Unit 1 Ocean in Our Eyes
TextA Oceans and Continents
TextB Coastal Climates
TextC The Battle at Hampton Roads between the Virginia and the Monitor
Unit 2 Ocean in Our Society
TextA Ocean and Economy—Chinese Marine Economy
TextB Ocean and History—The Age of Discovery
TextC Eleanor Creesy: Navigator of One ofthe Fastest Sailing Ships
Unit 3 International Maritime Organization (IMO)
TextA Introduction to IMO
TextB History of IMO
TextC The 60th Anniversary of the Adoption of the IMO Convention
Unit 4 International Maritime Conventions
TextA Introduction to STCW
TextB Introduction to SOLAS
TextC Introduction to MARPOL
Unit 5 Careers at Sea
TextA “Go to Sea!”
TextB A Sea of Opportunities
TextC Man on the Go
Unit 6 Ship Crew
TextA The Organization of a Ship's Crew
TextB Seafarers' Professions and Ranks
TextC Seamen's Certificates
Unit 7 Types of Merchant Ships
TextA Types of Merchant Ships
TextB Ship Documents and Classification
TextC Oasis of the Seas—The Floating City
Unit 8 Ship Structure and Equipment
TextA Ship Structure
TextB Ship Systems and Equipment
TextC Ship Repair and Maintenance
1.Comprehension
Answer the following questions.
1.What names are given to the seven continents and four oceans on the earth?
2. What is the percentage of water on the earth's surface?
3.What are the two imaginary lines for the two hemispheres?
4.What is the grid system created for?
5.How do ship captains and airplane pilots use the coordinate?
2.Match the words and phrases in Column A with their explanations in Column B.
Column A Column B
1) equator a.its longitude is defined to be 0°
2) hurricane b.a continent round the South Pole
3) grid c.dividing the earth into northern and southern hemispheres
4) the prime meridian d.a network ofregularly spaced lines on a map
5) Antarctica e.a half of the-earth
6) Atlantic f.a set of letters or symbols used to represent the basic set of speech sounds of a language
7) alphabet g.of or adjoining the Atlantic Ocean
8) hemisphere h.a storm with a violent wind.
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