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Unit 2 Sailing the oceans Reading Teaching Aims: a. Learn and master the key words and expressions incident departure crew deposit dilemma drawback dusk routine pretty starvation extreme psychologically tension gradually foresee thirst hardship b. Train the students’ reading ability. Teaching Difficult Points: a. How to help the students understand the reading passage better. b. How to improve the students’ reading ability. Teaching Methods: a. Scanning the text to get the general idea of it and do some other comprehending exercises. b. Discussion after reading to make the students understand the text better. Teaching Aids: The multimedia; the blackboard Teaching procedures : Step1 Revision Check the homework exercises. Step2 Reading 1.

Warming up Ask the students to talk about : (1)How many oceans are there in the world?(2)What is the difference between a navigator and an explorer? Get the students to look at some pictures and ask if they know about them. 2.

Pre-reading Get the students to answer some questions :

(1).How do you think seamen found their way before modern accurate methods of navigation were invented? (2).Which do you think was easier to work out: latitude or longitude? (3).Can you identify these early navigational instruments seamen used and explain how they are used? (4).Which ones do you think are still used today? 3. While- reading (1).scanning Get the students to scan the passage and talk about the two questions:(1)How did seamen explore the oceans before latitude and longitude made it possible to plot a ship’s position? (2)What skills did sailors use to explore the seas and discover new lands? (2).Skimming a.

Give the students to skim the passage and get the general idea of the passage. This is the storey of Captain Bligh’s amazing journey across the Pacific Ocean in an open boat with his followers after another group of sailors under Fletcher Christian had taken over the ship. Later Captain Bligh and his men made for the island of Timor using a combination of navigational skill and “dead reckoning”, which is guessing the correct direction. The voyage lasted over 40 days and was one of the greatest examples of survival at sea. b. Get the students to fill in the blanks. (3). Detailed reading a. Read the passage and do some true or false questions according to the passage. 1. I was forced to join Captain Bligh in the small boat. 2. After the crew took over the ship “Bounty”, Captain Bligh was allowed to take with him a chart , a compass and a quadrant.

3. It was very difficult for us to get a correct reading from the quadrant as the boat moved constantly during the course. 4. Captain Bligh used a system called “dead reckoning” and he knew there was land directly southwest of their original position. 5. We completely believed Captain Bligh when he talked hopefully about what we would do when we got back to England. 6. Captain Bligh was as weak as the rest of us but he was determined not to give up. 7. Captain Bligh kept us busy and tried to take our minds off our stomach and thirst all the way. 8. We finally escaped the jaws of death and arrived in Timor over fifty days after being set loose in our small boat. Answers: (FFTFFTTF) b. Get the students to read the passage more carefully and answer the two questions . 1) Why are speed and time important in working out the longitude of a ship? Speed and time are important in finding out the longitude of a ship because the earth moves fifteen degrees westwards every hour. If you know your direction, speed and time, you can work out the approximate longitude or change in your position in relation to the stars. 2) Why is the position of the sun and various stars useful for working out latitude? The position of the sun and stars are useful for working out latitude because they are fixed points in the sky and their movements in relation to the earth are already known. So they can be used to measure a ship’s position.

c. Get the students to finish the chart in groups. (4).Language points: 1. in addition 另外

There was an earthquake and, in addition, 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. 2. cope with 有效地或成功地对付或应付

A family and a full time job is 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 can’t 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。

比较: deal with只是采取行动去对付某人或某事，并不考虑成功与否。

3. take one’s mind off 使某人的注意力离开

keep one’s mind on…专心于，把注意力集中于

put one’s mind into/to…专心于

4.set loose出发, 使爆炸, 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? 5.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。

4.Post reading

1.Discuss these situations in fours and fill in the chart .

2. Suppose you were a sea captain aiming to sail round Africa. Discuss in groups. 1) What skills would you seek in your sailors? 2) What problems would you anticipate for this journey? Step5 Homework 1.Review the passage. 2.Write a letter to explain why you think Captain Bligh should or should not receive the medal. Sample letter Dear 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 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. Captain Bligh regularly and each

person was given a different activity was important because it stopped the men from thinking about how little food and water there was. So I hope you will give Captain Bligh this medal. He has shown leadership, fairness and concern for his crew and helped them return to England safely. Yours, (your name)