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Unit 6 综合英语精品课程组 李晓东
1. To grasp the key language points and grammatical structures in the text 2. To understand the main idea, structure of the text and the author’s writing style 3. To conduct a series of reading, listening, speaking and writing activities related to the theme I. Time Allotment 8 II. Teaching Objectives & Requirements
1. Key language points and grammatical structures in the text 2. Author’s writing style III. Key Points and Difficult Points in Teaching
1. Cultural background--- September 11 attacks IV. Teaching Process Warming up:It is impossible to choose. An integrated analysis of text I “ We’ve Been Hit!”
The most destructive attack of terrorism ever launched against the U.S. On Sep.11, 2001, a group of Islamic terrorists, widely believed to be part of the Al Qaeda network, hijacked three commercial airliners in midair, took over the controls and deliberately crashed them into the pentagon and the twin towers of the World Trade Center (WTC). The tower collapsed due to the fire caused by the initial crash. The death toll at the WTC ran to over three thousand people.
--- Tell what you know about the 9.11 attack. --- Describe a disaster you have experienced or have heard of and how people involved reacted to it. --- How do you view some people’s great courage to help others in the presence of disaster? 2. Pre-reading questions
The text describes a particular episode in the disaster that occurred on September 11, 2001 in New York in praise of the courage and compassion of man.It begins with the common people’s perception about the WTC. 3. The main idea of Text 1
The author also describes the initial reaction of people inside the WTC when the building was hit, and then a concrete example about how three people endeavored to save a heavyset man with their joint efforts. The text ends with the gathering of some of the survivors and the victims’ wives. It is a most touching scene. And it seems to suggest that the author has, from what is described above, reached the conclusion about the ultimate moral dilemma: “Save yourself, or save another”.
Part 1 (Para.1): In this paragraph two images are used to emphasize the power (steadiness) of the WTC. They are storms and drawstrings. Storms were nothing compared with the giant building, and even the swaying of the drawstrings was only an illusion. 5. Structural analysis of the text 1. The passage can be divided into four parts.
Questions: ---What are the two images used in p1 to emphasize the power of the WTC? --- Why are the functions of the two images?”Word explanation --- Illusion: opp- disillusion --- Be under an illusion --- Cherish an illusion --- Have no illusion about
Part 2 (Para.2-9): Paragraphs 2-5 present a picture of what happened immediately after the hit. Note the author uses the image of the drawstrings again, instead of an explicit description, to indicate the terrible force of the strike. After a few second of initial confusion, people began to try to find their way out. Such attempts are epitomized by the effort of the employees in May Davis.“burning jet fuel” refers to the fuel from the airplane.
Questions: --- What is the implication of the parallel sentences “For some … a matter of …” and “For some … as basic as…”?--- Is there any evidence that showed people’s concern for others? It is reported that the airplane struck into the WTC only a few minutes after it took off with its tanks full of fuel, which are said to have been the cause of the explosion that led to the collapse of the building.
Paraphrase ---P3 Mayblum would be … purgatory that morning. Word explanation---dilemma: a situation in which one has to make a difficult choice e.g. This is the industrialist’s dilemma: invest, and going bankrupt, or not invest and risk losing your share of the market.
Part 3 (Para.10-30): Paragraphs 10-14 depict the scene of Mayblum’s encounter with the heavyset man on the 53rd floor where Ramos and Hong offered timely help. Notice that the author uses various words to present the horrible situation inside the WTC: an extraordinary purgatory ( Paragraph 3 ), pandemonium ( Paragraph 9 ) .
Paragraphs 23-30 are the most moving part of the story. It tells us how, in the most dangerous moment when the heavyset man was completely exhausted, Ramos and Hong still insisted on helping him out of the building, no matter how the fireman ordered Hong to leave, and how Ramos decided to stay behind with the heavyset man.“the collapsing tower next door” refers to the South Tower which collapsed thirty minutes earlier than the North Tower.
Paragraph 10-14 It depicts the scene of Mayblum’s encounter with the heavyset man on the 53rd floor where Ramos and Hong offered timely help. Word explanation: Descend—descent (n) Calves---bull e.g. The male is called a bull and a young cow is called a calf; meat from a cow is called beef and meat from a calf is called veal.
They first got down to the 44th floor in the elevator which, fortunately, was still working. Then Ramos and Hong helped the man down to the 36th floor, which took them one hour and five minutes ( “one step at a time ” ). In paragraphs 15-22,students could get an idea how the three persons ( Ramos, Hong and the heavyset man ) managed to get down to the 36th floor. Paragraph 15-22 Question ---How did they manage to get down from the 53rd floor to the 36th floor?
Paragraph 23-30 It tells us how Ramos and Hong still insisted on helping the heavyset man out of the building. Word explanation: Persuade ---persuasion---persuasive Paraphrase: P24 --- The rumbles of the collapsing tower …energy. The rolling of the collapse of the south tower destroyed the man’s hope of climbing down the remaining stairs, and thus took away his remaining energy. Read this part with emotion
Part 4 (Para.31-34): These paragraphs make up the last part of the text which relates the gathering of some of the survivors and victims’ family memory of the dead after the disaster. The last paragraph is a condensed account of Ramos’s heroic deed. It echoes that sentence with a very moving picture. Notice the word “fade”, which literally means “to become unclear ”, suggests that Harry Ramos probably died in his attempt to save the heavy man.
to move or swing from side to side E.g. The dancer swayed to the music. 6.Language points: Lash to hit violently or suddenly E.g. The waves lashed (against) the rocks. Scoff to laugh at E.g. I came to the meeting to scoff but the speaker persuaded me. Sway
completely destructiveE.g. The US then launched its most devastating attack of the entire war. Illusion something that deceives a person by seeming to be realE.g. The mirror all round the walls give an illusion of greater space. Devastating
a place or condition of great suffering E.g. Angela has a very thin sharp voice; it’s purgatory to have to listen to her sing. Glance at to look quickly or briefly at E.g. I saw them glance at each other as if they knew something I didn’t. (fig.) In this book he only glances at the difficulties of the new government before passing on to the history of the country. Purgatory
a situation in which one has to make a difficult choice E.g. This is the industrialist’s dilemma: invest, and risk going bankrupt, or not invest and risk losing your share of the market. Dilemma
E.g. Seeing Judith’s worried face, Betty smiled reassuringly. Reassuring make someone feel less worried or frightened E.g. It’s reassuring to know that the children are being looked after. Reassuringly adv.
E.g. A few seconds after the explosion the street was full of panic-stricken people, fleeing in all directions. Panic to be suddenly frightened by something E.g. When the plane gets into difficulty in the sky, it is essential that the pilot should not panic. Panic-stricken a.
Collapse • (break into pieces and ) to fall down suddenly E.g. The bridge collapsed under the weight of the train. E.g. There was a loud explosion and the whole apartment block simply collapsed. 7. Questions for consideration --- What do you gain from the text?
Text 2Topics for discussion about Text 2: --- What was special about the World Trade Centre in New York? --- What makes Americans feel uneasy about extremely tall buildings? ---What do some experts think of skyscrapers now? what’s your ideaabout skyscrapers?
VI. Assignment Exercises in Students’ book Vocabulary exercises Grammar exercises: Translation exercises Exercises for integrated skills: spelling and passage dictation; close Oral activities Writing practice Listening exercises
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