51RXModule9Unit2Usinglanguage汇编.pptVIP

tear-tore-torn to make people in a country, an organization or other place fight or argue with each other. 使四分五裂，使分崩离析 to make sb feel very unhappy or worried使不快，使担心 to pull or cut sth violently so that it tears. 撕裂，扯开，撕破 to leave somewhere even though you would prefer to stay there; to take sth away from somewhere依依不舍地离开；忍痛离去；把...拿走 to pull or knock down a building, wall 拆毁，拆除（建筑物，墙等） to destroy a document, etc. by tearing it into pieces.撕毁，撕碎（文件等） 1. 攻击，袭击，抨击 (attack sb/sth) 2. 积极投入（to study doing sth with a lot of energy) Unit 2 Sailing the oceans Using language The greatest navigational journey “True” or “False”? 1. I joined the captain in the small boat because I think the journey to be challengeable. 2. The only instruments the captain was allowed to take were a compass and a quadrant. F T 3. We couldn’t get a correct reading from the quadrant as the weather was bad. 4. Working out our position took us a great deal of time which made us worried. 5. The extreme lack of water was the hardest to cope with. F F T 6. The captain was determined not to give up although he is extremely weak. 7. After 30 days, we arrived in Timor. T F Get into groups of four and discuss these questions. 1. Why do you think this writer 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 Captain Bligh showed? Are these the only qualities needed for a good captain? Useful expressions 1 Sample dialogue Li Pei (LP), Du Zhou (DZ), Wen Fuqing (WF) and Liu Yongfu (LY) are discussing the journey and Captain Blighs leadership qualities. LP: Why are you convinced that this journey shows the greatest navigational skill? I’m 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, there’s that journey by Shackleton from Elephant Island in the Antarctic to get help from another