1、1Unit 4 Heroes of our timeFOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING AND RESEARCH PRESS HEBEI UNIVERSITY Section B A heros aspirationLead-inInspiring your thoughtsEnhancing your skillsFulfilling your taskInspiring your thoughtsEnhancing your skillsPresenting your project Lead-inLead-in1.Do you want to be a man like
2、one of them?Why?TaskTalking about hero Lead-in2.Can an ordinary person,like you and me,be a hero?1.Of course!Because they are superheroes and have super power.They can help people who are in need.2.I think we ordinary people can be hero too because everyone can have some heroic qualities or can perf
3、orm a heroic act.Lead-inEnhancing your skillsPresenting your projectProject of the unit Inspiring your thoughtsReading skillReading comprehensionIn 1990 Microsoft released its first version of Windows.This was a breakthrough in operating software as it replaced text interfaces with graphical interfa
4、ces.It soon became a best seller and was able to capture the majority of the operating system market share.In 1995 Windows 95 was released,setting new standards and features for operating systems.This version of Windows has been the backbone of all future releases from Windows 2000 to the latest XP
5、and Vista.Nevertheless the success of Microsoft in cornering various aspects of the software market has led to several anti trust cases.In 1998 US v Microsoft,Microsoft came close to being broken up into three smaller firms.However on appeal Microsoft were able to survive as a single firm.Inspiring
6、your thoughtsNow read the following passage quickly and fill in the blanks.Task 1 Skill instructionReading skill1.In 1990 Microsoft released its first _.2.In 1995 _ was released,setting new standards and features for operating systems.3.In 1998 US v Microsoft,Microsoft came close to being broken up
7、into _ smaller firms.version of WindowsWindows 95threeInspiring your thoughtsReading skillScanning is a technique that can help you quickly gain information from a book,magazine,newspaper or website without having to read every word.In particular,it is very useful for finding a specific name,statist
8、ic,date,or fact.It can save you time by allowing you to efficiently gather information which may be scattered throughout a long piece of writing.It helps you to research in a purposeful way.Inspiring your thoughtsWhat is scanning?Scanning is to locate specific information.Reading skillDecide exactly
9、 what information you are looking for and what form it is likely to take.Decide where to look to find the information(use some key words).Move your eyes quickly down the page until you find the information you need.Then read it carefully to answer the question.When you find what you need,do not read
10、 further.Inspiring your thoughtsHow to scan?Reading skill Read Text B and scan for answers to the following questions.1.In which month did the story take place?November.2.Where did the accident happen?In the Dalton River.3.What is the name of the hero?Jonda.4.What is the name of the woman saved?Sand
11、y.Inspiring your thoughtsTask 2 Skill practiceReading skillEnhancing your skillsPresenting your projectProject of the unit Inspiring your thoughtsReading skillReading comprehensionThis passage is a piece of narration.It tells a moving story of a police officers saving a woman in a car with troubles.
12、What type of writing is Text B?What story does it tell?Reading comprehensionInspiring your thoughtsTask 1Global understanding of the textText B is such a narrative.Narratives are stories,mainly including：descriptions of settingsdescriptions of characters sections of dialogueA narrative is a story;it
13、 is an account of a sequence of events,usually in chronological order.Task 2Understanding a good narrativeReading comprehensionInspiring your thoughtsThe story itself should be interesting and lively.Outstanding narratives will“show”rather than“tell”,allowing readers to see a picture that is not exp
14、licitly made but properly arranged,by time sequence or space setting.Reading comprehensionInspiring your thoughtsGeneral rules to narrate a story:Reading comprehensionInspiring your thoughtsStructure of a narration BeginningDevelopmentClimaxEnding Officer Jonda drove the car on the winding road in t
