unit 4教案

Unit 4

Flight 93: What I Never Know

Lyz Glick

＆

Dan Zegart

I. Teaching Targets

1. To enlarge

students’ vocabulary and

phrases.

2. To let students know the background information about terrorism.

3.

To

enable

students

to

learn

some

difficult

patterns

and

ways

to

tell

stories vividly.

II. Teaching Procedures

1.

Warming-up activities

●

Warm- up questions:

⑴

What do you know about the events that took place in America on

September 11,2001?

⑵

Why do you think the terrorists attacked those targets?

⑶

What can be done to stop such events happening again?

●

Summarize the answers to these questions.

●

Background Information

★

Terrorism

Terrorism

is

the

use

of

violence,

or

the

threat

of

violence,

to

create

a

climate of fear in a given population. Terrorist violence targets ethnic or

religious groups, governments, political parties, corporations, and media

enterprises. Organizations that engage in acts of terror are usually small

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in size and fear generated by their violence, which seek to magnify their

influence

and

power

to

affect

political

change

on

either

a

local

or

an

international scale.

★

The World Trade Center

Former building complex in lower Manhattan, New York City, consisting

of seven buildings and a shopping concourse on a 16-acre (6.5-hectare)

site;

it

was

destroyed

by

a

terrorist

attack

in

Sept.,

2001.

Prior

to

its

destruction,

th

e

World

Trade

Center

had

been

the

world’

s

largest

commercial

complex,

home

to

many

businesses,

government

agencies,

and international trade organizations.

★

The Pentagon

The

Pentagon

is

the

headquarters

of

the

United

States

Department

of

Defense. Those who work within its walls often simply call it the Building.

As

a

symbol

of

the

US

military,

Pentagon

is

often

used

metonymically

to

refer

to

the

Department

of

Defense

rather

than

the

building

itself.

On

September

11,

2001,

exactly

sixty

years

after

construction began on the complex, part of the building was destroyed in

the terrorist attacks which also brought down the World Trade Center’

s

Twin Towers.

★

Remarks by the President Less than One Hour after the Attack

I

want

to

reassure

the

American people

that

the

full resources

of the

federal

government are

working

to

assist

local

authorities

to

save

lives

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and

to

help

the

victims

of

these

attacks.

Make

no

mistake:

The

United

States

will

hunt

down

and

punish

those

responsible

for

these

cowardly

acts.

I’ve been in regular contact with the Vice President, the Secretary of

Defense, the national

security team

and my

Cabinet.

We

have

taken

all

appropriate

security

precautions

to

protect

the

American

people.

Our

military

at

home

and

around

the

world

is

on

high

alert

status,

and

we

have taken the necessary security precautions to continue the functions of

your government.

We

have

been

in

touch

with

the

leaders

of

Congress

and

with

world

leaders to assure them that we will do whatever is necessary to protect

America and Americans.

I ask the American people to join me in saying a thanks for all the folks

who have been fighting hard to rescue our fellow citizens and to join me

in saying a prayer for the victims and their families.

The resolve of our great nation is being tested. But make no mistake: We

will show the world that we will pass this test. God bless.

2. Key words and phrases

enormously

adv

.

to a very great ext

ent

I’m

not

sure

eating

totally

uncooked

beef

o

r

raw

egg

yolks

is

really

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enormously good for you.

I’m enormously grateful for your help.

wave

1

. n. a line of raised water that moves across the surface

of the sea

A powerful tidal wave (=very large wave) struck Jamaica, killing 2000.

2.

v. (of a person) move one’

s hand to and fro or up and down

He waved a hand in the air to attract her attention.

Collocation:

wave sb. goodbye / wave goodbye to sb.

向某人挥手告别

The nurses came out to wave Tom goodbye.

cancel

vt. give up or call off ( a planned activity, idea, etc.)

I’m afraid I’ll have to cancel our meeting tomorrow.

I phoned the hotel to cancel my reservation.

CF: abolish, cancel & repeal

这些动词均含“取消、废除”之意

abolish

正式用词，指彻底废除某种制度、规章或习俗。

cancel

用法广泛，多指取消债务、合同、证书、比赛、 旅行、计划或

约会等。

repeal

书面用词，指撤销立法机关通过的协议、法案或法律等。

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fumble

v.

move

the

fingers

or

hands

awkwardly

in

search

of

(

sth.)

or

in

an

attempt to do (sth.)

I fumbled around in my bag for a cigarette.

She fumbled with her notes and began to speak.

Collocation:

fumble at / for / with sth.

笨手笨脚地做某事或寻找某物

fumble about / around

笨拙地四处乱走（做某事或寻找某物）

poke:

v.

1) be visible coming ( through a hole, slit, etc.) suddenly

钢笔从他口袋中露了出来。

A pen poked out of his pocket.

2) push sharply with a stick or one’

s finger

Be careful with that umbrella or you’ll poke someone in the eye.

Collocation:

poke fun at sb.

开某人的玩笑

;

嘲弄或嘲笑某人

poke one’s nose into sth.

管闲事

curse

1. vt. call down evil or misfortune upon; swear (at)

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He cursed his bad luck in arriving just after she’d left.

Elsa cursed herself for believing his lies.

2. n.

1) a rude word or phrase

女巫念咒诅咒他。

The witch put a curse on him.

2) something that causes trouble, harm, etc.

Noise is one of the curses of modern-day life.

“Selfishness

is

the

greatest

curse

of

the

human

race.”

(William

Ewart

Gladstone)

bluff

v. try to deceive (sb.) by pretending to be stronger, braver, etc. than one is

You wouldn’t really tell her. You’re bluffing!

Collocation:

blu

ff one’s way out of / through / past sth.

（借蒙骗别人）逃离困境

I hope we’ll be able to bluff our way past the guard.

desert

1. n. a large area of land where it is always very hot and dry, and there is

a lot of sand

He plans to travel across the Sahara Desert.

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2. vt. leave someone or something with no further help or support

The price rise caused many readers to desert the magazine.

CF: abandon, desert, forsake, leave & give up

这些动词或词组均含“抛弃、放弃”之意。

desert

着重指违背法律责任和 义务，或自己的信仰与誓言的行为，多

含非难的意味。

Forsake

侧重断绝感情上的依恋，自愿抛弃所喜欢的人或物。也 指抛

弃信仰或改掉恶习。

abandon

强调永远或完全放弃或抛弃人或事物等，这可 能是被迫的，

也可能是自愿的。

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Leave

普通用词，指舍弃某事或某一职业，或终止同某人的关 系，但

不涉及动机与结果。

give up

普通用语，侧重指没有希望或因外界压力而放弃。

collide: vi

.

1) come together with solid or direct impact

The ships collided in the fog.

2) meet in opposition; conflict

The interests of the two countries collide.

“当事实相互抵触时，首当 其冲的受害者是妥协。

”

(Henry

A.

Kissinger)

“When truths collide, compromise becomes

the first casualty.”

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