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Nothing ventured, nothing gained

Nothing ventured, nothing gained. Warming up. What do you think helped them to achieve success in life?. Read the three stories quickly and find out the following information. What achievements did they make?. What troubles were they in?. Who. beaten by the English.

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Nothing ventured, nothing gained

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  1. Nothing ventured, nothing gained

  2. Warming up What do you think helped them to achieve success in life? Read the three stories quickly and find out the following information What achievements did they make? What troubles were they in? Who beaten by the English defeated the English; became the first Scottish king Bruce Hellen Keller learned how to communicate; became a famous writer unable to speak, hear or see beaten by the King of Wu; Kept as a slave in Wu Gou Jian defeated the King of Wu; regained his lost land

  3. go on an expedition to Antarctica

  4. A successful failure • How can a failure be successful? • What failed? • 3. What was successful? 1. Where is the reading passage set? 2. Who is “I” in this passage? 3. Why were they left on Elephant island? Finish the five questions on p.1-2 in JCXL

  5. Read the text carefully and think about the following questions 1.Why is Perce unable to think of happier times as he lies inside his sleeping bag? 2.What is he suffering? 3. What do you think they use as fuel and eat? 4. Why did he not apply for the expedition like everyone else? 5. How did he board the ship? 6. How was the ship crushed? 7. What did they save after the ship was crushed? 8. What do you think are encouraging the people on the island to keep alive?

  6. Thinking • Do you think Shackleton behaved well when the ship sank? What would you have done? • What qualities do you think Shackleton show? find some examples to support your ideas.

  7. a blast of cold air • in a hoarse voice • hold on • dream of adventure • small wages • suffer badly from seasickness • be well and truly stuck • make an urgent announcement • win our faith in him • give way to disappointment • 一股冷空气 • 用沙哑的声音 • 坚持下去 • 梦想探险 • 工资低廉 • 晕船晕的厉害 • 千真万确的卡住了 • 做出紧急宣布 • 赢得我们的信任 • 灰心丧气

  8. If at first you don’t succeed, try and try again. • 2. Shackleton was one of the most famous explorers of his day and it was considered a great honor to be part of any of his expeditions. • 3. The smell is, as usual, almost unbearable, being a mixture of sweat, seal oil fat, and dirty underwear. • 4. … for I am part of a failed expedition that tried to cross the continent of Antarctica, something that had never been done before. • 5. Our circumstances are so desperate that it is uncertain whether we will ever returnalive. • 6. 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. • 7. So it waswith great excitement one morning July 1914 that I read this advertisement.

  9. 7. The Endurance became stuck inpack ice (which can be solid or broken into huge floating pieces of ice) as we approached Antarctica. 8. I believe Shackleton must have mourned this unexpected end to his expedition, but he did not waste time on regrets. 9. His perseverancewon our complete faith in him. He was always honest with us and never gave way to disappointment, even when the ship sank. 10. Soon Shackleton set outthe framework for our life here: no difference in rank or in social status… and a concern for all. 11. This team-spirit contributed to the morale of the crew and saved our lives. 12. 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.

  10. Circumstance 常用复数，表示“环境，情况，形势” 1. Due to certain circumstances beyond our control, we have been forced to close the exhibition for the next two days. The circumstances of this case are unusual. 这件案子的情况很不寻常。 in/under no circumstances“决不，无论如何也不” Under no circumstances will China be the first to use nuclear weapons. In/under the circumstances在这种情况下，因为这种情况 It’s amazing that they did so well under the circumstances.

  11. Stick stuck – stuck (in sth) to become fixed in one position and impossible to move 卡住，陷住， 动不了 公共汽车陷在泥里动不了。 他被堵在路上一个小时，误了火车。 The bus was stuck in the mud. He got stuck in traffic for an hour and missed the train.

  12. Set out 1. to explain, describe, or arrange sth. In a clear and detailed way, esp. in writing. 2. 认真着手（做某事）； 出发； 陈列或摆设 • The reasons for my decision are set out in my report. • He set out his plans for the department in his report. • When we set out on this project, we knew it would be successful. • Please set out the chairs for the meeting in rows of ten.

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