教案 新世纪英语专业综合教程第二版第2册Unit1.docx

Unit 1 "We' ve Been Hit”e Pre-reading Activities2I Audiovisual supplement2II Cultural informationso Global Reading4I . Mainidea4II Structural analysis4ree Detailed ReadingsText 18ur Consolidation Activities29I . Vocabulary Analysis29II Grammar Exercises37III . Translation exercises44IV Exercises for integrated skills47V . Oral activities49VI Writing Practice53VII Listening Exercises55Section Five Further Enhancement59I . Text 1160II Memorable Quotes70Unit 1 We' ve Been Hit”Section One Pre-reading Activitiesto help panicked workers into a stairwell.10 Mayblum continued his descent, the muscles in his calves contracting in spasms. On the 53rd floor, he came across a heavyset man whose legs just wouldn' t move anymore：ii "Do you want to come, or do you want us to send help?" Mayblum shouted.12 The man asked him to send help. Adam said he would.13 In the noise, smoke and sparks, Mayblum didn' t realize that his friend Hong Zhu was behind him in the stairwell the whole time. When Hong got to the 53rd floor, he came across Harry Ramos. Ramos had stooped to help the heavyset man Mayblum had seen earlier. 'T II give you a hand/ Hong said.14 Together, Ramos and Hong helped the man down one more flight to an elevator.is ,/Don, t take it： a Port Authority official screamed.16 Hong and Ramos tried to send a magazine down in the elevator to test its safety. But when they pressed the "down" button, the doors wouldn7 t close. So Hong decided that he would be the guinea pig insteadHe stepped inside, and the doors shut behind him.is Hong took the elevator down to the 44th floor, the next transfer lobby. So far, so good. He pressed 52： went back up and collected Ramos and the heavyset man.19 On 44 Hong and Ramos helped the man toward the last bank of elevators that would take them all the way down.20 Hong pressed the "down" button again. Nothing. They would have to take the stairs.21 Ramos and Hong tried to support the man. ,zOne step at a time/ Hong said.22 They had been trying to get out for an hour and five minutes. They were on 36 when they felt the SouthTowercollapse.23 "We really have to move/ Hong said.24 The rumbles of the collapsing tower next door seemed to sap the heavyset man of his last gasps of energy. I can' t do it anymore/ he said, sitting down.25 Hong and Ramos tried to persuade him to continue. "You don' t have to move your legs!” Hong shouted. "Just move your butt. Let sgo! But the man couldn' t go on.26 A fireman ran up to them. Hong expected that he would join in to get the heavy man to move. Instead, the fireman turned to Hong.27 "Who are you, screaming at him to get out?” the fireman shouted. "You get out!"Hong looked at Ramos, who was still standing with the heavyset man.28 z,r m coming down with you/ Ramos told the man. 'T m not going to leave/I left," Hong says sorrowfully. "Alone."29 The next day, Adam Mayblum sent an e-mail describing his experience to friends and relatives, who sent it to still others. The e-mail was read by someone in San Francisco who knew a woman in New York named Rebecca. Her husband, Victor, a heavyset man, was missing.30 On Saturday, September 15, May Davis' s chairman had a gathering at his New Jersey home. Adam Mayblum was there. So was Hong Zhu. Rebecca was also there, learning how her husband, Victor, had been comforted in his last moments, how Harry Ramos had refused to leave him behind.31 Ramos' s wife, Micky, was there too. She kept asking Mayblum and Hong where her husband was, convinced that somehow, Harry the only May Davis employee still missing was alive.32 Piece by piece, she developed a picture of his escape: Harry was on 87 when the plane hit. He stopped to help on 78. He met up with Hong on 53. But as hard as she tried, as many questions as she asked, the picture began to fade on the 36th floor.6Paragraph 1QuestionsHow much do you know about the WorldTradeCenter?The WorldTradeCenter was more than its signature twin towers: it was a complex of 7 buildings on 16 acres, constructed and operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The towers rose at the heart of the complex, each climbing more than 100 feet higher than the silver mast of the EmpireStateBuilding. The WorldTradeCenter was hit by hijacked planes on September 11, 2001.1. What images are used to emphasize the steadiness of the WTC?Storms and drawstrings.Words and Expressionslash vt. hit violently or suddenlye.g. The farmer lashed the mules with a stick.The waves lashed the shore.Collocation:lash out (at/against sb./sth.) make a sudden violent attack withblows or wordsSynonym:whip, beatscoff i/Z laugh (at)e.g. All the students scoffed at the poor boy' s clothes.The disabled people are often scoffed.Derivation:scoffer/7.Synonym:jeer, mocksway vi. move or swing from side to side e.g. He swayed slightly, as if about to fall. 他身子一歪，像要倒下。