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Unite 4 Flight 93: What I Never Know

Lyz Glick＆Dan Zegart

Section One

Talking Face to Face (90 minutes)

一. 教学目的

1 To enlarge students’ vocabulary and phrases.

2 To let students know the background information about terrorism. 二. 教学重点

1. Stressing the primary meaning of the words and their applications in the sentences.

2. Explain the primary meaning of the phrases and their applications in the sentence. 三. 教学难点

1. Key sentence patterns

2. The translation of key phrases and sentences 四．教学步骤

1. Warm-up activities: Introduce the background information about the passage and group discussing (30 minutes) 2. Listening the New Words (5minutes) 3. Learning the New Words and Phrases (55minutes) 五．教学内容 1. Warm-up activities

●Warm-up questions:

⑴ What do you know about the events that took place in America on September 11,2001?

⑵Why 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.

2. Background Information 2.1 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 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.

2.2 What had happened about Flight 93 on September 9, 2001? 8:42 a.m. United Airlines Flight 93 takes off from Newark, New Jersey, with 44 aboard. The flight is bound for San Francisco. 9:16 a.m. The FAA informs NORAD that Flight 93 may have been hijacked. 9:24 a.m. 9:30 a.m. NORAD orders two F-16s at Langley Air Force Base in Virginia to intercept United Airlines Flight 77. The two F-16s from Langley Air Force Base are airborne. After Flight 77 hits the Pentagon, the jets are ordered to perform combat air patrols over Washington. At some point, according to The New York Times, the pilots received a radio transmission from a secret service official who told them to protect the White House “at all costs” . 9:35 a.m. 9:40 a.m. 9:58 a.m. Flight 93 turns around near Cleveland and heads east. Transponder signal from Flight 93 ceases and radar contact is lost. Most of the cell phone calls from the aircraft end around this time as the passengers launch their attempt to wrest control of the plane from the hijackers. 10:03 a.m. The airliner crashes into the ground near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. 2.3 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 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.

3. Key words and phrases Enormously

adv. to a very great extent

I’m not sure eating totally uncooked beef o r raw egg yolks is really 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。 Directions:

Fill in the blanks with the words above. Change the form where necessary.

I phoned the hotel to ＿ my reservation. Slavery was ＿ in the US in the 19th century.

Congress ＿ the ban on women flying Naval combat missions. 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) 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:

bluff 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.

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。

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。

Directions: Fill in the blanks with the words above. Change the form where necessary.

He ＿ her for another woman.

She will never ＿ her vegetarian principles.

The lawsuit will be postponed until the president ＿ office .

How could she ＿ her own child?

Darren has decided to ＿ football at the end of this season. 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.” sensibility: n.

1) capacity for being easily offended or shocked

“The sufferings of the Cuban people shocked our sensibilities.”(George F. Kennan)

2) ability to receive and appreciate delicate impressions He has the sensibility of the artist.

Very few people have the refined sensibility needed to appreciate these paintings. Collocation:

wound one’s sensibilities 伤害某人的感情 offend one’s sensibilities 挫伤某人的感情 outrage one’s sensibilities 触怒某人的感情

abort: v.

1) stop an activity because it would be difficult or dangerous to continue it

The plane aborted the take-off and crashed into the water.

2) deliberately end a pregnancy when the baby is still too young to live The law allows women to abort an early-stage pregnancy. 3) terminate the pregnancy of before term She aborted after four months. Collocation:

abort a plan 中止计划 abort a trip 中止旅行

abort a computer program 中止计算机的程序 abort a (space) mission 中止一次（航天）任务 abort an expectant mother 为孕妇做人工流产 hijack

vt. use violence or threats to take control of a plane, vehicle, or ship The airliner was hijacked by a group of terrorists. 该机在飞往德里的途中遭到劫持。

The plane was hijacked while on a flight to Delhi. bless: vt.

1) ask God’s favour and protection for (sb. / sth.) The Pope blessed the crowd.

