1、1Heroes among usUnit Unit 4 4 Section ASection AFOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING AND RESEARCH PRESS AIR FORCE ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY第1页A hero is a man who does what he can.Romain RollandHeroism is latent in every human soul.Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain14UNIT第2页Section A 14UNIT Heroes among usTo apply the ph
2、rases and patternsObjectivesObjectivesTo talk about heroismTo understand the text fullyTo master the paragraph writing skillHeroes of our time第3页ContentsWarming-up activities Text study Language application SummaryHeroes among usSection A 第4页Lead-inLead-inPre-reading activitiesPre-reading activities
3、Cultural backgroundCultural backgroundWarming-up activitiesHeroes among usSection A 第5页1.Who is the greatest hero in your mind?And Why?TipsTipsTipsTipsMao Zedong,Zhou Enlai,(great leaders who led Chinese people toward independence and liberation)Wen Tianxiang,Yue Fei,Qi Jiguang(national heroes who d
4、edicated their lives to national unity in Chinese history)Short answer questionsHuang Jiguang,Qiu Shaoyun,Dong Cunrui(combat heroes who sacrificed their own lives to fulfill the operational mission)Wu Juping(the most beautiful mother),Zhang Lili(the most beautiful teacher)(civilian heroes who risked
5、 their own lives to save others in modern times)第6页TipsTipsTipsTipsA good heart The readiness to lend a hand to people in trouble The courage to risk ones own life to help others in dangerThe determination to fight for his own country and people2.What makes a hero in your eyes?Short answer questions
6、第7页1.Do you regard Wesley Austrey as a hero?Why or why not?2.What would you do if you were at the scene?Listen to a news report about a man named Wesley Austrey and discuss the questions.Listening and talking第8页1.Do you regard Wesley Austrey as a hero?Why or why not?Yes.immediately jump onto the tra
7、cksbe fully aware of the danger show unusual courage in time of dangerTipsTipsTipsTipsNo.behave irresponsiblyhis two kids were watching himListening and talking第9页2.What would you do if you were at the scene?doubt if I would be courageous enoughshout at the man tell him to stay between the trackslow
8、er his body and keep his head downTipsTipsTipsTipsListening and talking第10页 Every time when I read the five thousand years old Chinese history,I am moved and _ by those earthshaking heroes.Emperor Qin Shi Huang,Li Shiming,Zhao KuangyinI am also a _ creature of god,and the end product of thousands of
9、 years of evolution.Therefore,I am better _ in both mind and body than all the emperors and wise men who preceded me.Listen to a short passage and fill in the missing information.convinced uniqueCompound dictationequipped第11页 As long as I am crazy,and _ the limits,I will have hope.I will never give
10、up a chance of being a hero.Only mediocre people are easily satisfied.I am a mediocre person _.Mediocrity is alien to me,just like the fire and water.I will _ my limits again and again,never allow myself to bring regrets and _ into my grave.break through by no means challengesorrowListen to a short
11、passage and fill in the missing information.Compound dictation第12页 I will never give up a chance of being a hero.Life is only once.Anybody will die no matter what he will do.It may lie in different roads _ the same ending.While the key to life lies in these different roads,I will walk the journey br
12、avely and rigidly and exert my _ completely.leading to potential Listen to a short passage and fill in the missing information.Compound dictation第13页 Great era provides everyone great _.My destiny is in my hand.I will try my best to carry forward my life.There is only one self in the world.I will wa
13、lk only once in this world.I will never give up a chance of being a hero.opportunitiesListen to a short passage and fill in the missing information.Compound dictation第14页Questions previewingCultural backgroundCultural background1.Who is Nelson Mandela?Why was he so famous?2.What is Gregs Law?Why is
14、it named after a person?第15页Nelson Mandela1.Who is Nelson Mandela?Why was he so famous?TipsTipsTipsTipsthe first black President of South Africaan anti-apartheid activistthe leader of the armed wing of the African National Congressbe arrested and sentenced to life in prisonserve 27 years in prisonle
15、ad his party to end apartheid after his releasebring about a peaceful transition to nonracial democracy in South Africareceive the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize第16页TipsTipsTipsTips2.What is Gregs Law?Why is it named after a person?be passed in as part of a larger Road Safety Billtarget motorists who drive
16、while suspended,unlicensed and uninsuredintroduce stricter sentencing,including a seven-day vehicle impoundment(扣押).in memory of police officer Greg Stobbart,who was tragically killed while riding his bikeGregs Law第17页Main idea&structureMain idea&structureLanguage Language focusfocusCritical Critica
