1、Learn about optimism and perseveranceUsing Language(2)新人教版选择性必修三Unit 4ContentsContentsLead-inRead for informationWriting taskPart 1Part 2Part 3ONELead-inShackleton left Elephant Island to look for rescue while other crew members stayed on the island.Warming Up Imagine you were one of the crew member
2、s on Elephant Island, what would you suffer？Suffer from:Extreme weathercoldhunger and thirstlonelinessImagine what the crew members would suffer on Elephant Island.illnessTwoRead for informationPart 1 _ Part 2 _ Part 3 _ Part 4 _ A. Problems they faced and the solutionsB. Background of the story C.
3、The result: they were finally rescued D. Things that helped them tackle the difficulties 1. Divide the passage into 4 parts and then match the subheadings with the parts. BADC2.Whats the main idea of the passage? (Tips: where? who? what? how? when?)On the _ Island, optimism and faith in Shackleton h
4、elped the _ who were left behind to persevere in overcoming _ and till Shackletons _ came. Elephantcrew membersdifficultiesrescue 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 retur
5、n 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.Para1parallelism (排比排比)so alone/worried and desperate.假使假使.将会怎么样？将会怎么样？使某人振作起来使某人振作起来 Life fell into a regul
6、ar 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 oil, so the only fuel we could
7、use was animal fat. This gave off oily, black smoke, but it stayed burning even in strong winds. Para2 Q2.What did the crew use to make fire on the island? Q3 . What did the crew drink to live on? 发出发出生火生火 Animal fat. drink the melted ice . 请在这输入标题内容文字，请在这输入标题内容文字，请在这输入标题内容文字，请在这输入标题内容文字，请在这输入标题内容文字
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9、is 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 to vary the meals in whatever way I could. But it was difficult.What did the men eat on the island?a
10、te the meat of sea creaturesIf it werent for sea animals, we would all starve. 要不是要不是有海洋生物，我们都得挨饿。有海洋生物，我们都得挨饿。(P44)Language Points: Important sentence (P44 P45)Observe and find If it were not for the bad weather, we would go out to the park to fly kites. If it had not been for the bad weather yeste
11、rday, we would have gone to the park to fly kites.虚拟语气的用法如下:时间时间从句谓语形式从句谓语形式主句谓语形式主句谓语形式将来现在过去一般过去时一般过去时(be用用were)were to doshould do一般过去时一般过去时(be用用were)would/should/might/could+dodowould/should/might/could+dodowould/should/might/could have+done 过去完成时过去完成时1. If the new safety system _ (put) to use,
12、the accident would never have happened. (2017 北京)2. Do you have Bettys phone number? Yes. Otherwise, I _ (be) able to reach her yesterday. (2017 天津)3. _ (be) it not for the support of the teachers, the student could not overcome her difficulty. (2017 江苏)4. Had the governments and scientists not work
13、ed together, AIDS-related deaths _ (fall) since their highest in 2005. (2016 浙江)had been putwouldnt have beenLanguage Points: Important sentence (P44 P45)即学即用Were would not have fallen.Para4 We had to be careful not to go outside too often, as the changing temperatures could make us ill. It was almo
14、st as dangerous to become too hot from wearing too many clothes as to become 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. What were the dangers of
15、 living on the island? changing temperaturesthe black smoke from burning animal fatPara5 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 birt
16、hdays, festivals, and even the times when we caught a sea animal. This was an episode in my life that I would never forget.How did the men stay in good spirits while waiting to be rescued? Para6 When we were finally rescued, we felt such relief and joy that many of us could not hide our tears. We we
17、re 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 save us from a slow but painful death. What were the key reasons for their survival?Probl
18、ems they facedmade fireDrinking waterfood problembecame illThings that helpeddiscipline, team spirit, and celebration of birthdays,.melted ice from the oceannot to go outsidevaried the meals of sea animalsthe only fuel was animal fatReault: They were finally rescuedsolution3. Complete the chart.kind
19、; considerateoffer me a jobkeep banjorescue the drowning crewpick the most unfriendly memberbravego to South Georgia Island to find helpclimbe over the snow mountainstrong willclimb over the snow mountaintried for three months to rescue 22 menselflessthrow away his goldresponsiblego to SG Island to
20、find helparrange for a boat to return to E Islandcalmrescue essential supplieschange route to Elephant Islandexperiencedabandon the sunk shipescape from the icechange route to Elephant Islandchoose five strong and experienced crewstrong leadershipnot allow crew to take most of persoanl belongings Ho
21、w would you describe Shackleton? ThreeWriting task1. Read the story again and think about the following questions. Make notes with your answers.How does the author describe Shackleton and his crew members?What kind of relationship did Shackleton have with his crew?What struggles did they face?What w
22、ere the motives for their actions?What did you like most about the story?2. The structure of your passage.Paragraph 1: Summary of the whole story ( who, what, when, where, why, how)Paragraph 2: What I think about the characters in the story (struggles they faced, their actions and motives, my commen
23、ts )Paragraph 3: How the story made me feel and my overall impressions of the expedition Divide the whole class into three groups, each group writes one paragraph. This story is about the 1914-1916 expedition by Ernest Shackleton to make the first land crossing of Antarctica. Unfortunately, on the w
24、ay Endurance became stuck in the ice and sank into the ocean. Having abandoned the ship, they escaped to Elephant Island. Shackleton left them to find help. The crew were able to survive in spite of so many difficulties. Shackleton was described as calm and brave and took his crews safety very serio
25、usly. The rest of the crew were also brave, though a few were not very Sample writingpositive. Overall though, they remained positive. This was helped by the good relationship Shackleton had with his crew who trusted him and knew he would do his best to save them. I was deeply moved by the concern and love between them and Im also inspired by their endurance and perseverance in face of difficulties. In a word，I have learned an important lesson from the inspiring story. That is, whatever difficulties we meet, never give up.Homework:1.2.THANK YOUTHANK YOU