Synonym:swing, waveTranslation:1. 那棵苹果树在风中摇曳。(The apple tree sways in the wind.)She swayed her hands gracefully as she gave lectures.(她演讲时优雅地摆动着手。)illusion/7.sth. that deceives a person by seeming to be real e.g. The mirrors all round the walls give an illusion of greaterspace.I have no illusions about my ability.我对自己的能力如何颇有自知之明。Derivation:illusiveaillusively3dCollocation:be under the illusion that believe wronglye.g. I was under the illusion that he was honest until he was caught stealing some money.他偷钱当场被人抓住，在此之前我一直误以为他是个老实人。Exercise: Fill in each blank with one of the following prepositions.under at outagainst to1. He lashed the opposition7 s policies, (out against)Students are not allowed to scoff others' weaknesses, (at)2. The dancer swayed _ the music, (to)3. People were the illusion that the tomb was Caocao7 s.(under)Paragraphs 2-5QuestionsCan you paraphrase the sentence "They were careening wildly, three feet in either direction/ in Paragraph 2? (Paragraph 2)(制作时请把问题放在与其相关段落同一页面，全书 同)They were swaying up to three feet from side to side, like a ship in a great storm.1. What is the implication of the parallel sentences in Paragraph 4 and Paragraph 5? (Paragraph 5)These sentences are used to emphasize the fact that the people in the building were in great danger and whether they would survive depended very much on where they happened to be when the building was struck and which staircase they would use to get outWords and Expressions5. devastatinga, completely destructivee.g. It is the most devastating flood in 100 years.Derivation:devastate i/Z:devastation/?.Synonym:disastrous, destructiveglance at look at sb. or sth. quickly, esp. by raising your eyes and then lowering them againe.g. The president glanced at the clock and announced that the meeting started.Comparison: gaze at, stare at, glare at, gape atgaze at look at sth. or sb. for a long time, for example, because they are beautiful or interesting, esp. without realizing that you are doing ite.g. The poet lay down and gazed at the bright moon, missing his hometown.stare at deliberately look at sb. or sth. for a long time without moving your eyes, for example, because you are angry, shocked, or very interestede.g. Don7 t stare at people; it7 s very rude.glare at look angrily at sb. for a long time without moving your eyese.g. The heroine stepped forward bravely and glared at the enemy.女英雄挺身而出，以仇恨的目光瞪着敌人。gape at look at sb. or sth. for a long time, esp. with your mouth open, because you are very surprised or shockede.g. His father stood there gaping at him, too astonished to say anything.6. purgatorya a place or condition of great sufferinge.g. The devastating earthquake changed people7 s home into a purgatory.Synonym:torture, plagueDerivation:purgatoriala.7. dilemma/7, a situation in which it is very difficult to decide what to do, because all of the possible courses of action seem equally good or equally bade.g. The only way out of this dilemma is to cooperate within the group.面对这样的两难境地，唯一的出路就是在团队内合作。Collocation:ina dilemmae.g. Mary was in a dilemma whether to marry or continue her study.Synonym:quandary, predicamentSentences1. Mayblum would be one of thousands cast into an extraordinary purgatory that morning. (Paragraph 3) Paraphrase: That morning, Mayblum would be one of thousands who were thrown into aterrible disaster.Translation.那天早上，有数千人将被卷入一场惊心动魄的灾难，梅 布鲁也是其中的一员。2. For some, it was a matter of geography. (Paragraph 4) Paraphrase: For some, whether they could survive depended on where they were.Paragraphs 6-9Questions1. Is there any evidence of people7 s concern for others?(Paragraph 9)Yes, Mayblum shared his ripped T-shirt with his colleagues, Mayblum went back to look for his trading partner, and Ramos helped panicked workers into a stairwell.2. What does "Ramos had waded into the pandemonium, mean?(Paragraph 9)It means that he "had walked into the wild chaos with great determination/Words and Expressions9. confusions a very disorganized situation usually with lots of noise, in which a lot of things are happening at theI. Audiovisual supplementWatch the video and answer the following questions.1. What' s the building that was hit?2. What was the event? When did it happen?（插入视频）Answers to the Questions:1. The building is the TwinTowers of the World Trade Center in New York City.2. It was one of the 9/11 attacks. It happened on September 11, 2001.Script:News:We have unconfirmed reports this morning that a plane has crashed into one of the towers of the WorldTradeCenter. CNN Center right now.Officer A: Holy shit!News:work on this story, calling our sources and trying to figure out exactly what happened, but, clearly, something relatively devastating happening this morning there. We' re going to join another one of our New York affiliates for their live coverage. Here at the top of this tower, there7 s a huge, gaping hole, flames still inside.Officer B:Can you believe this? What schmuck would fly a plane same time, so that it is difficult to understand or control e.g. The enemy7 s unexpected attack threw them into total confusion.