17、l thinkingthinking Text studyHeroes among usSection A 第18页Main ideas of the partsTipsTipsTipsTipsWhat thesis statement does the author make about heroes today?(Para.1)The word“hero”becomes more common and is used to refer to both victims and survivors of all kinds of difficulties and tragedies.Main
18、idea&structureMain idea&structure第19页TipsTipsTipsTipsWhat question does the author raise afterwards?(Para.1)Who are the heroes among us?Main ideas of the partsMain idea&structureMain idea&structure第20页Part I (Para.1)commonvictimsToday the word“hero”becomes more _ and is used to refer to both _ and _
19、 of all kinds of difficulties and tragedies.survivorsMain ideas of the partsMain idea&structureMain idea&structure第21页What examples of heroic deeds does the author provide in Para.2 and 3?TipsTipsTipsTipsPara 2:_,who ran through danger in a mass shooting and saved the life of his boss and friend,Gab
20、rielle Giffords.Para 3:_,who saved his wife by shielding her from the hail of bullets in the mass shooting.Daniel HernardezDory StoddardMain ideas of the partsMain idea&structureMain idea&structure第22页What conclusion does the author draw from the two examples?(Para.4)TipsTipsTipsTipsThey are civilia
21、n heroes.Main ideas of the partsMain idea&structureMain idea&structure第23页Part II (Paras.2-4)Both Daniel and Dory are _ heroes as they acted instinctively with _ and _ when situations call for.civiliancouragegraceMain ideas of the partsMain idea&structureMain idea&structure第24页Structure(Paras.1-4)Qu
22、estionExamples Conclusion Main ideas of the partsMain idea&structureMain idea&structure第25页TipsTipsTipsTipsAre first responders considered heroes,too?Main ideas of the partsMain idea&structureMain idea&structure First responders are also honored as heroes.Conclusion(implied):TipsTipsTipsTips Sergean
23、t Ryan Russell,who tried to stop a drunk driver in a stolen snowplow with only his police car and his good will to help others,and was killed.What is the example of first responders?(Para.6)What is the question raised by the author in Para.5?Question-Example-Conclusion Pattern第26页These people were c
24、alled heroes because they performed acts of _.TipsTipsTipsTipsAccording to the writer,what were heroes in the past?(Para.7)extraordinary courageMain ideas of the partsMain idea&structureMain idea&structure第27页TipsTipsTipsTipsWhat are heroes nowadays?(Para.8)Nowadays,our heroes are _ men and women.Co
25、mparison and ContrastParagraph 7Paragraph 8average Main ideas of the partsMain idea&structureMain idea&structure第28页Question:Do first responders who fail to achieve their goals in their efforts become heroes?(Para.9)Example:Eleanor McMahon was sure that Sgt.Russell was indeed a hero because he showe
26、d distinct courage when trying hard to stop the snowplow before it hurt others.She strongly argued:Its natural for civilians to rush toward safety and away from danger.But heroes of first responders rush toward danger to help those in need.(Paras.10-11)Conclusion:We expect first responders to rush f
27、orward,especially when we or our loved ones are in danger.So when they die doing that,we should recognize their heroic efforts.(Para.12)Question-Example-Conclusion PatternMain ideas of the partsMain idea&structureMain idea&structure第29页Para.III (Paras.5-12)First responders are heroes no matter they
28、succeed in their effort to save people or get injured or killed in their efforts.Main ideas of the partsMain idea&structureMain idea&structure第30页TipsTipsTipsTipsListen to the conclusion for the whole text and fill in the blanks.(Para.13)The _ stories of heroes,both civilian heroes and first respond
29、ers,show that ordinary people can do _ things whether they are carrying out their duties,or as part in their daily life.We should not only _ them,but also change the situations that may lead to their death.We should try to act heroically if _ call on us.inspiring extraordinary honor circumstances Ma
30、in ideas of the partsMain idea&structureMain idea&structure第31页The stories of heroes help remind us that ordinary people can do extraordinary things and,being inspired by them,we can also be heroes when circumstances call on us to act heroically.Para.IV (Para.13)Main ideas of the partsMain idea&stru
31、ctureMain idea&structure第32页Text A is an essay on peoples view about what makes a hero.It is pointed out that in the past the word“hero”was reserved for those who performed acts of courage beyond the call of duty or for great leaders,while today heroes can be ordinary people like us.Besides,first re
32、sponders,whose duty is to rush toward danger,are also heroes,even when their efforts failed to bring about desirable effects.Hopefully,we will also act heroically when circumstances call on us.Main idea of the passageMain idea&structureMain idea&structure第33页Example 1(civilian heroes)Structure of th
33、e textQuestion1.Daniel Hernardez saved his boss and friend.2.Dory Stoddard saved his wife.Conclusion:Both Daniel and Dory are civilian heroes as they acted instinctively with courage and grace when situations call for.Main idea&structureMain idea&structure第34页Example 1(civilian heroes)QuestionExampl
