1、 Unit 4 Adversity and Courage Reading for Writing 1 Pre-readingWatch the documentary(纪录片）纪录片）and predict what the 22 crew members would suffer on Elephant Island.This is a true story.Imagine what the crew members would suffer on Elephant Island.extreme weather cold lonelinesshelplessnesshunger and t
2、hirstillness.Imagine you were one of the crew members on Elephant Island,how could you cheer yourselves up in such a miserable place?play Banjohold some activities2.Now lets the memoir to see what would happen to them.Whats the main idea of the memoir?(Tips:where?who?what?how?when?)On the _ Island,o
3、ptimism helped the _ of them who were left behind to persevere in overcoming _ and _ till Shackletons _ came.Elephant twenty-twodifficultiessurvivingrescueTask 1Task1 Study the structure of the story.We were left on Elephant IslandThe hard life on Elephant IslandWe were finally rescued(Para.6)Our _a
4、nd _ in Shackleton paid off.(Para.1)Shackleton left to find help,_ us on the island.(Para.2)Managed to get _ and make _.(Para.3)Boring _-only sea creatures.(Para.4)Kept inside to avoid catching _.(Para.5)Kept optimistic to deal with _.fresh waterfirecoldfears leavingfoodoptimismfaithReadchooseTask 2
5、1.What did the sailors 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.Sympat
6、hetic.D.Negative.Task3:Whats the main idea?difficulties:surviverescuedwater/warmth melt ice to get water burn animal fat to make firefoodno vegetables or fruit only eat sea creaturesweatherchanging temperaturesSweat freezes very quickly.attitudeoptimistic,positive,celebration activitiesrelief,joyTas
7、k 3:Read the text again and answer the following questions.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 men stay in good spirits whilewaiting to be rescued?4.What do you think were the key reasons for their survival?5.If you were one of
8、 the men on Elephant Island,would you have trusted Shackleton?Why or why not?1.What did the men eat and drink on the island?2.What were the dangers of living on the island?The men ate the meat of sea creatures and drank water from melted ice.The dangers of living on the island were the changing temp
9、eratures,lack of food and water and the black smoke from burning animal fat.3.How did the men stay in good spirits while waiting to be rescued?4.What do you think were the key reasons for their survival?By being disciplined and staying positive.They celebrated birthdays,festivals,and every time when
10、 they caught a sea animal.I think the key reasons for their survival were their discipline and positive mental attitude,as well as the reliability of Shackleton.Background of the story Shackleton and five members left Elephant Island to look for rescue while other crew members stayed on the island.g
11、et drinking watermade firefinding food resist illness Problems they facedgot drinking watermade firefood problemillnessmelted ice from the ocean Solution use animal fatvaried the meals of sea animalsnot to go outside Things that helped Resultthey were finally rescueddiscipline,team spirit,and celebr
12、ation of birthdays,festivals,and small achievements首段：简介故事中段：引用原文情节，分析人 物性格尾段：自己的印象和感受明确体裁话题确定时态人称 布局文章架构 列出核心要点 书评类论文一般过去时为主；第三人称Shackleton无私无畏，有极强的责任感，意志力和亲和力。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 retu
13、rn 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.远航在.前面v.推迟，延期；使耽搁如果.会怎么样？adj.孤独的，独自的；孤独的，独自的；adv.独自独自绝望的绝望的 desperation使某人振奋起来使某人振奋起来cheer sb.on Life fell into
14、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 oil,so the only fuel we could u
15、se was animal fat.陷入陷入adj.活着的；活跃的(that)adj.肥胖的，厚的；n.脂肪 This gave off oily,black smoke,but it stayed burning even in strong winds.Food was also a problem,as we did not find any vegetables or fruit on the island.拓展adj.油的；油脂的停留停留;暂住暂住;保持保持原因状语从句原因状语从句 One of our group members,Lionel Greenstreet,noted i
16、n 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 to vary the meals in whatever way I could.But it was difficult.v.记录记录;注解注解/n.笔记笔记;音符音符;便笺便笺宾从宾从几乎；差不多
17、几乎；差不多n.饥饿饥饿 starvation 虚拟条件句虚拟条件句v.改变；使多样化改变；使多样化形主形主宾从宾从 We 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 too cold from wearing too few.The sweat could freeze very
18、 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.burn 灼伤；晒伤；燃烧灼伤；晒伤；燃烧as.as表示比较句意：因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。The twenty-two of us lived like this in the cold for four months.Our discipline and team spirit k
19、ept 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 in my life that I would never forget.n.纪律纪律团队精神团队精神in a.way 以一种以一种.方式方式定从定从 When we were finally rescued,
20、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 save us from a slow but painful death.如此如此.以至于以至于.结果状语结果状语faithful adj.忠诚的；忠实的忠诚的；忠实的paid sb.back 报答，报复；偿还报答，报复；偿还
