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Unit 2 Sailing Round the World

Objectives

Skills

1)reading: how to read a text (Part II)

2)writing: contraction

Vocabulary development----word power

1)receptive words: adventure, determined, attempt, dissuade, damage ， contact,

unless, succeed, accomplish, experience ， conquer ， voyage undoubtedly ，

previously，rough

2) productive words and phrases: carry out give up turn over by far in spite of

set off

3. Grammar: as if; prep + which; times as … as;

Pre-reading tasks 30 OR 45mins

 Background information

1. Sir Francis Chichester

2. Knight and knighthood

3. Knighthood ceremony

 Global-reading

1. Ask the students to scan the text and give the main idea of the text.

(The text describes Francis Chichester, a British adventurer’s experience of

sailing round the world, as well as his courage and determination in spite of many

hardships and difficulties.)

2. Ask the students to describe the course or draw a sketch map of his voyage.

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(Set off in August ,1966, from Britain into the Atlantic , sailed round Cape of

Good Hope, south of Africa, into the Indian ocean, arrived in Sydney in

Australia, on Dec. 12, 1966, ----the first half of his voyage; set off again into

the Pacific, sailed round the Cape Horn, south of America, back into the

Atlantic and to England)

3. Almost everyone has dreamed of traveling round the world. However, sailing

round the world all by oneself is difficult and adventurous. Why do you think he

is worth praising?

(For his courage, bravery, determination, perseverance…an old man , suffering

from lung cancer)

4. The whole coverage: 28,000 miles

5. Time: nine months

6. Understanding

a) Line 20-21: He has set a new world record of sailing alone. Moreover, he

was tired and rather weak.

b) Line 35: He had such a horrible feeling of that night’s experience. It was

risky. There was little chance of being rescued if anything should happen to

him. Wild horse: metaphor. Some very strong and powerful attraction

c) Line 47: He learnt about his strengths and weaknesses, his determination

and perseverance, his will and potential, etc.

d) Line 49: new pride: Instead of machine, men can depend on themselves to

fulfill what they wanted to accomplish.

♦ While-reading tasks

1. T asks Ss to read every para. carefully;

2.T explains the language points and structure in every part;

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3. T guides Ss to understanding the whole text;

 Ss divides into 6 groups to discuss the questions (see After Reading Discussion)

 Ss try to complete the Summary Writing (see After Reading)

♦ Language Points & Structure

1. set out: leave a place and a journey (vs set off Para 5 Line 1)

--She set out at dawn.

set out to do sth. begin a job, a task, etc with a particular aim or goal

--She set out to break the world land speed record.

陆上速度的世界记录

2. single-handed: a./ad. done by one person without help from others

--a single-handed sailing trip

do sth single-handed

Cf. warm-hearted; light-hearted; ill- tempered; near-sighted; long-legged

3. give up: stop having or doing; abandon hope for sth or the attempt to do sth.

--You’d better give up smoking.

--She doesn’t give up easily.

4. fail: vt.vi. be unsuccessful, become weak or exhausted; unable to do sth. --What a

pity she failed in everything she tried.

--He has been failing in health/eyesight/hearing .

--They failed to land on the island.

Cf. failure

5. solo: (attrib.) adj. &adv. by oneself, without a companion etc.

--his first solo flight

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--She wanted to fly solo across the Atlantic.

Cf. n. a violin / piano solo(独奏)

6. determined: ( to do) with one’s mind firmly made up

--He is determined that his child will not lead a poor life.

--I’m determined to succeed.

7. carry out:

① complete or fulfil (one’s promise, plan, etc)

--carry out a promise, a plan, an order, a threat

② perform or conduct (an experiment, etc)

--carry out an investigation, a survey, etc

8. retire: (n. ~ment)

① give up one’s job because of old age

--Workers usually retire at 60 in China.

②~ (from…) go away; withdraw 退下，退出，离开

--Each side retired 15 miles from the frontier.

--After dinner, the ladies retired to the resting room, leaving the men to their

cigars and drinks.

