1、Learn about optimism and perseveranceUnit 4 Using LanguageThe Reward for Perseverance Imagine you were one of the crew members on Elephant Island, what would you suffer and think about how to leave Elephant Island.If you can not leave the island, How can you cheer yourselves up?If you were one of th
2、e crew members on Elephant Island, imagine what you would suffer and think about how to leave Elephant Island.extreme weather coldness.lonelinesshelplessnesshunger .If you were one of the crew members on Elephant Island, imagine what you would suffer and think about how to leave Elephant Island.make
3、 a fire.searching for rescue bravely,staying still and waiting for rescue.Weve learnt that Shackleton left Elephant Island to seek for help on South Georgia Island.Can you predict what happened to the crew members? 3.Now lets the passahe to see if your predictions were correct!Possible answer:I pred
4、ict that the crew members They also would have found itThe ice would have been moving and breaking too, which would be very dangerous. I predict that though I am not sure if all of them survived for that long.Difficulties:melt ice to get waterburn animal fat to make firestaying alivefoodwater /warmt
5、hno vegetables or fruitonly eat sea creaturesweatherchanging temperaturesSweat freezes very quickly.illnesschanging weatherblack smoke attitudeoptimistic, positive, celebration activitiesrescuedrelief, joy4.Whats the main idea of the passage? (Tips: where? who? what? how? when?)On the _ Island, opti
6、mism and faith in Shackleton helped the _ of them who were left behind to persevere in overcoming _ and till Shackletons _ came. Elephant twenty-twodifficultiesrescueRead the passage and match each paragraph with its main ideaPara. 1_Para. 2_Para. 3_ Para. 4_Para. 5_Para. 6_ a. Food was a problem be
7、cause of no fruit or vegetables on the island. b. They tried their best to stay alive. c. The introduction to what might make him ill. d. What the author thought of after Shackleton left. e. When rescued, they felt joyful and relieved. f. It was their discipline and team spirit that made them go thr
8、ough the four months. While-reading dbacfe 5. Now lets the passage to know more detailed information，and then answer questions Para 1 THE REWARD FOR PERSEVERANCE We watched as Shackleton and the boat sailed away from Elephant Island. It was easy to imagine the danger ahead of them. Would they ever r
9、eturn to find us? What might happen to them? What if they were delayed? We felt so alone and desperate. But it was not for long. There was nothing like a good dinner and some music to cheer us up. Q1. How did they feel when Shackleton and his boat left the island?so alone/worried and desperate.Para
10、2 Para2 Life fell into a regular pattern. Staying alive took all our time and energy. For example, we needed water, and Elephant Island had none. We found that we could melt ice from the ocean and drink the water from it. But how could we make fire? There were no trees growing on Antarctica and no o
11、il, so the only fuel we could use was animal fat. This gave off oily, black smoke, but it stayed burning even in strong winds. Q2.What did the crew use to make fire on the island? Animal fat. Q3 . What did the crew drink to live on? drink the melted ice . Para 3Food was also a problem, as we did not
12、 find any vegetables or fruit on the island. One of our group members, Lionel Greenstreet, noted in his diary about how bored he was with the meals: The food now is pretty well all meat of sea creatures. If it werent for sea animals, we would all starve. As a chef. it was my duty to cook, so I tried
13、 to vary the meals in whatever way I could. But it was difficult. Q4 . What did the crew eat? sea creatures.Para 4We had to be careful not to go outside too often, as the changing temperatures could make us ill. It was almost as dangerous to become too hot from wearing too many clothes as to become
14、too cold from wearing too few. The sweat could freeze very quickly. Many of us also became ill from the black smoke of the animal fat we burnt for our fires. It damaged our eyes and burnt our lungs.Q5. Why was it dangerous to wear too many clothes? The changing temperature could make them ill. Para
15、5 The twenty-two of us lived like this in the cold for four months. Our discipline and team spirit kept us optimistic and helped us deal with our fears in a positive and successful way. We also celebrated our birthdays, festivals, and even the times when we caught a sea animal. This was an episode i
16、n my life that I would never forget.How did the men stay in good spirits while waiting to be rescued? Discipline and team spirit kept them optimism and helped them deal with their fears.They also celebrated their birthdays, festivals and even the times when they caught a sea animal.When we were fina
17、lly rescued, we felt such relief and joy that many of us could not hide our tears. We were at last free to go home to warm beds, good food and the care of our family and friends. Our optimism and faith in Shackleton had helped us persevere in staying alive. And he paid us back by his commitment to s
18、ave us from a slow but painful death.Para 6 Q6. What were the key reasons for their survival?Their optimism and faith in Shackleton had helped them persevere in staying alive.Background of the storyShackleton and five members left Elephant Island to look for rescue while other crew members stayed on
19、 the island.Problems they facedget drinking watermade firefinding food resist illnessgot drinking watermade firefood problemwere illmelted ice from the oceanSolution use animal fatvaried the meals of sea animalsnot to go outsideThings that helpeddiscipline, team spirit, and celebration of birthdays,
20、 festivals,and small achievementsResultthey were finally rescued After Shackleton and the boat sailed away from Elephant Island , They had no alternative but to expect Shackleton to bring back the rescue team. They got drinking water from melted ice, burning animal fat for fire, solving food problem
21、s by varying the meals of sea animals and avoiding going outside too often . discipline and team spirit kept them optimistic and helped them deal with their fears in a positive and successful way.Their optimism and faith in Shackleton had helped them persevere in staying alive. they were finally res
22、cued . 7.How would you describe Shackleton? 8.Based on the diary entries and the 2 passages you have read, write a notice to invite all the students to see a film about 写作指导 Finish your writing, and then exchange it with your group members; Check the writing of your group members and learn from them; Revise your writing with the help of your group members or what you have learnt from checking others writings.
