Word power

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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. EX. 2 P6 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. suffering bitter

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. Ex. 3 Creating a word web of adjectives to describe peoples’ characters. confident (un)selfish outgoing/inward delicate patient characters stubborn cheerful optimistic aggressive determined (in)dependant positive/ negative

11. 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 ….

12. 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

13. that surrounded the camp on two sides unfaircoldest, most, unfriendly on earthto eatof men like a babyrescue

14. 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.

15. 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.

16. 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

17. 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

18. 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

19. 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 shipsas if they were grasp aboard

20. __________ by the length of the war. The Trojans______ their Gods for their good fortune and prepared to celebrate. discouraged blessed

21. 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

22. So the war ended but the __________ of the Trojan people was only just beginning. punishment

23. EX 3 Translate these sentences into English, using the words in brackets. • 我建议你做出这个决定，因为这是合 • 法的。(advocate) I would advocate that you make this decision because it is legal.

24. 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) He was extremely bored during the film show because it was so silly. • 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.

25. 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) She is an admirable person who always puts other people's needs first. • 如果你说那件事是真的，你得发誓 • 保证你是在说实话。(swear) If you say it is true, you must swear you are telling the truth.

26. Ex 4 Replace the underlined phrases with words similar in meaning from this unit. 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. blocked (it) out oven

27. 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

28. HOMEWORK • Review the usage of attribute of • English. • 2. Preview the reading material • following.