③ go to bed (fml or joc 文或谑)

--The writer usually retires at midnight.

9. voyage: n. long journey, esp by the sea or in space 航行，尤指航海，航天

--on the outward/homeward voyage 在出航/返航途中

v. go on a voyage

--voyaging across the Indian Ocean

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Cf. journey 它着重指“长距离的陆上的旅行”强调一段长途的旅程,:

He decided to make a journey to New York by air.

trip 任何方式的, 从事业务或游览的旅行，往往着重于“短途旅行”,:

He made a trip to the Great Wall yesterday.

tour 指“以游览、视察、购物等为目的的旅行”, 常含有“最后回到原出发点”的意思,

He is going to make a round-the-world tour.

My next plan was to make a tour around the small island.

voyage 主要指“乘船作水上旅行”, 也可指 “空中 旅行”,:

He got seasick during the voyage.

excursion 指“娱乐性的短途旅行”, 常指集体郊游

She went on excursion to the West Lake.

expedition 指“有特定目的的远征或探险”,

They're going to make an expedition to the South Pole.

travel 旅行，旅游，泛指外出旅行或旅游不强调旅程

May is one of the loveliest months of the year for world travel.

He came home after years of foreign travel.

10. 16-metre boat: Ex.VI(P35)

11. Chichester followed the route of the great nineteenth century clipper ships.:

Chichester sailed along the route by which the great clipper ships in the nineteenth

century sailed.

12. plenty of : +[c]/[u] a large quantity or number of

--plenty of water/sugar/money/time

--plenty of books/chairs/bottles/pens

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13. all by oneself: completely alone; without any help

--She was there all by herself.

--We finished this assignment all by ourselves.

14. steer: direct or control the course of ( a boat,car,etc)

--steer by the stars

--steer a boat into the harbor

15. device: sth made for a special purpose

--a device for measuring pressure

--A wind vane is a device to tell from which direction the wind blows.

16. damage:

n.[u] do ~ (to sth) harm,loss

--The accident did a lot of damage to the car.

--We must find ways to repair the damage.

vt. cause damage to sth

--The scandal damaged his career.

--Smoking can damage your health.

Cf: damage ,ruin ,destroy ,hurt , injure , spoil

①damage,destroy,ruin 主 要 用 于 无 生 命 的 事 物 ，

而 hurt, injure, spoil 主 要 用 于 有 生 命 的 人 或 动 物 .

②damage 通 常 表 示 事 物 的 价 值 或 功 能 部 分 受 损 ， 如 ：

the ship was damaged in the bottom.

那 条 船 的 底 部 被 损 坏 .

③destroy,ruin 均 表 示 事 物 全 部 被 毁 (destroy 指 的 是 毁 灭 性 的 破 坏 ) 如 ：

destroy all of the three enemy warships

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把 3 艘敌舰全部歼灭；

17. cover:

①pass over or travel ( a certain distance)

--They covered 400 miles a day by car.

--The visitors covered three states in two days.

②include sth; deal with

--Their studies cover a wide range.

--Her lectures covered the subject thoroughly.

18. twice + n. /as…as/ ..or than (L16)

倍数的表示法：

a) 倍数+ as +a./ad. + as

b) 倍数 + a./ad.比较级 + than

c) 倍数 + the + n.

--The population of Shanghai is twice that of our city.

--The hall is three times bigger than it was previously.

--American eat ___B___ as they actually need every day.

A. twice as much protein B. twice protein as much

C. twice protein much D. protein twice much

19．previous: coming before in time or order –ness n.

--We had met on a previous occasion.

-ly: ad.

--She had previously worked in sales.

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20. must not/mustn’t: an obligation not to do sth/ tells people not to do

sth.

Cf. needn’t/don’t have to: there is no obligation

--You mustn’t move any of the books on the desk.

--You needn’t/ don’t have to come tomorrow if you don’t want to.

21. Set off: begin a journey; start

--to set off for a place

--to set off for holidays

22. in spite of : regardless of

--The students went to school in spite of the storm.

