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1、,In this unit, you will,first listen, and then talk about traffic accidentsread about calamities and rescueslearn new words and expressionswrite to describe how an airplane crash takes placepractice the use of subject clauseswrite to apply for holiday insurance visit Culture Salon for an introductio
2、n to the Red Cross,Unit 4 Calamities and Rescues,.,In this unit, you willfirst l,Death of a Dream,Passage A,.,Death of a Dream Passage A.,Unit 4 Calamities and Rescues,.,Unit 4 Calamities and Rescues,Unit 4 Calamities and Rescues,The photos are all related to Calamities and Rescues. Describe them to
3、 your classmates with the help of the following question. What are natural calamities or disasters? Give examples.What are technological calamities? Give examples ?,.,Unit 4 Calamities and Rescues,Contents,Related InformationUnderstanding the Text The Structure of the TextSummary of the Text Notes t
4、o the TextWords and Expressions,.,Passage A Death of a Dream,ContentsRelated Information.Pa,New York City,New York city is the largest city in the United States, the home of the United Nations, and the center of global finance, communications, and business. Unlike most American cities, which make up
5、 only a part of a particular county, New York is made up of five separate counties, which are called boroughs. They are Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, the Bronx and Staten. New York City is unusual among cities because of its high residential density, its extraordinarily diverse population, its hundre
6、ds of tall office and apartment buildings, its thriving central business district, its extensive public transportation system, and its more than 400 distinct neighborhoods.,.,Passage A Death of a Dream,New York City New York cit,Figure Skating,The major types of competitive figure skating are indivi
7、dual mens and womens competitions, pairs skating, ice dancing, and precision skating. In individual competitions a single skater performs required elements and is judged on how cleanly and artistically the motions are executed. Pairs skating consists of two skaters performing together. In ice dancin
8、g partners carry out the artistic motions of dance on skates.,.,Passage A Death of a Dream,Figure Skating The major t,Belgium,Belgium is a constitutional monarchy in northwestern Europe, bounded on the north by The Netherlands and the North Sea, on the east by Germany and Luxembourg, and on the sout
9、h and southwest by France. With The Netherlands and Luxembourg, Belgium forms the Low, or Benelux, Countries. It is about 280 km long, measured in a southeast-northwest direction, about 145 km wide, and is roughly triangular in shape. The area is 30,528 sq km. The capital and largest city is Brussel
10、s.,http:/belgium.fgov.be/,The Royal Family,.,Passage A Death of a Dream,Belgium Belgium is a const,Prague,Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic, located in the west central part of the country, in the region of Bohemia. Often called the City of a Hundred Spires because of its
11、many churches and towers, Prague is the chief commercial, industrial, and cultural center of the Czech Republic. Unlike much of central Europe, the city was not seriously damaged in World War II and remains one of the most beautiful cities on the continent. From 1918 to 1993, Prague was the capital
12、of Czechoslovakia, which came under Communist control after World War II.,.,Passage A Death of a Dream,Prague Prague is the capit,Lead-in Questions,1. Do you often travel by air? Do you enjoy it? Explain. 2. It is said that traveling by air is safer than any other form of transportation. Do you agre
13、e?3. How do you feel when you hear of, or read about, an air disaster?,.,Passage A Death of a Dream,Lead-in Questions1. Do you oft,Lead-in Questions,1. Not, I dont. As a student, I cant afford to travel by air, as it is too expensive. But I like and enjoy traveling by air, the reason is that it is f
14、ast and comfortable. 2. Yes, I do. According to statistics, the rate of air disasters is much lower that any other traffic accidents. We know more tout air crashes simply because they re reported worldwide. 3. I will surely feel sad or grieved for a few days, for an air disaster usually results in m
15、any deaths at the same time.,.,Passage A Death of a Dream,Lead-in Questions1. Not, I don,Understanding the Text,1. Who was a better skater, Laurie or her sister Maribel?,Laurie was a better skater.,.,Passage A Death of a Dream,Understanding the Text1. Who w,Understanding the Text,2. What was the wea
