1、CALAMITIES AND RESCUESBook II Unit Four OBJECTIVES:INTHISUNITSSTUDY,STUDENTSSHOULD:1.Understandthemeaningofcalamityandrescue.2.Getthemainideaanddetailedinformationofthepassageafterreadingthepassagetwice.3.Retellwhathappenedasdescribedinthepassage.4.Learntodescribecalamitiesbydrawingonusefulexpressio
2、nslearnedinthepassageCONTENTPre-readingactivityReadingFollowupactivityAssignmentPRE-READINGACTIVITY1.Lookatthephotosandtellwhathappened.EarthquakeDraughtFloodTornadoHurricaneVolcanoeruptionTsunamiNaturalcalamity1.Lookatthephotosandtellwhathappened.PRE-READINGACTIVITYAircrashCarcrashTraincollisionFor
3、estfireShipwreckman-made calamity CALAMITYtragedy Aneventthatcausesseriousdamage,orcausesalotofpeopletosuffer,forexampleafloodorfireRescue Rescue settingsb.freefromdanger;savingsb.fromdangerconsistsofsseriesofsimple,life-savingtechniques.Itsakindofimmediatecarethatisgiventoaninjuredorillpersonbefore
4、professionalmedicaltreatmentarrives.Pre-reading activity two:Listen to the following passage and try to fill the missing words.Click here to listen.Natureimposesdifficultconditionsupontheearthfromtimetotime.Thetornadoandforestfire,picturedbelow,destroynatural1._,homesandotherstructures,andveryoftenh
5、armorkillpeople.Technologicaltragedieshappenwithlittleornowarningasweseetrainscrashandairplanesfallfromtheskyshortlyaftertake-off.Astragicascalamitiesare,theyseemto2._thebestinhumannature.Peopletrainedin3._carearriveatthesceneandbeginassistingtheinjured.Otherscomewithequipmenttoremovedebris.Men,wome
6、n,andyoungpeoplewillinglycometothesceneofan4._hopingtobeofhelpinsomeway.Theseselflessactsofkindnessmakeourworldabetterplace.Compassion5._thewoundsofcalamities.AmericanAirlinesflightnumber58crashedlessthanthreeminutesafter._fromJFKAirportinNewYorkinNovember,2001._sawanenginefiredevelopontheplanesnumb
7、eroneenginelocatedundertheleftwingoftheaircraft.Secondslater,theairliner8._eighthomes,completelydestroyingfourofthem.All20people9._theairplanewerekilledalongwithsixpeopleatthecrashsite,leavingmanypeopletomournthe10._oftheirlovedones.Theresidents(peoplewholiveintheareaofthecrash)ralliedtogethertocomf
8、ortthosegrieving,whileothersremovedbodiesfromthewreckageanddidthenecessaryclean-up.Now lets check the answers Natureimposesdifficultconditionsupontheearthfromtimetotime.Thetornadoandforestfire,picturedbelow,destroynatural1._,homesandotherstructures,andveryoftenharmorkillpeople.Technologicaltragedies
9、happenwithlittleornowarningasweseetrainscrashandairplanesfallfromtheskyshortlyaftertake-off.Astragicascalamitiesare,theyseemto2._thebestinhumannature.Peopletrainedin3._carearriveatthesceneandbeginassistingtheinjured.Otherscomewithequipmenttoremovedebris.Men,women,andyoungpeoplewillinglycometothescen
10、eofan4._hopingtobeofhelpinsomeway.Theseselflessactsofkindnessmakeourworldabetterplace.Compassion5._thewoundsofcalamities.resourcesemergencybringoutaccidenteasesamaterialsourceofwealth,suchaslandandfreshwater,thathaseconomicvalue.tomakesomeoneshoworusethegoodqualitiestheyhaveaserioussituationthathapp
11、ensunexpectedlyanddemandsimmediateaction.toreducethediscomfort,worryorpainofsthurgentcaretopeopleoranimalsinjuredinanemergency Now lets check the answersAmericanAirlinesflightnumber58crashedlessthanthreeminutesafter._fromJFKAirportinNewYorkinNovember,2001._sawanenginefiredevelopontheplanesnumberonee
12、nginelocatedundertheleftwingoftheaircraft.Secondslater,theairliner8._eighthomes,completelydestroyingfourofthem.All20people9._theairplanewerekilledalongwithsixpeopleatthecrashsite,leavingmanypeopletomournthe10._oftheirlovedones.Theresidents(peoplewholiveintheareaofthecrash)ralliedtogethertocomforttho
13、segrieving,whileothersremovedbodiesfromthewreckageanddidthenecessaryclean-up.aboardtakingoffWitnesseslosscrashedintoapersonwhoispresentandobservesanevent tocometogetherforacommonpurposeonboardanaircraftDISCUSSION1.Isitpossibleforustoavoidman-madecalamities?2.Whatlesson(s)canwelearnfrommostoftheman-m
14、adecalamitieseverhappened?3.Ifwecouldavoidman-madedisasters,whatcanwedoinfaceofthenaturaldisasters,suchasearthquakes,tsunamis?4.Howdoyoufeelwhenhearingoforreadingaboutadisastrouscalamity,suchastheearthquakeinWenchuan,China,ortheSeptember11thattach?5.Basedonwhathavebeenmentionedinthepre-readingactivi
15、ties,canyoupredictwhatisgoingtobepresentedinthePassageA?GLOBALREADING1.Readthroughthepassage,whatisthestyleofthispassage?Isitanargumentativeoranarrative?2.Asanarrativeofthe_,whichisaman-madecalamity,itshouldbecomposedofthefollowingparts:beginning(Para.1-3)developmentclimaxaircrashnarrative(Para.4&5)
