ListeningandSpeakingLearnhowtohandlechallengesWarmingup1.Lookanddiscuss:whatchallengeswilltheyfaceinsearchofhelp??1.Itwasverycoldandtherewassnowandiceeverywhere.

2.Theareaisverymountainous,sotheyhadtoclimbsteepmountainswiththeiressentials.3.Itwouldbehardtoknowwheretheyweregoingastheplaceisverylargeandalllooksthesame.4.Notknowingwhattoexpectandwhethertheywouldsucceed,theywouldhavegreatmentalchallenges.Lookatthepicturesbelowanddiscussthechallenges.2.Lookatthepicturesbelowanddiscuss.roughseasteepmountainsheavysnowAboutLivinginAntarctica

DoyouknowthattheAntarcticwinterhappensduringJune,July

andAugust?Andthat“night”istheoreticallysixmonthslongat

thegeographicpole,whereitiscontinuouslytwilightordark

duringthewintermonths?Theheightof

AntarcticsummerisinJanuary,bringing24hoursofcontinuoussunlight.3.ChallengesforlivinginAntarctica.1.Listentooneoftheteammemberstalkabouttherescueplanandtheirjourney.Completethesummary.Theteamconsistedof______members.Theysailedonroughseasfordaysbeforetheylandedonthe_______sideofSouthGeorgialsland.Latertheyclimbedoverthemountainsand________thewhalingstation.LaterShackletonarrangedforarescueboattoreturnto__________Island.Luckily,everyonewas__________.sixwrongarrivedatElephantstillaliveListenforthemainidea.ListeningWhywasitnecessaryforShackletontotraveltoSouthGeorgialsland?Whywasitimportanttoincludeanavigatorintheteam?WhydidShackletonchoosethemostdifficultandunfriendlymantojointherescuemission?WhydidShackletonlookextremelyold?2.Readthefollowingquestionsfirst.Whatshouldyoupayattentionto?

IdentifycauseandeffectDuringatalkaspeakercantalkaboutcauseandeffect.CausesareoftenintroducedwithphraseslikeDueto..,Thereasonforthisis...,andbecause…,whileeffectsareintroducedbyphraseslikeThat'swhy...,Thismeans...,...soasto...,…sothat....WhywasitnecessaryforShackletontotraveltoSouthGeorgialsland?ShackletonhadtotraveltoSouthGeorgiaIslandtogethelptorescuetherestofhiscrew.WehadstayedonElephantIslandforonlyaday,butShackletonwasalreadyworried.Herealizedthatmanyofusweretooilltosurviveverylongwithoutrescue.HedecidedtogotoSouthGeorgiaIslandforhelp.HechosefivememberstojoinhimonthetripandIwasoneofthem.3.Listentoanswerthefollowingquestions.2.Whywasitimportanttoincludeanavigatorintheteam?Itwasimportanttoincludeanavigatorsotheywouldknowwheretheyweregoingandnotgetlost.Ihavebeenworkingonshipsformywholelifeandmystrongnavigationskillscouldguideusacrossthedangeroussea.WhydidShackletonchoosethemostdifficultand

unfriendlymantojointherescuemission?Shackletonchosehimbecausehewantedthecrewleftbehindtoremaincheerfulandpositiveandthemanwouldhavehadanegativeinfluenceonthecrew.However,tomysurpriseShackletonalsopickedthemostdifficultandunfriendlymembertojoinusonthetrip.Ilaterlearntthathedidthisbecausehewantedthegroupremainingontheislandtostaycheerfulandpositiveuntilwereturned.4.WhydidShackletonlookextremelyold?Shackletonlookedextremelyoldbecausehewasveryworriedaboutthefateofhiscrewleftbehind.Howeverduetotheroughseas,wecouldnotgetneartotheisland,Shackletonbecameworriedaboutthemen.Hewasveryanxiousandbegantolookextremelyold.Wetriedforthreemonthstorescuethe22men.WehadstayedonElephantIslandforonlyaday,butShackletonwasalreadyworried.Herealisedthatmanyofuswere

verylongwithoutrescue.HedecidedtogotoSouthGeorgiaIslandforhelp.HechosefivememberstojoinhimonthetripandIwasoneofthem.I

onshipsformywholelifeandmy

couldguideusacrossthedangeroussea.

However,tomysurprise,Shackletonalsopicked

membertojoinusonthetrip.Ilaterlearntthathedidthisbecausehewantedthegroupremainingontheislandto

untilwereturned.

Wesailedonvery

fordays.Theseawassostrongthatitwasalmostimpossibleformetocheckourposition.Iwasonlyabletousemyinstrumentsthreetimesduringthetrip.ItscaredmetothinkthatwemightsailpastSouthGeorgiaIsland.Thiswouldmeanthatwemightsailintotheopenseaandtherewouldbenorescue!tooilltosurvivehavebeenworkingstrongnavigation(導航)skillsthemostdifficultandunfriendlystaycheerfulandpositiverough(洶涌的)seas4.Listenagaintocompletetheblanksofthescript.Unfortunately,

wedidsailoff-course(偏離航向)forawhile,meaningwelandedonthewrongsideofSouthGeorgiaIsland.Wehadto

togethelp.Themountainslookedso

thatIthoughtwemighthavetoslidedownthemonourbottoms!Whenwearrivedatthewhalingstation(捕鯨站),Shackletonimmediately

toreturntoElephantIsland.

However,

duetotheroughseas,

wecouldnotgetneartotheisland.

Shackletonbecameworriedaboutthemen.

Hewasveryanxiousandbegantolookextremelyold.Wetriedforthreemonthstorescuethe

men.Finally,wewereabletoreachElephantIslandandluckilyfindeveryonestillalive!

Theywere

toseeusandeveryonebegantocry.climboverthemountainssteeparrangedforarescueboat22overjoyed1.Lookanddiscuss:Whoshouldjointherescueteam?SpeakingThefollowingexpressionsmayhelptomakeaconversation.A:WehavetodecideonwhichtwosailorsShackletonchoseforhisrescueteam.Let'slookatFrankWild.B:HeisagoodleaderandisexperiencedinexploringtheAntarctic.So,Ithinkhe'ssuitabletojointherescueteam.C:Hmm,Ithinkweshouldmoveontothenextsailor.AccordingtoPerce'sdiaryentries,FrankWildwasleftwiththeothercrewmembersonElephantIsland.A:Iagree.Let'smoveontothenextcandidate.WhatdoyouthinkaboutFrankWorsley?B:Well,heis...Readtheexample.Underlinethesentencesshowingoptions.A:OK,weneedtochoosethetwosailorsthatjoinedShackleton'srescueteam.Let'slookatourchoices.B:SohowaboutFrankWildandTomCrean?TheywerebothexperiencedinexploringandlivingintheAntarctic,andtheyalsohadmanygoodqualities,suchasbeingkindandstrong.C:Yes,butlookatPerce'sdiary.FrankWildstayedonElephantIslandwiththeothers.Sowecancrosshimoffourlist.B:Oh,yes,wellspotted.ThenwhataboutTomCrean?Anyonehaveanyideas?A:Well,hewasgoodatlivingintheAntarctic,somaybehestayedontheislandtohelp,butIthinkhisstrengthandbraverymeantthatShackletonwouldhavechosenhimforthedangerousmission.SampleConversationRole-play:RecruitmentMeetingB: Agree