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高中英语人教社版选修九Unit Two The greatest Navigational journey

A lesson in survival The greatest Navigational journey

A lesson in survival

Comprehension Please Skim the passage and get the main idea.

How captain Blight led his followers to survive the long and tough journey in an open boat and

returned to England successfully. Comprehension Scan the passage: True or False 1. I was forced to join Captain Bligh in the small boat.

F 2. After the crew took over the ship “Bounty”, Captain Bligh was allowed to take with him a chart , a compass and a quadrant.

F 3. It was very difficult for us to get a correct reading from the quadrant as the boat moved constantly during the course.

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4. Captain Bligh used a system called “dead reckoning”

and he knew there was land directly southwest of their original position.

F Group work: further reading When captain Blight returned home he was honored as a hero. Discuss in groups whether he should receive a special medal or not.

First, he showed his leadership qualities by sharing the food and water fairly with the men in the boat. Everyone was treated equally

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 and tried to take their minds off troubles

Affective education After learning the text, as senior three students, what can we learn from Captain Blight in our life? I’ll take Captain Blight as my role model because….

To my beloved boys and girls. Life is full of ups and downs, peaks and valleys. Everyone may well encounter various setbacks. In reality，

we must face up to the hardships and pains because life, as it really is，is always filled with sorrows and joys. Don’t lose heart when encountering difficulties. Just take it easy and do everything in your power to handle it. Life will eventually

give you much in return for a big heart.Hardship is a necessary part of our daily life. Perseverance can help us out of our hardships and difficulties. Summary I am _____ to have sailed with Captain Bligh on his journey of over 40 days through about 4,000 miles in an open boat ______ the Pacific Ocean in 1789.

In the beginning, on our ________(depart), some of the crew took _____the ship and the captain ___________(deposit) into a small boat.

Thus we were caught _____a dilemma. We decided to stick with him

_______thick and thin

though we seemed to face _____uncertain death.

During the long and tough journey, we encountered many unexpected hardships. Despite _____(lack) of food and water, he kept us _______

(occupy) and cheerful to take our minds ____ troubles. All the way he

taught us how to cope _______various situations.

Finally they arrived at Timor __________(success) and they were

honored as _______(hero).

The story shows that one man’s spirit and his determination should not ________ (defeat) by circumstances.