34、e 2(First responder heroes)First responders are also honored as heroes as can be seen from the example of Sergeant.Ryan Russell.Heroes in the past were those who performed acts of extraordinary courage while today heroes are average men and women.We expect first responders to rush toward danger.So w
35、hen they die doing that,we should recognize their heroic efforts.Structure of the textMain idea&structureMain idea&structure第35页Example 1(civilian heroes)QuestionExample 2(First responder heroes)Conclusion The encouraging stories of heroes,both civilian heroes and first responders,show that ordinary
36、 people can do heroic things.We should not only honor them,but also change the situations that may lead to their death.We should try to act heroically if circumstances call on us.Structure of the textMain idea&structureMain idea&structure第36页ExamplesQuestionConclusion Structure of the textMain idea&
37、structureMain idea&structure第37页 In an era of heightened heroism,who are the heroes among us?They can be ordinary people like Daniel Hernandez who ran through danger in a mass shooting to save his boss and Dory Stoddard who saved his wife by _ her from the hail of bullets.Both of them are _ heroes a
38、s they acted with courage and grace when _ extraordinary circumstance.shieldingciviliancaught up in Summary of the textMain idea&structureMain idea&structure第38页Then are first responders considered heroes,too?We get the answer from Sergeant.Ryan Russell,who got killed in his efforts to help others b
39、ut was _ by thousands of other emergency responders.In the past the word“hero”was _ for those who performed acts of distinct courage beyond the call of duty or for great leaders,while today heroes can be ordinary people like us.Then,do first responders who _ to bring abouthonoredreserved failSummary
40、 of the textMain idea&structureMain idea&structure第39页desirable results also become heroes?Ms.McMahon provided the right answer.She strongly argued that its _ for civilians to rush away from danger.In contrast,first responders rush toward danger to help those _.So when first responders die doing tha
41、t,we should _ their heroic efforts.Ordinary people can do extraordinary things and,being _ by them,we can also be heroes when circumstances call on us to act heroically.inspired naturalin needrecognizeSummary of the textMain idea&structureMain idea&structure第40页Practical phrasesLanguage Language foc
42、usfocusPractical PhrasesPractical PhrasesMeaningsMeanings1.apply pressure to/on 按压,给施加压力2.shield sb.from sth.使免受3.be/get caught up in 被卷入;陷入4.reserve sth.for sb./sth.保留;预留5.relate to sth./sb.了解;认同6.make sense of sth.了解,弄懂某事7.give authority to 授权8.count on 依靠;指望第41页按压,给按压,给施加压力施加压力(injury/bleed)You c
43、an apply pressure on the injury to make the blood bleed slower.apply pressure to/on 短语逆译短语应用你能够按压伤口让血流慢些。意群提醒Practical phrasesLanguage Language focusfocus第42页使使 免受免受 (shield from/invasion/servicemen)It is the duty of servicemen to shield their country from invasion.shield sb.from sth.短语逆译短语应用保护祖国不受侵
44、略是军人职责。意群提醒Practical phrasesLanguage Language focusfocus第43页被卷入;陷入被卷入;陷入(be caught up in/demonstration/be guaranteed)The safety of those students caught up in the demonstration must be guaranteed.be/get caught up in短语逆译短语应用那些被卷入游行示威学生安全必须得到确保。意群提醒Practical phrasesLanguage Language focusfocus第44页保留;预
45、留保留;预留(reserve for/further discussion)This question must be reserved for further discussion.reserve sth.for sb./sth.短语逆译短语应用这个问题必须留待深入讨论。意群提醒Practical phrasesLanguage Language focusfocus第45页了解;认同了解;认同(job application/reject/be frustrated/relate to)I know he was very frustrated when his job applicati
46、on was rejected.I can relate to that.relate to sth./sb.短语逆译短语应用我知道他求职申请被拒后他很沮丧。我能了解他感受。意群提醒Practical phrasesLanguage Language focusfocus第46页了解,弄懂某事了解,弄懂某事(make sense of/competition)I cant make any sense of his giving up the competition at the last minute.make sense of sth.短语逆译短语应用我无法搞懂他为何在最终一刻放弃比赛。意
47、群提醒Practical phrasesLanguage Language focusfocus第47页授权授权(contract/give authority to/research members)The contract gives authority to research members to use anything in the laboratory.短语逆译短语应用协议授权研究人员使用试验室里任何东西。意群提醒give authority toPractical phrasesLanguage Language focusfocus第48页依靠;指望依靠;指望(count on
48、/foreign aid/relieve/famine)They decided not to count on foreign aid to relieve the famine.短语逆译短语应用他们决定不依靠外援来缓解饥荒。意群提醒count onPractical phrasesLanguage Language focusfocus第49页Language Language focusfocusFunctional patterns Functional Functional patterns patterns Functions&usages Functions&usages1.It
49、 used to be that 用于表示“过去某一习惯或情况现在已不存在”,表示与当前习惯或情况有所不一样。2.Sb./Sth.is.So is sb./sth.else/So are some other people/some other things.用于表示“人或事物之间相同之处”。3.Sb.do sth.,especially when.用于表示“某人最有可能做某事一个条件”。4.Sb.do sth.by.Perhaps,even more importantly,sb.do sth.by用于表示“对某人而言更为主要行为方式”。第50页在过去,“英雄”一词仅限于称呼那些做出超乎职责
50、范围尤其英勇行为人们。原句译文原句译文逆译练习逆译练习It used to be that the word hero was reserved for those who performed acts of distinct courage beyond the call of duty.句型提句型提炼Language Language focusfocusFunctional patterns第51页It used to be that 句型提炼句型提炼应用提醒应用提醒用于表示“过去某一习惯或情况现在已不存在”,表示与当前习惯或情况有所不一样。句型句型应用用Language Languag