BR-main,Before Reading,The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald,2. Napoleon Bonaparte,3. World War II,4. Map Reading,1. An English Song -,BR1- An English Song-main,An English Song - The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald,1. Background of the Song,2. Questions about the Song,3. Blank Filling,BR1- An English Song-1,Background of the Song,The song you are about to hear is based on a true story. It tells the tale of the sinking of a ship called The Edmund Fitzgerald that was caught in a storm on Lake Superior back in November 1975, with the loss of all on board. Lake Superior is an enormous lake and the wind can at times make it dangerous to shipping, whipping up huge waves. November is a particularly dangerous month for such storms. This had long ago been noticed by a local native American tribe, the Chippewa, who used to speak of how death threatened from the lake when storm clouds gathered in November. According to legend, the big lake, which they called Gitche Gumee, was without mercy in that month, never giving up those it had marked for death.,II,BR1- An English Song-1,Background of the Song,It is this legend that starts the song before it moves on to talk of The Edmund Fitzgerald. The Edmund Fitzgerald, like many other ships that sail the lake, was built to carry iron ore. Filled with ore these ships lie low in the water and can find themselves in difficulties in rough weather. So, with a full load on board we can imagine the anxiety that must have begun to creep into the hearts of the sailors on board The Edmund Fitzgerald as they felt the cold wind beginning to rise and heard the sound of it singing as it blew through the wires. For, despite the fact that the captain and crew were all experienced, well-seasoned as the song says, they all knew,BR1- An English Song-1,Background of the Song,the dangers of November storms. Before long their worse fears started to come true and the storm had risen to a hurricane. The despair of the crew is captured in the words of the cook. First he comes on deck to tell the sailors it is too rough to cook, they will have to wait for their supper. The next we hear from him he is saying goodbye to his shipmates. Water is pouring into the ship. The captain sends out a distress signal, but that is the last that is heard from the ship. It is swallowed up by the lake, leaving nothing behind but the mourning families of the twenty-nine sailors and the sound of the church bell ringing in their memory. Now lets listen to the song.,BR1- An English Song-2.2,Questions about the Song,Listen to the song and answer the following questions.,1. Where and when did the storm take place?,It took place on Lake Superior in November 1975.,2. Why did the crew fear the worst?,Because they knew the dangers of November storms and the storm had risen to a hurricane.,II,The lives on from the Chippewa on down Of the big lake they call Gitche Gumee The lake, it is said, never her dead When the skies of November turn gloomy With a load of iron ore thousand tons more Than the Edmund Fitzgerald weighed empty That good ship and true was a bone to be chewed When the of November came early The ship was the pride of the American side Coming back from some mill in Wisconsin As the big freighters go, it was most,legend,BR1- An English Song-3.1,Blank Filling,_,gives up,_,II,twenty-six,_,gales,_,bigger than,_,BR1- An English Song-3.2,With a crew and good captain well seasoned Concluding some terms with steel firms When they left fully loaded for Cleveland And later that night when the ships bell rang Could it be theyd been feeling The wind in the wires made a tattle-tale sound And a wave the railing And every man knew, as the captain did too Twas the witch of November come stealing The came late and the breakfast had to wait When the Gales of November came slashing When afternoon came it was freezing rain,a couple of,_,the north wind,_,broke over,_,dawn,_,BR1- An English Song-3.3,a hurricane west wind When suppertime came, the old cook came on deck saying Fellas, its ya At seven PM a main hatchway caved in, he said Fellas, its been good to know ya The captain wired in he had water coming in And the good ship and crew was And later that night when his lights went out of sight Came the of the Edmund Fitzgerald Does any one know where the love of God goes When the waves turn the The searchers all say theyd have made Whitefish Bay,In the face of,_,too rough to feed,_,in peril,_,wreck,_,minutes to hours,_,BR1- An English Song-3.4,If theyd put fifteen more miles behind her They might have or they might have capsized They may have broke deep and took water And all that is the faces and the names Of the wives and the sons and the daughters Lake Huron rolls, Superior sings In the rooms of her