课标人教实验版高三Module9Unit2培训教材.pptVIP

课标人教实验版高三 Module 9 Unit 2;Reading;Discuss;2. Which do you think was easier to work out: latitude or longitude?;4. Which ones do you think are still used today?;Comprehending;2) Why are speed and time important in working out the longitude of a ship? Speed and time are important in finding out the longitude of a ship because the earth moves fifteen degrees westwards every hour. If you know your direction, speed and time, you can work out the approximate longitude or change in your position in relation to the stars.;3) Why is the position of the sun and various stars useful for working out latitude? 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.;2. Suppose you were a sea captain aiming to sail round Africa. Discuss in groups: 1) What skills would you seek in your sailors? 2) What problems would you anticipate for this journey?;3. Read the passage again and use the information to analyse the navigational skills.;;4. There were two methods to find longitude: 1)_______________________ 2)__________________________________ ;1. How do you think seamen found their way before modern accurate methods of navigation were invented? 在现代精确的导航法尚未发明之前, 你认为航海员是怎样探路的?;①这是一个“特殊疑问词+do you think…” 的双重疑问句结构。除think以外believe，guess, suppose等词也可以用于此结构。 What do you suppose has happened to him? 在I think／believe／guess／suppose/ imagine等词的句式中，如果从句有否定，否定词应该前移，即否定转移。 I don’t think he will come． I think he will not come．;② invent vt．发明，创作；虚构，杜撰 Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876. 1876年阿历山大·格雷厄姆·贝尔发明了电话。 The whole story was invented. 整个故事是虚构的。 inventor n．发明者，发明家，创造者 invention n．发明，创造；发明物;discover： invent： Gilbert ___________electricity, but Ed