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1、Unit 2 Sailing the oceans Using language,选修九,The greatest navigational journey,A lesson in survival,“True” or “False”?,1. I joined the captain in the small boat because I think the journey to be challengeable. 2. The only instruments the captain was allowed to take were a compass and a quadrant.,F,T

2、,Fast reading,3. We couldnt get a correct reading from the quadrant as the weather was bad. 4. Working out our position took us a great deal of time which made us worried. 5. The extreme lack of water was the hardest to cope with.,F,F,T,6. The captain was determined not to give up although he is ext

3、remely weak. 7. After 30 days, we arrived in Timor.,T,F,Get into groups of four and discuss these questions.,1. Why do you think this writer describes his journey as one of the greatest in navigational history? Do you agree? Give your reasons.,Careful reading,2. What kind of leadership qualities do

4、you think Captain Bligh showed? Are these the only qualities needed for a good captain?,Useful expressions,Li Pei (LP), Du Zhou (DZ), Wen Fuqing (WF) and Liu Yongfu (LY) are discussing the journey and Captain Blighs leadership qualities.,1 Sample dialogue,LP: Why are you convinced that this journey

5、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 statio

6、n. 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

7、 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 aro

8、und 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 w

9、hen 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.,DZ: What leadership qualities do you think Captain Bligh showed? LP: Since he had such violent disagreements with his cre

10、w, 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.,2 Sample dialogue,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 wou

11、ld 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

12、, kept everyone occupied working out the boats position, and kept the crew cheerful.,The fact that he tried so hard to build co-operative behavior 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 i

13、n 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 w

14、ith 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 rela

15、x too much so they did not want to go back to England). LP: He was a strange mixture indeed!,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.,Dear Sir, I think Captain Bligh should certainly receive a specia

16、l 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.,A sample letter report,First, he showed his leadership qualities by sharing the food and water fairly with th

17、e 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,

18、he kept them occupied by organizing the complicated mathematical calculations needed to find their position at sea. The crew who had taken over the Bounty had left Captain Bligh with only a quadrant and a compass. This meant that numerous:,calculations were needed to find their correct position. Cap

19、tain Bligh encouraged the crew in the boat to take measurements regularly and each person was given a different responsibility for working out these measurements.,This activity was important because it stopped the men from thinking about how little food and water there was. So I hope you will give C

20、aptain Bligh this medal. He has shown leadership, fairness and concern for his crew and helped them return to England safely. Yours, (your name),incident n. 事件, 事变 He could remember every incident in great detail. 他能把每件小事的细节都记得清楚。 incident 附带的小事件, 事端, 政变 accident 意外事故 event 重大事件,Language Points,How

21、did the accident happen? 这起事故是怎么发生的？ July 7th Incident What were the chief events of last year? 去年主要的大事是什么？,七七事变,2. departure n. 启程, 出发, 离开 a departure lounge departure date depart,候车室,动身日期,vi. 离开, 起程, 逝世,3. crew n. 全体人员, (工作) 队 The plane had seventy passengers and a crew of ten. 飞机上有70名乘客和10名机务人员。

22、注意: 做主语时, 如看作整体, 谓语用单 数; 如看作成员, 谓语用复数。 The crew on board the plane was small. The crew were busy preparing.,4. deposit v. 放置, 放下, 放置, 安置; 托付, 寄存; 存钱 She deposited her money in the bank. 她把钱存到银行里。 5. dilemma n. 进退两难的局面, 困难的选 择(可加不定冠词),e.g. You place me in something of a dilemma. Jill was in a dilemma

23、 whether to go out with Bill or Joe. The doctor was in a dilemma whether to tell the patient the truth about his condition or not.,6. drawback n. 缺点, 毛病; 不利因素 One drawback of New York in the summer is the heat. In spite of all its drawbacks, it was a place of quiet and peace. The only drawback of th

24、e plan is that it costs too much.,draw back 退回, 往后退 The children drew back from the dog when it barked at them. 不履行(诺言) He will not draw back from what he has promised.,7. dusk n. 薄暮, 黄昏, 暮色 Dusk was falling. By dusk we had reached a place called Lion Forest. At dusk the lights of the city come on.,

25、8. dawn n. 黎明, 拂晓, 破晓 The darkest hour is before the dawn. And at dawn we rose and knocked at the gate of the city.,9. routine n. 例行公事, 常规, 日常事务, 程序 Teachers in our school will have a routine medical examination on Teachers Day. 在教师节我们学校的教师要进行 常规的检查。,I arrive at nine oclock, teach until twelve thirt

