Reading for writing Unit4 ADVERSITY AND COURAGE Lead-in What happened to them? planned to make their first land crossing of Antarctica. Unfortunately, their voyage did not go smoothly. got stuck in the ice left Elephant Island for help abandoned the ship and camped on the ice stayed on the island Revision & by Watch the documentary (纪录片) and predict what the 22 crew members would suffer on Elephant Island. 1. Imagine you were one of the crew members on Elephant Island, what would you suffer. extreme weather coldness loneliness helplessness hunger and thirst illness ...... 2. How did they make to survive? Reading Now let's read the memoir to see what would happen to them. The Reward For Perseverance A monument(纪念碑) was built in honor of Shackleton and his crew. Read the memoir and check if our predictions were correct. Characteristics of Memoirs: A memory; a description of a true past event Written in the 1st person Reveals the feelings of the writer Shows what the author learned from the experience About the author’s experience more than about the event itself Fast Reading A memoir is a narrative written (记叙文) about an important event in the author's life that affected them in some way. Part 1 _____ Part 2 _____ Part 3 _____ Part 4 _____ A. Problems they faced and the solutions B. Background of the story C. The result: they were finally rescued D. Things that helped them tackle the difficulties Para. 1 Para. 2~ 4 Para. 6 Para. 5 Divide the passage into 4 parts and then match the subheadings with the parts. B A D C 2.What's the main idea of the memoir? (Tips: where? who? what? how? when?) On the _____ Island, optimism and faith in Shackleton helped the _____ who were left behind to persevere in overcoming _____ and till Shackleton's _____ came. Elephant crew members adversity rescue How did they feel when Shackleton and his boat left the island? 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 return 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 v.延期；耽搁 adj.令人绝望的 Read for details Part 1 Problems they faced No fire No water Lack of food Illness Drinking water from _____ ice not to go _____ Eating meat of _____ Using _____ ___ as the fuel Solutions Part 2 melted animal fat sea animals outside What helped their survival? _____ in Shackleton Shackleton’s _____ to save them _____in staying alive , , and of birthdays, festivals, and small achievements discipline team spirit celebration optimism & faith perseverance commitment Result:_____ They were finally rescued. Part 3&4 What were the key reasons for the crew members’ survival? It was and that had helped them persevere in staying alive. their optimism faith in Shackleton The Reward For Perseverance reward? being rescued, survival, learn being op ... ...
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