大学英语一册UnitTwoSailingRoundtheWorld演示教学

大学英语第一册UnitTwo

SailingRoundtheWorldAttention,please!教学重点：教学目的：巩固虚拟语气的用法。对“hehadgivenmenthroughouttheworldnewpride”的理解。

通过对FrancisChichester身患绝症却只身一人在独木舟上环球航行过程的学习，使学生能够体会并学习他不屈不挠和勇往直前的拼搏精神.Informationrelatedtothetext

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学习内容SirFrancisChichesterBorninDevon,Britain,in1901,SirFrancisChichesterwasaBritishadventurer.Asayoungman,hewenttoNewZealand,whereheworkedasaminer,salesmanandlandagent.AfterreturningtoEnglandin1929,hemadeasoloflighttoAustraliainabiplane.Twoyearslater,in1931,hepilotedthefirsteast-westflightovertheTasmanSeabetweenNewZealandandAustralia.Hethenplannedtoflyroundtheworld,buttheplanewasseverelydamagedinanaccidentinJapan.KnightsandKnighthoodKnightswerethehighestclassoffightingmeninEuropeduringtheMiddleAges.Therewereotherclassesoffightingmen,suchasthelowlyfootsoldiers.Buttheknights,whofoughtonhorseback,werethearistocratsofthebattlefield.Thegreatheroesofthetime,bothinstoryandinfact,wereknights.Bytheyear1500thetimeoftheknightasfightingmanwasover.Hiredfootsoldiersreplacedthemountedknights.Butknighthooddidnotdieoutaltogether.TodayinGreatBritain,knighthoodisanhonoraryawardgiventooutstandingpeopleinrecognitionofsomeremarkableworktheyhavedone.Amanwiththerankofknightiscalled“Sir”(prefixedtohiswholenameorgivenname,butnottohissurnamealone),andhiswife,“Lady”.Awomanwiththesamerankiscalled“Dame”.KnighthoodceremonyTheKingorQueentakestheswordofthepersonbeinghonoredorborrowsonefromsomeonepresentattheceremony.ThepersonabouttobeknightedkneelsononekneeandbowshisheadrespectfullyinfrontoftheKingorQueen.ThekingorQueentoucheswiththeswordfirsttheleftshoulderofthepersonbowingbeforehimorherthentherightshoulderandfinallythetopofthebowedhead.WhiledoingthistheKingorQueensays,“WedubtheeSir__________.”Studyofthewordsandphrasesaccomplish

attempt

conquer

contact

determine

finishsuccessfullyformafirmdecisiondefeat;overcomegetintouchwithtrytodosth

tryit,don'tbeshy!accomplish(vt):

e.g.Whattimedoestheconcertfinish?

Ineedonemorestamptocompletemycollection.完成（任务），实现（计划、诺言），达到（目的）e.g.Womencanaccomplishanythingmencando.Havingaccomplisheditsgoal,theexpeditionteamwasonitswayhome.比较finish,completeandaccomplish的用法：finish比较常用的用法，多强调完成一件事的最后一步；complete指成功地做完未做完的事，强调使…完整起来或更完善；accomplish完成达到，强调做成一件事的过程，表示达到预期的目的，多用于书面语.attempt(v)

：trytodosth尝试，企图，努力attempttodosth/doingsth/sthe.g.Maryattemptedtogetintouch/gettingintouchwithherfamily.Don'tattempttheimpossible.attempt(n):efforttodosth尝试，企图，努力one’sattempttodosth/one’sattemptatdoingsth/sthmakeanattempttodosthe.g.Hemadenoattempttoescape.Wesucceededinourattemptatclimbingthemountain.conquer(vt):

defeat;overcome克服，征服e.g.Moreandmorehavecometorealizethatwemustnot“conquer”nature,butweshouldmakegooduseofit,

instead.Thegeneralcommandedhissoldierstoconquerthecity.conquerandovercome的辨析：conquer“征服”，多指用暴力或斗争使其他事物置于控制之中e.g.TheGermansconqueredmostoftheEuropeanContinentin1941.overcome“克服”强调经过艰苦的斗争，排除障碍而取得胜利。多用与精神方面的东西。e.g.Wemustovercomeourshortcomings.contact(vt):

getintouchwith联系，接触e.g.Doyoucontactyouroldclassmatesoften?Assoonasthereporterarrives,hewillcontactyou.contact(n):stateoftouchingorcommunication联系，接触e.g.ManypeopleareafraidofcontactwithAIDSpatients.*bein/outcontactwith:makecontactwith/losecontactwith与…有联系/失去联系e.g.Haveyoubeenincontactwithyourparentsrecently?determine(v)

(1)tocausetoformafirmintentionordecision使下决心,做出决定.e.g.Wedeterminedtogoatonce/thatwewouldgoatonce.Thefailureoftheexamdeterminedhimtoconcentrateonstudy.(2)findoutprecisely,decide查明,决定e.g.Theamountoftheraindeterminesthesizeofthecrop.determined(adj):withone’smindfirmlymadeup坚定的,坚决的,决意的*bedeterminedtodosth/that下定决心去作某事e.g.Sheisadeterminedwomanandhasbroughtupherchildrensingle-handed.Iamdeterminedtogoandnothingwillstopme..determination(n)决意,决心,决定Difficultsentences

InAugust,1966,attheageofnearlysixty-five,anagewhenmanymenretire,hebeganthegreatestvoyageofhislife.(L.9-13)“Anagewhenmanymenretire”isusedasappositivetomodify“theageofnearlysixty-five,”togivefurtherexplanationoftheageofsixty-five.“Whenmanymenretire”isanattributiveclausemodifying“anage,.”Simplepresenttenseisusedintheattributiveclause,indicatingthatitisafact.Difficultsentences

Soon,hewasawayinhisnew16-metreboat,GipsyMoth.(L13-15)Theform“16-metreboat”isasortofwordformation,whichgoeslikethis:“number+-+noun”(Thereisnoneedtochangetheformofcountablenounsthoughitindicatesplurality.Anditisusuallyusedasadjectiveform.e.g.afive-yearplanaseven-dayholidayWritingstyleandtechniques

文中从修辞上讲作者运用了比喻手法，如：“IfeelasifIhadwakenedfromanightmare.WildhorsescouldnotdragmedowntoCapHornandthatsinisterSouthernOceanagain.”其中，“wildhorsescouldnotdrag.”就是一个常用的隐喻，意在说明无论多么强大的力量都不能迫使某人做某事。本文属记叙文，记叙文讲述一件事或一系列事情或事件。从广义上讲，真实或虚构的故事、自传、历史、新闻以及叙事诗都属记叙文之列。从叙述角度来看，本文用的是第三人称叙述，有利于更客观地描述所发生的事情，也能反映在同一时间内地点发生的事情。Writingstyleandtechniques

从篇章结构的角度分析，本文可分为三部分了：第1~2段是开头部分，提供有关厅切斯特驾船环球航行的背景环境方面的信息，