Unit1Nothingventured,nothinggainedPartOne:TeachingDesignPeriod2:AsamplelessonplanforLearningaboutLanguage(TheAttribute)AimsTohelpstudentslearnaboutTheAttributeTohelpstudentsdiscoverandlearntousesomeusefulwordsandexpressionsTohelpstudentsdiscoverandlearntousesomeusefulstructuresProceduresI.Warmingupbytalkingabout“Asuccessfulfailure”A:Whatdidyouseewhenyouputyourheadoutofyoursleepingbagandlookaroundyou?B:Ifoundeverythingisgrey:theinsideofthehutappearsgrey,themorninglightlooksgreyandthepotbubblingontheoilstoveisgrey.A:Whataboutthesmell?B:Thesmellis,asusual,almostunbearable,beingamixtureofsweat,sealoilfat,anddirtyunderwear.A:Whatdoyoudothen?B:Itrytothinkofhappierthings:warmanddryclothes,acosybedroom,sunnydays,mymother’sfaceandthecelebrationwewillgetwhenwereturn,forIampartofafailedexpeditionthattriedtocrossthecontinentof用心爱心专心116号编辑Antarctica,somethingthathadneverbeendonebefore.C:Thenwhathappentoyou?B:AsIthinkofthis,ablackblanketdropsandcoversme,almostblockingoutthememoriesofhappiertimes.IfeelbreathlessasIremembermyrottentoesthathadtoberemovedwhentheybecameblackenedfromfrost-bite.A:Whataboutyourcircumstances?B:Ourcircumstancesaresodesperatethatitisuncertainwhetherwewilleverreturnalive.Perhapsourbodieswillberecognizedandcollectedbysomeotherexpeditionteammanyyearsfromnow.D:Youareabouttobecomeself-pitying.B:Yes,Iam.Atthismoment,thedoortoourshelteropensandablastofcoldairtearsthroughthehut.C:Youyelledthat“Shutthatdoor!”,didyou?B:Yes,Idid.IyelledinahoarsevoicethatIhardlyrecognizeasmyown.D:Didsomebodyreply?B:“Holdonnow,Perce.Don’tyougoturningintoanotherTom,”wasthereply.A:Bythewaywhentheexpeditionwasannounced,howoldwereyou?B:IwasonlytwentyandIhadalwaysdreamedofadventure.C:Couldyourecitetheadvertisement?B:Yes,Icould.Itread:Menwantedforadangerousjourney:smallwages,bittercold,monthsofcompletedarkness,andsafereturnuncertain.Honourandrewardwillfollowifitissuccessful.SirErnestShackleton.D:SoitisanexpeditionwiththegreatSirErnestShackletontotheSouthPole.B:Yes,itis.Iwashooked!D:Whatwereyoulikethen?B:IwasanamateurbutIwasyoung,fitandenergetic.A:Whatdidyoudothen?B:Isecretlyhidaboardtheship,Endurance,inasmallcupboard.NobodyfoundmeuntiltheshiphadsailedandI用心爱心专心116号编辑wassufferingbadlyfromseasickness.Anyhow,Shackletonseemedinterestedinmysillybehaviourandacceptedthesituation.Hemademeastewardtohelpcooktwenty-eightmealsthreetimesaday.D:Whenwastheshipstuck?B:OnJanuary18th,1915theEndurancebecamestuckinpackice(whichcanbesolidorbrokenintohugefloatingpiecesofice)asweapproachedAntarctica.C:Wasitdangerous?B:Theicefrozearoundusandwewerewellandtrulystuck!Theshipwasgraduallycrushedinfrontofoureyes.IbelieveShackletonmusthavemournedthisunexpectedendtohisexpedition,buthedidnotwastetimeonregrets.A:Whatdidhedothen?B:Callinguscalmlytogether,hemadeanurgentannouncementthatwemustsaveonlyessentialsuppliesbeforetheshipsank,particularlythesmallboats,food,cookingequipment,candles,beddingandclothes.D:Ilearnedthattoshowhisdetermination,Shackletonthrewsomegoldcoinsandhisgoldwatchontotheice.B:Yes,hedid.ButtomysurpriseheencouragedHusseytobringhisbanjo.Hedescribeditasvitalforkeepinguscheerful.C:Sohisperseverancewonyourcompletefaithinhim.Ibelievehewasalwayshonestwithyou(asintheadvertisement)andnevergavewaytodisappointment,evenwhenthes...