Unit-2-Sailing-Round-the-World-新幻灯片课件.pptVIP

Sailing Round the World;1. Warm-up Questions 2. Background Information 3. Global Reading 4. Detailed Reading 5. Exercises;If you had the chance to travel around the world, where would you go?;Pyramid Sphinx;Dream-Travel around the world;If you decide to sail round the world, what would you need to take with you on the boat?;food; flashlight;book;safe;“It is always the adventurer who accomplishes great things.” (Montesquieu);Background Information; Background Information; Sir Francis Chichester(1901 – 1972) — English aviator and adventurer; ; ; ;; 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. ; Zheng He (1371-1433) — Chinese diplomat;;The king or Queen takes the sword of the person being honored or borrows one from someone present at the ceremony. The person about to be knighted kneels on one knee and bows his head respectfully in front of the King or Queen. The King or Queen touches with the sword first the left shoulder of the person bowing before him or her then the right shoulder and finally the top of the bowed head. While doing this the King or Queen says We dub thee Sir_______.;3. Global Reading; Global analysis-His adventures;Part division; Detailed Reading;single-handed: adj. adv. (done) by one person alone ; Before he sailed round the world single-handed, Francis Chichester had already surprised his friends several times.;But Chichester was determined to carry out his plan.;be determined to do sth. make up one’s mind to do sth. ; retire: vi. ;After a dance, the guests retired to their seats. ;voyage:;voyage, journey, travel trip; Collocation: ;Chichester did it all by himself, even after the main steering device had been damaged by gales.; gale: 大风 breeze 微风 gust 阵风 storm 暴风 hurricane 飓风 t