Word power

新人教版高三 Module 10 Unit 1 Nothing ventured, nothing gained

LEARNING ABOUT LANGUAGE

April 16th, 1916

Moving to Elephant Island was a

dangerous under-taking, but it was not

our first. We had ________ onto the ice

to make camp when the Endurance was

stuck.

struggled

The ice constantly broke up at night

because of the warmth of our bodies and

we often dropped into the freezing water

while sleeping. Though we were in an

__________ situation, we tried to make

our daily life________ with singing and

making fun of each other.

unbearable

cheerful

Our____________ improved when we saw

the solid land of Elephant Island appear

on the horizon. Shackleton gave us no

time to ______ the failure of our

expedition. He encouraged us all with

advice to prevent _______.

circumstances

mourn

sickness

Without his _____ that we would indeed

survive, we might all ________ to despair.

________ we prepared to follow his advice

and on this day climbed into the three

small open boats ready for the journey.

faith

give way

Anyhow

Gou Jian, King of Yue, was captured by

his enemy, Fu Chai, the King of Wu. His

________ lasted for three _____ years,

which to him seemed like a lifetime.

EX. 2 P6

suffering bitter

One day the King of Wu fell ill. After

tasting the King’s stool( 大便 ), Gou

Jian announced that Fu Chai would

soon_______. Fu Chai was moved by

his act and he let him return to Yue.

recover

Remembering how __________ his life as

a slave had been, Gou Jian took no

interest in __________ and continued to

live in the same way as he did in Wu. He

wanted to_______ his lost land.

unbearable

celebrations

recover

But he also knew it was _____ to______

the chance with care. So first he

introduced the King of Wu to a beauty

called Xi Shi. While Fu Chai was trying

to entertain Xi Shi, Gou Jian attacked

and defeated him.

vital select

Ex. 3 Creating a word web of adjectives to describe peoples’ characters.

characters

confident(un)selfish outgoing/inward

patient

cheerful

optimistic

determinedpositive/negative

(in)dependant

aggressive

stubborn

delicate

Useful structures--attributes: Ex. 1, p 6

warm and dry clothes, a cosy bedroom,

sunny days, my mother’s face and

the celebration we will get when we

return ….

Ex. 2, P7

landing

who liked to visit sites of historic places

freezing

where they had struggled to land

soft-eyed

which looked grey and forbidding

that surrounded the camp on two

sides

unfair coldest, most, unfriendly

on earth to eat of men

like a baby rescue

Ex. 3, p 7

A The tall girl who had long, black hair

carried a large handbag.

B The girl carrying an empty handbag

did not look rich enough to buy a

necklace.

C Her green coat was too thin for the

cold weather.

D The girl wearing glasses looked carefully round the shop.E She looked at the necklace given by the assistant.F The assistant turned back and the necklace that had been on the counter was gone.G The girl who left the shop in a hurry said she must catch a train.

Workbook, P52, Ex 1

Odysseus is a literary

figure in the Odyssey

written by Homer. He

rejected the____ life of a

Greek king and made a

___________to help

another Greek leader,

cosy

commitment

Menelaus, get his wife back. But the

war dragged on and on and he was

away from his family for ten years.

During this time the fortunes of the war

were so__________ that no one could

predict who would win.

changeable

Odysseus became

tired of the war and

the _____ in Troy.

He ________wanted to

return home, so when

the Greek kings had

their _______ weekly

meeting he

delay

urgently

regular

grasp suggested that they ______an

opportunity to trick the Trojans. The

Greeks built a giant wooden horse so

that men could hide inside it. The

Greeks then pretended to leave

_______ their ships as if they were aboard

__________ by the

length of the war.

The Trojans______

their Gods for their

good fortune and

prepared to

celebrate.

discouraged

blessed

That night the men climbed out of the horse and opened the city gates to the Greek army. The Trojans awoke to the ____ of their warning bell announcing a Greek victory.

boom

So the war ended but the

__________ of the Trojan people

was only just beginning.

punishment

1我建议你做出这个决定，因为这是合 法的。 (advocate)

EX 3 Translate these sentences into

English, using the words in brackets.

I would advocate that you make this

decision because it is legal.

He was extremely bored during the film

show because it was so silly.

2在电影放映过程中他感到极端无聊， 因为那部电影是那么愚蠢可笑。

(bored)

3那块肉散发出一股臭味，因为它变质了。 (give off)

That meat is giving off a bad smell

because it is bad / rotten.

If you say it is true, you must swear

you are telling the truth.

She is an admirable person who

always puts other people's needs first.

5 如果你说那件事是真的，你得发誓 保证你是在说实话。 (swear)

4她是一位值得尊敬的人，她总是把 别人的需求放在第一位。 (admirable)

1 My failure in that exam was so painful

that I stopped myself from

remembering it until many years later

when I could consider it more

rationally.

2 This is an ancient kind of camp fire for

cooking.

Ex 4 Replace the underlined phrases with

words similar in meaning from this unit.

blocked (it) out

oven

3 That kind of behaviour is not

considerate and makes me feel upset.

4 The water in my bath is extremely

cold so it is uncomfortable for me to

get into it.

selfish; discouraged

freezing

HOMEWORK

1. Review the usage of attribute of

English.

2. Preview the reading material

following.