Warming up、Pre-reading、Reading、Comprehending教案2

Book 10

Unit 1

Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained I. Lead-in: similar sayings

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One cannot expect to achieve anything if one risks nothing．

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不入虎穴，焉得虎子。

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Nothing brave, nothing have.

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Nothing seek, nothing find.

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Nothing stake, nothing draw. •

Nothing venture, nothing win (or have or gain). II. Warming up: Read the stories on Page 1 and find out the similarities.

beginning

later

King

of

Scottish

how

Never

give

up,

bear

great

determination,

show

great

perseverance

in

the

face

of

difficulty

King

Bruce

defeated

blind,

deaf,

so

simple-minded

Helen

Keller

a

famous

writer

Gou

Jian

defeated

and

kept

as

a

slave

Defeated

the

king

of

Wu

III. Reading:

1. skimming (read the introduction and find out some information below) •

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Title: A successful failure Quote: If at first you don’t succeed, try and try again. ---- W C Fields Introduction: Perce Blackborow joined an expedition with Sir Ernest Shackleton to Antarctica on the ship Endurance in August 1914. Shackleton was one of the most famous explorers of his day and it was considered a great honour to be part of any expedition he led. •

Date: August 29th, 1916 •

Pictures:

2. Pre-reading: How do we read a story? •

What happened? •

Who is/are the hero/characters?

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When did the story happen? •

Where did the story happen? •

Why did it take place? •

How did the story develop? 3. Reading I : find out the information missing in the chart and finish the charts) July, 1914 August 29, 1916 April 9, 1916 before the ship sank after they settled on

Elephant Island (22) after they settled on Elephant Island (5) ththAugust, 1914 January 18, 1915 th

Reading II.

Scanning I :

work for “why”

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Why did they fail to get to the South Pole? (Got stuck in the ice.) 2.

Why did five others with the captain go to South Georgia while 22 were left on the Elephant Island? (To seek rescue.) Scanning II :

work for “how” (give the correct order) 

The ship was stuck and sank.

3 

Set sail. 2 

Moved to camp on Elephant Island; went to South Georgia to bring help. 5 

Join in the expedition. 1 

Self-rescue. 4 IV. Comprehension I: divide the passage into four parts Para.____ Para.____ “Our” circumstances were _________ and a new day began on the Elephant Island.

“I” was _______ by the announcement of the expedition led by Sir Ernest Shackelton, ___________________ the ship and was _________ as a steward. The Endurance became ______ in pack ice and ________ and we _______________ Elephant Island and ________ there. Shackelton with five men ____________ South Georgia to __________________ and the rest ___________ on the Elephant Island. Para.____ Para.____ Comprehension II: work out a summary Perce Blackborow _____ an expedition with Sir Ernest Shackleton to __________ on the ship “__________” in August 1914. On January 18th, 1915, their ship became ____ in pack ice as they _________________________ their destination. Due to their ___________, they were able to ______________________ and ______ there before the ship sank. Captain Shackleton with __________ went to South Georgia to __________, leaving the rest 22 men, __________ on the island. V. conclusion: a successful failure

The expedition that Shackleton led was a failure when they didn’t reach their goal.

They gained the great experience sailing in Antarctica and the knowledge of self-rescue and seeking rescue, which was a great success to them and us human beings.

VI: homework

1.

Finish Ex. 1, P4. 2.

Read the passage again to make sure you’ve a good understanding of it. 3.

Try to say a few words about what would happen next.

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