人教高中英语必修4Unit3reading 课件

the quality of continuing to try to achieve a particular aim despite difficulties
A synonym for “perseverance” is “endurance”, the name of Shackleton’s ship.
experience
If one wants to succeed, one must have the will to continue and face all odds.
Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance.
— Samuel Johnson
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Unit 4
Adversity and Courage
Reading and Thinking
Ernest Shackleton
Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton was an Irish-born British explorer who was one of the giants of Antarctic exploration in the Heroic Age in the early years of the 20th Century.

1. Beethoven was so immersed in his playing Symphony No.9
that he didn’t notice audience’s enthusiastic cheers. F 2. As a talented child, Beethoven was willing to study music. F
adversity?
A Change the way you look at things. B Take action.
C Learn from your mistakes.
D Find someone to talk to.
E Focus on your goals.
F Develop healthy habits.
Listen
A school counsellor is giving a speech.Listen to the speech and choose the best answers.
1. What is the subject of his speech?
A What adversity means.
Read the adverse story of Beethoven.
Read the adverse story of Beethoven.
Read the adverse story of Beethoven.
Read the adverse story of Beethoven.
T or F
Cultivate Resilience
Assignment
Brainstorm and make a list of possible candidates and conduct research on them.

situation语境记忆法
badly off
1. When I was a child, our family was so badly
off that we couldn't have meat for dinner aBt the
Spring Festival.
2.The mountain village was then badly off for
as if he was ______from the outside world.
A. cut out
B. cut off
C. cut up
D. cut down
拓展
cut down 砍倒；削减，缩短； cut in 插嘴；突然插入 cut into 切成两半/切碎 cut out 切掉；删掉 cut up 切碎，切掉；使丧气，使痛
Unit 3
A taste of English humour
words and expressions
Learning aims
1. Read the new words fluently. 2. Use different ways to learn the
new words and expressions 3. Use the important words
拓展：director n 导演 directly adv直接的 direction n 方向
学以致用
用direct的适当形式填空：
1.He didn't give me __d_ir_e_c_t____answer.
2.Can you tell me_d__ir_e_c_tl_y_ whether he will help us? 3.Under the _d_i_re_c_t_i_o_n_ of our teachers, we have succeeded in designing the new campus.

Free talk P40
1. What do you think are the main reasons for space exploration?
To explore the unknown world; To seek out new life and new civilization; To show a country’s scientific power and capability; To gather knowledge of the universe;
A. Although scientists try to make sure nothing goes wrong, accidents can still happen. B. They also really wish to discover other planets that are suitable enough to support life. C. The future of space exploration remains bright. D. After many experiments, they succeeded in making rockets that could escape Earth's gravity.
承上 启下
A
All the astronauts on the USSR’s Soyuz 11 and
America’s Challenger ddiieedd during their missions. These ddiissaasterrss
made everyone sad and disappointed, but the desire to explore the