1、Nothing brave,nothing have.Nothing seek,nothing find.Nothing stake,nothing draw.Nothing venture,nothing win(or have or gain).Do you know“不入虎穴,焉得虎子”in Chinese?How can we say the same meaning in English?King Bruce is watching the spider weaving its web.Anne Sullivan is teaching Helen Keller by feeling
2、 or touching.Gou Jian is sleeping on firewood and straw tasting gall-bladder.1.Do you think the characters above have something in common?2.What do you think helped them to achieve success in life?1.Do you think the characters above have something in common?1.They had very bad luck at first.Robert t
3、he Bruce and Gou Jian were defeated and Helen Keller was disabled.2.They never gave up and succeeded at last.3.All of them were people of great determination.They showed great perseverance in the face of difficulty.2.What do you think helped them to achieve success in life?1.Their strong character h
4、elped them most.They never gave in to difficulties in life and continue struggling always.2.They were people of great determination.They showed great perseverance in the face of difficulty.Their great perseverance and determination had an important effect on their life and finally led to success.A s
5、uccessful failure Perce BlackborowSir Ernest Shackleton1.stuck(fixed in a particular position and impossible to move)原句:On January 18th,1915 the Endurance became stuck in pack ice(which can be solid or broken into huge floating pieces of ice)as we approached Antarctica.(Para.6,Page 3)New Expressions
6、:2.mourn(to feel sad because something no longer exists or is no longer as good as it used to be)原句:I believe Shackleton must have mourned this unexpected end to his expedition,but he did not waste time on regrets.(Para.6,Page 3)New Expressions:3.give way to(give in to.)原句:He was always honest with
7、us(as in the advertisement)and never gave way to disappointment,even when the ship sank.(Para.7,Page 3)New Expressions:4.set out vt.(state or declare sth.)；原句:Soon Shackleton set out the framework for our life here:no differences in rank or in social status;everyone to keep busy;a fair division of f
8、ood and bedding;and a concern for all.(Para.7,Page 3)New Expressions:Mind map of the passage:A.Tom Orde-Lees B.Frank WildC.Perce D.Ernest Shackleton1.According to the author,the kindest man on board Endurance is _.“Bless Frank Wild,the kindest man there is,after our leader,Ernest Shackleton”“仅次于”Rea
9、ding comprehending:A.shocked B.terrifiedC.attracted D.promising2.“An expedition with the great Sir Ernest Shackleton to the South Pole-I was hooked.”(Para.5)The underlined word“hooked”is closest in meaning to _.A.persuaded Hussey to throw away his musical instrumentB.calmed himself down and urged us
10、 to save only essential suppliesC.kept his important possessions such as his gold watch and gold coins D.felt disappointed and complained about the unexpected end to his expedition3.When the ship was gradually sinking,Shackleton _.A.no pains,no gainsB.union is strengthC.honesty is the best policyD.a
11、ll men are born equal4.We can learn from Paragraph 7 that _.A.the experience of the crew left on the islandB.the scenery and customs of the islandC.Shackletons belief and what he advocatedD.Shackletons plan to save the rest of the crew5.The paragraph followed by the last one will probably talk about
12、 _.1.poor English pronunciation2.poor academic performance3.huge study pressure4.get along bad with classmates5.Situations:PresentationHave you ever had a hardest experience or faced a greatest challenge?What is it?How did you go through it?What lessons have you learned from it?Greatly inspired by t
13、he story,I realize that perseverance can give us impetus mpts(动力),motivating us to go forward and achieve our ambition.There goes the saying that constant dripping wears away a stone.Therefore,faced with difficulty,a person with perseverance is able to fight for his goal and realize his dream.My cla
14、ssmate Jane came from a poor village.With a strong local accent,she was poor at oral English and therefore be laughed at for her poor pronunciation.However,she did not give way to disappointment.Every day she got up before daybreak and read after the tape in the corridor in the dim light,which lasted for three years.With perseverance,she finally became a world-famous English interpreter after graduation.In brief,perseverance makes a difference,for it prepares us on the way to success.HomeworkSurf the internet to get more examples of strong determination and ambition.
