Unt I Nothng vertured nothng gamed 3 Discuss the questions in groups after reading the passage I Do you think Shackleton behaved well when the ship sank? What would you have done? 2 What qualities do you think Shackleton and Perce show? Find some examples to support your ideas Name Qualities Examples Shackleton I Perseverance Blackborow 2 3 Tom Orde- Lees is a selfish and bad-tempered member of the crew and his attitude may ups other people, Do you think shackleton should leave him on Elephant island or take him with him on the boat? Discuss in pairs what you would do with him. Give your reasons Make notes for a presentation to the class Learnting about Language Discovering useful words and expressions 1 Use the words or expressions in the box to fill in this description of the journey from the pack ice to Elephant Island written by one survivor. faith cheerful mourn anyhow struggle unbearable Circumstance Sickness grve way April 16th, 1916 Moving to Elephant Island was a dangerous undertaking, but it was not our first. We had onto the ice to make camp when the Endurance was stuck. The ice constantly broke up at night because of the warmth of our bodies and we often dropped into the freezing water while sleeping. Though we were in an situation, we tried to make our daily life with singing and making fun of each other. Our mproved when we saw the solid land of Elephant Island appear on the horizon. Shackleton gave us no time to the failure of our expedition. He encouraged us all with advice to prevent Without his that we would indeed survive, we might all despair we prepared to follow his advice and on this day climbed into the three small open boats ready for the journey
nt I Nothing ventured, not/ng gu 2 Complete the story of Gou Jian using the words below in the correct form.One rd is used tv suttering bitt tter vital select t unbearable celebration recover Gou Jian, King of Yue, was captured by his enemy. Fu Chai, the King of Wu. Hi lasted for three years. which to him seemed like a lifetime One day the King of Wu fell ill. After tasting the Kings stool. Gou Jian announced that Fu Chai would soon. Fu Chai was moved by his act and he let him return to Yue. Remembering how his life as a slave had been, Gou Jian took no interest in continued to live in the same way as he did in Wu. He wanted to his lost land. But he also knew it was the chance with care. So first he introduced the King of wu to a beauty called Xi Shi. While Fu Chai was trying to entertain Xi Shi, Gou Jian attacked and defeated him 3 Think of as many adjectives to describe people' s characters as possible. create a word web sociable selfish Characters Revising useful structures 1 Read the sentences below and pay attention to the use of the attributes. Then find more examples from the reading passage I Robert realized that it had taught him a valable lesson 2 what's the hardest experience you have ever had 3 I remember nmy otten toes that had to be removed 4 Once we were settled, Shackleton explained his plan to save us 5 I will never forget watching the little boat disappear through the booming waves into the stormy ocean
Unit I Nothing ventured, nothng gamed 2 Underline the attributes in the following passage which is a description of a visit to Elephant Island where Shackleton' s men camped for four months In sight of Shackleton s landing place, our boat hit a rock. Even tourists who like to visit sites of historic places rarely land here and we could understand whyy. We left our boat walking through the freezing water to the shore. What Shackleton and his men must have felt doesn 't bear thinking about. Yet apparently they fell on the beach where they had struggled to land in relief and gratitude. A sofi-eyed seal and her baby stared at us as we walked up the beach to the old campsite. Standing on the beach which looked grey and forbidding we stared out at the sea that surrounded the camp on nwo sides. II must have seemed like a terribly unfair punishment being forced to live on one of the coldest. most unfriendly places on earth. No trees, no vegetables- only penguins and seals to eat. It was no wonder that Frank Wild. the kindest of men, describes"crying like a baby"hen he sanw Shackleton return ar last with the rescue party (Kelly Tyler: adapted from Dispatches sent for the NOVA expedition: Channel 4 programme: Elephant Island, November Il, 1999) 3 A gold necklace was stolen from the local jewellery shop. The police found two eyewitnesses who saw the robbery. The police have made notes after speaking to them. You must make five sentences with the notes listed below using the attributes. For example: The tall girl who had long, black hair carried a large handbag 1st witness 2nd witness A The tall girl had long, black hair. A The girl carried a large handbag. B She carried an empty bag B She did not look rich enough to buy a necklace C Her coat was green C Her coat was too thin for the cold weather D She wore glasses D She looked carefully round the shop E She looked at a necklace E The assistant gave her a necklace F The necklace was on the counter F The assistant turned back and the necklace was gone G The girl left the shop in a hurry. G The girl said she must catch a train a6enbuel busn Listening and speaking Shackleton has set out with his five companions, leaving the rest of the group on the ice. The journey is very dangerous and it is not certain that he will return with a rescue team. Now listen and find out what happened on that journey
