内容正文:
The Reward for Preseverance
Unit 4
Adversity and Courage
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
&
by
Watch the documentary (纪录片) and predict what the 22 crew members would suffer on Elephant Island.
Now let's read the memoir[ˈmemwɑ:(r)] (回忆录) to see what would happen to them.
The Reward For Perseverance
A monument [ˈmɒnjumənt]
(纪念碑)was built in honor of Shackleton and his crew.
A memoir [ˈmemwɑ:(r)] (回忆录)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[riˈvi:lz](揭示) 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
1.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?
(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
Ⅱ.阅读课文,选择正确选项。
( )1.The moment Shackleton left Elephant Island,the team members felt ________.
A.confident B.proud C.uncertain D.frightened
( ) 2.The author gives some examples to ________.
A.show their difficult life on the island
B.tell us how they managed to live on
C.show us how they made fire on the island
D.inform us that they lacked fruit
( )3.Why did the team members stay indoors all day long?
A.To save their energy from running out.
B.To protect themselves from cold weather.
C.To protect themselves from wild animals.
D.To keep their normal body temperature.
if it were not for是与现在事实相反的虚拟语气,意思为 “若不是,若不是因为”。结构是:if it were not for +名词 / 句子 / 名词性短语,主语 + would / should 等 + do ... if it were not for 可以换用为but for或without。
从句 主句
与现在事实相反 过去式(were) 情态动词 (would/could/should/might) + do
与过去事实相反
had done 情态动词(would/could/should/might)+ have done
与将来事实相反
过去式(were);
were to + 动词原形;
should +动词原形 情态动词(would/could/should/might) + do
eg. I’m sorry I’m busy now. If I had time, I would go to the cinema with you.
If it weren’t for sea animals, we would all starve.
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
( )4.When rescue finally arrived,all the team members felt _______.
A.proud and brave B.relieved and joyful
C.worried and sorry D.interested and amused
( )5.Through this text,the author tries to tell us to _____.
A.be optimistic and faithful B.build up our health
C.strengthen our skills in life D.believe in a religion
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.
Read the text again and answer the following questions. (P45)
1. What did the men eat and drink on the island?
2. What were the dangers of living on the island?
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.
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?
The men stayed in good spirits by being disciplined and staying positive. They celebrated birthdays, festivals, abd 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.
Ⅲ.课文语法填空。
When Shackleton left us in his small boat,we were filled with worry and fear. We could imagine the danger ahead of him. After his departure,our goal for each day was 1.________(stay) alive. To get drinking water,we had to melt ice from the ocean. But without firewood,2.________ was really difficult for us to make a fire. We had to burn animal fat for fuel,3.________ gave off oily and black smoke.
to stay
it
which
On the lonely island,we couldn’t find any fruit or vegetables. We could only live on sea creatures. If it hadn’t been 4._____ these sea animals,we would have been starved to death. To keep normal body temperature,we had to stay indoors most of the days to protect 5.________(we) from the extremely cold temperature. It was our discipline and team spirits 6.________ help us deal with our fears successfully.
for
ourselves
that
Four months went by,we 7.____________(rescue) at last. We were 8.________ relieved and excited that we burst into tears. We were finally able to return home! It was our 9.__________(optimistic) and faith in Shackleton that helped us persevere in staying alive and 10.____________(fortunate) we were paid back with his commitment to save us from death.
were rescued
so
optimism
fortunately
5. If you were one of the men on Elephant Island, would you have trusted Shackleton? Why or why not?
I would have trusted Shackleton as he was a man of honour and would do all he possibly could do to save us.
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