1、Unit 1,Learning about Language,1. Use the words and expressions in the box to fill in this description of the journey from the pack ice to Elephant Island written by one survivor.,Discovering useful words and expressions,April 16th, 1916 Moving to Elephant Island was a dangerous under-taking, but it
2、 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.,struggled,Though we were in an _ situation, we tried to make our daily life_ with
3、 singing and making fun of each other. Our_ improved 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 _.,unbearable,cheerful,circumstances,mourn,sickness,Without his _ that
4、we would indeed survive, we might all _ to despair. _ we prepared to follow his advice and on this day climbed into the three small open boats ready for the journey.,faith,give way,Anyhow,Gou Jian, King of Yue, was captured by his enemy, Fu Chai, the King of Wu. His _ lasted for three _ years, which
5、 to him seemed like a lifetime. One day the King of Wu fell ill. After tasting the Kings stool(大便),2 Complete the story of Gou Jian using the words below in the correct from. One words is used twice.,suffering,bitter,Gou Jian announced that Fu Chai would soon_. Fu Chai was moved by his act and he le
6、t him return to Yue. Remembering how _ his life as a slave had been, Gou Jian took no interest in _ and continued to live in the same way as he did in Wu. He wanted to_ his lost land.,unbearable,celebrations,recover,recover,But he also knew it was _ to_ the chance with care. So first he introduced t
7、he King of Wu to a beauty called Xi Shi. While Fu Chai was trying to entertain Xi Shi, Gou Jian attacked and defeated him.,vital,select,3 Creating a word web of adjectives to describe peoples characters.,characters,confident,(un)selfish,outgoing/inward,patient,cheerful,optimistic,determined,positive
8、/ negative,(in)dependant,aggressive,stubborn,delicate,Revising useful structure,I try to think of happier things: warm and dry clothes, a cosy bedroom, sunny days, my mothers face and the celebration we will get when we return, .,1 Read the sentences below and pay attention to the use of the attribu
9、tes. Then find more examples from the reading passage.,landing who liked to visit sites of historic places freezing where they had struggled to land soft-eyed which looked grey and forbidding,2 Underline the attributes in the passage on page 7 which is a description of a visit to Elephant Island whe
10、re Shackletons men camped for four months.,that surrounded the camp on two sides unfair coldest, most, unfriendly on earth to eat of men like a baby rescue,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 af
11、ter 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.,A The tall girl who had long, black hair carried a large handbag.,B The girl carrying an empty handbagdid not look rich en
12、ough to buy a necklace. C Her green coat was too thin for the cold weather. D The girl wearing glasses looked carefully round the shop.,E She looked at the necklace given by the assistant. F The assistant turned back and the necklace that had been on the counter was gone. G The girl who left the shop in a hurry said she must catch a train.,