16、ther like that day?,The weather was very good. It was warm and sunny with no storms or high winds.,.,Passage A Death of a Dream,Understanding the Text2. What,Understanding the Text,3. How many times did the pilot try to land?,The pilot tried to land twice but failed.,.,Passage A Death of a Dream,Und
17、erstanding the Text3. How m,Understanding the Text,4. When did officials in the Brussels control tower sense that there must be something wrong with the plane?,They sensed that something must be wrong when the pilot lost contact with the control tower during the last few minutes before the scheduled
18、 landing.,.,Passage A Death of a Dream,Understanding the Text4. When,Understanding the Text,5. Did anyone on the plane survive the crash?,No, no one survived the crash.,.,Passage A Death of a Dream,Understanding the Text5. Did a,Understanding the Text,6. What do you think was the impact of this plan
19、e crash on the sport of skating in the U.S.?,It brought great shock and great loss in skating.,.,Passage A Death of a Dream,Understanding the Text6. What,The Structure of Text A,Part One: (Paras.1-4)Part Two: (Paras. 5-9),Passage A Your Dream Job: A Click Away,.,Passage A Death of a Dream,The Struct
20、ure of Text APart On,The Structure of Text A,Part One (Paras.1-4): The members of the US figure skating team boarded the plane for Brussels, and everything seemed good.Part Two (Paras. 5-9): Describing in details the process and results of the air crash which stunned the world.,Passage A Your Dream
21、Job: A Click Away,.,Passage A Death of a Dream,The Structure of Text APart On,Summary of the Text,In 1961 the 18 members of the US figure skating team to Belgium on their way to the world championships in Czechoslovakia. As the plane approached Brussels the weather was good but something was wrong w
22、ith the plane. After the plane failed to land twice, it hit the ground and exploded.,.,Passage A Death of a Dream,Summary of the Text In,Summary of the Text,All 72 people on the plane were killed and the crash site was a scene of total destruction. The wreckage stunned the world. To honor the dead,
23、the competition in Prague was cancelled.,.,Passage A Death of a Dream,Summary of the Text All 72,Notes to the Text,They boarded the plane in New York City with high hopes. (L1)在纽约，美国花样滑冰队的18名成员踌躇满志地登上飞机。,.,Passage A Death of a Dream,Notes to the TextThey boarded,Notes to the Text,The best of America
24、s skaters beamed for the camera. (L4)这批全美最好的滑冰运动员在摄影机前开心地笑着。,.,Passage A Death of a Dream,Notes to the TextThe best of A,Notes to the Text,Mostly young, they laughed and giggled, their eyes dancing with excitement. (L4-5)他们大多风华正茂，开心地笑着,眼睛里舞动着激动与兴奋。,.,Passage A Death of a Dream,Notes to the TextMostl
25、y young,Notes to the Text,This was going to be the time of their lives. (L5)This was going to be their most important and memorable experience.这将成为他们生命中蔚为珍贵的一刻。,.,Passage A Death of a Dream,Notes to the TextThis was goin,Notes to the Text,Lambrechts came in a second time, flying about 500 feet over
26、a farm near the village of Berg, northeast of Brussels. (L29),兰布莱奇第二次出现了,飞过布鲁塞尔东北部的一个叫博格的村庄附近的农场, 飞行了大约500英尺.,.,Passage A Death of a Dream,Notes to the Text Lambrec,Notes to the Text,The crash site was a scene of total destruction. (L38),The place where the plane crashed was completely covered with
27、wreckage.,失事现场一片狼藉。,.,Passage A Death of a Dream,Notes to the Text The crash s,Notes to the Text,Several couples on the plane were found locked in a final embrace. (L4-5)机上的几对夫妇紧紧抱在一起，最后一次相拥。,.,Passage A Death of a Dream,Notes to the TextSeveral coupl,Notes to the Text,The crash stunned skaters and
28、figure skating fans around the globe. (L41),The crash shocked figure skaters and their fans everywhere in the world.,这场空难震惊了全球的滑冰界以及热爱花样滑冰的人们。,.,Passage A Death of a Dream,Notes to the TextThe crash st,Notes to the Text,The hopes and dreams of these athletes had ended in a flash. (L44)明星们的希望和梦想在一瞬间灰
29、飞烟灭。,.,Passage A Death of a Dream,Notes to the TextThe hopes and,Notes to the Text,All that remained as rescuers combed through the wreckage were three pairs of melted skates dangling from one of the wings. (L44),.,Passage A Death of a Dream,Notes to the Text All t,Notes to the Text,When rescue work
30、ers carefully looked through the wreckage, the only things they found (to remind them of the skaters) were three pairs of melted skates suspending from one of the wings.,救援人员仔细搜寻了遇难现场，所能找到的只有三双已经烧焦的冰鞋在残留的机翼上摇曳。,.,Passage A Death of a Dream,Notes to the TextWhen rescue w,beam (L4),n. 梁, (光线的)束, 微笑 v.
