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Unit 2 Sailing the oceans I. 单元教学目标

技能目标Goals Talk about early navigation

Talk about discovery and exploration of an unknown land Learn about some famous navigators and explorers Learn to express the cause and effect Learn to use the Predicate Write a report about a navigator or an adventurous story

Ⅱ.目标语言

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voyage mercy encyclopedia alongside exploration minimum celestial pole equator horizon overhead seaweed nowhere offshore accelerate outward tide secure log knot nautical magnetic random awkward reference precise simplify portable shortcoming update tendency reliable swoop parcel peck cliff expedition compulsory survival incident departure crew deposit dilemma drawback dusk routine reckon reckoning starvation psychology psychologically tension gradual gradually foresee thirst tear hardship jaw background roar at the mercy of

nautical mile

set loose

jaws of death

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1 Cause & effect

Why are you...?

How could you...? Why did you...?

Because of.... It was because....

The reason is that.... As he....

Since she.... Now that....

Therefore,... He was due to....

It is ..., so I’m afraid.... That's why....

He.... so he is ill with fever after the voyage.

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复习谓语(The Predicate) So how did they navigate so well? As you can see from the map we kept to straight course pretty well. The tension in the boat got worse as the supply of food and water gradually disappear

So accomplished navigators were able to use it to plot their position. Captain Cook had led three great Pacific voyages during his life. I’ll go and get ready to begin work.

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1.

You may well wonder…(p12)

2.

… show that they were not at the mercy of the sea even though…(p12)

3.

Sea birds could be used to show the way to land when it was nowhere to be seen. (p12) 4.

There was no secure method of measuring longitude until the 17th century when the British solved this theoretical problem. (p13) 5.

Its shortcoming was that it still used the moving ship as one of the fixed points of reference. (p13) 6.

I am proud to have sailed with Captain Bligh on his journey of…(p17)

7.

You could not imagine a more disturbing sight than what we looked like when arriving in Timor over forty days after being set loose in…(p17)

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The Second Period Reading Teaching Aims:

a. Learn and master the key words and expressions

voyage mercy minimum nowhere pole overhead offshore accelerate outward longitude latitude precise simplify portable shortcoming updated tendency reliable at the mercy of, even though, work out, be used to, in relation to, aim to , …

b. Train the students’ reading ability. Let the students have some knowledge of early navigational methods. Explain how seamen explored the oceans and what kind of navigational instruments were used to sailors before the 17th century when they were navigating the open seas without seeing the land. 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. b.

Carefully reading to finish the Comprehending exercises on page 14. c.

Discussion after reading to make the students understand the text better. Teaching Aids: The multimedia; a tape recorder; the blackboard Teaching procedures & ways

Step1 Greetings Greet the whole class as usual.

Step2 Revision

Check the homework exercises. Step3 Pre-reading Show the students some pictures to see if they can identify the early navigational instruments seamen used and explain how they used. Step 4 Discussion Discuss the questions on page11. Step 5 Listening and comprehending

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After listening to the contents of the text do the comprehending exercises on page 14&15. Read the passage in detail and judge the sentences

True or False. 1)

Early sailors could use the height of the sun to work out the latitude. 2)

Seamen can’t sail the sea if they don’t know latitude and longitude. 3)

Wind could accelerate sailing speed and it is always safe and easy to use. 4)

The compass always indicates the North Pole, and seamen could find the direction with its help. Comprehending 1) From the passage we have learned____.

A. why early seamen want to sail

B. that there is useful information in an encyclopedia(百科全书)

C. that early sailors went exploring the seas using their skills and simple instruments

D. why longitude and latitude are important to plot a ship’s position 2) The reading passage mainly want to tell us ___. A. that keeping alongside the coastline is first and most useful form of exploration

B. about the skills and navigational aids early seamen used while sailing the oceans C. the find longitude and latitude is a must to plot a ship’s position D. how the early sailors used their skills and simple instruments

They have got everything ready to make a _____ across the Atlantic.

A. trip

B. travel

C. voyage

D. tour I’m not used to getting up so early.

Cloth is used to make clothes. The country life he was used to _____ greatly since 1992.

(2005 山东)

A. change

Step 6 Explanation

4 B. has changed

C. changing

D. have changed

After comprehending, it is a good time to deal with the new words and language points in this part, esp. the following: voyage mercy minimum nowhere pole overhead offshore accelerate outward longitude latitude precise simplify portable shortcoming updated tendency reliable at the mercy of, even though, work out, be used to, in relation to, aim to ,

1.

voyage

n./ vi.

