电子课文 Unit 1 A Successful Failure.docVIP

Unit 1 Nothing ventured, nothing gained Pre-reading 1 What is the hardest experience you have ever had? What is the greatest challenge you have ever faced? How did you go through it? What lessons have you learned from it? 2 Suppose you choose to go on an expedition to Antarctica, what qualities do you think you may need to survive in one of the most unfriendly places on earth? Reading A SUCCESSFUL FAILURE If at first you dont succeed, try and try again. — WC Fields Perce Blackborow joined an expedition with Sir Ernest Shackleton to Antarctica on the ship Endurance in August 1914. Shackleton wa