Unit 2 sailing round the world..

Unit2SailingRoundtheWorld1.Warm-upQuestions2.BackgroundInformation3.TextAnalysis4.LanguagePoints5.Groupdiscussion6.ExercisesWarm-upQuestionsWhatisyourgreatestdream?Haveyoueverdreamedofsailingroundtheworld?Ifyoucouldsailtoanyplaceintheworld,wherewouldyouwanttogo?Why?Ifyoudecidedtosailroundtheworld,whatwouldyouneedtotakewithyourboat?BackgroundInformationBackgroundInformation＊SirFrancisChichester西切斯特＊Columbus哥伦布＊ZhengHe郑和＊SirFrancisDrake德雷克爵士＊ElizabethII伊丽莎白二世SirFrancisChichester(1901–1972)—EnglishaviatorandadventurerAsayoungman,hewenttoNewZealandtoworkasaminer,salesmanandlandagent.In1929,hemadeasoloflighttoAustraliainabiplane.In1931,hemadethefirsteastwardflightacrossTasmanSeafromNewZealandtoAustralia.SirFrancisChichester(1901–1972)—EnglishaviatorandadventurerIn1960,ChichesterwonthefirstsolotransatlanticoceanracesailingfromPlymouth,EnglandtoNewYorkCityin40days.In1966-1967,hesailedaroundtheworldaloneina55-footsailingyacht,thelongestpassagemadebyasmallsailingvesselwithoutaportofcall.In1967,hewasknightedbyQueenElizabethII.In1492,EuropeanexplorerChristopherColumbussailedwestacrosstheAtlanticOceanhopingtoreachAsia.Instead,hereachedlandsthatwereunknowntoEuropeans.ThoselandswerelaternamedtheAmericas.AfterColumbus,manyEuropeansbegantosettletheAmericas.Columbus(1451-1506)—ItalianexplorerZhengHe(1371-1433)—ChinesediplomatHewasoneofChina'smostfamoussailors,andhaseverengagedsevenvoyagesinhislifetimeand,andopenedtradeanddiplomatictiesforChinawithatleast35countries.ElizabethII(1926–)—QueenofGreatBritainandNorthernIrelandKnightsTheywerethehighestclassoffightingmeninEuropeduringtheMiddleAges,whofoughtonhorseback,werethearistocratsofthebattlefield.Bytheyear1500thetimeoftheknightasfightingmanwasover.Hiredfootsoldiersreplacedthemountedknights.Butknighthooddidnotdieoutaltogether.TodayinGreatBritain,knighthoodisanhonoraryawardgiventooutstandingpeopleinrecognitionofsomeremarkableworktheyhavedone.Amanwiththerankofknightiscalled,Sir“(prefixedtohiswholenameorgivenname,butnothissurnamealone),andhiswife,Lady.AwomanwithsamerankiscalledDame.KnighthoodThekingorQueentakestheswordofthepersonbeinghonoredorborrowsonefromsomeonepresentattheceremony.ThepersonabouttobeknightedkneelsononekneeandbowshisheadrespectfullyinfrontoftheKingorQueen.TheKingorQueentoucheswiththeswordfirsttheleftshoulderofthepersonbowingbeforehimorherthentherightshoulderandfinallythetopofthebowedhead.WhiledoingthistheKingorQueensaysWedubtheeSir_______.KnighthoodCeremonyTextAnalysisDivisionoftheTextPartParagraphsMainIdea11-2Chichester'sdecisiontosailroundtheworldsingle-handed23-8Chichester'saccomplishmentofhisgreatvoyage39thesignificanceofhisgreatvoyage---givingmannewprideMultipleChoice•1.WhowasChiChester?•A).Asingle-handedman.•B).ABritishman.•C).AnAustralianman.•D).ABritishadventurer.•2.BeforeChiChesterbeganhissailing,hewas_______•A)abusinessman•B)apilot•C)ateacher•D)adoctor•3.Howoldwashewhenhedecidedtostarthisvoyageroundtheworld?•A)58.•B)65.•C)66.•D)55.•4.Whatdoyouknowabouthisboat?•A)ItsnamewasGipsy.•B)Itwas60meterslong.•C)ItsnamewasGipsyMoth.•D)Itwas16meterswide.TimeEventsIn1931…Triedtoflyroundtheworld,butfailedTheyearpassed…Gaveupflyingandbegansailing58years…Wonthe1stsolotransatlanticsailingrace.InAgu.1966…BeganthegreatestvoyageofhislifeOnDec.2,1966…ArrivedinAustraliaAfterafewweeksSetoffoncemoreOnJan.29,1967…LeftAustraliaMay28,1967…BackinEnglandLanguagepointsUnit2SailingRoundtheWorld•Atsixty-fiveFrancisChichestersetouttosailsingle-handedroundtheworld.Thisisthestoryofthatadventure.•Beforehesailedroundtheworldsingle-handed,FrancisChichesterhadalreadysurprisedhisfriendsseveraltimes.Hehadtriedtoflyroundtheworldbutfailed.Thatwasin1931.•Theyearspassed.Hegaveupflyingandbegansailing.Heenjoyeditgreatly.Chichesterwasalready58yearsoldwhenhewonthefirstsolotransatlanticsailingrace.Hisolddreamofgoingroundtheworldcameback,butthistimehewouldsail.Hisfriendsanddoctorsdidnotthinkhecoulddoit,ashehadlungcancer.ButChichesterwasdeterminedtocarryouthisplan.InAugust,1966,attheageofnearlysixty-five,anagewhenmanymenretire,hebeganthegreatestvoyageofhislife.Soon,hewasawayinhisnew16-metreboat,GipsyMoth.•Chichesterfollowedtherouteofthegreatnineteenthcenturyclipperships.Buttheclippershadhadplentyofcrew.Chichesterdiditallbyhimself,evenafterthemainsteeringdevicehadbeendamagedbygales.Chichestercovered14,100milesbeforestoppinginSydney,Australia.Thiswasmorethantwicethedistanceanyonehadpreviouslysailedalone.•HearrivedinAustraliaon12December,just107daysoutfromEngland.HereceivedawarmwelcomefromtheAustraliansandfromhisfamilywhohadflowntheretomeethim.Onshore,Chichestercouldnotwalkwithouthelp.Everybodysaidthesamething:hehaddoneenough;hemustnotgoanyfurther.Buthedidnotlisten.•AfterrestinginSydneyforafewweeks,Chichestersetoffoncemoreinspiteofhisfriends’attemptstodissuadehim.Thesecondhalfofhisvoyagewasbyfarthemoredangerouspart,duringwhichhesailedroundthetreacherousCapeHorn.•On29JanuaryheleftAustralia.Thenextnight,theblackesthehadeverknown,theseabecamesoroughthattheboatalmostturnedover.Food,clothes,andbrokenglass