他们把孩子们领到耶稣跟前, 耶稣就赐福予他们。 They brought the children to Jesus and he blessed them. 2) grant health, happiness and success to (sb. / sth.) Bless all those who are hungry, lonely or sick. Collocation:

be blessed with something 在某方面有福

Mrs. Murphy is blessed with twelve children. 墨菲夫人有十二个孩子，真有福气。 lie around

1) lie somewhere in an untidy way, rather than being in its proper place If you leave your shoes lying around like that, you’ll trip over them. 2) spend one’s time lazily, doing nothing

I felt so lazy just lying around on the beach all day. blow up

destroy (sth.) by an explosion

Rebels attempted to blow up the bridge. 飞机在空中爆炸了。 The plane blew up in mid-air. in sb.’s hands / in the hands of sb. being dealt with or cared for by sb.

Lisa seemed to have things in her hands by the time he returned.

The matter is in the hands of the police. hang up

1) finish a telephone conversation I said goodbye and hung up.

Don’t hang up on me － I need to talk to you. 2) hang clothes on a hook, etc. He took his coat off and hung it up. sink in

( of words, etc.) be fully understood He paused a moment for his words to sink in. The meaning finally sank in. make sense of

understand (sth.), especially sth. difficult or complicated It’s hard to make some sense of Einstein’s theory. Collocation:

make sense 有道理；有意义；讲的通 lose / regain one’s senses 失去 / 恢复理智

in a sense / in one sense / in some senses从某种意义上来说 in no sense 无论如何都不…… Global Reading

自杀式袭击 suicide attack 给某人穿衣 dress somebody

开车离开 drive off 取消航班 cancel the flight 只往好处想 only have good thoughts 在燃烧

be on fire

由于某种原因 for some reason 五角大楼 the Pentagon 在客舱后面 in the rear of the plane 改变看法 change one’s viewpoints 真正理解 really make sense of 向我们宣战 declare war on us

伤及自古而来的情感 tread on ancient sensibilities 崇高使命 a high purpose

这不仅仅是一种巧合 It wasn’t / isn’t mere luck that … 未尽之言或未完之事 something unsaid or undone 碰巧，正好 happen to

有生之年 the rest of one’s life

4 Ask the students to practice the useful words and phrases.

Section Two

Talking Face to Face (90 minutes)

一．教学目的

1. To teach students understand the whole passage clearly. 2. To improve students ability of understanding and translation. 二. 教学重点

In view of the whole passage, the main idea will be understood correctly. 三. 教学难点

1. Key sentence patterns

2. The translation of key phrases and sentences 四．教学步骤

1. Global Reading (25minutes) 1.1 Listening the text. (5 minutes) 1.2 Part division of the text. (5 minutes) 1.3 Background for Some Key Words which appeared in the text.

(15minutes)

2. Detailed studies of the text. (65 minutes) 五．教学内容

1 Background for Some Key Words New Jersey

A state of the east-central United States on the Atlantic Ocean. It was admitted as one of the original Thirteen Colonies in 1787. Trenton is the

capital and Newark the largest city. Newark

A city of northeast New Jersey on Newark Bay, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, opposite Jersey City and west of New York City. It was settled by Puritans in 1666 and is today a heavily industrialized port of entry. California

A state of the western United States on the Pacific Ocean. California is often called the Golden State because of its sunny climate and the discovery of gold during its pioneering days. Sacramento is the capital and Los Angelas the largest city. Windham

A town located in Greene County, New York, USA. The town had a total population of 1,660 at the 2000 census. The town is believed to be named after a location in Connecticut. New York

A state of the northeast United States. It was admitted as one of the original Thirteen Colonies in 1788. Albany is the capital and New York City the largest city. New York City is also the financial center of the nation. San Francisco

A city of western California on a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, an inlet of the Pacific. Discovery of gold nearby

in 1848 changed the city from a small community into a thriving boom town known for its lawlessness and bawdy amusements. 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, the 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, \"the 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. 2 Detail Reading

2.1 Key words and phrases appeared in the passage (not included in the New Words) precious

1. adj.