31、 播送, 眉开眼笑,一丝笑容,a beam of pleasure,The winner beamed with satisfaction.,获胜者满意的笑了.,世界杯决赛从英国向中国作了实况转播.,The World Cup Final was beamed live from Britain to China.,the beam of a searchlight,探照灯的光柱,.,Passage A Death of a Dream,beam (L4)n. 梁, (光线的)束, 微笑 v.,giggle (L4),v. 哈哈地笑 n. 傻笑,Stop giggling, children;
32、 this is a serious matter.,孩子们,别傻笑了,这是严肃的事情.,There was a giggle from the back of the class.,从教室后面传来咯咯的笑声.,她咯咯地笑了一阵.,She had a fit of the giggles.,痴笑, 假笑,simper,苦笑 forced smile,sneer 冷笑, 讥笑, 嘲笑,.,Passage A Death of a Dream,giggle (L4)v. 哈哈地笑 n. 傻笑Sto,(L10)dazzle,v. (使)眼花, 眩耀, 使(某人)赞许, 称奇,I was dazzle
33、d by his headlights.,他的车头灯照得我目眩.,He was dazzled by her beauty and wit.,她聪明貌美使他为之神魂颠倒.,dazzling adj. 眼花缭乱的, 耀眼的,.,Passage A Death of a Dream,(L10)v. (使)眼花, 眩耀, 使(某人)赞许, 称奇,(L18)bound,adj. 正要启程的, 开往.去的n. 范围, 限度 v. 跳跃, 限制,the bounds of the kingdom 王国的疆界,Its lucky that he bounded away, otherwise he woul
34、d have been hurt.,幸好他跳开了,不然他就会受伤了。,（常与for连用）要往去的； 开往去的,This train is bound for Shanghai.,这列火车是开往上海的。,.,Passage A Death of a Dream,(L18)adj. 正要启程的, 开往.去的the b,(L22)distress n. 危险，危难 v. 使悲痛, 使忧伤,The life-boat went out to a ship in distress.救生船去援救一艘遇险的船只。母亲为她孩子的病感到苦恼。 The mother was in great distress w
35、hen her baby became ill. The mother was distressed by her babys illness.,.,Passage A Death of a Dream,(L22)distress n. 危险，危难 v. 使悲痛,(L25)contact: get in touch with (someone),I shall contact you by telephone. I must contact my lawyer before I make my final decisions.,.,Passage A Death of a Dream,(L25
36、) I shall contact you by,(L25)lower,adj. 较低的, 下级的vi. 降低 vt. 放下, 降下,I wouldnt lower myself to speak to such a rude person.,我不愿降低自己的身份去跟这样一种粗鲁的人讲话。,Sometimes it is an important means in the business competition to lower the price of commodities.,有时降低商品价格是商业竞争中的一种重要手段。,Please lower your voice.,请放低声音。,.
