unit2-Sailing-round-the-world

1UnitTwoSailingRoundtheWorldI.TheTeachingAims:AfterlearningthestorywhichFrancisChichestertraveledroundtheworldaloneinasmallyachtinspiteofthefacthehadlungcancer,letthestudentsunderstand&learnFrancisChichester’sindomitabledeath-defyingspirit,whichhemarchedforwardcourageously.II.TheImportantTeachingPoints:1.Consolidatetheuseofthe“SubjunctiveMood”.2.Understandingof“Hehadgivenmenthroughouttheworldnewpride.”III.TeachingStrategies:Classdiscussions,givinginstructionsIV.Time:3periodsV.TheTeachingProcedure:StepI.Learnthenewwords,phrases&expressions:1.fail:(1).(vi.)beunsuccessful;becomeweakorexhaustede.g:-Shefailedineverythingshetried.-Hehasbeenfailinginhealthinthepastyears.(2).(vt.)unabletodosth;disappoint;donotpassanexame.g:-Jimfailedtopassthefinalexam.-Wordsfailedme.-Thetestiseasy.Yousimplycan’tfailit.2.voyage:(1)(n.)seajourneye.g:-TheletterwaswrittenonHemingway’svoyagefromtheUStoParis.-Thefirstspaceshuttlevoyagewasdevotedentirelytoastronomy.(2)(v.)goonaseajourneye.g:-Theseamanhasalmostvoyagedaroundtheworld.2Note:Theword“journey(n.)”usuallyreferstogoingtoadistantplaceontheland.“Travel(n.)”isageneralwordwhichmeansgoingtoadistantplace,byair,seaorcar.“Trip(n.)”usuallyreferstoapleasureexcursionasin“ahoneymoontrip”,“aweekendtriptotheseaside”.3.retire:(vi.)(1)giveupone’sjobbecauseofoldagee.g.-Professorsusuallyretireat60inChina.-NextyearIwillretirefromtheschool.(2)goaway;withdrawe.g.-Afterthedinner,theladiesretiredtothedrawingroom,leavingthementotheircigarsanddrinks.(3)gotobede.g.-Thewriterusuallyretiresatmidnight.4.damage:(1)(vt.)causeharmtoe.g.-HurricaneAndrewdamagedthousandsofhomes.-Thescandaldamagedhiscareer.(2)(n.)harm:losse.g.-Wemustfindwaystorepairthedamage.e.g.-Thehurricanedidgreatdamagetothecrops.5.contact:(1)(vt.)getintouchwithe.g-Doyoucontactyourclassmatesoften?e.g.-Assoonastheheadmasterarrives,hewillcontactyou.(2)(n.)stateoftouchingorcommunicatione.g.-ManypeopleareafraidofcontactswithAAIDSpatients.e.g-RobinsonCrusoewasoutofcontactwitheverybodyelseforalongtime.6.waken:3(1)(vi.)stopsleepinge.g-Hewakenedatthefirstrayofdaylight.(2)(vt.)wakeupsb.-e.g.-Thealarmbellwakenedhimoutofasoundsleep.StepII.LearnthetextA.IntroductionIntroductoryRemarks:Beforewestudythetext,I’dliketoaskyousomequestion:(1).Whatisyourgreatestdream?(2).Haveyoueverdreamedofsailingroundtheworld?(3).Ifyoucouldsailtoanyplaceintheworld,wherewouldyouwanttogo?Why?(4).Ifyoudecidedtosailroundtheworld,whatwouldyouneedtotakewithyoutheboat?Almosteveryonehasdreamedoftravellingroundtheworld.However,sailingroundtheworldallbyoneselfisverydifficultandadventurous.Manypeoplehavetraveledroundtheworld,butnooneelsehasdoneitthewaySirFrancisChichesterdid.Let’sseealivingexamplethatthetextshowsus.AboutSirFrancisChichester(1901-1972):BorninDevon,Britainin1901,SirFrancisChichesterwasaBritishadventurer.In1931,heplannedtoflyroundtheworld,buttheplanewasdamagedinJapan.In1960,hewonthefirstsolotransatlanticracebysailingthe“GipsyMothII”.During1966-1967hesailedroundtheworldaloneina53-footyachtthe“GipsyMothIV”.Hepublishedtwobooks“TheLonelySeaandSky”&“TheGipsyMothCirclestheWorld”Thetexttellsusbrieflywhathappenedonhimonhisvoyage,oneofthegreatestseafaringexploitsofalltime.Tobeginwiththetext,let’slookatamapofChichester’scourse.(Showstudentsthemap.)4B.Dividethetext.Thisarticlecanbedividedintothreeparts.PartI(Lines1-11)TheMainIdea:SirFrancisChichesterwasanambitiousman.Hewasdeterminedtocarryouthisplantosailroundtheworld.LanguagePoints(1)“FrancisChichesterhadalreadysurprisedhisfriendsseveraltimes.”-Why?---Hewasnotanordinaryindividual&hehadtriedtodosth.special.E.g:Heattemptedtoflyroundtheworld.Althoughhehadfailed,thewholeeventshowedthathewasdifferentfromothers.Hiscourage,ambition&behaviorsurprisedhisfriends.(2)WhywasChichesterdeterminedtocarryouthisplan?-a.Hisolddreamofgoingroundtheworldhadn’tbeenrealized.-b.Hewonthefirstsolotransatlanticsailingrace.-c.Hewasnotyoung7hadlungcancer,whichmeantthathedidn’thavemuchtimeorchanceleft.PartII(Lines12-37)TheMainIdea:TheprocessofFrancisChichester’stravelling.a.FromEnglandtoSydney.b.FromSydneytoEnglandLanguagePoints:(1)clippership:usedintheChinateatradeinthenineteenthcentury.Thegreatageoftheclipperwas1845-1860.SpeedwasdemandedintheChinateatrade&alsoforthefastdeliveryofcargoestoSanFranciscoandMelbourneduringtheCaliforniaandAustraliangoldrushes.Clippersfelloutofuseasfreightratesdeclinedandsteamshipsprovidedcompetition.(2)crew:thecaptain,sailors,mechanics,cooks,etc.(3)steeringdevice:apieceofequipmentforparticulardirection(4)WhatwasthedifferencebetweenChichesterandthegreatnineteenthcenturysailors?5Thesailorsofthenineteenthcenturyusedbigclippershipswhichhadhadlotofcrewonthem.Theirsuccesswasthesuccessofagroupofpeople.AlthoughChichesterfollowedtheirroute,hehadsailedalone.Hissuccesswasthesuccessofanindividual.)(5)byfar:usuallyusedtomodifyasuperlativeorcomparativedegreeadj.oradv.e.g:-SheisbyfarbetterthanJimatspelling.-Heisbyfarthebestboyintheclass(6)WhydideverybodysaythathehaddoneenoughwhenhearrivedinAustralia?Thedistancehecoveredwastwicethepreviousrecord&hehadal