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Learn about optimism and perseverance
Using Language(2)
Unit 4
Adversity and Courage
1
Perce Blackborow's diary
Review the passage
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
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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?
2.If you were one of the crew members on Elephant Island,
how could you cheer yourselves up in such a miserable place?
Do you think they would be rescued?
play Banjo
hold some activities
I predict that Shackleton would be successful in rescuing his men, though I am not sure if all of them could survive until he came back.
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.
A memoir is a narrative written (记叙文)about an important event in the author's life that affected them in some way.
Characteristics of Memoirs:
A memory; a description of a true past event
Written in the first person
Reveals the feelings of the writer
Shows what the author learned from the experience
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