教材文本 Unit 2 Reading, Speaking and Writing 的习题

Unit 2 Sailing the Oceans1 When Captain Bligh returned home he was treated as a hero. It was discussed whether he should receive a special medal or not. Get into groups of four and discuss these questions. Then role-play the dialogue. 1 Why do you think this writer describes his journey as one of the greatest in navigational history? Do you agree? Give your reasons. 2 What kind of leadership qualities do you think Captain Bligh showed? Are these the only qualities needed for a good captain? Make a list of the qualities you think are important. Give your reasons. The words and expressions on the next page might be useful for you. Why are you? How could you? Why did you?Because of It was because. The reason is that. As he. Since he. Now that. He, so he is ill with fever after the voyage. It was due to. It is, so Im afraid Thats why Therefore,. . Be prepared to give a group presentation to the whole class. 2 Now write a report to your leader explaining to him why you think Captain Bligh should or should not receive the medal. Follow these steps. Write down your ideas in the order as they occur to you. Number the ideas SO that they are in a logical order. Each paragraph should explain one of the reasons why Captain Bligh should get the medal or not. Your last paragraph should emphasize again the most important reasons why you think Captain Bligh should or should not get the medal. Suggested answers to Exercise 1：1 Sample dialogue Li Pei（LP）, Du Zhou（DZ）, Wen Fuqing（WF）and Liu Yongfu（LY）are discussing the journey and Captains Blighs leadership qualities. LP：Why are you convinced that this journey shows the greatest navigational skill? Im sure there must have been others that were as good, if not better!DZ：Do you know of many other sea voyages of this kind?WF：Well, theres that journey by Shackleton from Elephant Island in the Antarctic to get help from another island with a whaling station. He wanted to rescue his men. The weather was terrible and he was in an open boat, too. LY：How can you think that journey was more difficult? It didnt last very long. Captains Blighs journey lasted over forty days, was very hot and they had very little food and water. It was because Captain Bligh was a great leader that they survived. DZ：Now that Ive heard about it I am very impressed. All those men pushed together in a very small boat, it must have been terrible for them to stay friendly. Meanwhile they were being driven mad by lack of fresh water and there was all that salt water all around them. Thats the reason I think it was the greatest sea escape. LP：When you put it that way I suppose it was a great achievement. Captain Bligh was certainly excellent in the way he kept the men occupied and tried to take their minds off their troubles. In addition he treated everyone the same when it came to food or water. So I think you are right and it was the greatest example of navigational skill against the odds! Do you agree?DZ. WF and LY (together)：Yes. We do. 2 Sample dialogueDZ：What leadership qualities do you think Captain Bligh showed?LP：Since he had such violent disagreements with his crew, I think he was a bad leader. WF：Do you really? He does seem to have had a bad temper so that has given him a bad reputation. However, he was also kind to his men at other times so I think he was a reasonable leader. LY：What did he do?WF：He provided cabbage so the sailors would not get ill and made them dance so that they would stay healthy. That shows he was a good leader. DZ：Yes indeed. That is one good quality. However having a bad temper and getting angry quickly shows a bad quality. WF：Now think about the voyage to Timor. On that journey he was fair with the food, kept everyone occupied working out the boats position, and kept the crew cheerful. The fact that he tried so hard to build co-operative behaviour shows good leadership qualities. LP：Indeed he did. That is why some people regard him as a hero. LY：Well, he seems contradictory. He is a good leader in a crisis and a bad one the rest of the time. DZ：No. no! That seems a bit cruel although it was due to his bad temper the crew took over the ship. It was also due to his good temper that the crew survived in the small boat. I think Liu Yongfu is right. He was good in a crisis because he was fair with the food, encouraged team spirit, made people cheerful and used his skills to get them home. But he was a bad leader in a general situation because he got angry over small things（like accusing people of stealing food or disobeying him）and was too easy-going in Tahiti（where he let the men relax too much so they did not want to go back to England）. LP：He was a strange mixture indeed!Suggested answers to Exercise 2： Sample letterDear Sir, I think Captain Bligh should certainly receive a special medal for his amazing voyage across the sea to Timor. This is a journey that could not have been completed without great navigational skill. In addition Captain Bligh did not lose one man. First, he showed his leadership qualities by sharing the food and water fairly with the men in the boat. Everyone was treated equally and this made for good feeling between the members of the boat. Second, he kept everyone in the boat cheerful by discussing what they would do when they arrived safely. No one was allowed to think about what might happen if they did not arrive!Third, he kept them occupied by organizing the complicated mathematical calculations needed to find their position at sea. The crew who had t