Unit 2 Sailing Round the World 新

Unit 2 Sailing Round the Worldby Circle

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?

Sydney Opera House

Pyramid & Sphinx

White House

Eiffel Tower

the Great WallLijiang Wuzhen

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Dream-Travel around the world no time no money responsibility to take ... retire----too old to moveHero in the story -follow his dream

Dreams are just dreams Dream

age health uncertainties

If you decide to sail round the world, what would you need to take with you on the boat?

food

water

clothes

compass

flashlight

map shelter

medicine

lifebuoy

life jacket

book

wireless apparatus

What are the differences between Travelling and adventures? Travelling Adventures Zheng He Columbus Magellan

safe in histroyknown certain

dangerousunknown uncertain

4. List advantages for adventures. Know ourselves better develop our potential learn to deal with difficulties fear- courage wisdom “It is always the adventurer who accomplishes great things.” (Montesquieu)

Background Information

Background Information* Sir Francis Chichester 西切斯特 * Columbus 哥伦布

* Zheng He 郑和 * Elizabeth II 伊丽莎白二世*

Knighthood Ceremony

Sir Francis Chichester(1901 – 1972) — English aviator and adventurer In 1929, he made a solo flight to Australia in a biplane(双翼飞机) .In 1931, he made the first eastward flight across Tasman Sea塔斯曼海(在澳大利亚和 新西兰之间)

from NewZealand to Australia.

In 1960, Chichester won the first solo transatlantic ocean race sailing from Plymouth, England to New York City in 40 days.

In 1966-1967, he sailed around the world alone in a 53- foot sailing

yacht 快艇.