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Unit 4 Adversity and Courage
Reading and writing
The Reward For Perseverance
Find the solutions to the hard life on Elephant Island and develop a positive attitude towards adversity.
Recognize the textual features of “memoir” by its definition.
Write a essay about Shackleton and his men on the ship Endurance.
Learning Objectives
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Reading - A Successful Failure
Diary I
The expedition _______ .
Diary II
Endurance was ______ in the ice on the way to Antarctica and finally _________.
Diary III
They arrived at the ____________, and Shackleton left them to______ ________ on South Georgia Island.
Elephant Island
seek help
stuck
sunk/sank
started
Review the passage – Reading &Listening
Listening - Handle Challenges
Shackleton organized a ____________ team and sailed on rough seas.
six-member
Predict
When Shackleton’s team…
Sailed on the rough sea
Climbed over the mountains
3 months to sail back
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Predict
What would happen to the remaining crew?
The remaining crew members struggled on Elephant Island.
What problems and challenges would they face?
Predict
hunger and thirst
extreme weather
bitter cold
loneliness
helplessness
illness
......
Scan the text, divide it into four parts and match the main idea of each part.
Part 1 ________ A Problems they faced and the solutions
Part 2 ________ B Background of the story
Part 3 ________ C The result: they were finally rescued
Part 4 ________ D Things that helped them tackle the difficulties
Para.
Para.
Para.
Para.
1
2-4
5
6
Read and match
The Reward For Perseverance
1
2
3
Read the text carefully and complete the chart.
Read and fill
made fire
drinking water
food
became ill
Things that helped:
discipline, team spirit, and celebration of birthdays,...
Melted ice from the ocean
not to go outside
Tried to vary the meals of sea animals
the only fuel was animal fat
Solutions:
Problems:
Finally, they were __________.
It was and