Unit 2   Crossing limits

             unit 2   crossing limits
i.單元教學目標
技能目標skill goals
▲0 talk about exploring the world
▲1 practise judging situations and making decisions
▲2 review the predicate
▲3 write a persuasive essay
ii.目標語言
功    能    句    式 expressions to judge situations and make decisions:
a. expressions used to judge situations:
1. from my understanding, i find it possible that…
2. in my opinion, nobody has the right to…
3. for the sake of…, i believe…
4. in respect for…, we should…
5. everything has two sides, but i …
6. by no means should we sacrifice people’s life in the name of science…
b. expressions used to make decisions:
1. it’s hard to decide… however,
2. take everything into consideration, i …
3. in spite of…, i still believe…
4. i am likely to think… because…
5. my choice will be…
詞         匯 1. 四會詞匯
evaluate, various, key, origin, equip, puzzle, wealthy, asian, african, ambassador, wander, motherland, existence, accurate, navy, treasure, command, royal, embassy, zebra, volunteer, radium, dam, suggest, accomplish, sickness, unable, sacred, refer, aircraft, arise, evidence, chairman, praise
2. 認讀詞匯
christopher columbus, endeavor, marco polo, spice, ceylon, arab, westernmost, roman, empire, rhinoceros, horn, shanga, awareness, fleet, symbolic, sum, horizon, navigation, korea, the himalayas, sherpa, tibet, honesty, dedication, ideal, technological 
3. 詞組
in the name of, in exchange for, set sail, in return, bring up, apart from, refer to, run out
4. 重點詞匯
various, key, wealthy, accurate, wander, suggest, accomplish, arise, praise 
語         法 review the predicate:
1. a team of scientists discovers an important ancient grave near the village of native people.
2. i was reading a book about marco polo when you called.
3. we can send robots equipped with cameras and other tools to do observations for us.
4. the world map was a great puzzle to people of early civilizations.
5. a small bronze statue of lion has been found in the swahili town of shanga.

重     點      句      子 1. trade and curiosity have often formed the foundation for mankind’s greatest endeavor.
2. the arabic contacts to the african coast led to the next meeting between black people and a chinese.