nt I Nothing ventured, not/ng gu 1 Read these questions and listen to the tape for the first time I Why did Shackleton have to attempt the journey to South Georgia? 2 Do you think there was any alternative? 2 Listen to the tape again. Write down the problems that Shackleton faced on the rescue attempt and how he overcame them. Shackletons problems How he overcame them 3 Imagine that you have been asked by Shackleton to choose two sailors for his rescue team from the list below. Discuss in groups who you think are the most suitable Who should join the rescue team? Name Skills Qualities I Frank Wild good leader loval to Shackleton e used to living in the Antarctic very tactful 2 Frank Worsley e excellent navigator odd behaviour at times experienced sailor liked by crew 3 Tom Crean e second officer ● stout and energetic experienced in living in the e brave: saved two men in an earlier Antarctic expedition 4 Hubert Hudson o navigator very friendly and lively not used to living in the Antarctic. best at catching penguins 5 Thomas Orde-Lees. looked after stores ●bad- tempered excellent skier e disliked by the others Then your group must argue your case to the class. These expressions may help you Im not sure that He is unable to… I think is better because Theres no doubt that I hate to have to say this but It's hard to say Which qualities do you think.? What do you mean…? It's clear that I don't mind if In my opinion What's your opinion/idea/view.?
Unt I Nothng vertured nothng gamed Reading and writing @a OPTIMISM HELPED US PERSEVERE. Left behind, we watched as Shackleton and the boat sailed away from Elephant Island. The danger of what lay ahead of them, the chances of them ever returning to find us, the fear that we might never know their fate and possible delays, at first made us feel low and discouraged But it was not for long. There was nothing like a good dinner of penguin and some dynamic music to make a man feel more cheerful again. L ife now fell into a regular patten, Just keeping alive took all our time and energy. For example, we had to gather fresh water by grasping and then melting sea-ice. If this stands for a period of time its salt disappears and it becomes fresh water suitable for drinking. But melting the ice was a problem. With no trees growing on Antarctica and no oil. the only fuel we could use was seal fat. This gave off oily, black smoke but had the advantage of burning strongly in fierce winds. We could also cat the remains when the fire died down Food was also a problem as there were no vegetables or fruit to be found. As one of our group, Lionel Greenstreet noted in his diary after a few weeks how bored he was with the meals: The food now is pretty well all meat. Seal steaks, cooked seal. penguin steaks, cooked penguin, penguin liver. As a chef, it was my duty to clean and cook these animals, so I was soon being encouraged to vary the meals in whatever way I could. It was difficult We had to be very particular about our personal care because a changeable temperature could harm us. It was almost as dangerous to become too hot from wearing too many clothes as to become too cold from wearing too few Becoming too hot led to sweating and this could freeze very quickly. Another part of the body that needed special caution was the eyes. The ice and snow reflected dangerous rays from the sun so that if we did not wear sunglasses we would suffer from sun-blindness Four months of this was as much as the twenty-two of us could bear in this bone-numbing cold, We were lucky that our group worked hard to show an admirable mental attitude and dealt with our ever-present fears in a positive and successful way, Above all, Shackleton encouraged us to have celebrations: for birthdays, festivals or even just because of a good catch of penguin. This kept us cheerful and encouraged harmony in the group When rescue did come, we felt such relief and joy that many of us could not hide our tears We were at last free to go home to a warm bed, good food and the care of our family and friends. Our optimism and faith in Shackleton had helped us persevere in staying alive and he had repaid us by his commitment to return and save us from a slow but painful death 1 Answer these questions after reading the passage I What kind of problems did the men have to face on Elephant Island? 2 What do you think was their greatest worry? How do you think they overcame this difiiculty? 3 Why did Shackleton encourage them to have celebrations? How do you think the celebrations helped?