ReadingandWritingOptimismhelpeduspersevere.Whilelistening,trytogetthegeneralideaofthepassage.Ittellsustheproblemsthemenhadtofaceontheislandandhowtheyovercamethemandtheywererescuedatlast.1Answerthesequestionsafterreadingthepassage.1)WhatkindofproblemsdidthemenhavetofaceonElephantIsland?2)Whatdoyouthinkwastheirgreatestworry?Howdoyouthinktheyovercamethisdifficulty?3)WhydidShackletonencouragethemtohavecelebrations?Howdoyouthinkthecelebrationshelped?Theyhadtofacetwokindsofproblems:onewaspsychologicalandtheotherphysical.Thepsychologicalonewastostaycheerfulandnotgivewaytodespair.Thephysicalproblemwastostayfitdespiteadietconsistingonlyofmeat.Thismeantthattherewerenotenoughvitaminsormineralsandthefoodwasthesamedayafterday.Ithinktheirgreatestworrywasnotbeingrescued.Theydealtwiththisbyremainingcheerful,havingmusicaleveningssingingtothebanjoandholdingcelebrations.Celebrationsgivepeoplesomethingtolookforwardto,creategoodrelationshipsbetweenthepeoplewhoarecelebratingandmakeeveryonefeelmorecheerful.ThatiswhyShackletonencouragedthem.Whatlessonhaveyoulearnedfromthestory?Afterreadingthewholestory,weknowShackletonandhismenwerepeopleofgreatdetermination.Theyshowedgreatperseveranceinthefaceofdifficulty.Theynevergaveupandtheysucceededatlast.IwasdeeplytouchedbythemandIwilllearnfromthem.Nomatterwhatdifficultieswemeetinfuture,nevergiveupandstruggletoachievesuccessinlife.*giveasummaryofthestory;*statewhatyouliked/dislikedaboutitandwhy;WriteareviewofPerceBlackborow'sstoryforanewspaper.Inareviewyoushould:Homework*considerwhetherthelanguagehelpedthestoryornot;*explainwhetherorhowitinspiredyou;*statewhetheryouwouldencourageanybodyelsetoreaditandwhy.LanguagePoints“Optimismhelpeduspersevere.”Letmestandyouadinner.让我请你一顿饭。InFebruary1916theFrencharmymadeastandatVerdun(凡尔登).奋力抵抗。1.stand的意义及引申:v.站立,忍受,位在;“使(液体)保持静止不动；静置，沉淀”Shetookafirmstandonnucleardisarmament.她在核裁军的问题上态度很坚决。Hecan’tstandhotweather.受不住Letthewordsstand.不要改动这些字。Thisworkwillhardlystandcloseexamination.这种作品很难经得起认真的检验。Leavethewatertostandovernight.让水沉淀。Standthemixturefor20minutesandseewhathappens.将混合溶液静置20分钟。Thegasgiveoffanunpleasantsmell.这种气体散发出一种难闻的气味。Theenginegivesoffsmokeandsteam.发动机发出烟气和水蒸气。2.giveoff排出;散发出;发出(光,热,气味等)Whenwineisfermenteditgivesoffbubblesofgas.酒发酵时会放出气泡。Asmotorvehiclesburnfuel,theygiveoffcarbonmonoxideasawaste.在汽车燃烧燃料时,产生废气——一氧化碳。theremainsofameal残羹剩饭theremainsofanarmy残兵败将humanremains人的尸体Theremainsofthesupperweretakenaway.3.remains复数形式的名词，“剩余物;遗迹;遗体，残骸”。Hismortalremainsareburiedinthechurchyard.Afterthewheatcrophasbeengathered,manyfarmersburntheremainsandploughtheashintothesoil,soastoenrichit.小麦收割完成后,农夫们把剩余物烧掉,然后用犁把灰埋入地里,使土地更肥沃。4.diedown渐弱;渐熄(tobecomelessstrongorviolent)Thewinddieddown．风势渐渐弱了下来。Theexcitementsoondieddown．那股兴奋劲儿渐渐冷了下来。dieaway(声音,风,光等)渐渐减弱,甚至停止dieoff(有生命的群体)一个接一个地死去dieout(家族,种族,习俗,观念等)完全消失；绝种词语联想Heworksasachefinarestaurant.他在一家餐馆当厨师。Whoisthecookinyourfamily?在你们家谁做饭?5.chef和cook都有“厨师”的意思,但chef多指“厨技高超的男性厨师;主厨”,而cook则泛指“烹调食物的人”。Theteacherwasadvisedtovaryh...
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