--She did it in spite of our effort to stop her.

23.attempt: n. effort to do sth (to do sth/ at doing sth)

--My early attempts at learning to drive were unsuccessful.

我曾经几次打算学开车，却都没有学成。

--She makes every attempt to improve her performance.

v. make an effort to accomplish sth; try to do sth

--Don’t attempt the impossible.

--He attempted to win her love by sending her expensive gifts.

24. dissuade: ~ sb from sth /doing sth: prevent sb. from doing sth by advice or

persuasion

--The police dissuaded him from jumping off the building.

Cf. persuade sb. to do sth.

25. by far: by a large degree (usu used to modify a superlative or comparative

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degree a. or ad. )

--She is by far better than Jim at spelling.

--He is by far the best boy in the class.

--By far the shortest way to learn to read a language is to begin by speaking it.

Cf. much a little considerably

26. 介词+ which/ whom 引导定语从句(L23)

Examples from the text:

--The second half of his voyage was by far the more dangerous part, during which

he sailed round the treacherous Cape Horn.

--It had taken him nine months, of which the sailing time was 226 days.

Other examples:

--This is a very small town, through which we can reach our destination.

--Global warming is sure to cause many problems, of which the change of rainfall

pattern is not the least important.

--Living in the western part of the country has its problems, _____ obtaining fresh

water is not the least.

A. with which B. for which C. of which D. which

--A survey was carried out on the death rate of new-born babies in that region,

____ were surprising.

A. as results B. which results

C. the result of it D. the results of which

27. so… that…: so +a./ad. +(that) … (indication the result)

--Was he so angry that he hit her?

--She was so weak that she couldn’t speak.

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28. turn (sb/sth) over: cause sb/sth face in another direction by rolling

--She turned over and went to sleep.

--A big wave turned the boat over.

Cf. turn down /out/up/to/in

29. can’t help doing sth.(L31)

can’t help but do sth. 只好做…

--We couldn’t help laughing at the joke.

--As the road was too slippery for him to drive, he couldn’t help but stay over the

night at the roadside inn.

30. contact:

vt. reach sb/sth by telephone, radio, letter, etc; communicate with

--As soon as the reporter arrives, he will contact us.

--Where can I contact you tomorrow?

n. state of touching or communication ~ (with sb/sth)

--Most people are afraid of contacts with AIDS patients.

31. 隐含条件句(L36)

--(If there were wild horses ), they could not drag…

--A more careful observer would have noticed it.

--Without the sun we could not live on the earth.

--I was busy. Otherwise I would have attended the meeting.

32. nearby: not far off (used either as an a. or an ad.)

--My son studied at a nearby school.

--There is a school nearby.

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Cf. compare near, nearby and near by

Only near has a comparative and superlative form and can relate to time as well as

space 只有 near 有比较级和最高级形式，且可指时间和空间。

①Both near and nearby are a. 都是形容词

Nearby is used attributively when space, not time, is referred to

若指空间，非时间，要用 neraby 修饰，不可用 near：

--the near future 不久的将来

--Those shops are nearer/the nearest.那些商店离的更近/最近。

--a nearby village 附近的村子

②Both near and near by can be used adverbially.都可用作状语

Near by sometimes modifies the whole sentence

--Do you live near/ near by? 你住在附近么？

--My exams are getting nearer.我不久就要考试了。

--Near by, the cars could be heard speeding past on the motorway.

在附近可以听到汽车从高速上疾驶而过的声音。

③Near (to) is a prep. 是介词。

--I s there a cinema near to here?附近有影院吗？

33.waken: vi. & vt. (cause sb to ) wake from sleep; awaken

--He wakened at the first ray of daylight.

--The alarm bell wakened him out of a sound sleep.

Cf. wake pt. woke, pp. woken

34. as if + SM.(L35)

--She loves the baby as if it were her own son.

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--The baby smiled as if he understood what her mother said.

--He talks about New York as if he had been there.

