1、Reading and ThinkingPre-readingWarm-up Look and discuss.1.What happened to the ship in the photo?2.How would you feel and what would you do if you were on this ship?Activity 1:Read this advertisement that was posted by a famous British explorer.Discuss the questions with your group members.1.What ki
2、nd of men was Ernest Shackleton looking for?2.Would you like to join an expedition like this?Why or why not?MEN WANTEDfor a dangerous journey:small wages,bitter cold,long months of complete darkness,constant danger,and safe return uncertain.Honour and reward will follow if it is successful.Ernest Sh
3、ackletonPre-reading1.What kind of men was Ernest Shackleton looking for?2.Would you like to join an expedition like this?Why or why not?Yes,Id like to.Because I like adventure and challenges.Ernest Shackleton was looking for men who didnt mind the wages and had great perseverance.Activity 1:Read thi
4、s advertisement that was posted by a famous British explorer.Discuss the questions with your group members.Pre-readingDifferent forms of artWhile-reading Fast reading:Read the title and the text quickly.Find out the basic information and the main ideas.（点击此处播放音频）Basic information about the expeditio
5、nTimeDestinationLeaderThe authors nameThe ship1914.10.311915.11.211916.5.20EnduranceTo AntarcticaSir Ernest ShackletonPerce BlackborowDiaryDateMain idea11914.10.3121915.11.2131916.5.20The first diary is about how the author joined the Endurance expedition/became a crew member on Endurance.The second
6、 diary is about how Shackleton and his crew abandoned the ship Endurance.The third diary mainly describes the crew members life on Elephant Island.Fast reading:Read the title and the text quickly.Find out the basic information and the main ideas.While-readingDifferent forms of artPost-readingActivit
7、y 2:Read the text and answer the questions.1.How did Blackborow come to join the expedition?2.What happened to Endurance?What did the crew members have to do?3.What did Shackleton do to make sure they could survive?He secretly went aboard the ship and hid in a small cupboard.It was stuck in the ice
8、as they approached Antarctica.The crew members had to abandon the ship and manage to survive.He told them to rescue their most essential supplies the small boats,food,the cook stove,candles,clothes and blankets.Soon after they arrived at Elephant Island,he left to find help on South Georgia Island.A
9、ctivity 3:What do the highlighted words mean?Use your own words to explain them.Then try to match the words with their meanings.vigourturn downcrushkeep ones spirits upmiserablecosy keep happy and cheerful physical or mental energy and enthusiasm refuse ones request or offer comfortable and warm to
10、press it very hard so that its shape is destroyed or so that it breaks into pieces making people feel unhappy or depressedPost-readingActivity 4:Read the text again and discuss the questions with your partner.1.How did Blackborows feelings about being on the expedition change as the days passed?2.Wh
11、at personal qualities did Shackleton,Wild,and Blackborow exhibit?Find examples from the text to support your answers.Infer character traits and emotionsTo infer means to guess something based on the evidence.When inferring character traits and emotions in a story,you need to look at the characters w
12、ords and actions.What do these tell us about their personal qualities and feelings?Post-reading1.How did Blackborows feelings about being on the expedition change as the days passed?Our hearts sank with the ship.He felt low and became selfish and bad-tempered.He was full of hope.He was full of vigou
13、r.Although he was turned down,he was enthusiastic.Activity 4:Read the text again and discuss the questions with your partner.Post-reading2.What personal qualities did Shackleton,Wild,and Blackborow exhibit?Find examples from the text to support your answers.Shackleton showed kindness when he allowed
14、 Blackborow to stay on the ship and gave him a job.He showed calmness when he asked the crew to collect essentials.He showed selflessness and considerate when he left his gold behind,but allowed Hussey to keep his banjo.He showed great bravery by setting off to find help for the rest of the crew.Wil
15、d was shown to be kind when he tried to lift Blackborows spirits.Blackborow was enthusiastic at first,making sure he got on the expedition.Although he felt low later,he tried to think about better things,showing again his positive character.Post-readingHomework Activity 5:Imagine you are Perce Blackborow.Write a message in a bottle to explain your situation and ask for help.
