大学英语一册UnitTwoSailingRoundtheWorld.pptVIP

Attention ,please! 教学重点： 学习内容 Information related to the text Study of the words and phrases Difficult sentences Writing style and techniques Questions for consideration and discussion Sir Francis Chichester Born in Devon, Britain, in 1901, Sir Francis Chichester was a British adventurer. As a young man, he went to New Zealand, where he worked as a miner, salesman and land agent. After returning to England in 1929, he made a solo flight to Australia in a biplane. Two years later, in 1931, he piloted the first east-west flight over the Tasman Sea between New Zealand and Australia. He then planned to fly round the world, but the plane was severely damaged in an accident in Japan. Cape Horn At the southernmost part of Chile, South America. It is famous for its treacherous geographic environment. All the water between South America and the Antarctic Ocean is squeezed through this narrow, shallow gap. Sometimes, the waves there may be as high as 50 feet. Knights and Knighthood Knights were the highest class of fighting men in Europe during the Middle Ages. There were other classes of fighting men, such as the lowly foot soldiers. But the knights, who fought on horseback, were the aristocrats of the battlefield. The great heroes of the time, both in story and in fact, were knights. Knighthood ceremony Study of the words and phrases Difficult sentences Difficult sentences * * 大学英语第一册 Unit Two Sailing Round the World 教学目的： 巩固虚拟语气的用法。 对“he had given men throughout the world new pride”的 理解。 通过对Francis Chichester身患绝症却只身一人在独木 舟上环球航行过程的学习，使学生能够体会并学习 他不屈不挠和勇往直前的拼搏精神. ? ? ? ? ? Click for your selection above. ? By the year 1500 the time of the knight as fighting man was over. Hired foot soldiers replaced the mounted knights. But knighthood did not die out altogether. Today in Great Britain, knighthood is an honorary award given to outstanding people in recognition of some remarkable work they have done. A man with the rank of knight is called “