M9U2 Sailing the Ocean Using Language The Greatest Navigational Journey A Lesson in Survival

Words:

Bounty: the name of the shipTahiti: the name of an islandTimor: the name of another islanddeparture: leave , go awaydeposit: put sth.\sb. down in a placedrawback: shortcomingtension: feeling of nervousset loose: start offin a dilemma:dead reckoning:jaws of death:

进退两难航位推算鬼门关

captaincrew

船长船员

邦蒂号塔希提岛帝汶岛离开放缺点紧张出发

The Greatest Navigational Journey A Lesson In Survival

What’s the style of the text?

A. Narration ( 记叙文 )

B. Argument ( 议论文 )

C. Exposition ( 说明文 )

Prediction:

(Predicate the style of the text according to the title.)

Captain Bligh and his crew1789 across the Pacific OceanThe captain and some crew were deposited in a small boat by others. 40 days later, they finally arrived in Timor and became heroes.Tried their best to keep the course and fought with starvation and thirst.

Skimming:

这是经典好莱坞影片 The Mutiny on the Bounty ( 《叛舰喋血记》 ) 记载的一段故事。 1789 年，英国皇家海军“邦蒂号”战舰的大副，不满舰长威廉布莱的领导，带领水手哗变，把舰长和 18 名船员驱入一条仅有 23 英尺的小船，在南太平洋上漂流了约 4000英里，历时 7 周，最后获救。

Background:

Main idea:

Sum up the main idea using the five elements:

Captain Bligh and his crew were deposited in a small boat by others in 1789 when sailing across the Pacific Ocean. After trying to keep the course and fighting with starvation and thirst, they finally arrived in Timor 40 days later and became heroes.

Sum up the main idea using five elements

Read the text again and answer the following questions:1. What happened to the captain and some of

crew?2. What was the captain allowed to take?3. What did the captain do every day?4. What did they have every day?5. What’s the most worrying problem?6. When the food and water was running out,

what’s the attitude of the crew and the captain?7. What happened when they finally arrived in

Timor?

Scanning: ask and answer:

1. What happened to the captain and some of crew?

Some of the crew took over the ship and deposited the captain and other crew into a small boat.

2. What was the captain allowed to take?He was allowed to take only a compass and

a quadrant.

3. What did the captain do every day?He used a system called “dead reckoning” to plot the position and tried to keep a straight course, as well as kept the crew busy working out their position.4. What did they have every day?They had one piece of bread and one cup of water.

5. What’s the most worrying problem?

It was the extreme lack of fresh water.

6. When the food and water was running out, what’s the attitude of the crew and the captain?

The crew nearly gave up while the captain was determined to struggle, continuing the navigational measurements and trying to keep them alive.

7. What happened when they finally arrived in Timor?

Finally they arrived in Timor after 40 days and became heroes.

Retelling:

Retell the text according to your answers and thefollowing key words.

1)some crew ,took over, ship, deposited, boat2) the captain ,“dead reckoning”, to plot… position, keep… course, kept … busy3)one piece of bread, one cup of water4)lack of fresh water5)the crew, gave up , the captain , continued, keep…alive6) Timor, heroes

Retelling:On the departure from Tahiti,____________________________________________________________.Once they were at sea,___________________________________________________________________.What they had everyday was_____________________________________________________________.Meanwhile, the most worrying problem was________________________________________________.Gradually, as they were running out the food and water, ____________________________________.Finally, they________________________________.

Retell the story using key words

On the departure from Tahiti, some of the crew took over the ship, depositing the captain and other crew into a small boat. Once they were at sea, the captain used a system called “dead reckoning” to plot the position and tried to keep a straight course, as well as kept the crew busy working out their position. What they had everyday was one piece of bread and one cup of water. Meanwhile, the most worrying problem theyfaced was the extreme lack of fresh water. Gradually, as they were running out of the food and water, the crew nearly gave up while the captain was determined to struggle, continuing the navigational measurements and trying to keep them alive. Finally, they arrived in Timor after 40 days and became heroes.

Retelling:

Reading skills ：

1.To predicate the style according to the title.2.To sum up the main idea using the five elements.3.To retell the story using the key words.

