新人教选修10 Unit1 Nothing ventured,nothing gained-Using language

Reading and Writing Optimism helped us persevere.

While listening, try to get the general idea of the passage.

It tells us the problems the men had to face on the island and how they overcame them and they were rescued at last.

1 Answer these questions after reading the passage.1 ) What kind of problems did the men have to face on Elephant Island? 2 ) What do you think was their greatest worry? How do you think they overcame this difficulty?

3 ) Why did Shackleton encourage them to have celebrations? How do you think the celebrations helped?

They had to face two kinds of problems: one was psychological and the other physical. The psychological one was to stay cheerful and not give way to despair. The physical problem was to stay fit despite a diet consisting only of meat.

This meant that there were not enough vitamins or minerals and the food was

the same day after day.

I think their greatest worry was not being rescued. They dealt with this by remaining cheerful, having musical evenings singing to the banjo and holding celebrations.

Celebrations give people something to look forward to, create good relationships between the people who are celebrating and make everyone feel more cheerful. That is why Shackleton encouraged them.

What lesson have you learned from the story?

After reading the whole story, we know Shackleton and his men were people of great determination. They showed great perseverance in the face of difficulty. They never gave up and they succeeded at last. I was deeply touched by them and I will learn from them. No matter what difficulties we meet in future, never give up and struggle to achieve success in life.

HomeworkWrite a review of Perce Blackborow's story for a newspaper. In a review you should: * give a summary of the story; * state what you liked / disliked about it and why;

* consider whether the language helped the story or not; * explain whether or how it inspired you; * state whether you would encourage anybody else to read it and why.

Language Points “Optimism helped us persevere.”

1. stand的意义及引申: v. 站立, 忍受, 位在; “使(液体)保持静止 不动；静置，沉淀” Let me stand you a dinner. 让我请你一顿饭。 In February 1916 the French army made a stand at Verdun(凡尔登). 奋力抵抗。

This work will hardly stand close examination. 这种作品很难经得起认真的检验。 She took a firm stand on nuclear disarmament. 她在核裁军的问题上态度很坚决。 He can’t stand hot weather. 受不住 Let the words stand. 不要改动这些字。

Leave the water to stand overnight. 让水沉淀。 Stand the mixture for 20 minutes and see what happens. 将混合溶液静置20分钟。

2. give off 排出;散发出;发出(光,热,气味等) The gas give off an unpleasant smell. 这种气体散发出一种难闻的气味。 The engine gives off smoke and steam. 发动机发出烟气和水蒸气。

When wine is fermented it gives off bubble

s of gas. 酒发酵时会放出气泡。As motor vehicles burn fuel, they give off carbon monoxide as a waste. 在汽车燃烧燃料时, 产生废气 ——一氧化碳。

3. remains 复数形式的名词， “剩余物;遗迹;遗体，残骸”。 the remains of a meal 残羹剩饭 the remains of an army 残兵败将 human remains 人的尸体 The remains of the supper were taken away.

His mortal remains are buried in the churchyard. After the wheat crop has been gathered, many farmers burn the remains and plough the ash into the soil, so as to enrich it. 小麦收割完成后, 农夫们把剩余物烧掉, 然 后用犁把灰埋入地里, 使土地更肥沃。

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