敌人的突然进攻使他们完全不知所措。Comparison: disorder, chaosdisorder/7. a situation in which things or people are not in the correct position, place, or order, so that they are unable to control or organizee.g. The Civil War came at the end of a long period of social disorder.chaos/7,a situation that is full of disorder and is completely out of controle.g. The thieves left the house in chaos.小偷走后房屋中一片凌乱。Derivation:confuseda.confuse i/Z:10. transfern. a change from one place to anothere.g. The headmaster arranged for his transfer to another school.校长安排他转到另一个学校。vt. move sth./sb. from one place to anothere.g. The head office has been transferred from London to New York.总部已由伦敦迁至纽约。Synonym:remove, hand overDerivation:transferablea.11. reassuringa, making sb. feel less worried or frightened e.g. Before commencing the performance, she gave me a reassuring smile.The President gave a reassuring speech about the future of the country.Derivation:reassurancesreassure i/Z:reassuringly3dAntonym:threatening, discouragingpanicvt. be suddenly frightened by sth.e.g. The firecrackers panicked the chicks.The shot panicked all the customers in the restaurantn. a sudden strong feeling of fear or nervousnessCollocation:panic sb. into doing sth. make sb. do sth. unwise or hasty because of panice.g. The banks were panicked into selling sterling.银行因恐慌而抛售英国货币。Synonym:dread, terror; fearActivity: Write out the noun form and the adjective form of each given word.v.n.a.1. confuse(confusion)(confused / confusing)2. transfer(t ransfe r)(t ransferable)3. reassure(reassurance)(reassuring / reassured)4. panic (panic) (panicky)5. devastate (devastation) (devastating)Sentences 3. Mayblum had worked with Ramos off and on for 14 years. (Paragraph 7)Paraphrase. In the past 14 years, Mayblum and Ramos worked together from time to time.Translation.梅布鲁和拉莫斯断断续续地在一起工作已有14年了。Words and Expressionsdescent/7.the act or process of going downe.g. The wild goose began its descent into the WestLake.Synonym:decline, subsidenceAntonym:ascentstoop bend downe.g. The policeman stooped to pick up a lost gun in the room.Collocation:stoop (down) to pick sth. upstoop so low (as to do sth.): lower one' s moral standards so far (as to do sth.)e.g. He tried to make me accept a bribe-I hope I would never stoop so low.他想让我接受贿赂希望我决不至于做出这种低级的事。Antonym:straighten (up)Sentences4. On the 53rd floor, he came across a heavyset man whose legs just wouldn, t move anymore. (Paragraph 10)Explanation: "Anymore" is the variant of z/any more” ; this variant is chiefly used in North America.Paraphrase. On the 53rd floor, he met a huge man whose legs just wouldn7 t move anymore.Translation.在第53层，他偶遇了一个大块头的男子，那人的脚一 步也迈不开了。Paragraphs 15-22Questions1. How do you understand the sentence “So far, so good" in Para.l8?(Paragraph 18)Things are satisfactory up to this point.2. How did they manage to get down from the 53rd floor to the 36th floor?(Paragraph 22)They first got down to the 44th floor in the elevator which, fortunately, was still working. Then Ramos and Hong helped the man down to the 36th floor, which took them an hour andfive minutes.Words and Expressions16. collapse vi. (break into pieces and) fall down suddenly because of a weakness in the structure, or because of a sudden violent forcee.g. The heavy storm caused the hovel to collapse.Synonym:break down, crumbleTranslation:地震之后许多房屋都倒塌了。Many buildings collapsed in the earthquake.大雨把禾苗都压塌了。Grain seedlings collapsed under the weight of the big rain.Activity: Act it out.Work in groups. Students are supposed to read the following scene and try to act it out Pay close attention to the verbs in bold type.After school, some boys descended the slope towards the village, whistling cheerfully. While walking, a boy, Richard found that his shoelace was loose. So he stooped to tie the lace. Suddenly, the boys felt that the earth was shaking. And the shaking was more and more violent "What happened?"Richard shouted. He was so afraid that he crouched on the ground. Z/It is earthquake! Look!” another boy answered. The houses in the village collapsed with a large noise! Disaster had come!Sentences5. So Hong decided that he would be the guinea pig instead. (Paragraph 16)Explanation. If someone is used as a guinea pig in an experiment, something is tested on him that has not been tested on other people before. For example, Dr.Roger used himself as a human guinea pig to perfect a treatment which has since saved the lives of countless people. Here the sentence means that Hong decided to test the safety of the elevator himself.Paragraphs 23-30Questions1. What does "Who are you, screaming at him to get out" in Para. 27 mean? (P