Sentences ：

1.Or should on stay on the “Bounty” with the crewand face certain death from the British Navy ifcaught? 2.He knew there was land directly northwest of ouroriginal position.3.Time was, after all, what we had a lot of!4.It was starvation quantities but the extreme lackof water was the hardest to cope withpsychologically.5. All the time the captain tried to preserve our good spirits by telling stories and talking hopefullyabout what would do when we got back to England.

Sentences ：6.The tension in the boat got worse as the supply offood and water gradually disappeared.7. He kept us busy and tried to take our minds offour stomachs and our thirst.8.You could not imagine a more disturbing sight Than what we looked when arriving in Timor over forty days after being set loose in our small boat.

1. incident n. 事件 , 事变 He could remember every incident in

great detail.

他能把每件小事的细节都记得清楚。 incident 附带的小事件，事端，政变 accident 意外事故 event 重大事件

1. incident n. 事件 , 事变 He could remember every incident in

great detail.

他能把每件小事的细节都记得清楚。 incident 附带的小事件，事端，政变 accident 意外事故 event 重大事件

Words &Expressions:

How did the ________ happen?

这起事故是怎么发生的？July 7th _________ 七七事变What were the chief ______ of last year?

去年主要的大事是什么？

accident

incident

events

On our departure from Tahiti, some of the crew took over the ship. on+n.+ 主语 +… 一……就……

(1) 他一到巴黎就被逮捕了。On his arrival in Paris, he was arrested.(2) 一听到这个好消息，他情不自禁地哭了。On hearing the good news, he couldn’t help crying.

2. departure n. 启程 , 出发 , 离开a departure lounge 候车室 departure date 动身日期depart vi. 离开 , 起程 , 逝世

2. departure n. 启程 , 出发 , 离开a departure lounge 候车室 departure date 动身日期depart vi. 离开 , 起程 , 逝世

3. crew n. 全体人员 , ( 工作 ) 队 The plane had seventy passengers and

a crew of ten.

飞机上有 70 名乘客和 10 名机务人员。 注意 : 做主语时 , 如看作整体 , 谓语用单数 ; 如看作成员 , 谓语用复数。 The crew on board the plane ___ small.

The crew _____ busy preparing.

3. crew n. 全体人员 , ( 工作 ) 队 The plane had seventy passengers and

a crew of ten.

飞机上有 70 名乘客和 10 名机务人员。 注意 : 做主语时 , 如看作整体 , 谓语用单数 ; 如看作成员 , 谓语用复数。 The crew on board the plane ___ small.

The crew _____ busy preparing.

was

were

4. deposit

v. 放置 , 放下放置，安置； 托付，寄存；存钱 She deposited her money in the bank.

他把钱存到银行里。

4. deposit

v. 放置 , 放下放置，安置； 托付，寄存；存钱 She deposited her money in the bank.

他把钱存到银行里。

5. thirst n. 渴 , 口渴 , ( ～ for) 渴望 , 热望The soldiers died of thirst in the desert.士兵们在沙漠中因长期干渴而死。He has a great thirst for knowledge.他有强烈的求知欲。thirsty adj. 口渴的 , 渴望的 , 热望的He is thirsty for news.他渴望获得新闻。

5. thirst n. 渴 , 口渴 , ( ～ for) 渴望 , 热望The soldiers died of thirst in the desert.士兵们在沙漠中因长期干渴而死。He has a great thirst for knowledge.他有强烈的求知欲。thirsty adj. 口渴的 , 渴望的 , 热望的He is thirsty for news.他渴望获得新闻。

Phrases in Reading 2:1.be proud to do2.be filled with3.take over4.on board5.drive sb. mad6.preserve one’s spirit7.be determined to do8.set loose9.jaws of death

thirst (thirsty)starvation (starve)departure survival (survive)exploration (explore)horizonreference (refer)crew dilemma tendency (tend)

incident reform deposit tear (vt.)simplify (simple)reliable compulsory precise awkward at the mercy of

Homework: 1. Dictation

2. 《金榜夺冠》课时作业：完型，信息匹配