1、 Unit 4 Adversity and Courage Reading for WritingP44-45Pre-reading Theres a continuation of the story of Shackletons men who were left on Elephant Island.ReadPredict What problems would the people remaining on Elephant Island face?What do you think was the biggest challenge for them?How long do you
2、think they had stayed in the island?Were they finally rescued?While-readingRead the story.1.What did the men eat and drink on the island?2.What were the dangers of living on the island?3.How did the man stay in good spirits while waiting to be rescued?4.What do you think were the key reasons for the
3、ir survival?5.If you were one of the men on Elephant Island,would you have trusted Shackleton?Why or why not?Task 1Readanswer:Answers:The men ate the meat of sea creatures and drank water from melted ice.Answers:The dangers of living on the island were the changing temperatures,lack of food and wate
4、r,and the black smoke from burning animal fat.Answers:The men stayed in good spirits by being disciplined and staying positive.They celebrated birthdays,festivals,and every time when they caught a sea animal.Answers:I think the key reasons for their survival were their discipline and positive mental
5、 attitude,as well as the reliability of Shackleton.Answers:I would have trusted Shackleton as he was a man of honour and would do all he possibly could to save us.Task 2Study the structure of the story.We were left on Elephant IslandThe hard life on Elephant IslandWe were finally rescued(Para.6)Our
6、faith in Shackleton paid off.(Para.1)Shackleton left to find help,leaving us on the island.(Para.2)Manged to get _ and make _.(Para.3)Boring food-only sea creatures.(Para.4)Kept inside to avoid catching _.(Para.5)Kept optimistic to deal with _.fresh waterfirecoldfearsReadchooseTask 31.What did the s
7、ailors think of the meals on the island?A.Delicious.B.Abundant.C.Boring.D.Balanced.2.What was it that helped the sailors survive?A.Adequate food.B.Excellent life skills.C.Fearless spirit.D.Positive attitude.3.What is the sailors attitude to Shackleton?A.Respectful.B.Grateful.C.Sympathetic.D.Negative
8、.1.As a chef,it was my duty to cook,so I tried to vary the meals in whatever way I could.句意：作为一名厨师，做饭是我的职责，所以我尝试用任何我能做到的方式改变饭菜。【句子分析】不定式作主语不定式作主语形式主语形式主语宾语从句宾语从句Language points2.It was almost as dangerous to become too hot from wearing too many clothes as to become too cold from wearing too few.句意：因
9、为穿太多衣服而变得太热和因为穿太少而变得太冷几乎是一样危险的。【句子分析】不定式作主语不定式作主语形式主语形式主语Language pointsas.as表示比较3.This gave off oily,black smoke,but it stayed burning even in strong winds.句意：句意：它释放出油腻的黑烟，但即使在强风中它仍它释放出油腻的黑烟，但即使在强风中它仍在燃烧在燃烧。give off 放出（光、热、气味或气体）放出（光、热、气味或气体）give in 屈服；投降；让步；上交屈服；投降；让步；上交give in to 向向让步让步give away
10、分发；赠送；泄露分发；赠送；泄露give out 分发；用完；耗尽分发；用完；耗尽give up 放弃；停止放弃；停止It was a cold autumn day with a cloudless,hazy sky and a yellow sun that no longer gave off any heat.那是一个寒冷的秋日，万里无云，天空雾蒙蒙的，黄色的太阳不再散发任何热量。These fuels _ heat when they burn.当这些燃料燃烧时释放出热量。The children were required to _ their examination papers
11、 immediately.孩子们被要求马上交上试卷。At the beginning,learning English seemed so difficult that I wanted to _ without even trying.刚开始时，学习英语似乎很难，以至于我甚至都没 有尝试就想放弃。That weekend,we went to a nearby neighbourhood and _ them _ to the people there.那个周末，我们去了附近的一个社区并把它们捐赠 给那里的人们。give off【即学活用即学活用】give ingive upgave awa
12、y4.Our optimism and faith in Shackleton had helped us persevere in staying alive.句意：句意：我们对沙克尔顿的乐观和信心帮助我们坚持我们对沙克尔顿的乐观和信心帮助我们坚持活下去。活下去。persevere with sth./sb 坚持坚持persevere in(doing)sth.坚持；保持坚持；保持persevere vi.坚持；不屈不挠；孜孜以求坚持；不屈不挠；孜孜以求perseverance n.坚持不懈；不屈不挠；毅力坚持不懈；不屈不挠；毅力 She persevered with her violin
13、 lessons.她孜孜不倦地学习小提琴。The cold weather will persevere for the whole week.寒冷的天气将持续整整一周。They are determined to persevere in the fight.他们决定坚持战斗。Post-reading Shackleton sailed away from Elephant Island with a few of his fellows _(find)help for us.We had nothing to do but pray for his safe.Then,the life _
14、 the island became a regular pattern.The most important thing we could do was to stay _(live).We had to melt ice for fresh water and use animal fat to make fire.Another problem was food.As there were no plants on the island,we coulnt find any vegetables _ fruit.The only food we could get was the mea
15、t of sea creatures.If it were not for sea _(animal)we to find 根据课文内容填空。根据课文内容填空。on alive or animals Post-readingwould all starve.Apart from food and water,we had to face illness from changing temperatures and _(harm)smoke of the animal fat.However,we tried to keep us optimistic and enjoy each meal a
16、nd music _(sometime).We found every chance to cheer us up by celebrating birthdays,festivals and even _ we caught a sea animal.Our optimism and faith in Shackleton had helped us persevere in staying alive.And he _(pay)us back by his _(commit)to save us from a slow but painful death.harmfulsometimes
17、when paid commitment Write an essay about the story of Shackleton and his men on the ship Endurance.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 were the motives for their actions?What did you like most about the story?3Homework1.Read the story and then try to retell it.2.Try to write an essay about the story of Shackleton and his men on the ship Endurance.