1) valuable and important

We cannot afford to waste our precious time. 她在他心中占着非常重要的地位。 She is very precious to him. 2) rare and worth a lot of money

He bought a precious diamond necklace for her 20th birthday. 2. adv. very little or very few I had precious little time for reading. 没有什么人出得起那个价钱。

Precious few people can afford prices like that.

NB: precious做副词时通常用在little, few等词前面，意思为“很”，“非常”。例如：

She has precious little to be cheerful about. （她几乎毫无乐趣。） due to

because of something

She has been absent from work due to illness. The team’s success was largely due to her efforts. CF: due to, owing to, because of & thanks to 这些词组均含“由于”之意。

due to用于较庄重的书面语中，侧重“起因于”，在句中多作表语，

有时作状语。

Her illness was due to the bad food. owing to 可以和due to换用，但在句中多作状语 Owing to the heavy traffic, he was late.

because of 着重某种原因的理由，在句中通常作状语。 The train was delayed because of the bad weather. thanks to 突出一种感激之情，含“多亏”意味 crash 1. vi.

1) have an accident in a car, plane, etc. by violently hitting something else The plane crashed into a mountain.

3) if a computer crashes, or if you crash the computer, it suddenly stops working

The system crashed and I lost three hours’ worth of work. 2. n.

1) an accident in which a vehicle violently hits something else The great financial crash in 1929 ruined international trade. Collocation: a car crash 汽车撞车事故 an air crash 飞机坠毁 the great financial crash 经济大萧条 manage: v.

1) succeed in doing something, especially something difficult I can’t manage all this work on my own.

In spite of these insults, she managed not to get angry. 2) be in charge of (sth.); run 琼斯主管这里的财务。 Jones manages the finances here. comfort

1. n. a pleasant feeling of being relaxed and free from pain

Now you can watch the latest films in the comfort of your own room. The news brought comfort to all of us.

2. vt. make someone feel better when they are sad or anxious The child ran to his mother to be comforted.

2.2 Translation of some complex sentences What does this sentence imply? （45-46）

It implies that Jeremy knows his chances of survival are very slim, and will support “me” if I remarry to someone else in future. Translate the sentence into Chinese. 不论你将来做出什么决定，我都支持你。 What does “the Pentagon” refer to?

It refers to “the affair that a plane crashed into the Pentagon”. What can we infer from this sentence?

We can infer that Jeremy had understood that something must be done to save him and other passengers, and decided to fight against the terrorists. Translate the sentence into Chinese.（-67）

五角大楼一事可能使他受到极大震惊，使他认清他和待在客舱后面的其他乘客的命运完全掌握在他们自己的手中。 Translate the sentence into Chinese.（104-105）

是否我们这个国家的人越轨了，做得过分了，伤及了人家自古而来的情感？

Paraphrase this sentence，“I think Jeremy always suspected he had a higher purpose.”

Jeremy always thought he was destined to perform a noble mission in life.

“It was / is … that …” is a pattern used for emphasis. For example: It was the marketing manager that I talked to yesterday. Translate the sentence into Chinese.（110-113）

一位具有足够挫败恐怖行径体能的旅客正好搭乘了那天被劫持的飞机中唯一一个可以有机会进行反击劫机者的航班，这不仅仅是一种巧合。

Section Three

Listening practice and Homework (90minutes)

一. 教学目的

1. To improve students’ listening comprehension. 2. To check students’ learning effectiveness. 二. 教学重点

1. Listening and understanding the conversations and passage. 2. Review the whole Unit through checking the homework. 三．教学难点

To listen and understand the long and complicated sentences. 四．教学步骤

1. Warm-up activities: (10 minutes) ●The explanation of the new words and phrases.

●The introduction of the background knowledge related to the dialogues. 2. Listening and understanding the conversations and passage.

(35 minutes)

●Ask students to listen and repeat some complicated sentences. ●Ask students to do the multiple choice exercises and fill in the blanks. ●Ask students to give the answers in groups.

3. Checking the homework of Unit 4 (45minutes)