unit2-Sailing-round-the-world

1、Unit Two Sailing Round the WorldI. The Teaching Aims:After learning the story which Francis Chichester traveled round the world alone in a small yacht in spite of the fact he had lung cancer, let the students understand & learn Francis Chichester 'insdomitable death-defying spirit, which he

2、marched forward courageously.II. The Important Teaching Points:101. Consolidate the use of theSubjunctive Mood ”.2. Understanding of “ He haedn gmiven throughout the world newpride. ”III. Teaching Strategies:Class discussions, giving instructionsIV. Time: 3 periodsV. The Teaching Procedure :Step I.

3、Learn the new words, phrases & expressions: 1. fail:(1) . (vi.) be unsuccessful; become weak or exhausted e.g: - She failed in everything she tried.- He has been failing in health in the past years.(2) . (vt.) unable to do sth ; disappoint; do not pass an exam e.g: - Jim failed to pass the final

4、 exam.' t fail it.- Words failed me.- The test is easy. You simply can 2. voyage: (1) (n.) sea journey e.g:- The letter waswritten on Hemingway ' s voyage from the US to Paris.- The first space shuttle voyage was devoted entirely to astronomy.(2) (v.) go on a sea journey e.g: - The seaman ha

5、s almost voyaged around the world.Note: The word “ journey (n.) ” usuallygoreinfegrstotoa distant place on the land.Travel (n.) ” is a general word which means going to a distant place,by air, sea or car.Trip (n.)” usually refers to a pleasure excursion as ina honeymoontrip ”a weekend trip to the se

6、aside3. retire: (vi.)(1) give up one' s job because of old agee.g.- Professors usually retire at 60 in China.- Next year I will retire from the school.(2) go away; withdrawe.g.-After the dinner, the ladies retired to the drawing room, leaving the men totheir cigars and drinks.(3) go to bede.g.-T

7、he writer usually retires at midnight.4. damage:(1) (vt.) cause harm toe.g. -Hurricane Andrew damaged thousands of homes.- The scandal damaged his career.(2) (n.) harm: losse.g. - We must find ways to repair the damage.e.g.- The hurricane did great damage to the crops.5. contact:(1) (vt.) get in tou

8、ch withe.g - Do you contact your classmates often?e.g.- As soon as the headmaster arrives, he will contact you.(2) (n.) state of touching or communicatione.g. - Many people are afraid of contacts with AAIDS patients.e.g - Robinson Crusoe was out of contact with everybody else for along time.6. waken

9、:(1) (vi.) stop sleepinge.g - He wakened at the first ray of daylight.(2) (vt.) wake up sb.e.g. - The alarm bell wakened him out of a sound sleep.Step II. Learn the textA. IntroductionIntroductory Remarks:Before we study the text, I' d like to ask you some question :(1). What is your greatest dr

10、eam ?(2). Have you ever dreamed of sailing round the world?(3). If you could sail to any place in the world, where would you want to go? Why?(4). If you decided to sail round the world, what would you need to take with youthe boat?Almost everyone has dreamed of travelling round the world. However, s

11、ailinground the world all by oneself is very difficult and adventurous. Many people havetraveled round the world, but no one else has done it the way Sir Francis Chichesterdid. Let ' s see a living example that the text shows us.About Sir Francis Chichester (1901-1972):Born in Devon, Britain in

12、1901, Sir Francis Chichester was a British adventurer.In 1931, he planned to fly round the world, but the plane was damaged in Japan. In1960, he won the first solo transatlantic race by sailing theGipsy Moth II ”1966-1967 he sailed round the world alone in a 53- foot yacht theGipsy Moth IV ” .He pub

13、lished two booksThe Lonely Sea and Sky ” & “MoTtheCGiricplseys theWorld ”The text tells us briefly what happened on him on his voyage, one of the greatestseafaring exploits of all time. To begin with the text, let 'losok at a map ofChichester ' s course. (Show students the map.)B. Divide

14、 the text .This article can be divided into three parts.Part I ( Lines 1-11)The Main Idea:Sir Francis Chichester was an ambitious man. He was determined to carry out his plan to sail round the world.Language Points (1) “ Francis Chichester had already surprisedfrhieisnds several times. -Why?” -He wa

15、s not an ordinary individual & he had tried to do sth. special. E.g: He attempted to fly round the world. Although he had failed, the whole event showed that he was different from others. His courage, ambition & behavior surprised his friends.' t been realized.(2) Why was Chichester dete

16、rmined to carry out his plan?-a. His old dream of going round the world hadn -b. He won the first solo transatlantic sailing race.-c. He was not young 7 had lung cancer, which meanthtat he didn ' t havemuch time or chance left.' s travelling.Part II (Lines 12-37)The Main Idea: The process of

17、 Francis Chichester a. From England to Sydney.b. From Sydney to EnglandLanguage Points: (1) clipper ship: used in the China tea trade in the nineteenth century. The great age of the clipper was 1845-1860. Speed was demanded in the China tea trade & also for the fast delivery of cargoes to San Fr

18、ancisco and Melbourne during theCalifornia and Australian gold rushes. Clippers fell out of use as freight rates declined and steam ships provided competition.(2) crew: the captain, sailors, mechanics, cooks, etc.(3) steering device: a piece of equipment for particular direction(4) What was the diff

19、erence between Chichester and the great nineteenth century sailors?The sailors of the nineteenth century used big clipper ships which had had lot of crewon them. Their successwas the successof a group of people. Although Chichesterfollowed their route, he had sailed alone. His success was the succes

20、s of anindividual.)(5) by far: usually used to modify a superlative or comparative degree adj.or adv.e.g : -She is by far better than Jim at spelling.-He is by far the best boy in the class(6) Why did everybody say that he had done enough when he arrived inAustralia?The distance he covered was twice

21、 the previous record & he hadalready set anew record of sailing alone. Moreover, he was very tired and weak after 107 days ofvoyage.(7) “ the sea became so rough that the boat almost turned over. ”so that: to/ i n such a degree that ( the adv. clause of result)e.g: -Was he so angry that he hit h

22、er?-She ran so fast that we couldn't catch up with him.(8) dissuade sb from doing sth.:prevent sb. from doing sth. by giving reasonse.g:- They dissuaded her from leaving school.- The father finally dissuaded his son from giving up the job in thefactory.(9) Cape Horn: a steep headland at the sout

23、h of Horn Island, Chile. It isgenerally considered the southernmost point of South America. All the water betweenSouth America and the Antarctic Ocean is squeezed this narrow shallow gap.Sometimes the waves there may be as high as 50 feet.(10) “Wild horses coulndot drag me down to Cape horn and that

24、 sinister SouthernOcean again ”Wild horses could not drag” is a common metaphor used mean that nothing,no matter how strong, could make you do something.e.g: Wild horses could not have dragged me away from the exciting film. (= Nothingcould have made me leave.)Ask: - What was the picture when the se

25、a became rough?-Why did he have such a horrible feeling about that night' s experience?Part III ( Lines 38- 49)1) The Main Idea: After Chichester arrived back in England, Queen Elizabeth and thepeople were waiting to welcome him. The author appraised his voyage.Ask: - What had Chichester learnt himself during the voyag