新视野英语教程教案book4unit4.doc

潍坊科技职业学院教案
课程名称：New Horizon English Course 授课人：Zhang suqiu
课 题
Text A When Lightning Struck
课 时
Two hour
教学目的
与
要 求
To grasp the meaning of this passage

To master the useful language points and the phrases and expressions
教学难点
与
重 点
the meaning of this passage

the useful language points and the phrases and expressions

教

学

过

程

主 要 内 容 及 步 骤

ⅠLeading In
1. What type of disaster have you ever experienced in your life?
2. if you hear or read that people are suffering from disaster what act of kindness will you perform for them?
Ⅱ Useful phrases and expressions
1. be about to do
2. make it
3. on board
4. lose height
5. put away

授课效果

分析总结

Text A When Lightning Struck
Ⅰ Leading In
1. What type of disaster have you ever experienced in your life?
2. if you hear or read that people are suffering from disaster what act of kindness will you perform for them?
II Detailed Study of the
1.I was in the bathroom in the back of the plane when I felt a violent jolt, and then a horrible swing that threw me against the door.
Meaning: I was in the toilet in the back of the plane, and suddenly I felt the plane was shaking with great force which threw me to the door.
Notice that "when" here means "and then (suddenly)". More examples:
We were having dinner when someone knocked at the door.
我们正吃晚饭，突然有人敲门。
We were about to start off on the trip when it began to rain.
我们正要起程，突然下起雨来。
2. Oh, Lord, I thought, this is it!
Meaning: I thought, "Oh, my God, the worst thing is about to happen!"
Please notice that "this is it" is a colloquial expression which means either "the expected event is at hand" or "this is the difficulty".
3. "I think we got hit by lightning,"...
Meaning:"I think our plane was struck by lightning,"...
Please notice that "got hit" is an informal or colloquial form for "were/was hit". In this sense, "get" can be regarded as a passive auxiliary verb. One more example:
He got arrested (= was arrested) by the police last week.
他上周被警方逮捕。
4. In the next seat, at the window, sat a young businessman who had been confidently working.
Notice that this is an example of inversion. In normal order, the sentence is: A young businessman, who had been confidently working, sat in the next seat at the window.
5. And that really worried me —when confident-looking businessmen look worried.
Meaning: And I really felt worried when confident-looking businessmen look worried, for something really serious might happen.
6. The laptop was put away.
Meaning: The young businessman put his portable computer back to its place (i.e. he stopped working on the computer).
put away: put something back in a place where it is normally kept 把东西收拾起来
Come on, it's time to put these toys away.
来！该把这些玩具收起来了。
He came in when I was putting the files away.
我收拾文件时，他进来了。
7. "Something's not right," he said.
Meaning: "Something must have gone wrong," said the businessman.
Notice that this is an understatement, which is typical of a confident-looking businessman's speech.
8. "Engine number two... emergency landing... New Orleans."
Meaning: (Probably) "Engine number two has got hit by lightning and is not working. We'll make an emergency landing at New Orleans."
This is broken English, which shows either that the passengers on board, through their intense fear, could only catch these several phrases from the pilot's speech, or that the loud-speaker system of the plane had been partially damaged by lightning and so it was not functioning well.
9. When he was done, the voice of a flight attendant came on, reminding us of the emergency procedures she had reviewed before take-off.
Meaning: When the pilot finished, a flight attendant spoke through the speaker, telling us what we should do in this emergency. She had explained these procedures to us before take-off.
10. Of course I never paid attention to this drill, always thinking that if we ever got to the point where we needed to use life jackets, I would have already died of extreme fear.
Meaning: Of course I never paid attention to such procedures, for I always thought that if we ever needed to use life jackets during a flight, I would have already been frightened to death.
11. ... but when I saw the face of the girl next to me, I pulled myself together.
Meaning: ... but when I saw the girl sitting next to me looked scared, I regained control of myself.
12. I reached for her hand and reassured that we were going to make it.
Meaning: I stretched out my hand to touch her hand and made her less frightened by telling her that we were going to land safely.
13. "What a story you're going to tell when you get home!" I said.
Meaning: "When you get home, you're going to have an excellent, unusual experience to tell your family and friends about!" I said.
14. She must have seen how scared I was and reached over.
Meaning: The charming young lady across the aisle must have seen I was very frightened. She extended her hand toward me, trying to comfort me.
15. I could hear small pockets of soothing conversation everywhere.
Meaning: I could hear small groups of people on board the plane talking together, calming or comforting each other.
16. We chatted about the lives we now felt hopeful to be living, as difficult or complicated as they might be.
Meaning: We talked about our lives, which now seemed hopeful to us, although they might be so difficult and complicated just as sometime before.
17. He had been complaining that he wasn't getting to see me very much because of my book tour.
Meaning: My husband had been complaining that he was not able to see me very often because I went on many tours to promote the books I wrote.
18. ... I felt almost tearful to be parting from the people whose lives had so intensely, if briefly, touched mine.
Meaning: ... I felt that my eyes were nearly filled with tears when I was saying goodbye to my fellow passengers. Their lives had touched mine so deeply within the brief 20 minutes on board the flight.
19. ... that fateful, lucky flight and wish I could thank them for the many acts of kindness I witnessed and received...
Please notice that the flight was "fateful" because it might have turned into a disastrous crash; it was "lucky" because it finally landed safely and all lives were rescued.
20. ... I feel struck by lightning all over again: the point is not to pay back kindness but to pass it on.
Meaning: ... I feel deeply touched as if I were hit by lightning again: what is most important is not that I should pay back kindness to those who have been kind to me, but that I should pass the kindness on to those around me.

