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Unit 3 Adventuring
Period 2 Vocabulary Focus
Reviewing
Narrative
Complication (Climax)
Shackleton and another 5 men
the mountainous island to reach
rescued.
Complication(Development)
broken. They headed for
Complication (Beginning)
Shackleton and his team left
England for Antarctic.
They reachedthe Wedde_llbut the
Sea
ship got stuck in ice and then
Elephant
Island for rescue but failed.
South
sailed to Georgia , crossed
the whaling
station and finally got
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Orientation 1914
Antarctic
Ernest Shackleton and his men
Resolution Shackleton and the 5 men returned to Elephant Islandto bring all the team back to
England . No body died.
Evaluation
Shackleton is remembered as
a man with
exceptional
leadership and unbelievable
endurance
Topic-related Vocabulary
Antarctic
hazardous, bitter cold,
complete darkness, constant danger;
the Weddell Sea
Elephant Island
to South Georgia
to the whaling station
Environmental Conditions
Difficulties
Feelings
Solutions
Focusing on Vocabulary
Can you give an account of what the Weddell Sea is like when Shackleton and his men arrived there?
The weather there was exceptionally bad in complete darkness and freezing cold.
Focusing on Vocabulary
Which expression in the first paragraph is similar to “freezing
cold”?
The expression “bitter cold”.
collocation
It must be very cold in Antarctic, so “freezing cold” and “bitter cold” means “ very cold” or “extremely cold”.
Can you guess the meaning of “freezing cold” and “bitter cold” according to your knowledge of the weather in Antarctic?
Focusing on Vocabulary
Description of Environmental conditions
Topic-related Vocabulary
Elephant Island
to South Georgia
to the whaling station
the Weddell Sea
exceptionally bad, complete darkness, freezing cold;
Environmental Conditions
Difficulties
Feelings
Solutions
Antarctic
hazardous, bitter cold,
complete darkness, constant danger;
Focusing on Vocabulary
What initial difficulty did Shackleton and his team meet with in the Weddel