是荷蘭船員和探險家

1、Unit 2 Crossing LimitsPeriod 1 Warming up & Listening & SpeakingStep 1 lead in ask the students some questionsDo you know what sport is the most fashionable, challenging and exciting in the world?(F! cycle race,challenging limits,such as bungee jumping,boxing,exploring.)There are a variety of explor

2、ations.Can you give some examples?(space explorations,ploar explorations,desert explorations,field explorations,voyage explorations)Step2 talk about the pictures in the SBl Zheng He, in the year between 1405 and 1433, seven large treasure fleets sailed westwards on voyages of trade and exploration.

3、Under the command of Zheng He, the fleets set sail from the South China Sea across the Indian Ocean to the Red Sea, and then traveled further south, discovering the eastern coast of Africa. He renewed relations with the Kingdoms of the East African coast.One African king sent the Ming emperor a roya

4、l present: two gifaffes.l James Cook (1728-1779) was the greatest Britain navigator. Cook enlisted in the Royal Navy in 1755. In 1768 he was promoted and sent to the Pacific where he surveyed Tahiti, New Zealand, and Australia. On his famous second expedition (1772-75) he explored Antarctica. In 177

5、6 he undertook his third and final voyage in which he explored the West coast of North America and tried to locate a passage between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. On this voyage he discovered the Hawaiian Islands, and sailed up the coast of North America through the Bering Straits to the Arctic O

6、cean. On his return he was killed by Hawaiian islanders.l Italian-born explorer Christopher Columbus broke with tradition in 1492, sailing west in an attempt to find a shorter route to India and China. Columbus based his calculations for the journey on Biblical scripture, specifically the books of E

7、sdras in the Apocrypha.l On August 3rd, 1492, Columbus departed from Palos de la Frontera, Spain, on the first of several voyages to what he later called the “New World.”l Abel Janszoon Tasman (1603 年- 1659) 是荷蘭船員和探險家, 出生在Lutjegast, 一個村莊在Groningen 省, 最早知道為他的遠(yuǎn)航1642 年和1644 年, 在VOC (Dutch East India Co

8、mpany 的) 服務(wù)。他是第一歐洲遠(yuǎn)征達(dá)成范Diemen 的Land (現(xiàn)在塔斯馬尼亞島) 并且新西蘭海島。他并且測繪了澳洲的堅固部份。 posssible answers: Q2,seven.Theyre Asia,Afria,Europe,North America,South America,Oceania and Antarctica.Q3,Winds and waves on the sea, losing their way,lack of food and drinking water,pirates,languages,communication devices and di

9、seasesl Q4,explore,challenge,brave,luck,lackof,hardship,death,disease,success,failure , wealth,knowledge,technology,information, equipl Describe the dangers and challenges by using the followingmake a discovery, expedition, explore the unknown. do scientific research, map the coast, find a new landm

10、ass, hit a rock, meet with storm, fight against the natives, land , set out/sail for, by sea/radio/flag language Step3 listening Step4 speaking l Present opinion:1.From my understanding,I fond it possible that-2.IN my opinion,nobody has the right to-3.For the sake of-, I believe -4.In respect for -,

11、we should -5.Everything has two sides, but I -6.By no means should we sacrifice peoples life in the name of science-7.First,-Seecond,-Third,-Step5 Language points1.what sort of questions do you think the reporter . sorts of各種各類的 a sort of一種 eg: you can see sorts of fishes under the sea. do you think

12、 是插入語,放在特殊問句疑問詞之后,其后的句子應(yīng)用陳述語序. eg: When do you think they will come back?2. What modern means can explorers means 方式,方法 (單復(fù)數(shù)同形)make use of make good/full use of3. In which way will a human trip to be similar to.與相似 eg: The gold is similar to brass in color.4.In their work, scientists meet with meet

13、with ,come across come up with, run into遇到,碰上 Eg: While reading, you are sure to come across some new words. make decisions about. 對作出決定 about which 在句中引導(dǎo)一帶有介詞的定語從句, 修飾先行詞situations5.When Captain James Cook landed in.take possession of 把占為己有,占領(lǐng),奪取e.g. Dont take possession of the wallet,though you pi

14、cked it up in the street. in the name of 以 名義,代表e.g. The police arrested him in the name of the law.4.Instead of sending people, we can send robots equipped with. instead of 代替, 而不是e.g. Instead of going to the museum, they finally decided to go to the park.equipped with “ 裝備”, 過去分詞短語作定語equip with.,

15、be equipped with.e.g. All the police are equipped with guns and bullets. equipment n. 設(shè)備,配置do observations for 為 去做觀察Period 2 and 3 readingStep1 Scanning Title Reaching Out Across the OceanThesis sentence Many great explorers made expeditions across the Indian Ocean long before Columbus, among whom

16、Zheng He was the most prominent.Main idea(beforeZheng He)P2China had contacts with countries along the Indian Ocean from the early time, and during ancient time explorers had begun to contact with each other.Main idea(before Zheng He)P3Between the Han and the early Tang Dynasty, Swahili kingdoms and

17、 the islands off the African coast developed into the world trade centre and attracted merchants from the world.Main idea(before Zheng He)P4During the Tang Dynasty, Du Huan, who traveled to many lands, wrote the book Record of My Travels.P5In the eleventh century, the Africans made several voyages t

18、o the court of the Song Dynasty.Mainidea(afterZheng He)P6By the beginning of the fifteenth century the time was ripe for a grand meeting.P7In the years between 1405 and 1433, under the command of Zheng He, seven large treasure fleets sailed westwards on voyages of trade and exploration.Main idea(aft

