1、最新 料推薦Unit TwoSailing Round the WorldI. The Teaching Aims:After learning the story which Francis Chichester traveled round the world alone in a small yacht in spite of the fact he had lung cancer, let the students understand & learn Francis Chichester indomitables death-defying spirit, which he marc

2、hed forward courageously.II. The Important Teaching Points:1. Consolidate the use of the“ Subjunctive Mood”.2.Understanding of“ He haden givmen throughout the world newpride.”III. Teaching Strategies:Class discussions, giving instructionsIV. Time: 3 periodsV. The Teaching Procedure:Step I. Learn the

3、 new words, phrases & expressions:1. fail:(1). (vi.) be unsuccessful; become weak or exhausted e.g: - She failed in everything she tried.- He has been failing in health in the past years.(2). (vt.) unable to do sth ; disappoint; do not pass an exam e.g: - Jim failed to pass the final exam. - Words f

4、ailed me.- The test is easy. You simply can t fail it.2. voyage:(1) (n.) sea journeye.g:- The letter waswritten on Hemingway s voyage from the US to Paris.- The first space shuttle voyage was devoted entirely to astronomy.(2) (v.) go on a sea journeye.g: - The seaman has almost voyaged around the wo

5、rld.1最新 料推薦Note: The word“ journey (n.)” usuallygoingreferstotoa distant place on the land.“ Travel (n.) ” is a general word which means going to a distant place,by air, sea or car.“ Trip (n.)” usually refers to a pleasure excursion as in“ a honeymoontrip” ,“ a weekend trip to the seaside”.3. retire

6、: (vi.)(1) give up one s job because of old age e.g.- Professors usually retire at 60 in China.- Next year I will retire from the school.(2) go away; withdrawe.g.-After the dinner, the ladies retired to the drawing room, leaving the men to their cigars and drinks.(3) go to bede.g.-The writer usually

7、 retires at midnight.4. damage:(1) (vt.) cause harm toe.g. -Hurricane Andrew damaged thousands of homes.- The scandal damaged his career.(2) (n.) harm: losse.g. - We must find ways to repair the damage. e.g.- The hurricane did great damage to the crops.5. contact:(1)(vt.) get in touch withe.g - Do y

8、ou contact your classmates often?e.g.- As soon as the headmaster arrives, he will contact you.(2)(n.) state of touching or communicatione.g. - Many people are afraid of contacts with AAIDS patients.e.g - Robinson Crusoe was out of contact with everybody else for along time.6. waken:2最新 料推薦(1) (vi.)

9、stop sleepinge.g - He wakened at the first ray of daylight.(2) (vt.) wake up sb.- e.g. - The alarm bell wakened him out of a sound sleep.Step II. Learn the textA. IntroductionIntroductory Remarks:Before we study the text, I d like to ask you some question :(1). What is your greatest dream ?(2). Have

10、 you ever dreamed of sailing round the world?(3). If you could sail to any place in the world, where would you want to go? Why?(4). If you decided to sail round the world, what would you need to take with you the boat?Almost everyone has dreamed of travelling round the world. However, sailing round

11、the world all by oneself is very difficult and adventurous. Many people have traveled round the world, but no one else has done it the way Sir Francis Chichester did. Let s see a living example that the text shows us.About Sir Francis Chichester (1901-1972):Born in Devon, Britain in 1901, Sir Franci

12、s Chichester was a British adventurer.In 1931, he planned to fly round the world, but the plane was damaged in Japan. In1960, he won the first solo transatlantic race by sailing the“ Gipsy Moth II” .1966-1967 he sailed round the world alone in a 53- foot yacht the“ Gipsy Moth IV” .He published two b

13、ooks“ The Lonely Sea and Sky” & “MotTheCirclesGipsy theWorld ”The text tells us briefly what happened on him on his voyage, one of the greatestseafaring exploits of all time. To begin with the text, let looks at a map ofChichester s course. (Show students the map.)3最新 料推薦B. Divide the text.This arti

14、cle can be divided into three parts.Part I ( Lines 1-11)The Main Idea:Sir Francis Chichester was an ambitious man. He was determined to carry out his plan to sail round the world.Language Points(1) “ Francis Chichester had already surprisedfriendshis several times. -Why?”-He was not an ordinary indi

15、vidual & he had tried to do sth. special. E.g: He attempted to fly round the world. Although he had failed, the whole event showed that he was different from others. His courage, ambition & behavior surprised his friends.(2) Why was Chichester determined to carry out his plan?-a. His old dream of go

16、ing round the world hadn t been realized.-b. He won the first solo transatlantic sailing race.-c. He was not young 7 had lung cancer, which meanthat he didn t havemuch time or chance left.Part II (Lines 12-37)The Main Idea: The process of Francis Chichester s travelling.a. From England to Sydney.b.

17、From Sydney to EnglandLanguage Points:(1) clipper ship: used in the China tea trade in the nineteenth century. Thegreat age of the clipper was 1845-1860. Speed was demanded in the China tea trade & also for the fast delivery of cargoes to San Francisco and Melbourne during the California and Austral

18、ian gold rushes. Clippers fell out of use as freight rates declined and steam ships provided competition.(2) crew: the captain, sailors, mechanics, cooks, etc.(3) steering device: a piece of equipment for particular direction(4) What was the difference between Chichester and the great nineteenth cen

19、tury sailors?4最新 料推薦The sailors of the nineteenth century used big clipper ships which had had lot of crew on them. Their successwas the successof a group of people. Although Chichester followed their route, he had sailed alone. His success was the success of an individual.)(5) by far: usually used

20、to modify a superlative or comparative degree adj. or adv.e.g : -She is by far better than Jim at spelling.-He is by far the best boy in the class(6) Why did everybody say that he had done enough when he arrived in Australia?The distance he covered was twice the previous record & he hadalready set a

21、new record of sailing alone. Moreover, he was very tired and weak after 107 days ofvoyage.(7)“ theseabecame soroughthattheboatalmostturnedover. ”so that: to/ in such a degree that ( the adv. clause of result)e.g: -Was he so angry that he hit her?-She ran so fast that we couldn t catch up with him.(8

22、) dissuade sb from doing sth.:prevent sb. from doing sth. by giving reasonse.g:- They dissuaded her from leaving school.- The father finally dissuaded his son from giving up the job in thefactory.(9) Cape Horn: a steep headland at the south of Horn Island, Chile. It is generally considered the south

23、ernmost point of South America. All the water between South America and the Antarctic Ocean is squeezed this narrow shallow gap. Sometimes the waves there may be as high as 50 feet.(10) “ Wild horses couldnot drag me down to Cape horn and that sinister Southern Ocean again ”:-“ Wild horses could not

24、 drag ” is a common metaphor used mean that nothing, no matter how strong, could make you do something.5最新 料推薦e.g: Wild horses could not have dragged me away from the exciting film. (= Nothing could have made me leave.)Ask: - What was the picture when the sea became rough?-Why did he have such a horrible feeling about that night s experience?Part III ( Lines 38- 49)1) The Main Idea: After Chichester arrived back in England, Queen Elizabeth and the people were waiting to welcome him. The author appraised his voyage.Ask: - What had Chichester learn