15、he fierce November rain.The big car slipped off the road into the Dalton River.Half of the big car was submerged in the river and Sandy,the driver of the big car,was drowned with the water up to her chest.Jonda saved Sandy and the big car was swallowed by the water.Reading comprehensionInspiring you
16、r thoughts1.Why did Jondas pulse quicken while she was driving?2.Why did Jonda fail to save the teenager many years ago?3.After she failed to save the teenager,Jonda _.4.What caused the car ahead of Jonda to slip into the Dalton River?Read the text and answer the following questions.Try to use signa
17、l words to help you.Reading comprehensionInspiring your thoughtsTask 3Detailed understanding of the textto be continued5.What did Jonda mean by“This is too much,too familiar”(Para.5)?6.Why did Jonda have to work quickly when she was trying to save Sandy?7.Why did Sandy ask Jonda to tell her grandchi
18、ldren that she loved them?8.Why does Jonda feel she has much to be grateful for too?Reading comprehensionInspiring your thoughts1.Because the car ahead was in trouble.2.Because the car was on fire and she could not get near it.3.became very sensitive to signs of potential accidents.4.The car failed
19、to stop at the warning sign.5.This reminded her of the terrible accident involving that teenager.6.Because she could collapse soon.7.Because she thought she was going to die.8.Because she got rid of the guilty feeling by helping Sandy.Reading comprehensionInspiring your thoughts1.Do you think that p
20、olice officers like Jonda should be blamed for failing to save victims of accidents?Why or why not?2.What can one benefit from helping others?3.Do you think it worthwhile to give ones own life for other people?Why?Work in pairs and discuss the following questions.Reading comprehensionInspiring your
21、thoughtsTask 4Critical thinking1.No,I dont think so.Although it is the duty of police officers to save victims in accidents,they should not be blamed for failing to save the victims on some occasions.It would be unfair to blame them as situations may become out of their control.Sometimes they themse
22、lves may get injured or even die in their efforts to save those in danger.So in this sense,they may fail to save victims,but they are still heroes and are respectable.Reading comprehensionInspiring your thoughtsto be continued2.Helping others surely has its benefits.When we help others,we can derive
23、 a feeling of happiness and a sense of fulfillment.We will earn respect from other people.Besides,by helping others,we set an example for others who,in turn,will help even more people.If we extend a helping hand whenever necessary,we will help build a more friendly and harmonious world.Reading compr
24、ehensionInspiring your thoughtsto be continued3.I think it depends on the situation.If you know your sacrifice will save another persons life,it is undoubtedly worthwhile even if you have to risk your own life.Nonetheless,if you clearly know that your efforts wont save them even at the cost of your
25、own life,then it is not a good idea to give up your own life.Maybe a better and more practical way is to ask more people for help.This way,you will not only save the victim,but also avoid unnecessary casualties.Reading comprehensionInspiring your thoughtsPresenting your projectProject of the unitIns
26、piring your thoughtsTranslation skill Enhancing your skillsLanguage focus Language highlightingLanguage learningLook through the text and find out all the verbs or phrases that show the spirits of Jonda when she went to save the driver.lean onturn onhaltget outslip downcall overrushstrucklean inwrap
27、grabEnhancing your skillsLanguage focusLanguage learning Task 1Word Bank1.barely(Para.1)bare a.赤裸的；光秃秃的；无覆盖物的；仅有的；勉强的；最低限度的barely ad.勉强才能；几乎不；刚刚；只有；仅仅He was so drunk that he could barely stand.Enhancing your skillsLanguage focusTask 2Detailed learning of key vocabularyLanguage highlighting Translati
28、on:他醉得几乎站不住了。1.They _ earn enough to maintain themselves and their four children.他们赚的钱只能供自己和四个孩子勉强度日。2.The patient stood uneasily on the _ floor.那个病人很不自在地站在光秃秃的地板上。3.She was _ 15 when she won her championship.她首次赢得冠军的时候才15岁。bare barelyFill in the blanks with the following words,and translate the sen
