1、 Unit 4 Adversity and Courage Learn about optimism and perseverance Deepen the reading skills, such as skimming and scanning. Write an essay about the story of Shackleton and his men on the ship Endurance.Lead inLead inDo you still remember the famous classic? What is it about? This is a true story.
2、This is a true story.This is a true story.Pre-reading Theres a continuation of the story of Shackletons men who were left on Elephant Island.Weve learnt that Shackleton left Elephant Island to seek for help on South Georgia Island.Can you predict what happened to the crew members? Now lets read the
3、memoir to see if your predictions were correct!Possible answer:I predict that the crew members struggled with keeping warm in the terrible conditions. They 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 pred
4、ict that Shackleton would be successful in rescuing his men, though I am not sure if all of them survived for that long.While-readingRead the story.Whats the main idea of the memoir? (Tips: where? who? what? how? when?)On the _ Island, optimism helped the _ of them who were left behind to persevere
5、in overcoming _ and _ till Shackletons _ came. Elephant twenty-twodifficultiessurvivingrescueTask 1Difficulties:melt ice to get waterburn animal fat to make firestaying alivefoodwaterno vegetables or fruitonly eat sea creaturesweatherchanging temperaturesSweat freezes very quickly.illnesschanging we
6、atherblack smoke attitudeoptimistic, positive, celebration activitiesrescuedrelief, joyTask 2Study the structure of the story.We were left on Elephant IslandThe hard life on Elephant IslandWe were finally rescued(Para. 6) Our faith in Shackleton paid off.(Para. 1) Shackleton left to find help, leavi
7、ng 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 sailors think of the meals on the island? A. Delicious. B. Abu
8、ndant. 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.Read the text again and answer the
9、 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 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, wou
10、ld you have trusted Shackleton? Why or why not?The men ate the meat of sea creatures and drank water from melted ice.The dangers of living on the island were the changing temperatures, lack of food and water and the black smoke from burning animal fat.The men stayed in good spirits by being discipli
11、ned and staying positive. They celebrated birthdays, festivals, and every time when 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.I would have trusted Shackleton as he was a man of hono
12、ur and would do all he possibly could to save us.语法填空（根据课文内容和语法规则完成短文） It was easy for us 1_（imagine） the danger ahead of Shackleton. For us，2_（stay） alive took all our time and energy. There were no trees 3_（grow） on Antarctica and no oil，so we had to burn animal fat. 4_ meat of sea creatures was w
13、hat we had all，we would all starve if it 5_（be） not for sea animals. The sweat could freeze very 6_（quick） and we had to be careful not to go outside too often. Our discipline and team spirit kept us 7_（optimism） and helped us deal with our fears 8_ a positive and successful way. Our optimism and fa
14、ith in Shackleton had helped us persevere in staying alive. And he paid us back by his 9_（commit） to save us from a slow 10_ painful death. to imaginestayinggrowingThough/Althoughwerequicklyoptimisticincommitmentbut How would you describe Shackleton? why? What qualities of Shackleton make you trust
15、him or not trust him? Do you think he would abandon the crew on the island? Can you explain in your own words how he earned the other members trust? If you were Shackleton, what would you do?Based on the diary entries and the memoir you have read, write an essay about the story of Shackleton and his
16、 men on the ship Endurance.首段：简介故事中段：引用原文分析人物性格尾段：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1. Shackleton有极强的感召力， 意志力和亲和力2. 我很佩服他，要像他一样坚强，有爱心书评一般是对一本书的内容、思想、艺术表现等的分析和讨论。简答的书评在分享书中故事以及观点的同时，适当地加入自己的理解、感受和看法就可以了。文体感知文体感知词汇与表达词汇与表达book review, author, title, chapter, entitled, based on, learn
17、 from. that, describe, recommend, share, comment, opinion, award- winning books, best seller, choice, publish, pass time, fiction This is a novel by the English author. I have read the book entitled. The story is based on. Shackleton and his men began his expedition to Antarctica in 1914. After more
18、 than 700 days of adventure, he and his men returned safely. As they approached Antarctica, their ship, Endurance, got stuck in the ice and they had to abandon it. Shackleton threw away all his gold and took only essential supplies. He did so because he realized clearly that survival was the most im
19、portant thing and he had to set an example to his men. As there wasnt any chance of being rescued on Elephant Island, Shackleton ventured more than 1,300 kilometers with five of his men to search for help. It was a very tough trip, and no one could imagine the danger ahead of them. This is Shackleto
20、n, a considerate and responsIible leader with great perseverance. I think of Shackletons expedition to Antarctica as a great one, and he is a great leader with love, responsibility and strong will. Finish your writing, and then exchange it with your group members; Check the writing of your group members and learn from them; Revise your writing with the help of your group members or what you have learnt from checking others writings.