35. drag: v. (-gg-) [Tn] pull along with difficulty

--drag oneself along, home

拖着疲乏的身体前行，回家

--The cat was dragging its broken leg.

36.very:

①(before a superlative a. or own 用于形容词最高级或 own 之前） in the fullest sense

十足，完全

--the very best six o’clock at the very latest

最迟 6 点钟

--your very own book

你自己的那本书

②exactly 正是

--sitting in the very same seat 就坐在同一个座位上

--You’re the very man I want to see.

37. accomplish: vt. finish successfully

--a man who will never accomplish anything

永远一事无成的人

--Women can accomplish anything men can do.

38. experience: vt./n/ (Ex. IV-1 P33)

--I experienced a genuine feeling of quite happiness.

--The city experienced such a disaster that it almost collapsed.

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--Experience is the mother of wisdom.

--It was a week before he could tell his adventurous experiences.

39. conquer: vt. defeat; overcome

--England conquered their main rivals in the first round of the competition.

--I must conquer your fear of driving.

40. undoubted a. (Ex. IV-2 P33)

undoubtedly ad. certainly

--undoubtedly so 确实如此

--He is undoubtedly an admirable professor.

41. moreover: in addition; furthermore( used to introduce sth new that

adds to or supports the previous statement)

--He is undoubtedly not an ideal husband. He smokes and drinks. Moreover, he is

lazy.

--I don’t like going out evening; moreover the film is not worth seeing.

♦ Post- reading tasks 90mins

1. T guides Ss through some after-text exercise ;

Besides:

 Useful Expressions

 Listening Comprehension

2. T checks on Ss’ home reading (Text B)

3. T assigns Ss homework

 Short-speech Making

 Preview next unit

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同步训练：

1. The price is too high, and ___ , the house is not in a suitable position.

a. however b. therefore c. nevertheless d. moreover

2. Now it was time to interview the farmer, from whom I had ______ worked.

a. previously b. properly c. strangely d. regularly

3. In the march across the blazing sands they _____ hunger , thirst and heat.

a. explored b. survived c. managed d. experienced

4. A flight in a plane used to be quite an ______.

a. advance b. intention c. adventure d. ambition

5.The builders have _____ the difficult piece of work they were paid to do.

a. practiced b. accomplished c. compared d. inspected

6.They ______ the flood after a strenuous fight lasting four days and four nights.

a. expected b. prevented c. conquered d. flowed

7. My paper is a(n) _______ to find some answers to these questions.

a. review b. suggestion c. attempt d. method

8. He had to ______ at the age of 54 because of his poor health.

a. leave b. retire c. withdraw d. depart

9. _____ , he found the money that he had lost on his way to the office.

a. Naturally B. secretly c. Fortunately D. Surprisedly

10. She was ______ not to be the first to speak of it.

a. determined b. frightened c. impressed d. decided

11. The demonstrators damaged a bus and _____ a police car.

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a. turned out b. turned up c. turned over d. turned down

12. The lake is ______ that river.

a. twice the width than

b. twice the wilder than

c. twice more wide d. twice the width of

13. Before testing this method on patients, Dr. Smith ______ tests for two years

on three hundred dogs.

a. brought about b. went after c. kept on d. carried out

14. In _____ of all his riches. He is never contented.

a. face b. spite c. hope d. search

15. At any rate I did not _______ in making myself understood by you.

a. believe b. involve c. succeed d. result

16. He ___ us by producing from his pocket a five-pound note.

a. forgave b. deceived c. mistook d. surprised

17. Having said good-bye to their friends, they ______ for home.

a. set off b. left off c. carried off d. put off

18. That last novel of his is _______ the best he has written.

a. more or less b. the same as

c. by far d. all the same

19. There was _____ work for girls of her age.

a. plenty of b. A great deal of

c. a number of d. a good many of

20. She seems very mature for a _____.

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a. twenty-year-old girl

b. girl with twenty years

c. girl of twenty year

d. twenty year old girl

Keys:

dadcb ccbca cddbc dacaa

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