2019-2020年高中英語(yǔ)Unit1Nothingventured,nothinggainedUsingLanguage

1、2019-2020年高中英語(yǔ)UnitINothingventured,nothinggainedUsingLanguageAimsTohelpstudentsreadthepassage“OPTIMISMHELPEDUSPERSEVERE.”Tohelpstudentstousethelanguagebyreading,listening,speakingandwritingProcedureslastunclaimedtheAntarcticwastrappedoutsideworldI. WarmingupbylearningmoreaboutSirErnestShackletonIn19

2、14SirErnestShackletonandacrewof27setsailfortheprizeinthehistoryofexploration:thefirstcrossingonfootofcontinent.Withineighty-fivemilesofthecontinenttheirshipEnduranceandslowlycrushedbypackice.Withnomunicationtothetheirordealwouldlasttwentymonths.WithShackleton'sinspiringleadershipthecrewstruggled

3、tostayaliveinoneofthemostinhospitableregionsoftheworld.Miraculously,notonemanwaslost,survivingextremecold,breakingicefloes,leopardsealattacksandanopenboatjourneythatwouldbecalledoneofthegreatestnavigationalfeatsinnauticalhistory.II. ListeningYouaretolistentoatapeaboutShackletonabouthisjourneytoSouth

4、Georgiaandfinishexercises1and2onpage8.III. SpeakingSupposeyouaretochoosetwosailorsforShackleton'srescueteamfromthelistonpage8.Nowingroupsoffourdiscusswhoyouthinkarethemostsuitable.A:IamsureFrankWildisthemostsuitablepersontojointherescueteam.B:Whydoyouthinkso?A:Heisagoodleader.Andheusedtoliveinth

5、eAntarctic.B:Butheisunabletosky.A:Youdon'thavetosky.Itistoocoldtoskythere.B:WhatqualitiesdoyouthinkFrankWildhas?A:HeisloyaltoShackleton.Andheisverytactful.B:Youhaveyourideas.AndIhavemine.A:IhatetohavetosaythisbutTomCreamisthebestchoice.B:Whyyouliketochoosehim?A:Tobepartoftherescueteamyouhavetost

6、outandenergetic.B:There'snodoubtthatTomCreamisstoutandenergetic.A:Andheisthesecondofficer.AndheissoexperiencedatlivingintheAntarctic.B:Iagreewithyou.Heisbrave,too.Hehadsavedtwomeninanearlierexpedition.IV. ReadingOnpage9thereisanarticleentitled“OPTIMISMHELPEDUSPERSEVERE.”Youaregoingtoreaditto:cut

7、/thesentenceintothoughtgroups,blackenthepredicative,darkentheconnectivesandunderlinealltheusefulexpressions.“OPTIMISMHELPEDUSPERSEVERE”(onpage9)Leftbehind,wewatched/asShackleton/andtheboatsailedaway/fromElephantIsland.Thedangerofwhatlayaheadofthem,thechancesofthem/everreturningtofindus,thefear/thatw

8、emightneverknowtheirfate/andpossibledelays,atfirstmadeusfeellow/anddiscouraged.But/itwasnotforlong.Therewasnothing/likeagooddinner/ofpenguin/andsomedynamicmusic/tomakeaman/feelmorecheerfulagain.Lifenowfellintoaregularpattern.Justkeepingalivetookallourtime/andenergy.Forexample,wehadtogatherfreshwater

9、/bygrasping/andthen/meltingsea-ice.Ifthisstandsforaperiodoftime/itssaltdisappears/anditbeesfreshwater/suitablefordrinking.But/meltingtheicewasaproblem.Withnotrees/growingonAntarctica/andnooil,theonlyfuel/wecoulduse/wassealfat.Thisgaveoffoily,blacksmoke/but/hadtheadvantageofburningstrongly/infiercewi

10、nds.Wecouldalsoeattheremains/whenthefiredieddown.Foodwasalsoaproblem/astherewerenovegetables/orfruit/tobefound.Asoneofourgroup,LionelGreenstreetnotedinhisdiary/afterafewweeks/howbored/hewaswiththemeals:“Thefoodnowisprettywellallmeat.Sealsteaks,cookedseal,penguinsteaks,cookedpenguin,penguinliver”Asac

11、hef,itwasmyduty/toclean/andcooktheseanimals,soIwassoonbeingencouraged/tovarythemeals/inwhateverway/Icould.Itwasdifficult.Wehadtobeveryparticular/aboutourpersonalcare/becauseachangeabletemperaturecouldharmus.Itwasalmostasdangerous/tobeetoohot/fromwearingtoomanyclothes/astobeetoocold/fromwearingtoofew

12、.Beingtoohotledtosweating/andthiscouldfreezeveryquickly.Anotherpartofthebody/thatneededspecialcaution/wastheeyes.Theice/andsnowreflecteddangerousrays/fromthesun/sothat/ifwedidnotwearsunglasses/wecouldsufferfromsun-blindness.Fourmonthsofthis/wasasmuchasthetwenty-twoofus/couldbearinthisbone-numbingcol

13、d.Wewerelucky/thatourgroupworkedhard/toshowanadmirablementalattitude/anddealtwithourever-presentfears/inapositive/andsuccessfulway.Aboveall/Shackletonencouragedus/tohavecelebrations:forbirthdays,festivals/orevenjustbecauseofagoodcatchofpenguin.Thiskeptuscheerful/andencouragedharmony/inthegroup.Whenr

14、escuedide,wefeltsuchrelief/andjoy/that/manyofuscouldnothideourtears.Wewereatlast/freetogohome/toawarmbed,goodfood/andthecareofourfamily/andfriends.Ouroptimism/andfaithinShackleton/hadhelpeduspersevereinstayingalive/andhehadrepaidus/byhismitmenttoreturn/andsaveusfromaslow/butpainfuldeath.V. Copyingex

