Unit 2 ailing Round the World 新.ppt

1. Warm-up Questions 2. Background Information 3. Global Reading 4. Detailed Reading 5. Exercises Do you want to sail / travel round the world? Why? If you had the chance to travel around the world, where would you go? Dream-Travel around the world no time no money responsibility to take ... retiretoo old to move safe In 1492, European explorer Christopher Columbus sailed west across the Atlantic Ocean hoping to reach Asia. Instead, he reached lands that were unknown to Europeans. Those lands were later named the Americas. gale: 大风 breeze 微风 gust 阵风 storm 暴风 hurricane 飓风 typhoon 台风 But he did not listen. by far so far By far, the following part of his voyage was the more dangerous part, and during this part he sailed round the treacherous Cape Horn. Useful Expressions 1. 开始/着手做某事 set out to do sth. 2. 环球航行 sail round the world 3. 让朋友们感到吃惊 surprise one’s friends 4. 放弃做某事 give up doing sth. 5. 享受做某事的乐趣 enjoy doing sth. 6. 横渡大西洋航海比赛 transatlantic sailing race 7. 周游世界 go round the world 8. 下定决心实施某人计划 be determined to carry out one’s plan 9. 年满…岁 at the age of 10. 独自做某事 do…all by oneself 11. 受到…的热烈欢迎 receive a warm welcome from… 12. 在岸上 on shore 13. 不顾…的多方劝阻做某事 do…in spite of one’s attempt to dissuade sb. 14. 海面上波涛汹涌。 The sea becomes rough. 15. 小船几乎被风浪掀翻。 The boat almost turns over. 16. 大海又恢复了平静。 The sea has become calm again. 17. 禁不住做某事 can not help doing 18. 给…发去电文 send the message to 19. 从噩梦中醒来 waken from the nightmare 20. 感到好像 feel as if 21. 经历并战胜了恐惧 experience and conquer fear 23. 依赖 depend on 24. 赋予…以新的自豪感 give … new pride 25. …得多 by far III. Vocabulary Activities 2. 1) retire 2) device 3) contact 4) conquered 5) gave up，nearby 6) all by herself 7) nightmare 8) accomplished 9) Moreover 10) by far 11) was determined 12) turned over 13) Fortunately 14) following 15) In spite of 3. 1) can’t help feeling/thinking 2) I / he/ she … wakened 3) dissuade him form 4) set out