人新課標(biāo)選修9課件unit2sailing language

1、Using LanguageUnit 2Wordsincident departure crew deposit dilemma drawbackduskn. 事件; 事變 n. 出發(fā); 離開n. 工作人員; 隊(duì)vt. 放; 存入銀行n. 進(jìn)退兩難的局面n. 缺點(diǎn); 障礙n. 薄暮; 黃昏routinereckonreckoning starvation psychology psychologicallytension n. 常規(guī); 日常事務(wù)vt. 計(jì)算; 估計(jì) n. 計(jì)算; 估計(jì) n. 挨餓; 餓死n. 心理學(xué)adv. 心理上地;心理學(xué)地n. 緊張; 不安; 張力gradualgradua

2、llyforeseethirsttear hardship jawadj. 逐漸的; 逐步的adv.逐漸地; 逐步vt. 預(yù)見; 預(yù)知n. 渴; 口渴vt. 扯破; 撕破n. 困難; 艱難n. 顎; 頜; 下巴Expressions set loosejaws of death出發(fā)；開始鬼門關(guān)；死神 1 When Captain Bligh returned home he was treated as a hero. It was discussed whether he should receive a special medal or not. Get into groups of fo

3、ur and discuss these questions. Then role-play the dialogue. THE GREATEST NAVIGATIONAL JOURNEY: A LESSON IN SURVIVAL1 Why do you think this winter describes his journey as one of the greatest in navigational history? Do you agree? Give your reasons.2 What kind of leadership qualities do you think Ca

4、ptain Bligh showed? Are these the only qualities needed for good captain? Make a list of the qualities you think are important. Give your reasons. The words and expressions below might be useful for you.Why are you.? How could you?Why did you? Because of ?It was because The reason is thatAs he Since

5、 he Now thatHe, so he is ill with fever after the voyage.It was due to It is ,so Im afraidThats why Therefore, Li Pei (LP), Du Zhou (DZ), Wen Fuqing (WF) and Liu Yongfu (LY) are discussing the journey and Captain Blighs leadership qualities. 1 Sample dialogueLP: Why are you convinced that this journ

6、ey 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 stati

7、on. 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

8、 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 arou

9、nd 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 whe

10、n 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 crew, I

11、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 would not g

12、et 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, kept eve

13、ryone 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 in a crisis a

14、nd 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 with the food,

15、 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 relax too much so

16、 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 special medal for his

17、 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 the men in the bo

18、at. 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 oc

19、cupied 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 encou

20、raged 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 Captain Bligh thi

21、s medal. He has shown leadership, fairness and concern for his crew and helped them return to England safely. Yours, (your name)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

22、 rainfall birds other ships mountainsListening and speaking Listen to the tape again and fill in the chart. Sailors fromSea or OceanSkillsPhoeniciaMediterra-neanUsed the sky to find their wayNorthPolynesiaNorwayWatched birds to find land .PacificStudied the waves of the ocean .Use the information from the listening to explain these sailing strategies. 1 _ _ _ 2 _ _ Vikings used to prefer to sail following the coastline so they could check that they were on the correct route.Vikings used birds, and natural features like m