高中人教英语Part 3 Using language (2).pptx

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Totalkaboutwhetherapersonissuitableforacertainjob.;Lead-in;WhowasErnestShackleton?;;SouthGeorgiaIsland;;1.WhywasitnecessaryforShackletontotraveltoSouthGeorgiaIsland?

2.Whywasitimportanttoincludeanavigatorintheteam?

3.WhydidShackletonchoosethemostdifficultandunfriendlymantojointherescuemission?

4.WhydidShackletonlookextremelyold?

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;;WehadstayedonElephantIslandforonlyaday,butShackletonwasalreadyworried.Herealisedthatmanyofusweretooilltosurviveverylongwithoutrescue.HedecidedtogotoSouthGeorgiaIslandforhelp.HechosefivememberstojoinhimonthetripandIwasoneofthem.Ihavebeenworkingonshipsformywholelifeandmystrongnavigation(导航)skillscouldguideusacrossthedangeroussea.However,tomysurprise,Shackletonalsopickedthemostdifficultandunfriendlymembertojoinusonthetrip.Ilaterlearntthathedidthisbecausehewantedthegroupremainingontheislandtostaycheerfulandpositiveuntilwereturned.

Wesiledonveryrough(汹涌的)seasfordays.Theseawassostrongthatitwasalmostimpossibleformetocheckourposition.Iwasonlyabletousemyinstrumentsthreetimesduringthetrip.ItscaredmetothinkthatwemightsailpastSouthGeorgiaIsland.Thiswouldmeanthatwemightsailintotheopenseaandtherewouldbenorescue!;Unfortunately,wedidsailoff-course(偏离航向)forawhile,meaningwelandedonthewrongsideofSouthGeorgiaIsland.Wehadtoclimboverthemountainstogethelp.ThemountainslookedsosteepthatIthoughtwemighthavetoslidedownthemonourbottoms!

Whenwearrivedatthewhalingstation(捕鲸站),ShackletonimmediatelyarrangedforarescueboattoreturntoElephantIsland.