16、(Para.-)(Para.9)Course of the eventsresult(Para.8)ImpactBEGINNING1.Introduction2.Relationships(para.1)(Para.2&3)INTRODUCTIONWhoWhyWhereHow_ members of United States _.18figure skating teamTheyweretotaketheworld_iceskatingchampionshipsTheyboardedtheplanin_,flyingto_,Belgium.Thentheyweretogoonto_,Czec
17、hoslovakia.BrusselsPragueNewYorkCityTheyboardedtheplanewith_.They_and_,theireyes_.highhopeslaughedgiggleddancingwithexcitementRELATIONSHIPSBrothersandsistersMother and two daughtersLaurie Hickox and William Hickox;Patricia and Robert DineenLaurence Owen,Maribel Owen and Maribel Owen Jr.Ila Hadley an
18、d Ray HadleyTHE 191 US WORLD FIGURE SKATING TEAMBeamingforthecameraBrother-and-sisterteam:LaurieandWilliamHickoxIceskatingpair;Theywonthe190NationalJuniorPairsfigureskatingchampion-shipsandthirdplaceatthe191Nationalpairsfigureskatingchampionships.Theyweremembersofthe191U.S.WorldFigureSkatingTeam.Bro
19、ther-and-sisterteamIla Hadley and Ray Hadley HUSBAND-AND-WIFE TEAMPatricia&RobertDineen,191USDanceBronzeMedalistsLaurenceOwentheUnitedStatesfigureskaterperishedinaplanecrashLauriewasonly_yearsold.Shehadwonthe_forwomenjusttwodaysearlier.Shehadgreat_,dazzling_,anda_.Shecamefroma_family.Hermother,Marib
20、el,hadwontheU.S._championshipninetimes.Shehadan_whosharedhermothersname.MaribelOwen,age_,hadjustwontheU.S._.AllthreeoftheOwenwomenwereontheplane_.figureskatingoldersisterMoreaboutLaurieseniorpairschampionshipboundforBrussels20skating1North American titleskillgracewinningsmileThe Owen womenLaurenceOw
21、en(ontheleft,aged1)MaribelOwen(ontheright,aged20)MaribelOwen(inthemiddle,themother)DEVELOPMENT(PARA.4-5)1.Whatwastheweatherlikethedaywhentheplantookoff?2.Whatwaswrongwiththisplanebeforeitapproachtotheland?Prompts:nostormsorhighwinds;perfect;warmandsunny.Prompts:notcontacttheBrusselsairport;before10:
22、00,loweredthewheels;begantoland;pulledtheplaneup;circledtheairport;preparedtotryagain.CLIMAX(PARA.-8)1.WhendidofficialsintheBrusselscontroltowersensethattheremustbesomethingwrongwiththeplane?Prompts:secondlanding;suddenlyincreasedhisspeed;asteepclimb2.Whatdidthemanridingonatrainseeandhear?Prompts:in
23、trouble;anormalapproachtoland;suddenlyrearedup;fellback;heardexplosionRESULT(PARA.9)1.Howmanypeoplewerekilledinthecrash?2.Whatwasthesceneonthecrashsite?Prompts:2;49;11Prompts:totaldestruction;debrisbeingscattered;charredremains;strewn;coupleslockedinanembraceReadthewholecourseoftheaircrashagainandtr
24、ytoretellthetragedybyreferringtothetimelinelistedbelow:30P.M.EarlythenextdayLastafewminutesbeforethescheduledlandingBefore10:00A.M.Asecondlanding10:05A.M.AtthelastmomentAtthesametimetook offloweredbeganincreased.pullednear the airport;weatherSomething went wrong;didnt contactpulled.perhaps;circledpr
25、eparedofficials;a manhitexplodedmissed hittingIMPACT(PARA.9)1.Whatimpactoftheaircrashhadontheskatingsportintheworld?2.Whatremainsdidtherescuersfind?3.Whatpurposemaytheauthorhavetoendhisreportbymentioning“meltedskatesdanglingfromoneofthewings”?Prompts:stunned;neverbefore;tohonor;canceledPrompts:melte
26、dskatesOpen1.Watch the video and describe what happened.FOLLOWUPACTIVITIES:1.v.takeoff/n.takeoff起飞2.Runway跑道 3.longflamestreakfromundercarriage起落架下的一道浓烟4.alargeplumeofflamedeveloped着火5.beairborne;beintheair;becarriedintheair起飞.Pitchedupintosteepclimb上仰垂直攀升.atanaltitudeof0metres0米高度8.Enginelosingpowe
27、r引擎失去动力9.beunabletoclimboraccelerate无法攀升或加速10.Theplaneappearedtotrytolevelitself.保持水平11.damagetotheportwingmeltedbytheextremelyhightemperatures.左翼受损,被高温融化12.fallingairspeed13.Tumble14.Rollleft15.Descendvertically垂直下落1.Crashinto1.ExplodeinaballofflameDepartmentofCollegeEnglishASSIGNMENTRoleplay(madei
28、ntovideoclipandhandedinashomework)1.Theclassisdividedintogroupswithfourstudentsineachtoadaptthetextintoanewsreport.2.StudentA:newsannouncer;studentB:correspondent(前方记者);studentC:officialintheBrusselscontroltower;studentD:themanridingonthetrain.3.Ashouldreportthenewscontaining:when,where,what,who,and
29、how.Bsreportshouldcoverthewholecourseofthetragedy(development&climax).Binterviewstheothertwowitnesses:C,theofficialintheBrusselscontroltower;andD,themanridingonthetrain,togetmoreinformationabouttheevent.ThenBfinisheshesorherreportwiththeresultoftheaccident.4.Acontinuestoannouncetheimpactofthetragicevent.