航海, 航行

go on/make/take a sea voyage

去航海旅行

voyager

n.

航行者, 航海者

2. at the mercy of + 名词

任凭……的摆布; 完全受……支配

have mercy on /show mercy to

对……表示怜悯

without mercy

毫不留情地

It’s a mercy (that)

(口)幸运的是,幸亏

3. accomplished navigators 熟练的航海探险家

accomplished musicians

有造诣的音乐家

4.

offshore

a./ ad.

离岸的(地)；近海的(地)

offshore workers

海上作业的工人

offshore bank/company/investment 境外银行/公司/投资

5. outward

a.

外表(面)的，向外的

ad.[-(s)]向外

Does the window open inwards or outwards? 6. secure

a.

安全的；牢固的

Now my house is secure against burglary. 7. random

n.

随意, 任意

adj.

任意的, 胡乱的

make a random choice

任意选择

at random = aimlessly; without any plan随机，随便

8. awkward a.

尴尬的，棘手的；难操纵的；笨拙的

an awkward remark

令人窘迫的评论

9. precise a.

精确的，准确的；严谨的

a precise mind 一丝不苟的精神

I can't give you a precise date.

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10. simplified a.

精简了的,简化了的

That will simplify my task. 11. shortcoming : weakness

n.

短处，缺点

He has made up his mind to overcome his shortcomings.

12. updated

a.

更新的

an updated and revised edition

最新修订本

The data should be updated once a week. 这些数据应该每星期更新一次。

13. tendency

n.

趋向，趋势

1) have a tendency to do sth.

Bob has a tendency to exaggerate things. 鲍勃有爱夸张的倾向。

2) there is a tendency to do sth./ towards sth.

There is a tendency towards regional cooperation. 有一种地区性合作的趋势。

14. reliable

a.

可靠的，可信赖的

a reliable assistant/witness/report/watch/battery/ firm

可靠的助手/ 可信的证人/ 合乎事实的报道/ 走得准的手表/ 耐用的电池/有信用的公司

Step7 Discussion Let’s the students have a discussion by working in pairs or in groups. Topic: Imagine you are on a boat with twenty-nine other people. You have a small box for your personal things but it can only hole ten items. What would you need for a week’s journey across the North Sea to England? Suggested Answer: Category Clothes Hygiene Bedding Items shirt, trousers soap blanket Category Shoes Tools Medicines Items waterproof

boots knife,

scissors

sea-sick

tablets, cold

medicine

Games cards, chess Books novels, collections

essay

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Step8 Summary

This reading explains how seamen explored the oceans and what kind of navigational instruments were used to sailors before the seventeenth century when they were navigating the open seas without seeing the land. Step9 Homework Finish the exercises about using words and expression on page61. 1. refer

vi.提到; 谈及; 说起

___________n.参考; 提及; 参考书

2. simple

adj.

简单的

(1) __________ vt.

使简化; 单一化

(2) __________ adv.

简单地

3. accelerate

v.使加速; 使加快

____________n. 加速

4. increase

v.& n. 增强; 增加

____________adv. 不断增加地

5. solve

v.

解决

__________n.

解决; 解决办法

6. advance

v.& n.前进, 推进; 进展

___________ adj. 高级的; 先进的

7. rely

v.

依靠; 指望

___________ adj.可靠的; 可信赖的

8. impress

vt.使留下深刻印象

(1) ___________n.

印象(2) ___________ adj. 给人深刻印象的

9. relate

v.

有关联; 有联系

(1) ___________ adj. 有联系的; 相关的

(2) ___________ n. 关系; 联系; 亲戚

(3) ___________ n. 关系; 联系

灵活运用

用所给词的适当形式填空。

1. The __________(relate) between them is being improved. 2. England is an _________(advance) industrial country. 3. It seems to be the best _______(solve). 4. His collection of paintings is the most __________(impress). 5. The car ___________(accelerate) as it overtook me. 6. I need some _________(refer) books.

7. She _________(simple) the instructions so that the children could understand her. 8. She may be slow but at least she’s ________(rely).

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1.___________接管; 占上风; 取而代之

2. _____________与某人一起做某事

3. ______________ 渴望做某事

4. ______________偶然遇上

5._________出发; 动身; 开始干……

6. at the mercy of _______________ 7. in relation to 8. set loose

_______________

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