Unit2LearningaboutLanguage,Seeingthedarkcloudsabovehim,Georgehurriedforhome.1Replacethewordsunderlinedbyonesofsimilarmeaningfromthereadingpassage.overheadDiscoveringusefulwordsandexpressions,2SailingaboatalonefarawayfromtheshoremadeFlora'sparentsworryabouthersafety.3Clare,wouldyoupleaseputyourbicyclenexttotheothersintheshed?offshorealongside,4"Whydon'tyouplotamoresimpleroutewiththesmallestnumberofstops?"askedMary.5Settingoutonalongjourneybyseawithunskilledsailorswouldbedangerousespeciallyiftherewerenomodernnavigationalinstruments.simplifiedminimumvoyageseamen,____________anywhere____________upload____________inward____________unreliable____________landflower____________strongpointnowheredownloadoutwardreliableseaweedshortcoming2Findthewordsfromthereadingpassagethataretheoppositeofthesecompoundwords.,3Writedownthewordsyouknow,whicharerelatedtonavigationandsea.NavigationSeanavigate,navigational(instruments:compass,bearingcircle,astrolabe,quadrant,sextant),sail,sailor,voyage,latitude,seaman,seaweed,seafood,shore,offshore,onshore,beach,beach-ballseabed,sea-bird,,NavigationSealongitude,equator,horizon,captain,sailor,land,island,setsail,nauticalmiddles,explore,explorationseagull,seashell,seaside,seawater,seasick,coast,coastline,coastal,tide,wave,current,,Samuelthesailorwasextremelygoodatplottinghiscourseusingthestarsasa_________.Onedayhewasdeterminedtosetoutona_______acrossanunknownseatoanunknowncontinent.referencevoyageCompletethefollowingparagraphwiththewordsbelow.preciseoutwardnowhereawkwardreferenceseaweedacceleratemercyrandomlyvoyageapproximate,Hesetoutwithhisinstrumentssohewouldnotbeatthe_____ofthesea.Hefoundonhis________journeyarockyisland.Itseemedtobecoveredinnests.Suddenly,asSamuellooked,anenormousbirdswoopeddownandpickedhimupasifhewerea/an_______parcel.It__________itsspeedandrosestraightupintotheairsoastoreachthe_______placeontherockswhereitsnestlay.mercyoutwardawkwardaccelerateprecise,Oncethere,itshookitselfandthrewSamuelinthe____________directionofthenest.Thereseemedtobe________tohidebutthenhenoticedlotsof________onhisleftandquicklyhidunderit.Thebirdlandednearbyandpecked_________attherocks.Samuelrolledoverswiftlyandfoundhimselfattheedgeofthecliff.approximatenowhereseaweedrandomly,Helookeddownslowlywithabeatingheart.Belowhimwashisboatlying_________theshore!"HowluckyIam!"Samuelthoughttohimself.Hethengaveamightyleapandlandedinit.Onceinsidehecouldsafelysailaway.alongside,1JamesCookwasagreatEnglishnavigatorandPacificOceanexpeditionleader.Revisingusefulstructures1ReadtheinformationbelowandlearnmoreaboutCaptainCook.Thenunderlinethepredicatesinthesentences.,Hehadnotonlyanoutstandingabilityinnavigationandexploration,butalsoarealconcernforsailors'health.Hecarriedoutcompulsorydietaryreformsthatwerecopiedbymanyothershipcaptains.3HehadledthreegreatPacificvoyagesduringhislife.,4InhisfirstPacificvoyagein1769,JamesCookroundedCapeHorn,thenspentsixmonthschartingNewZealand,andfinallyexploredandclaimedpossessionofeasternAustralia.5In1772,CaptainCooksetsailtolookfora"theorizedgreatsoutherncontinent".AlthoughtheycouldnotmanagetoreachtheAntarcticowingtotheice,hepredictedthatifitdidexist,itwouldhavetobeawasteland.,6In1776,CaptainCookstartedhisthirdPacificvoyage,searchingfortheNorthwestPassagefromthePacificOceantotheAtlanticOcean.Unfortunately,hewaskilledinadisputewithHawaiiannativesandhismen'sattemptattheNorthwestPassagewasunsuccessful.However,thisvoyageisstillrecognizedasespeciallysignificantinthehistoryofthediscoveryofthewestcoastofNorthAmerica.,Susan:Doyouthinkyou'llbegoingtothatpopconcertnextweek?Clare:No.Let'sforgetaboutthatasit'llsoonbetimeforourexams.Susan:____________________________Doyouneedtodomorerevision?2Completethefollowingdialogue,usingverbsintheirproperforms.Remembertoreadtheconversationbeforeandaftereachblankbeforeyoufillitin.,Clare:Idon'treallythinkIneedtodomorerevision.I'vedoneenoughbutit'llhelpmeforgettheconcertyou'llbeenjoying.Susan:_________________________________________________________Isthereanotherreasonwhyyoudon'twanttocometotheconcert?,Clare:Actuallythereisareason.Idon'tthinkI'mgoingtohaveenoughmoneyeventhoughI'vebeensavingespeciallyforthisoccasion.Susan:______________________________________________________________________________________________________.PerhapsIcanhelpyou.Ialwaysearnextramoneybycleaningcars.MyfatheralwayspaysmewhenIcleanhis,Clare:Well,thankyouforofferingtohelpme.I'llhappilycleanyourfather'scarifhe'llpaymetoo.Susan:__________________________________________________________I'msurehewill.He’salwaysbeenkindtomyfriends.,Clare:Ihopeyou'llthankhimforme.I'dneverbeallowedtocleanmyfather'scar.Heissoproudofithewon'tletanyonetouchit.Susan:___________________________________________________________Ohthisismyfather'sfourthcarsotheexcitementhaswornoffalittle.,Clare:Hisfourthcar?Mygoodness.Hemusthavebeenearningalotofmoneytohaveownedsomany.Susan:___________________________________________________________________Isupposeso.Hehashisownbusinesssoheneedsacarforhiswork.,Clare:OhIsee!Thatexplainsthings.Pleasewouldyouphonehimnowandaskhimwhenitwouldbeconvenientformetocleanit?Susan:_____________________________OfcourseI'lldothatrightaway.,Clare:That'ssokindofyou.NowwhileI'mdoingthecleaningperhapsyoucanorderourticketsfortheconcert.I'llgoandgetreadytobeginwork.Seeyousoon.Thanksandgoodbye.,Thankyou.
