1、 4UNITA heros aspirationTo master the reading skillTo understand the textTo practice the phrases and patternsTo learn about story writing Warming-up Reading skills Text study Comparative study Unit projectSection B Warming-upSection B1.What happened in the story?Why was the speaker stunned with jeal
2、ousy?Watch a video clip and answer the following questionsVideo Watching2.What did he learn from both of his vocation and avocation?What did he remind?Watch a video clip and answer the following questionsMiddle of a rainy night;second volunteer on the fire scene;asked to go into the house and past t
3、he fire to get a pair of shoes.The man who arrived earlier than him could save a living creature.1.What happened in the story?Why was the speaker stunned with jealousy?Watch a video clip and answer the following questionsActs of generosity and kindness on a monumental scale AND acts of grace and cou
4、rage on an individual basis all matter.Dont wait until you make your first million to make a difference in somebodys life.If you have something to give,give it now.Serve food at a soup kitchen.Clean up a neighborhood park.Be a mentor.Not every day is going to offer us a chance to save somebodys life
5、,but every day offers us an opportunity to affect one.2.What did he learn from both of his vocation and avocation?What did he remind?Watch a video clip and answer the following questions1.What is the Sixth Sense?2.What are the traditional five senses?1.What is the Sixth Sense?The sixth sense is anot
6、her term for extrasensory perception.Extrasensory perception(ESP)would involve the reception of information not gained through the recognized senses and not internally originated.According to the National Science Foundation extrasensory perception is listed as pseudoscience.2.What are the traditiona
7、l five senses?The expression“Sixth Sense is a misnomer that falsely suggests that there is only one additional sense besides the traditional five senses of sight,hearing,touch,smell,and taste,a classification attributed to Aristotle.Humans have at least five additional senses that include:nociceptio
8、n(pain);equilibrioception(balance);proprioception and kinaesthesia(joint motion and acceleration);sense of time;thermoception(temperature d i ff e r e n c e s);a n d p o s s i b l y a n a d d i t i o n a l weak magnetoception(direction).Reading skillsSection BScanning is a technique used in reading
9、to gather specific information in a text by going through it rapidly.In most cases,you know what you are looking for,so you are concentrating on finding some particular information.The most familiar way of scanning you may have experienced is searching for names in a phone directory,or looking up wo
10、rds in a dictionary.ScanningScanningReading skills When reading,you should have a clear idea of what you are looking for,think of questions,and scan for answers.Do not read every word.Watch for definitions,highlighted words,especially words in italics or bold print.Learn to spot dates,statistics and
11、 other numbers.ScanningReading skills Look for the authors use of numbers,letters,or signal words such as first,second,next,etc.Look for key words or repeated words.Example 1:since the title of Text A is“Heroes Among Us”,it is most likely to deal with“heroes”.We may want to find out who are the hero
12、es among us.Therefore,it is worthwhile to scan for the word“hero(es)”in order to get important information related with the topic.ScanningScanningExample 2:in Text A,there are many questions raised and then answered by the author.These questions can help us get the general idea of Text A,that is,wha
13、t kind of people can be called heroes.The questions include:1 Whos a hero these days?(Para.1)2 Who are the heroes among us?(Para.1)3 But what about first responders,whose job is,in the words of one widow of a fallen police officer,to“rush toward danger”?(Para.5)Scanning In which month did the story
14、take place?Where did the accident happen?What is the name of the hero?What is the name of the woman saved?Questions Text studySection B1.Why did Jondas pulse quicken while she was driving?(Para.1)2.Why did Jonda fail to save the teenager many years ago?After this issue,what happened to Jonda?(Paras.