15、pressionsandmakingsentencesleavebehind,sailawayfrom,aheadof,thechancesof,returntofindsb.,makesbdo,feellowanddiscouraged,fallintoaregularpattern,keepalive,takeone'stimeandenergy,gatherfreshwater,standforaperiodoftime,beefreshwater,suitablefordrinking,withnotreesgrowingonAntarctica,giveoff,havethe

16、advantageof,burnstronglyinfiercewinds,eattheremains,diedown,noteinone'sdiary,asachef,itis/wasone'sdutytodo.vary.in.way,beparticularaboutone'spersonalcare,achangeabletemperature,harmsb.,leadto,needspecialcaution,reflectdangerousraysfromthesun,sothat,wearsunglasses,sufferfromsun-blindness,

17、asmuchas,bearinthisbone-numbingcold,workhardtoshowanadmirablementalattitude,dealwithone'sever-presentfEars,inapositiveandsuccessfulway,aboveall,encouragesb.todo.,becauseof,agoodcatchof,keepsb.cheerfUl,encourageharmonyinthegroup,such.that.,hideone'stears,atlast,fReetogohome,thecareofourfamily

18、,one'soptimismandfAithinsb.,perseverein.,stayalive,repaysb.by.,one'smitmenttoreturn,savesb.fRom.VI. ClosingdownbyreadingaboutShackleton'sImperialTrans-AntarcticExpeditionSirErnestShackletonandhisteamofmensetouttoconquertheAntarcticcontinentastheworldbecameembroiledinWorldWarOne.Allbutfor

19、gottenbackhomeinBritain,Shackleton'sexpeditiondriftedwiththeicefornearlytwoyears.Facinghunger,loneliness,near-mutinyandwhathasetobeknownasthegreatestsmall-boatjourneyinhistory,thisistheirstory.2019-2020年高中英語(yǔ)UnitlNothingventured,nothinggained-section2PartTwo:TeachingResourcesSection2:Backgroundin

20、formationforUnit1Nothingventured,nothinggained1. AboutAntarcticaAntarcticaisacontinentsurroundingtheEarth'sSouthPole.ItisthecoldestplaceonEarthandisalmostentirelycoveredbyice;however,itisalsotheworld'slargestdesert.ItisnottobeconfusedwiththeArctic,whichislocatedneartheEarth'sNorthPoleont

21、heoppositesideoftheplanet.AlthoughmythsandspeculationaboutaTerraAustralis("SouthernLand")gobacktoantiquity,thefirstmonlyacceptedsightingofthecontinentoccurredin1820andthefirstverifiedlandingin1821bytheRussianexpeditionofMikhailLazarevandFabianGottliebvonBellingshausen.(SeealsoHistoryofAnta

22、rctica.)Withanareaof13,200,000km2,Antarcticaisthefifthlargestcontinent,afterAsia,Africa,NorthAmerica,andSouthAmerica.However,itisbyfarthesmallestinpopulation:indeed,ithasnopermanentpopulationatall.Itisalsothecontinentwiththehighestaveragealtitude,andthelowestaveragehumidityofanycontinentonEarth,aswe

23、llasthelowestaveragetemperature.2. ClimateofAntarctica.Antarcticaisthecoldestplaceonearth.Temperaturesreachaminimumofbetween-85and-90degreesCelsiusinthewinterandabout30degreeshigherinthesummermonths.Weatherfrontsrarelypenetratefarintothecontinent,leavingthecentercoldanddry.Thereislittleprecipitation

24、overthecontinent,buticetherecanlastforextendedtimeperiods.NearlyallofAntarcticaiscoveredbyanicesheetthatis,onaverage,2.5kilometersthick.Attheedgeofthecontinent,strongkatabaticwindsoffthepolarplateauoftenblowatstormforce.Intheinterior,however,windspeedsareoftenmoderate.Dependingonthelatitude,longperi

25、odsofconstantdarkness,orconstantsunlight,meanthatclimatesfamiliartohumansarenotgenerallyavailableonthecontinent.Geography3. GeographyofAntarcticaThecontinentofAntarcticaislocatedmostlysouthoftheAntarcticCircle,surroundedbytheSouthernOcean.PhysicallyAntarcticaisdividedintwobymountainsclosetotheneckbe

26、tweentheRossSeaandtheWeddellSea.TheportionofthecontinentwestoftheWeddellSeaandeastoftheRossSeaiscalledWesternAntarcticaandtheremainderEasternAntarctica,sincetheycorrespondroughlytotheeasternandwesternhemispheresrelativetotheGreenwichmeridian.WesternAntarcticais4. SirErnestHenryShackleton(1874-1922)E

27、rnestShackletonhasbeeanexampleofbrilliantleadershipability.Fromanearlyage,SirErnestShackletonknewhewouldbeeanexplorer:'IseemedtovowtomyselfthatsomedayIwouldgototheregionoficeandsnowandgoonandontillIcametooneofthepolesoftheearth,theendoftheaxisuponwhichthisgreatroundballturns.'Thisdreamexplai

28、nswhyhedidn'tbeeadoctorashisfatherwanted.Instead,hewenttoseaattheageof16,travellingthroughtheFarEastandAmericaandbytheageof24hadqualifiedtobeeaMaster,makinghimabletocaptainaBritishshiponanysea.OnleaveinLondonin1900,ShackletonvolunteeredforScott'sNationalAntarcticExpedition.Shackleton,havingimpressedthoseclosetotheexpeditionwithhispersonality,waschosentogowithScotttotheSouthPoleonthefamousDiscoveryexpeditioninthesummerof1901.Thetripwouldbeabittersweetone,asShackle