19、er Zheng He)P8Zheng He renewed relations with the kingdoms of the East African coast.P9The fleet made several expeditions before the exploration was stopped.Step2Judge the following sentences True or False1. The Europeans were the first Explorers to travel to other countries.2. Accurate maps of the

20、countries around the Indian Ocean were made before the fifteenth century.3. In the years between 1405 and 1433 , Zheng He sailed westwards only on voyages of exploration.4 Zheng He invited African countries to send ambassadors to China.Step3Put the sentences in good order.1.In the eleventh century,

21、the Africans made several voyages to the court of the song dynasty.2.Merchants from the Arabic countries began to travel to the Swahili kingdom and the islands off the African coast to trade with them.3.People of the Han Dynasty exchanged silk for spices and glass with Indians and Romans by way of t

22、he Silk Road.4. The Chinese traveller, Du Huan, wanderedThrough Arabic countries for about 10 years.5.Christopher Columbus and other European explorers searched for routes to Asia.6. Zheng He made seven voyages and discovered the eastern coast of Africa.Step4 Language points1. reach reach out reach

23、for Please reach me that book.Not a single word reached my ears.He reached out his hand for the knife , but it was too far away.We must reach out to those in need.Jim reached for a gun but he was stopped.2.puzzleWhat puzzles me is why they didnt show up. He looked a little puzzled. We finally puzzle

24、d out the meaning of the poem Her decision was a puzzle to him Im in a puzzle as to how to cope with the new situations. 3. search search for search - for in search ofThe police searched the prisoner to see if he had a gun.I searched shop after shop for my sistersbirthday present.The parents searche

25、d for their lost boy here and there , but they didnt find him. I will make a search for your book.I looked everywhere in search of my glasses.4. long before before long(= soon )There was a lively market long before.Before long you will understand what I said is good for you.I had waited him long bef

26、ore he came.It wont be long before you see him again.It was long before they escaped from thecruel prison.5. find ones way feel /make / fight /push ones wayI hope you can find the way home.She couldnt find the way out of the building. The soldiers fought their way through thefierce enemies.6.exchang

27、e exchange-for in exchange forId like to exchange five apples for five eggs.Mary exchanged her seat with Ann.He is giving her French lessons in exchangefor his English lessons7. an island off the coast of the southeast Keep off the grassland ! cut a piece off the loaf The ship was brown off its cour

28、se.8.wander ( 常與about /in/ through連用)The children wandered in the woods.The river wanders through beautiful country. They wandered up and down the road aimlessly.His mind wandered back to his college life.9. command The officer commanded his men to fire.He commanded that everyone make the best of th

29、e chance of senior three.The army is under the command of general Washington.Bill is in command of the fleet.10.volunteer.C1. 自愿參加者,志愿者(+for)(+to-v) The volunteers for community service are doing a good job. 社區(qū)服務(wù)的志愿者做得很出色。2. 志愿兵,義勇兵 Many Australians fought as volunteers on the Allied side. 許多澳大利亞人作為

30、志愿兵與盟軍一起戰(zhàn)斗。vt. 1. 自愿(做)(+to-v) They volunteered to repair the house for the old lady. 他們主動提出替老太太修繕房子。2. 自愿提供,自愿給予 She volunteered the information. 她自動提供了這一消息。vi. 1. 自愿;自愿服務(wù)(+for) He volunteered for the hard and unprofitable job. 他自愿做這苦差使。2. 自愿當(dāng)兵(+for) When the war broke out, he volunteered for the M

31、arine Corps. 戰(zhàn)爭爆發(fā)時,他自愿參加了海軍陸戰(zhàn)隊。11.suggest vt.1. 建議,提議+v-ing+(that虛擬)+wh-I suggest our going to the park on Sunday. 我建議我們星期天去公園。The dentist suggested that she (should) come another day. 牙醫(yī)建議她改天再來。2. 暗示;啟發(fā)+(that陳述)Her expression suggested pleasure./that she was pleased. 她面露喜色。3. 使人想起,使人聯(lián)想到(+to) That c

32、loud suggests a boat to me. 那朵云使我聯(lián)想到船。12.accomplish vt. 1. 完成,實現(xiàn),達(dá)到They didnt accomplish the purpose desired. 他們沒有達(dá)到預(yù)期的目的。They have accomplished their mission successfully. 他們成功地完成了任務(wù)。2. 走完,度過She has accomplished 95 years of her life. 她已達(dá)九十五高齡。The journey was accomplished in five weeks. 花了五個禮拜走完全部旅程

33、。13refer to1. 查閱，參閱 A person refers to a dictionary to find the meaning of the words.2. 指而言，指的是 I knew the lady was referring to Bill when she spoke of a bright young boy.3. 把稱作(as) Dont refer to your sister as a silly cow!referto 1. 指導(dǎo)；讓找Our teacher refers us to many good books.If he needs any furt

34、her information, refer him to me.2. 歸功于；歸咎于 He referred his success to the good teaching hes had.14.arise (arose, arisen) vi.1. 升起,上升 A heavy mist arose from the lake. 湖面起了濃霧。2. 產(chǎn)生,出現(xiàn),形成(+from/out of)Unexpected difficulties arose in the course of their experiment. 在他們進(jìn)行實驗的過程中,出現(xiàn)了意想不到的困難。Between the copartners serious disagreements arose. 合伙人之間產(chǎn)生了嚴(yán)重分歧。Period 4Step1Scanning Title Going High: the Pioneers of the Third Pole P1 By the middle of 1920s, Mount Qomolangma remained to be greatest challenge for human