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1、Gus Unit Two TextUnit Two: Sailing Round The WorldI. Background information of the text Sir Francis Chichester Cape HornII. Introductory remarksParagraphs 1 2I. Please answer the following questions:1. Who was Francis Chichester?2. What did he do in 1931?3. What was his life-long dream?4. What did h

2、is friends and the doctors think of his plan? Why?5. When and at what age did he begin the greatest voyage of his life?II. Grammatical and structural points:1. His friends and doctors did not think he could do it, as he had lung cancer. (negation shift 否定转移)Example: I dont think he is intelligent. I

3、 dont believe it is true.2. Soon, he is away in his new sixteen-metre boat, Gipsy Moth.number + noun (singular) + nounExample:a) a five-year planb) a seven-day holidayc) a thirteenth century castleII. Words and expressions1. set out: begin a course of actione.g.: He set out to write an autobiography

4、.Compare: set off: begin (a journey)e.g.: The boys now set off for town together.2. single-handed (adj. & adv.): done by one person without help from the otherse.g: a) She accomplished the task by her single-handed efforts. (adj.)b) The job cannot be done single- handed. (adv.)Word formation: adj. +

5、 noun + ed = adj. or adv.e.g.: good-mannered; warm-hearted absent-minded; blue-eyed3. adventure (n.): 冒险e.g.: My father is fond of adventure.venture (n.): 冒险事业e.g.: Our company is a joint venture.4. fail (vi. & vt.)e.g.: He failed in the exam.He failed the exam.He failed to pass the exam. Her eyesig

6、ht is failing (vi. become weak) since she watches TV all day long. failure (n.); succeed (antonym)5. give up: abandon; stop doinge.g.: Chichest would not give up his old dream of sailing round the world.Compare: give in (surrender; yield) e.g.: a) The rebels were forced to give in. b) He had given i

7、n to my views.6. determined (adj.): patterns: a) be determined to do sth b) be determined + that clausee.g.: a) He is determined to continue his experiment. b) She was determined that no one should know her real name.7. carry out = implement (贯彻执行)e.g.: If you make a promise, it should be carried ou

8、t. compare: carry on = do or conduct (进行) e.g.: We should carry on the revolution to the end.8. retire (vi.): Professors usually retire at 60 in China. Each side retired (=withdraw) 15 miles from the frontier. He has retired from office (service). The writer usually retires (= go to bed) at midnight

9、.9. Compare: voyage: a long journey by sea journey: going to a distant place on land travel: a general word which means going to a distant place, by air, sea or train trip: a short journey for relaxation and pleasureParagraphs 3 4I. Please answer the following questions:1. What was the route Chiches

10、ter followed?2. When did he arrive in Australia?3. Who came to meet him?4. What did everybody say then? Did he listen?II. Grammatical and structural points:1. Chichester covered 14,100 miles before stopping in Sydney, Australia.Examples: They looked both ways before they crossed the street. (= befor

11、e crossing) He sent a radio message to his headquarters after he succeeded in landing on the moon.(= after succeeding in)2. This was more than twice the distance anyone had previously sailed alone.e.g.: He is twice the man he was.pattern: times + the + noun (of sth.)e.g: This room is twice the size

12、of that one.pattern: times as as e.g.: This room is twice as large as that one.III. Words and expressions:1. plenty of:e.g.: plenty of books/chairs/bottles/eggsplenty of water/sugar/money/time2. (all) by oneself: a) (completely) alone; b) without any helpe.g.: a) The big tree stands by itself on the

13、 hill. b) She thought it difficult to carry out her plan all by herself.3. device: a piece of equipmente.g.: A wind vane is a device to tell from which direction the wind blows.4. damage: (vt. & n.)e.g.: a) The scandal damaged (cause harm to) his career.b) The insurance company will pay for the dama

14、ge to my car.synonym: destroy = damage thoroughlye.g.: a) The earthquake destroyed the whole city.b) The damage to the boat was not serious.5. cover (v.): travel (a certain distance)e.g.: The Red Army covered 25,000 li on their long march.phrase: from cover (n.) to coveridiom: cover girl6. previousl

15、y = before; previous (adj.)e.g.: Previously the two were good friends.7. must not/mustnt; neednt/dont have toe.g.: a) You mustnt move any of the books on my desk.b) You neednt come tomorrow if you dont want to.Paragraphs 5 6I. Please answer the following questions:1. Did Chichester have any great difficulty? What happened to his boat? Was the boat seriously damaged?II. Grammatical and structural points:1. The second half of his voyage was by far the more