潍坊科技职业学院教案
课程名称：New Horizon English Course 授课人：Zhang suqiu
课 题
Text B The story of an Eyewitness
课 时
Two
教学目的
与
要 求
To grasp the meaning of this passage

To master the useful language points and the phrases and expressions
教学难点
与
重 点
the meaning of this passage

the useful language points and the phrases and expressions

教

学

过

程

主 要 内 容 及 步 骤

Text B The story of an Eyewitness
ⅠLeading In

Ⅱ Useful phrases and expression
1. break out
2. all of a sudden
3. wipe out
4. not…in the least
5. in peace
6. in change of
7. deal with

授课效果

分析总结

I leading in: Background information
1. Union Square
  Union Square, one of San Francisco's commerce and cultural centers, also refers to an actual park that recently became a primary focus for renovation and restoration. The square itself underwent a much needed $25 million facelift, transforming one of San Francisco's oldest patches of greenery into a wide open space for tourists and locals alike.

2. Nob Hill
  Nob Hill in San Francisco is home to luxury hotels and the city's most expensive and most renowned restaurants. The shopping of Union Square is only a few blocks down from the high-ended intersection of California and Powell. And the bar scene in this area is worth noting.
I Detailed Study of the Text B
1. There was no organization, no communication.
Meaning: Things were in a mess, and it was impossible to make a phone call, or send a letter or fax.
2. This very modern city was all of a sudden in ruins, ...
Meaning: This very modern city was suddenly destroyed completely.
in ruins: completely destroyed 成为废墟
Buildings were in ruins during the war.
战争把建筑物变成一片废墟。
The garden used to belong to the royal family; now it's in ruins.
这花园以前属皇家所有；现在已成为废墟。
3. By Wednesday afternoon, inside of twelve hours, half the city was gone.
Meaning: By Wednesday afternoon, half the city had been destroyed within twelve hours after the earthquake happened.
Please notice "inside of" is an American English expression, which is the same as "inside" and means "within a particular period of time".
4. ... not one person who was bothered in the least.
Meaning: ... I didn't see anyone who felt annoyed at the unexpected disaster.
not... in the least: not... at all 一点也不
I was not annoyed at their being late in the least; I had a lot to do before they came.
我一点也不因为他们迟到而恼火；他们来之前我有很多事情要做。
—You must be disappointed at losing the chance.
失去这次机会，你肯定很失望吧。
—Not in the least. There will be more chances.
一点也不。还会有更多的机会。
5. ... it was going to go —all of it.
Meaning: ... every building would be burned to ashes soon.
6. ... and no one was fighting against the elements.
Please notice here "the elements" refers to "the forces of nature", like "the earthquake".
7. I urged a man to seek safety in flight.
Meaning:I urged a man to run away to a safe place.
8. I was worth thirty thousand dollars.
Meaning: I was in possession of property worth thirty thousand dollars.
9. I looked at the man and the loss and the sorrow; ...
Meaning: I looked at the sorrowful man, thinking of the heavy loss he had suffered and would still suffer, sharing his sad feelings; ...
10. ... some things in life, we should just never be allowed to see.
Please notice that here the author expresses his wish that we would never see such painful things in life.
11. ...I'm scared to make the final run alone.
Meaning:...I am frightened that I have to finish the last part of my journey through life all by myself.
run: n. (singular) a distance or a period of time one travels by car, train, etc. （乘汽车、火车等的）旅行的距离或时间
It is about two hours' run by train from Shanghai to Hangzhou.
从上海到杭州乘火车大约有两小时的行程。

12. I guess that's all about it, honey.
Meaning: My dear wife, I guess that's all I want to tell you.