15、1-2)3.What did Jonda mean by“This is too much,too familiar”?(Paras.5)4.Why did Jonda have to work quickly when she tried to save Sandy?(Para.7)5.Why did Sandy ask Jonda to tell her grandchildren that she loved them?(Para.8-11)6.Why does Jonda feel she has much to be grateful for too?(Para.15)Questio
16、ns previewing1.Why did Jondas pulse quicken while she was driving?(Para.1)The car ahead of her was in trouble.swaying/barely within the lane/winding road in the fierce rain原句：原句：It was not swaying violently,and was still barely within the lane,but on the winding road in the fierce November rain,it w
17、as enough.（Para.1,L3）解释解释:It was not swaying violently,and the driver still managed to keep it within the lane,but it was clear that she did so with great difficulty.With the road having a lot of turns and the heavy rain on the cold November night,an accident was likely to happen.译文：译文：虽然歪得不算厉害，还勉强开
18、在车道里，但在十一月大雨滂沱中的蜿蜒道路上，这已经够悬的了。Sentence Interpretation2.Why did Jonda fail to save the teenager many years ago?After this issue,what happened to Jonda?(Paras.1-2)driven back/intense heat of/fire;memories never turn off/leaned on training for support/never ignored any signs of accidentBecause the car
19、was on fire and she could not get near it.She became very sensitive to signs of potential accidents.3.What did Jonda mean by“This is too much,too familiar”?(Para.5)This reminded her of the terrible accident involving that teenager mentioned in para.1.teenager screaming for help/she was driven back b
20、y the intense heat of car fire/water heaved the car against a tree/passenger seat submerged/water rushed over the windshield/prayed“Never again”译文：译文：那辆车一半已被水流淹没。Sentence Interpretationcover pletely with water原句原句：And half submerged in the current was the car.(Para.5,L2)解释解释:Half of the car was unde
21、r the river water.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。4.Why did Jonda have to work quickly when she tried to save Sandy?(Para.7)water rushed up to her waist/cold/encased in ice/lose the feeling and collapse.5.Why did Sandy ask Jonda to tell her grandchildren that she lov
22、ed them?(Para.8-11)Because she thought she was going to die.she was old/would not last long in the icy water/the thick glass/barely cracked/Water rushed in/the car soon to be carried downstream译文：译文：这辆旧车车身大，窗玻璃也厚，几乎不见裂缝。这时，琼达感到车起伏了一下，她不禁心头一沉。水流正把车推离那颗树。Sentence Interpretationfeeling sad原句原句：The glas
23、s,thick as the old car was big,barely cracked.And with a heavy heart Jonda felt the car heave.The current was loosening it from the tree.(Para.9,L3)解释解释:Just as the old car was big,the glass was thick,so the hammer could hardly break it.And Jonda felt sad as the car moved a bit.The current was pushi
24、ng the car away from the tree.6.Why does Jonda feel she has much to be grateful for too?(Para.15)Jonda feels she has much to be grateful for too,because finally,she is healed and free of the acute nightmares of her past.Text SummaryPractical Phrases1.live in terror of sb./sth.一直很害怕某人/某物2.turn off不再听
25、；不再想 3.a string of一连串，一系列（事件等）4.beat sb.to sth.抢在前面5.bring sth.to a halt 使停止，使停住6.fill up with 挤满；占满；7.break through(sth.)冲破；突破8.let go of(sth.)放手，松开（某人或某物）一直很害怕一直很害怕某人某人 /某物某物(lived in terror of/gang of/robber)Everyone for miles lived in terror of the gang of robbers.live in terror of sb./sth.短语逆译短