29、tences.barelybarebarelyEnhancing your skillsLanguage focusLanguage highlighting 2.abolish(Para.1)vt.officially get rid of a law,system,practice,etc.废止；废除；取消It was not until 1920 that they abolished all the unequal treaties.Enhancing your skillsLanguage focusLanguage highlighting Translation:直到1920年他
30、们才废除了所有的不平等条约。3.turn off(Para.2)stop listening to or thinking about sb.or sth.不再听；不再想I couldnt understand the lecture of this professor,so I just turned off.Enhancing your skillsLanguage focusLanguage highlighting Translation:我听不懂这位教授的讲座，所以也就不听了。4.pull over(Para.2)drive to the side of the road and s
31、top your car,or make sb.else do this 使（车辆或司机）停靠在路边The policeman signed him to pull over and gave him a speeding ticket.Enhancing your skillsLanguage focusLanguage highlighting Translation:那名警察示意他靠路边停车，并给他一张超速罚款单。5.collapse(Para.7)vi.1)suddenly fall down or become unconscious because you are ill or w
32、eak（因病或虚弱）突然倒下，昏倒She arrived at home exhausted and barely capable of taking a shower before collapsing on her bed.Enhancing your skillsLanguage focusLanguage highlighting Translation:她回家时筋疲力尽，勉强洗了个澡，然后就倒在了床上。5.collapse(Para.7)2)If a building,wall,etc.collapsed,it falls down suddenly,usually because
33、it is weak or damaged 倒塌；坍塌Last night,the roof of the old house collapsed under the weight of the snow.Enhancing your skillsLanguage focusLanguage highlighting Translation:昨天夜里，老房子的屋顶承受不住积雪的重量而坍塌了。And half submerged in the current was the car.(Para.5)Meaning:Half of the car was under the river water
34、.Structure:Participle+prepositional phrase+be(+n.)有时为了强调，可将部分谓语置于句首，构成倒装结构。用于这类倒装结构的动词大多表示位置或状态，如 hang,stand,sit 等。Enhancing your skillsLanguage focusTask 3Sentence analysisLanguage highlighting And half submerged in the current was the car.(Para.5)倒装结构种类：倒装结构种类：1.现在分词置于句首的倒装结构。Leading to the park i
35、s a very delightful road.通向公园的是一条非常宜人的路。Enhancing your skillsLanguage focusLanguage highlighting And half submerged in the current was the car.(Para.5)2.过去分词置于句首的倒装结构。Buried in the sands was an ancient village.埋在这沙土之中的是一个古老的村庄。3.不定式置于句首的倒装结构。To be carefully considered are the following questions.下列问
36、题要仔细考虑。Enhancing your skillsLanguage focusLanguage highlighting Presenting your projectProject of the unitInspiring your thoughts Enhancing your skills Language highlighting Language learning Language focusTranslation skill1.Whos a hero these days?2.Who are the heroes among us?3.These are civilian h
37、eroes,who acted instinctively with courage and grace when caught up in extraordinary circumstances.Enhancing your skillsTranslation skillTranslate the following sentences from Section A into proper Chinese.Task 1 Translation in reverse order 1.谁是当今的英雄？2.我们身边哪些人是英雄呢？3.这些都是平民英雄。他们在特别危急的情况下，本能地做出勇敢而高尚的
38、举动。Enhancing your skillsTranslation skill 颠倒原文句子结构的排列顺序来进行翻译。中文中的副词常置于句首，而英文则多置于句尾。定语后置（复杂的定语从句）。顺译法：translation in original order倒译法：translation in reverse orderEnhancing your skillsTranslation skillTranslation in reverse order 倒译法倒译法1.Another hero from the mass shooting in Tucson was Dory Stoddard
39、.图森枪击事件中的另一位英雄是多利斯托达德。Enhancing your skillsTranslation skill2.It used to be that the word hero was reserved for those who performed acts of distinct courage beyond the call of duty.在过去，“英雄”一词仅限于称呼那些作出超乎职责范围的特别英勇的行为的人们。1.Road conditions were dangerous on that cold,dark wintery night.(Para.1)2.The dri
40、ver would not have had time to make it out,Jonda knew.(Para.6)3.The woman was crying in Jondas arms.(Para.14)Enhancing your skillsTranslation skillTask 2 Translation practice1.在那个寒冷、漆黑的冬夜，路况险恶。2.琼达知道，司机肯定来不及脱身。3.那位妇女在琼达的怀里哭了。Enhancing your skillsTranslation skill44Narrate a story of a hero with the
41、structure of beginning,development,climax and ending.Task Narrating a story Write a story of a hero.Your story should include:1)Who is the hero?2)When did the story happen?3)What did the person do to become a hero?4)What qualities does the hero possess?Fulfilling your task Criteria for self-evaluation and peer-evaluationCriteriaCommentsclear topiccomplete contentlogical structuregood words and sentencesmerits worth learningthings to be improved Fulfilling your task
