高三英语Nothing ventured, nothing gained课件.ppt

* * Unit 1 Nothing ventured, nothing gained (不入虎穴,焉得虎子.) 王艳辉 Defeated the English; became the first Scottish king Robert Bruce Beaten by the English several times; at first lost the war against the English Defeated the King of Wu; Regained his lost land Gou Jian Beaten by the King of Wu Kept as a slave in Wu Helen Keller Unable to speak, hear or see Leaned how to communicate ; become a famous writer What do they have in common? What do you think helped them to achieve success in life? What is your hardest experience ?And how did you go through it ?What lessons do you learn from it? Reading A successful failure 1.Who did Perce admire and why? 2.What was the destination of the journey? 3.What means of transport did they use for the journey? 4.Why was he unable to think of happier times as he lay inside his sleeping bag? 5.How did Perce join the expedition? 6.Why couldn’t they get rescue from outside? Skimming: Task-1: Read the text quickly and answer the questions. 1.Who did Perce admire and why? He admired Shackleton because he was one of the most famous explorers of his day and it was a great honor to be part of any expedition he led. 2.What was the destination of the journey? The South Pole. 3.What means of transport did they use for the journey? By ship. 4.Why was he unable to think of happier times as he lay inside his sleeping bag? Because he remembered his rotten toes had to be removed as a result of frost-bite. 5.How did Perce join the expedition? He secretly hid aboard the ship and later the captain accepted the situation. 6.Why couldn’t they get rescue from outside? Because nobody knew where they were. Task-2:Are these statements true or false? 1.The smell was bearable, being a mixture of sweat, seal oil fat, and dirty underwear. F 2.Perce’s toes had to be removed because of frost-bite. T 3.Perce had