Unit 6 Streets full of heroes

1. Unit 6 Streets full of heroes • I. Lead-in • Background information • II. Language Points • Sentence Study • Word Study • III. Guided Writing • IV. Presentation and Exercises

2. Lead-inBackground Information Firefighter’s response • Complete the paragraph about a firefighter’s response in emergency with the correct form of the words in Activity 5, P 85. chaotic extinguish heroism nightmare toll tragedy utmost

3. Firefighter’s response • For a firefighter arriving on the scene of a fire the first few minutes are usually the most (1)________. He has to (2)______________ the fire, he also needs to find out if human lives are in danger. When people are trapped inside a building he must act swiftly to prevent (3)__________, or, —in the (4)_____________ scenario — to keep the death (5)_______ to a minimum. Actions like these require the (6)________ degree of (7)__________. extinguish chaotic tragedy nightmare toll utmost heroism

4. Chief Richard “Pitch” Picciotto, the highest-ranking firefighter to survive the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center and the collapse of the Twin Towers The author of Last Man Down Richard Picciotto

5. a tribute to the 343 firefighters and some 3,000 civilians that lay dead in the rubble that surrounded Richard Picciotto on 9/11 attack a heartfelt remembrance of a day of infamy (臭名昭著) and profound humanity an immediate New York Times Best Seller upon its May, 2002 release. Last Man Down

6. Language PointsSentences Study Sentences 1 • I thought how we firemen were always saying to each other, “I’ll see you at the big one.” Or, “We’ll allmeet at the big one.” I never knew how it started, or when I’d picked up on it myself, but it was part ofour shorthand. Meaning, no matter how big this fire is, there’ll be another one bigger, somewhere downthe road. We’ll make it through this one, and we’ll make it through that one, too.

7. Translate the sentences into Chinese. • Key:我想起我们消防员平常总互相打趣说：“在大火中见吧。”或者是“我们肯定会在大火中碰面的。”我不知道这种说法是怎么来的，或者我自己是从什么时候开始说起这种话来的，但这就是我们的暗语。意思是不管这场火有多大，以后在别处还会有比这更大的。我们能安然无恙地度过这场火，也会安然无恙地度过下一场火。

8. Sentences 2 • Translate the sentences into Chinese. • I always said it, at bigfires, and I always heard it back, and here I was, thinking I would never say or hear these words again,because there would never be another fire as big as this. This was the big one we had all talked about,all our lives, and if I hadn’t known this before – just before these chilling moments – this sick, blacknoise now confirmed it.

9. Key:遇到一场大火时，我总是这么说，也总听别人这么说，可现在，我呆在这儿，想着自己再也不会说这样的话了，或听到别人这么说了，因为再也不会有比现在更大的火了。这会是我们大家一辈子都在说的那场大火，如果以前——就在这一个个令人胆战心惊的瞬间之前——我没有认识到这一点的话，现在这浑厚的、不祥的响声印证了这一点。Key:遇到一场大火时，我总是这么说，也总听别人这么说，可现在，我呆在这儿，想着自己再也不会说这样的话了，或听到别人这么说了，因为再也不会有比现在更大的火了。这会是我们大家一辈子都在说的那场大火，如果以前——就在这一个个令人胆战心惊的瞬间之前——我没有认识到这一点的话，现在这浑厚的、不祥的响声印证了这一点。

10. scenario n.a situation that possibly happens Examples: • The most likely scenario is that Brooks will resign. • I am trying to think of all the possible scenarios. • Scenario planning provides a way for people to rehearse the future.

11. extinguishvt. fml to make a fire or cigarette stop burning Work in pairs and answer the following questions. 1. What does this picture mean? Do not extinguish with water. 2. What does extinguish mean in the sentence I bet I can extinguish my ego before you extinguish your ego? to stop a feeling or idea from continuing to exist ego: 自我价值感, 自我

12. evacuatevt.to leave a building or other place because it is not safe Examples: • If the alarm sounds, all students should evacuate immediately. • We were all evacuated because of a bomb scare. • Over 10,000 refugees have now been evacuated to neighbouring countries.

13. 1. How to evacuate from a building? 2. What is the worst-case scenario to the guy in the picture? evacuatev. Work in pairs and answer the following questions. Walk quickly towards an exit, DO NOT RUN! He must evacuate now but he is stranded in an isolated island with no evacuation facilities.

14. 3 What does this picture mean? What actions can we take if we find this logo on? evacuatev. Work in pairs and answer the following questions. It means: EVACUATE A danger inside or near the building. Actions: • LEAVE the building, don't use elevators • ASSIST the disabled. • TAKE valuables and cell phone with you. • PROCEED to assembly area outside.

15. chaotica. happening in a confused way, without any order or organization (n. chaos) complete chaos e.g. The situation at the border was chaotic, with thousands of evacuees arriving everyday. absolute chaos total chaos utter chaos Work in pairs and make sentence with the following collocations. The new road construction has caused total chaos in the city.

16. gratituden. a feeling of being grateful because they have given you sth or done sth for you • Gratitude is the fairest blossom which spring from the soul. —Henry Ward Beecher • Sometimes even an ocean of gratitude still is not enough. Thank you! Thank you!

17. trustworthy a. able to be trusted as being honest, safe or reliable Work in pairs and translate the following into Chinese. roadworthy 可安全行驶的 信用可靠的 creditworthy 值得引用的 适宜航海的 quoteworthy seaworthy praiseworthy 具有新闻价值的 值得表扬的 news-worthy airworthy 适合飞行的 值得注意的 noteworthy

18. Steel oneself (against sth) • to prepare oneself for sth unpleasant Work in pairs and translate the following into Chinese. Steel yourself against computer mishaps by preparing a back-up strategy. 做好备份准备，让你能应对电脑的小事故。 Steel yourself against the inevitable disappointment. 让自己坚强起来，与不可避免的失望抗争。

19. Guided Writing When we are writing an essay, we can use quotations for a variety of reasons, such as: • to support a claim we have just made • to present someone else’s idea which we want to contradict • to draw attention to a particularly elegant phrase or well-expressed idea

20. Some ways to introduce quotations • …claims that … • As … puts it, • In the words of …, … • According to … • …suggests that … • …points out …

21. Presentation and Exercises Thanks for your listening!