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Unit 4
ADVERSITY AND COURAGE
Learn how to handle challenges
Period 3 Using language 1
To learn to talk about the situations and challenges the sailors would meet in the Antarctic.
To learn some important words and sentence patterns.
To talk about whether a person is suitable for a certain job.
Learning Aims
Men wanted for difficult journey. Small wages, bitter cold, long months of complete darkness, constant danger, safe return doubtful. Honour and recognition in case of success.
Ernest Shackleton
Read the advertisement and guess where the place is.
Lead in
Antarctic
Who was Ernest Shackleton Why did he put such an advertisement
Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton was an Irish-born British explorer who was one of the giants of Antarctic exploration in the Heroic Age in the early years of the 20th Century.
Shackleton and a team tried to sail to another island to find help. Look at the picture below and discuss the challenges you think they faced.
Looking at the landscape in the picture I think Shackleton and his team would have faced many challenges. First of all, it was very cold and there was snow and ice everywhere. The area is also very mountainous,so they would have had to climb with their essentials. It would also be hard to know where they were going as the place is very large and all looks the same. On top of the physical challenges, they would have had great mental challenges facing those conditions and not knowing what to expect and whether they would succeed.
In 1914 Shackleton set out for Antarctica again, his intention was to cross the continent from one side to the other via
the South Pole.
His ship, the Endurance, never even reached land in Antarctica, endurawe was stuck in ice and then crushed, Shackleton and his crew faced a 19 month survival ordeal before they returned to safety. They were stranded out on unstable sea-ice with no means to communicate with the outside world and limited equipment and food.
South Georgia Island
South Georgia Island is a sub-Antarctic island administered by the United Kingdom as part of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
2.Listen to one of the team members talk about the rescue plan and their journey. Complete the summary.
The team consisted of _______ members. They sailed on rough seas for days before they landed on the ________ side of South Georgia Island. Later they climbed over the mountains and ________ the whaling station. Later, Shackleton arranged for a rescue boat to return to _________ Island. Luckily, everyone was _________.
six
wrong
arrived at
Elephant
still alive
3.Listen again and answer these questions.
1. Why was it necessary for Shackleton to travel to South Georgia Island
2. Why was it important to include a navigator in the team
3. Why did Shackleton choose the most difficult and unfriendly men to join the rescue mission
4. Why did Shackleton look extremely old
Identify cause and effect
During a talk, a speaker can talk about cause and effect. Causes are often introduced with phrases like Due to …, The reason for this is …, and because …, while effects are introduced by phrases like That’s why …, This means …, … so as to …, …so that ….
Cause: "事情发生的原因" (The Reason Why Something Happens)
Effect : "由于原因而发生的事情" (What Happens Because of The Cause)。
cause and effect
1. Why was it necessary for Shackleton to travel to South Georgia Island
2. Why was it important to include a navigator in the team
Keys
Shackleton had to travel to South Georgia Island to get help to rescue the rest of his crew.
It was important to include a navigator so they would know where they were going and not get lost.
3. Why did Shackleton choose the most difficult and unfriendly men to join the rescue mission
4. Why did Shackleton look extremely old
Shackleton chose him because he wanted the crew left behind to remain cheerful and positive and the man would have had a negative influence on the crew.
Shackleton looked extremely old because of the conditions but also because he was very worried about the fate of his crew left behind.
Which two sailors do you think Shackleton chose to join the rescue team Look at list below and discuss in groups who you think should join the team.
1. Frank Wild
2. Frank Worsley
3. Tom Crean
4. Hubert Hudson
5. Thomas Orde-
Lees
Name
* good leader
* experienced in exploring the Antarctic
*excellent navigator
*experienced sailor
*second officer
*experienced in living in Antarctic
*navigator
*best at catching penguins
*efficient store keeper
*motor expert
*excellent skier
Skills
loyal, kind,
and calm
odd behavior at times,
but liked by crew
strong, energetic, and brave
friendly and lively
selfish, lazy, and bad-tempered
Qualities
Who should join the rescue team
The expressions in the box below may help you with your discussion.
Exploring options
What do you think (about) …
What do you feel (about) …
Let’s look at …
What / How about …
Any ideas
How are the alternatives
Let’s move on to the next candidate.
Should we move on to the next one
A: We have to decide on which two sailors Shackleton chose for his rescue team. Let’s look at Frank Wild.
B: He is agood leader and is experienced in exploring the Antarctic. So, I think he’s suitable to join the rescue team.
C: Hmm, I think we should move on to the next sailor. According to Perce’s diary entries, Frank Wild was left with the other crew members on Elephant Island.
A: I agree. Let’s move on to the next candidate. What do you think about Frank Worsley
B: Well, he is …
Listening text
We had stayed on Elephant Island for only a day, but Shackleton was already worried. He realised that many of us were too ill to survive very long without rescue. He decided to go to South Georgia Island for help. He chose five members to join him on the trip and I was one of them. I have been working on ships for my whole life and my strong navigation skills could guide us across the dangerous sea.However, to my surprise, Shackleton also picked the most difficult and unfriendly member to join us on the trip. I later learnt that he did this because he wanted the group remaining on the island to stay cheerful and positive until we returned.
We siled on very rough seas for days. The sea was so strong that it was almost impossible for me to check our position. I was only able to use my instruments three times during the trip. It scared me to think that we might sail past South Georgia Island. This would mean that we might sail into the open sea and there would be no rescue!
Unfortunately,we did sail off-course for a while, meaning we landed on the wrong side of South Georgia Island. We had to climb over the mountains to get help. The mountains looked so steep that I thought we might have to slide down them on our bottoms!
When we arrived at the whaling station, Shackleton immediately arranged for a rescue boat to return to Elephant Island.However,due to the rough seas,we could not get near to the island.Shackleton became worried about the men.He was very anxious and began to look extremely old. We tried for three months to rescue the 22 men. Finally,we were able to reach Elephant Island and luckily find everyone still alive!
They were overjoyed to see us and everyone began to cry.
