1、The greatest Navigational journey A lesson in survival高中英语人教版选修九Unit TwoThe greatest Navigational journey A lesson in survival How captain Blight led his followers to survive the long and tough journey in an open boat and returned to England successfully.ComprehensionPlease Skim the passage and get
2、the main idea.ComprehensionScan the passage:True or False1.I was forced to join Captain Bligh in the small boat.2.After the crew took over the ship“Bounty”,Captain Bligh was allowed to take with him a chart,a compass and a quadrant.3.It was very difficult for us to get a correct reading from the qua
3、drant as the boat moved constantly during the course.4.Captain Bligh used a system called“dead reckoning”and he knew there was land directly southwest of their original position.FFTF 5.Captain Bligh was as weak as the rest of us but he was determined not to give up.6.Captain Bligh kept us busy and t
4、ried to take our minds off our stomachs and thirst all the way.7.We finally escaped the jaws of death and arrived in Timor over fifty days after being set loose in our small boat.TTF First,he showed his leadership qualities by sharing the food and water fairly with the men in the boat.Everyone was t
5、reated equally Second,he kept everyone in the boat cheerful by discussing what they would do when they arrived safely.No one was allowed to thinkabout what might happen if they did not arrive!Third,he kept them occupied by organizing the complicated mathematical calculations and tried to take their
6、minds off troublesGroup work:further reading When captain Blight returned home he was honored as a hero.Discuss in groups whether he should receive a special medal or not.Affective education After learning the text,as senior three students,what can we learn from Captain Blight in our life?Ill take C
7、aptain Blight as my role model because.Life is full of ups and downs,peaks and valleys.Everyone may well encounter various setbacks.In reality，we must face up to the hardships and pains because life,as it really is，is always filled with sorrows and joys.Dont lose heart when encountering difficulties
8、.Just take it easy and do everything in your power to handle it.Life will eventually give you much in return for a big heart.Hardship is a necessary part of our daily life.Perseverance can help us out of our hardships and difficulties.To my beloved boys and girls.I am _ to have sailed with Captain B
9、ligh on his journey of over 40 days through about 4,000 miles in an open boat _ the Pacific Ocean in 1789.In the beginning,on our _(depart),some of the crew took_the ship and the captain _(deposit)into a small boat.Thus we were caught _a dilemma.We decided to stick with him _thick and thin though we
10、 seemed to face _uncertain death.During the long and tough journey,we encountered many unexpectedhardships.Despite _(lack)of food and water,he kept us _(occupy)and cheerful to take our minds _ troubles.All the way he taught us how to cope _various situations.Finally they arrived at Timor _(success)a
11、nd they were honored as _(hero).The story shows that one mans spirit and his determination should not _(defeat)by circumstances.Summaryproudacrossdepartureoverwas depositedinthrough anlackoccupiedoffwithsuccessfullyheroesbe defeatedYou could not imagine a more disturbing sight than what we looked li
12、ke when arriving in Timor over forty days after being set loose in our small boat.AnalyzeTranslationcould notmore 是比较级放在否定句中表示最高级的含义。句中的when与after 均做时间状语。你简直无法想象我们被放逐在小船上漂泊了40天后在帝汶岛登陆时的凄惨样子。Complex sentences 1.Im proud to have sailed with Captain Blight _his journey of over 40 days _about 4,000miles
13、 _an open small boat _the Pacific Ocean.2.On our _(depart)from Tahiti,some crew took _the ship.And those of us on board _(catch)in a dilemma.3.As you can see from the map we kept _a straight course pretty well.4.The captain kept us busy_(read)the tables to work out our position.5.It was the extreme
14、lack of water that was hard to cope with _(psychology)6.He kept us busy and tried to take our minds _our _ (stomach).Challenge yourself！-Grammar Filling：onthroughinacross departureoverwere caughttoreadingpsychologicallyoffstomachsHomeworkNow write a report to your leader explaining to him why you th
15、ink Captain Bligh should or should not receive the medal.Follow these steps.1.Write down your ideas in the order as they occur to you.2.Number the ideas so that they are in a logical order.3.Each paragraph should explain one of the reasons why Captain Bligh should get the medal or not.4.Your last paragraph should emphasize again the most important reasons why you think Captain Bligh should or should not get the medal