26、y and then have a meal; that is my morning routine. 我九点钟到, 上课到十二点钟, 然后吃饭; 那是我上午的例行做法。,10. pretty adj. 漂亮的, 优美的, 机灵的, 恰当的 adv. 相当, 颇 a pretty garden / valley 美丽的花园 / 山谷 You speak English pretty well. 你的英语讲得相当好。 I feel pretty tired. 我感到相当疲劳了。,11. in addition 另外 There was an earthquake and, in addition

27、, there were tsunamis. 除了地震之外, 还有海啸。,比较: in addition, in addition to in addition = as well, besides 相当于副词 in addition to = as well as 相当于介词 In addition, the owner of the land may charge an extra fee. In addition to swimming, she likes tennis.,12. starvation n. 饥饿, 饿死 starve v. 饥饿, 饿死 Thousands and t

28、housands of people there are on the point of starvation. 那儿成千上万的人都面临着饿死的危险。 Thousands of people will starve if food doesnt reach the stricken city. 如果食物不能运到那座受灾的城市， 成千上万的人就要饿死。,13. extreme adj. 尽头的, 极端的, 偏激的, 最后的 n. 极端, 极端的事物 the extreme edge of the field 原野的尽头 extreme pleasure 极度高兴 resorted to extr

29、emes in the emergency 在紧急状态下诉诸非常手段,14. cope with 有效地或成功地对付或应付 A family and a full time job are a lot to cope with. 照顾家庭并干一份全职 工作需要花很多精力。,She is not a competent driver and cant cope with driving in heavy traffic. 她不是一个称职的司机, 在交通拥挤时 就开不好车。 deal with只是采取行动去对付某人或 某事, 并不考虑成功与否。,15. psychologically adv. 心

30、理上地, 心理学的 psychological adj. 心理(上)的 psychology n. 心理学, 心理状态 psychological research 心理学研究 psychological warfare 心理战 the psychology of war 战争心理,16. tension n. 紧张(状态), 不安, 拉紧, 压力, 张力, 牵力, 电压 The tension of the Far East is building up again. 中东的形势又逐步紧张起来。,strain/ tension strain通常指过分吃力, 影响健康的 紧张状态 tensio

31、n 多指由于双方或各方面关系 不好所造成的紧张状态 Too much reading is a strain on ones eyes. The government is doing its best to ease the tension in that area.,17. gradually adv. 逐渐地 gradual adj. 逐渐的, 逐步的, 渐进的 The rock gradually wears away due to the action of the water. 由于水的作用, 岩石逐渐磨损。 Computerization has resulted in the

32、gradual disappearance of many manual jobs. 计算机化导致了许多手工工作 的逐渐消失。,18. foresee vt. 预见, 预知 He foresaw the rapid increase in unemployment. 他预测到了失业人口的迅猛增长。 Those who can foresee difficulties on their way to success may keep calm when they really appear. 在走向成功的路途中能够预见到困难 的人在困难真正出现的时候常常能 保持冷静的态度。,19. take o

33、nes mind off 使某人的注意力离开 keep ones mind on 专心于, 把注意力集中于 put ones mind into/to 专心于,20. thirst n. 渴, 口渴, ( for)渴望, 热望 The soldiers died of thirst in the desert. 士兵们在沙漠中因长期干渴而死。 He has a great thirst for knowledge. 他有强烈的求知欲。 thirsty adj. 口渴的, 渴望的, 热望的 He is thirsty for news. 他渴望获得新闻。,21. set loose 出发, 使爆

34、炸, 引起, (使)开始(做某事) Someone has set the tigers loose from their cage and they are terrorizing the town. When we escape, shall we set the other prisoners loose?,22. hardship n. 困苦, 艰难, 辛苦 a time of great economic hardship 经济极度困难的时期 Be the first to bear hardships, the last to enjoy comforts. 吃苦在别人前头, 享受

35、在别人后头。 His father went through all kinds of hardships in the old society. 他的父亲在旧社会吃尽了苦头。,23. the jaws of death/defeat = used to describe an unpleasant situation that almost happens 鬼门关, 失败的险境 The team snatched victory from the jaws of defeat. 这个队翻盘而险胜。,1 Read these words and then listen to the tape. Circle those aids that early sailors used to find their way.,compass maps fish movements stars weather waves currents clouds rainfall birds other ships mountains,Listening and speaking,Listen to the