Shackleton and the Endurance – Teacher Answers

Teacher answer key

1. Warm-up: answers will vary; students should justify their choices.
2. Vocabulary suggestions: trapped = unable to escape; drifting = moving slowly with wind/current; remote = far from towns or people; uncertainty = not knowing what will happen; companions = people travelling/working with someone; leadership = the ability to guide a group.
3. Comprehension: 1) Because the ship was trapped in sea ice. 2) Ice pressure crushed it. 3) It was remote, so the crew still needed outside help/rescue. 4) They sailed about 1,300 kilometres in a small boat to South Georgia to find help. 5) Accept supported ideas such as preparation, teamwork, leadership, persistence and protecting supplies/equipment.
4. Grammar: 1 lived / was carrying; 2 protected / were facing; 3 broke / reached; 4 sailed / needed.
5. Listening script: “The Endurance became trapped in sea ice in the Weddell Sea. After the ship was crushed, the crew protected food, equipment and lifeboats. Shackleton and five companions sailed to South Georgia to find help. Every crew member survived.”
   Answers: 1 The Weddell Sea. 2 Food, equipment and lifeboats. 3 South Georgia. 4 Yes.
6. Speaking: answers will vary.
7. Something fun: students’ headlines and introductions will vary.
8. Writing: answers will vary. Encourage students to support ideas with details from the reading.

Speaking and writing answers will vary. Encourage clear, accurate communication rather than one fixed answer.