuccessfulinthis,wherewillitgetme?
”Thismayhelptopreventfailureinthethingsyoushouldn’tbedoinganyway.
Thethirdthingtorememberaboutfailureisthatit’sapartoflife.Learnto“livewithyourself”eventhoughyoumayhavefailed.Remember,“Youcan’twinthemall.”
1.RobertBrucewasmentionedinthepassagetoshowthat______.
A.peoplewhofailarenotlonely
B.animalscanhelppeoplesometimes
C.naturewillhelpusifwearehard-working
D.confidenceisimportantforonetobesuccessful
2.Edison’sexampleshowsusthat______.
A.helikedtodootherkindsofwork
B.heinventedmanykindsoflightbulbs
C.failuremaybeawaytowardssuccess
D.hewasamanofmanyimportantinventions
3.Ifyouarenotsureaboutwhatsuccesswillgetyou,you’dbetter.
A.changeyourgoal
B.goonwithyourgoalC.notcareforthat
D.workevenharderonyourgoal
4.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat.
A.oneshouldtrynottofail
B.one’sfailureisanother’ssuccess
C.oneshouldtakefailureseriously
D.oneshouldlearnlessonsfromfailure
5.Thispassageismainlyabout.
A.twogreatmenB.twosidesoffailure
C.therightattitude(态度)towardsfailure
D.waystokeepawayfromfailure
Keys:
DCBAC
HOMEWORK
1.Learnthenewwordsandexpressionsofthisunit.
2.PreviewReadingpart
Unit1
NothingVentured,NothingGained
第二课时READING
ASuccessfulFailure
Leadin
Haveyoueverhadahardestexperienceorfacedagreatestchallenge?
Whatisit?
Howdidyougothroughit?
Whatlessonshaveyoulearnedfromit?
venture
seasickness
Scottish
suffering
strengthen
endurance
hut
stove
unbearable
cosy
breathless
Circumstance
blacken
rotten
blast
hoarse
bless
selfish
hook
aboard
web
anyhow
冒险
晕船
苏格兰的
痛苦,艰难
力量
忍受,持久
小屋
火炉
不能承受的
舒适的
呼吸困难的
情况
变黑
腐烂的
一阵风
嘶哑的
保佑
自私的
钓钩,上钩
到/在船上
网格
不管怎样
steward
crush
mourn
urgent
bedding
vital
cheerful
faith
rank
morale
select
persevere
perseverance
framework
booming
swear
advocate
blockout
givewayto
giveoff
管事,服务员
破碎,压破
哀悼,惋惜
紧急
卧具
生命的
欢乐的
信仰
等级
道德
精选
坚持
框架
咆哮的
发誓
提倡
遮盖
退出;屈服
发生;释放
Trytoskimthroughthepassageandgetthemainplotofthestory.
Themainplotofthestory
Thisisthetruestoryofoneyoungman,PerceBlackborow,whohidaboardtheshipthattookErnestShackleton'sexpeditionto
theSouthPole.Hewasacceptedbyhim,oncehewasfound,andbecameastewardandcookfortherestoftheexpedition.
Whentheshipwascrushedbyice,PercewasoneofthoseleftbehindonElephantIslandtowaitforrescue.ShackletonandafewotherssetoutthroughverydangerousseastoSouthGeorgiaIslan
dtogethelpsothattheycouldallbesaved.
TheconditionsforthoseleftonElephantIslandwereverybad.Theyhadlittlefood,otherthanpenguinorseal,problemskeep-ingwarm,problemsmeltingtheiceforwaterandprotectingtheirfingersandtoesfromfrostbite.Percehadtohavehistoesremovedbecausetheybadbecomeaffectedbythecold.
Neverthelessthesmallgroupremainedloyaltotheircaptain'sinstructions:
toremaincheerfulandoptimisticdespitealldifficulties.AbovealltheyworkedtostayalivetillShackletonreturnedtorescuethem.
Answersomequestions:
1.Whereisthereadingpassageset?
2.Whyisthetitleofthepassage“Asuccessfulfailure”?
Wastheexpeditionafailure?
Wasitasuccess?
3.WhodoesPerceadmireandwhy?
Wordsandexpressionsexplained
1...almostblockingoutthememoriesofhappiertimes.
Theexpressiontoblockouthereisusedinanidiomaticway.Theverbliterallymeanstostoplightreachingaplacebutitisusedinthiscontexttomeantostoprememberingthings.
2JustasIamabouttobecomeself-pitying,thedoortoourshelteropensandablastofcoldairtearsthroughthehut.
ThisisacompoundwordthatmeanstofeelsorryforoneselfandinthestoryPerceisabouttofeelverysorryforhimselfbecauseofthedesperatesituationtheyarein.
3IbelieveShackletonmusthavemournedthisunexpectedendtohisexpedition,buthedidnotwastetimeonregrets.
Tomournforsomeoneorsomethingmeansthatyouareverysadthatapersonhasdiedorathinghasended.
Ideasunderstood
1.WhywerePerceandhiscolleaguesleftonElephantIsland?
2.WhydidPercenotapplyfortheexpeditionlikeeveryoneelse?
3.Whyisheunabletothinkofhappiertimesasheliesinsidehissleepingbag?
4.Whatarehisproblems?
5.Doyouthinkhehasasensibleapproachtohissituation?
Why?
Discussionofideas
1.Whichismorevaluable:
aman'slifeorvisitingapreviouslyunvisitedspot?
2.Whatprecautionsshouldhavebeentakenbeforetheexpeditionincaseofemergency?
3.DoyouthinkPerceandhiscompanionshadanyalternativetoeatingsealsandpenguins?
Whatwouldyouhavedone?
4.Arethereanycircumstancesunderwhichyouwouldeatsealsorpenguins?
Giveyourreasons.
Choosethecorrectanswertoeachquestion.
1.WhydidBlackborowthinkthatbeing"young,fitandenergetic"wouldencourageShackletontotakehimonthetrip?
AShackletonlikedyoungpeoplewhowerefitandenergetic.
BItwouldbecoldandShackletonwouldneedyoung,energeticpeopletododifficultjobs
CShackletonwantedpeoplewhowerefitbutnottrainedinusefulskills.
DBlackborowwouldnothavegoneunlesshewasyoungandenergetic.
2.WhydidShackletonacceptPercewhenhefoundhimhidingintheshipafterthevoyagehadstarted?
AHedidn'thavetimetoturnroundandtakehimbacktoEngland.
BHeadmiredhiscourageandencouragedhimtostay.
CHefeltangrybutcouldnotshowitsoheacceptedtheboy.
DHemadethebestofthesituation.
3.WhydidShackletonnotshowhowdisappointedhewaswhentheshipsank?
AHethoughthecouldalwaysorganiz
eanotherexpedition.
BHeknewitwouldbeeasiertocrossAntarcticawithouttheship.
CHefeltthemenwouldneedencouragingafterthisdisaster.
DHehadalreadytakenallnecessarysuppliesfromtheship.
Whentheshipsank,Shackletonencouragedeachsailortocollectthreepersonalthings(camera,banjo,diary,familyalbum,etc)totakewithhim.TrytomakeadialoguebetweenShackletonandthreeofhismenaboutwhattoleave,whattotakeandwhy.
WhatSailor1keepanywhy
WhatSailor2keepanywhy
WhatSailor3keepanywhy
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Hints:
….wanttotakesomethingtoread
…takemy"gameboy"withmetoplaywith.
…needabattery…cannotbuybatteriesattheSouthPole