1、Weve learnt that Shackleton left Elephant Island to seek for help on South Georgia Island.Can you predict what happened to the crew members?Imagine yourself as one of the crew members who were left on the Elephant Island,what would happen?How would your life be like?Now lets read the memoir(回忆录回忆录)t
2、o see if your predictions were correct!Possible answer:I predict that the crew members struggled with keeping warm in the terrible conditions.。also would have found it hard to find food and make fire.The ice would have been moving and breaking too,which would be very dangerous.I predict that Shackle
3、ton would be successful in rescuing his men,though I am not sure if all of them survived for that long.In Pairs,predict what happened to the crew members.Then read the memoir below to see if your predictions were correct.Read for the main ideasScan and divide the text into four parts and sum up the
4、main idea of each part.Read for the main ideaWhats the main idea of the memoir?Read Part 2 and figure out the difficulties: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 g
5、ood spirits while waiting to be rescued?4.What do you think were the key reasons for their survival?5.If you were one of the men on Elephant Island,would you have trusted Shackleton?Why or why not?Read and answer the Qs Read and figure out the mind mapBackground of the storyProblems they facedwaterf
6、irefoodwere ill_Things that helpedThe resultIt was easy for us _(imagine)the danger ahead of Shackleton.For us，_(stay)alive took all our time and energy.There were no trees _(grow)on Antarctica and no oil，so we had to burn animal fat as the only fuel,_ gave off oily and black smoke.If it _(be)not fo
7、r the meat of sea creatures,we would all starve as no vegetables or fruit were available on the island.With the changing temperature,it was almost as dangerous to become too hot from wearing too many cloths _ to become too cold from wearing too few.Our discipline and team spirit kept us _(optimism)a
8、nd helped us deal with our fears _ a positive and successful way.Our optimism and faith in Shackleton had helped us persevere in staying alive.And he paid us back by his _（commit）to save us from a slow _ painful death.Gap-fillingKey and Difficult Sentences归纳总结Key and Difficult Sentences从句从句主句主句与现在事实
9、相反与现在事实相反过去式(were)情态动词+do(would/could/should/might)与过去事实相反与过去事实相反had done情态动词+have done(would/could/should/might)与将来事实相反与将来事实相反 过去式(were)；were to+动词原形；should+动词原形情态动词+do(would/could/should/might)语境领悟1.如果不是如果不是(因为因为)这流行病，我们不会困于上网课状态。这流行病，我们不会困于上网课状态。Key and Difficult Sentences2.如果不是如果不是2019年流行病的爆发，我们
10、不会尊重科学真爱生命。年流行病的爆发，我们不会尊重科学真爱生命。3.如果我们如果我们能能控制住这场流行病，我们会摆脱控制住这场流行病，我们会摆脱 studycation.If it were not for the pandemic,we would not be trapped in online schooling.If it had not been for the pandemic outbreak in 2019,we would not have cherished life and respected science.Key and Difficult SentencesWhen
11、 we were finally rescued,we felt such relief and joy _ many of us could not hide our tears.thatKey and Difficult SentencesIt was almost as dangerous to become too hot from wearing too many clothes as to become too cold from wearing too few.It was almost as dangerous to become too hot from wearing to
12、o many clothes as to become too cold from wearing too few.It was almost as dangerous to become too hot from wearing too many clothes as to become too cold from wearing too few.To become too hot from wearing too many clothes was almost as dangerous as to become too cold from wearing too few.穿衣服太多而太穿衣
13、服太多而太热同穿热同穿得太少而变冷差不多一样危险。得太少而变冷差不多一样危险。Key and Difficult SentencesOur discipline and team spirit kept us optimistic and helped us deal with our fears in a positive and successful way.This was an episode in my life that I would never forget.我们的纪律和我们的纪律和团团队合作精神使我们保持乐观，并帮助我们以积极队合作精神使我们保持乐观，并帮助我们以积极的态度成功地克服了恐惧。的态度成功地克服了恐惧。这是我一生中永远不会忘记的一段这是我一生中永远不会忘记的一段插曲插曲.