37、,Passage A Death of a Dream,(L25)adj. 较低的, 下级的I wouldnt l,(L27)collision n. a crash or conflict碰撞；冲突,The two car were broken into pieces in the collision. Their interests come into collision with ours.他们的利益与我们的相冲突。,.,Passage A Death of a Dream,(L27)collision n. a crash or,(L28)in any case： whatever
38、happens,in case 以防；可能；倘若,in case of 假设, 万一,如果,倘若太阳很厉害，你就把帽子戴上。,In case of rain they cant go.,in no case 决不,In any case, catch the train tomorrow.,不管怎样,赶上明天的火车.,Take a hat with you in case the sun is very hot.,万一下雨，他们就不能去了。,.,Passage A Death of a Dream,(L28)in case 以防；可能；倘若in case,approach: n. the ac
39、t of approachingv. come near or nearer (L34),With the approach of the Spring Festival the weather turned cold. Our approach drove away the wild animals. I saw a figure approaching towards me.,.,Passage A Death of a Dream,approach: n. the act of appro,rear : v. raise; lift (L34),A lion suddenly reare
40、d its head from among the tall grass. The skyscraper rears above the neighboring buildings.,.,Passage A Death of a Dream,rear : v. raise; lift,(L35)explosion n. 爆炸, 爆发,an explosion of rage勃然大怒explosions of laughter哄堂大笑The explosion was caused by a burst gas pipe.这次爆炸是由于一个爆裂的煤气管引起的。,.,Passage A Death
41、 of a Dream,(L35)explosion n. 爆炸, 爆发an e,(L36)explode: v. burst violently爆炸, 爆发,The boiler exploded and many people were injured by the hot steam. She exploded when she was told the bad news.当他得知了坏消息时,她顿时气得暴跳如雷.,.,Passage A Death of a Dream,(L36)explode: v. burst viole,(L38)scatter v. separate widel
42、y散开,驱散,The farmer scattered the corn in the yard for the hens.农民把谷子撒在院子里喂鸡。The police scattered the crowd.The government scattered the factories instead of concentrating them in a single area.,.,Passage A Death of a Dream,(L38)scatter v. separate wide,(L39)strew,vt. 散播, 点缀, 撒满,strew papers over the
43、floor/ strew the floor with papers,They strewed the garden with seeds.,他们把种子播在园子里.,把文件扔得满地都是,这男孩把衣服扔得满房间都是.,The boy strewed his clothes all over the room.,.,Passage A Death of a Dream,(L39)vt. 散播, 点缀, 撒满strew paper,(L40)embrace,n. v. 拥抱; 包括，接受,Kate and Lena embraced and kissed each other when they m
44、et again after ten years.,The article embraces many important points of the government reconstruction plan.,He embraced my offer to employ him.,凯特和李娜十年后重逢时相互拥抱亲吻。,文章中包括着政府重建计划的的许多要点。,他接受我的建议雇用他。,.,Passage A Death of a Dream,(L40)n. v. 拥抱; 包括，接受Kate and,(L41)stun,vt. 使晕倒, 使惊吓, 打晕, 使目瞪口呆n. 晕眩, 打昏, 惊倒,
45、He was stunned by the sudden news.,The punch stunned me for a moment.,那一拳把我打得昏了一阵.,他因听到这突然的消息而目瞪口呆。,stun sb. with questions,把某人问的张口结舌,.,Passage A Death of a Dream,(L41)vt. 使晕倒, 使惊吓, 打晕, 使目瞪口呆He,After the accident, the wreckage of the cars was removed from the highway.,The shore was covered with the
46、wreckage of the destroyed ship.,wreckage: (L45) the broken parts of destroyed thing,.,Passage A Death of a Dream,After the accident, the wrecka,The leaves dangled in the wind.,dangle: v. to hang loosely and swing or sway to and fro. 摇摆 (L45),树叶迎风摇摆。,a bunch of keys dangling at the end of a chain,在链子
47、一端悬吊着的一串钥匙,.,Passage A Death of a Dream,The leaves dangled in the wind,dangle round/ after/ about追求(某人); 希望得到(某东西),The daughter of the major had several young men dangling after.,有好几个青年在追求少校的女儿.,Words and Expressions,.,Passage A Death of a Dream,dangle round/ after/ aboutThe,What to Do in an Emergen
48、cy?,During an EarthquakeMinimize your movements during an earthquake to a few steps to a nearby safe place. Stay indoors until the shaking has stopped and you are sure exiting is safe.,.,Passage A Death of a Dream,What to Do in an Emergency?Dur,If you are Indoors :,Take cover under a sturdy desk, ta
49、ble, or bench or against an inside wall, and hold on. If there isnt a table or desk near you, cover your face and head with your arms and crouch in an inside corner of the building.Stay away from glass, windows, outside doors and walls, and anything that could fall, such as lighting fixtures or furn
50、iture.,.,Passage A Death of a Dream,If you are Indoors :Take cover,If you are Indoors :,Stay inside until shaking stops and it is safe to go outside. Most injuries during earthquakes occur when people are hit by falling objects when entering into or exiting from buildings.Be aware that the electrici
