人教版B9U2Reading概要.ppt

1 What is the use of a bearing circle, astrolabe, quadrant or sextant? ( ) What is the use of a compass? ( ) A to set the course of the ship B to measure the position of the ship C to measure the speed of the ship D to tell the time Speed and time are important in finding out the longitude of a ship because the earth moves fifteen degrees eastwards every hour. If you know your direction, speed and time, you can work out the approximate longitude or change in your position . The position of the sun and stars are useful for working out latitude because they are fixed points in the sky and their movements in relation to the earth are already known. So they can be used to measure a ships position. 4 Read the passage again and use the information to analyse the navigational skills. Write the answers in your own words. 2 A sailor knew that land was nearby if he saw ______________________________ _________________________________. 3 Sailors used _______________________ ______ to increase their speed. Using instruments 4 There were two methods to find longitude: 1 _________________________ 2 _________________________ _________________________. 5 Write down the working principles of the following instruments: Bearing circle: ________________________________ ________________________________. Astrolabe:________________________________ ________________________________. Quadrant: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________. 【知识拓展】 refer v. 提到，说起，涉及；参考，查 询，常与to连用。 S subject 主语 P predicate 谓语 O object 宾语 Att attribute 定语 Adv adverbial 状语 Com complement 补语 Pre predicative