Unit 2 Sailing Round the World

At sixty-five Francis Chichester set out to sail single-handed round the

world.

Unit 2 Sailing Round the World

1. Useful Expressions 2. Text Interpretation 3. Word Family 4. Sentence Structure 5. Translation Practice 6. Reading Skill 7. Guided Writing8. Homework

Useful Expressions

retired pay 退休金，养老金

put .. to the sword

机组，机务人员 劝止某人做 bicycle cape 联系某人 knight of the pen

air crew dissuade from

自行车雨披 contact someone

文人，记者，抄写员 杀死，处死

an accomplished fact 既成事实 adventure playground 儿童游乐园

1. Warm-up questions

2. Global analysis3. Detailed reading4. Picture talk5. Inspiring

quotations

Text Interpretation

Content questions (31)

1. Warm-up questions

Related topics1) What does an adventure take?2) What difficulties might one encounter

in his adventure?3) Share with us an adventure story. 4) “It is always the adventurer who

accomplishes great things.” (Montesquieu)

◆ What type is the text? A narration B description C exposition D argumentation

2. Global analysis

◆ What pattern is the text organized in? A problem-solution B cause-effect C general-specific D time / sequence

记叙文 a movie描述文 a picture说明文 a lecture议论文 a debate问题 - 解决因果总 - 分时间 / 顺序

2. Global analysis

His adventuresTim

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Aug 1966

1959

12 Dec

Won the 1st solo transatlantic sailing raceBegan the greatest voyage

Tried to fly round the worldDeed

s

28 May

29 Jan Arrived back in England

Set off from AustraliaArrived in Australia

2. Global analysis

Part division

Main IdeasParas

Parts

1 1-2

2 3-8

3 9

His decision to sail round the world alone

The accomplishment of his great voyage

The significance of his great voyage

1. ... he could do it, as he had lung cancer.2. Chichester was determined to carry out his

plan.3. Chichester did it all by himself.4. Chichester covered 14,100 miles before …5. This was more than twice the distance anyone

had previously sailed alone.6. He received a warm welcome from the …7. He must not go any further.8. After resting in Sydney … Chichester set off

once more in spite of his friends’ attempts to …

3. Detailed reading

9. The second half of his voyage was by far the more dangerous part, during which he sailed …

10. The next night, the blackest he had ever known, the sea became so rough that the boat almost turned over.

11. … that if anything should happen, the nearest person he could contact by radio,

12. I feel as if I had wakened from a nightmare. 13. Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ knighted him with the

very sword that …14. In doing so, he had undoubtedly …

3. Detailed reading

4. Picture talk

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5. Inspiring quotations

1. Where there is a will, there is a way. 有志者，事竟成。

3. Perseverance is vital to success. 毅力为成功所必需。

2. No cross, no crown.

成功来之不易。4. Success doesn’t come easy.

不吃苦中苦，难为人上人。

Clean-handed, left-handed, transfer, resolute, retirement, clip, yacht, staff, pilot, devise, equipment, discovery, uncover, former, persuasive, dissuasive, discourage, treachery, unfortunately, misfortune, touch, awake, awaken, mare, accomplishment, adventurous, risky, conquest, conqueror, no doubt, doubtful, in addition, furthermore …

IV. Enriching your word power (33-35)

Word Family

Simplified sentence structure

1. It was a new 16-metre boat.

2. They are nineteenth century clipper ships.

3. He covered 14100 miles before stopping in Sydney.

4. He set off once more in spite of his friends’ attempts to dissuade him.

5. He’s very active in spite of his old age.

Sentence Structure

1. Fortunately there was a hospital nearby and we took him there at once.

2. After succeeding in landing on George Island, the captain sent a radio message to the headquarter.

3. He is determined to continue his experiment but this time he’ll do it another way.

4. When she read the novel, she couldn’t help thinking of the five years she had spent in the countryside.

Translation Practice

5. Mary thought it difficult to carry out her plan all by herself.

6. We didn’t think he could cover the distance in a quarter of an hour, but he succeeded in doing it.

7. Even after his doctor told him he had lung cancer, Chichester would not give up his old dream of sailing round the world.

8. I was busy making a new device for catching rats when Mark came and dragged me out to a flower show.

Translation Practice

How to read a text It is advisable to read a

comprehension passage at least twice: first to obtain a general impression of the text, second to concentrate on the important details. Sometimes a third reading is necessary to check difficult items. (40)

Reading Skill

Reducing clauses to phrases or words

Whenever writing in English, everyone should keep in mind the following principle: never use a sentence where you can use a phrase; never use a phrase where you can use a single word. In this way, your writing will become more compact and lucid.

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