26、语应用方圆几英里的人们一直都很害怕这伙强盗。意群提示Practical Phrases不再听；不再想不再听；不再想turn off短语逆译(take no interest/turn off)I take no interest at all in what they are talking about,so I just turn off.短语应用我对他们所讨论的事情毫不感兴趣,所以不再听他们说话。意群提示Practical Phrases一连串，一系列一连串，一系列（事件等）（事件等）(signing up for/optional course/time schedule)I want
27、to build a career,but not just have a string of meaningless jobs.a string of短语逆译短语应用我想要创建我的事业，而不是做一系列毫无意义的工作。意群提示Practical Phrases抢在抢在前面前面(aimed to/South Pole/beat him to it)Scott aimed to get to the South Pole first,but Amundsen beat him to it.beat sb.to sth.短语逆译短语应用斯科特原打算第一个到达南极，但是阿蒙森却捷足先登。意群提示Pra
28、ctical Phrases使停止；使暂停使停止；使暂停(general strike/production/brought to a halt)During the general strike,production was brought to a halt.bring sth.to a halt短语逆译短语应用大罢工期间，生产被迫暂停。意群提示Practical Phrases挤满；占满；装满挤满；占满；装满(bar/fill up with/local resident)At night the bar will fill up with local residents ending
29、their day.fill up with短语逆译短语应用到了晚上，酒馆里就会挤满结束一天工作的当地居民。意群提示Practical Phrases冲破；突破冲破；突破(fearless sacrifice spirit/firm determination/breaking through)With the fearless sacrifice spirit and the firm determination,our troop had little difficulty in breaking through the enemy lines.break through(sth.)短语逆
30、译短语应用凭着大无畏的牺牲精神和坚韧不拔的毅力，我们的部队轻而易举地突破了敌人的防线。意群提示Practical Phrases放手，松开（某放手，松开（某人或某物）人或某物）(let go of/target)Never let go of your target,and you will eventually get near it.let go of(sth.)短语逆译短语应用绝不要放弃目标，这样你最终会离它越来越近。意群提示Practical Phrases1.sth./sb.is/do,and is/do,but,it is/isnt enough.用于表示“在特定情况下，某人或某物
31、做事情足以/无法达到一定效果”。2.as adj.as sb./sth.is,sb./sth.do用于表示“某人或某物虽具备一定有利条件，但出现意料之外情况”。3.by the time sb do,sth.is,and is,like用于表达“在某些时间点，某人或某物做某事最终达到某种程度”。Functional Patterns句型提炼句型提炼虽然歪得不算厉害，还勉强开在车道里，但在十一月大雨滂沱中的蜿蜒道路上，这已经够悬的了。原句译文原句译文逆译练习逆译练习It was not swaying violently,and was still barely within the lane,
32、but on the winding road in the fierce November rain,it was enough.(Para.1,L3)Functional Patterns句型应用句型应用sth./sb.is/do,and is/do,but,it is/is not enough句型提炼句型提炼应用提示应用提示用于表示“在特定情况下，某人或某物做事情足以/无法达到一定效果”。Functional Patterns(show up for shift/put off/furious competition)You always show up for shift on ti
33、me,and never put off your work,but with so furious competition nowadays,it is not enough.典型例句虽然你按时上班，也从不拖拉工作，但在竞争如此激烈的今天，这是不够的。意群提示Functional Patterns句型提炼句型提炼尽管车不小，但是水流的力量把它顶在一棵树上。原句译文原句译文逆译练习逆译练习As big as it was,the force of the water had heaved it against a tree。(Para.5 L3)Functional patterns句型应用句
34、型应用As adj.as sb./sth.is,sb./sth.do句型提炼句型提炼应用提示应用提示用于表示“某人或某物虽具备一定有利条件，但出现意料之外情况”。Functional patterns(qualified to/school basketball team)As tall as he was,he was not qualified to get into the school basketball team.典型例句虽然他很高，但是他还是没有资格进入校篮球队。意群提示Functional Patterns句型提炼句型提炼当她来到驾驶员一侧车门时，水已经涨到她的腰部，而且冰冷刺
35、骨，她的双腿就像被冰包裹住一样。原句译文原句译文逆译练习逆译练习By the time she was at the driver door,the water was rushing up to her waist,and unbelievably cold,like her legs had been encased in ice.(Para.7,L2)Functional Patterns句型应用句型应用By the time sb do,sth.is,and is,like句型提炼句型提炼应用提示应用提示用于表达“在某些时间点，某人或某物做某事最终达到某种程度”。Functional
36、Patterns(soak in sweat/cling to/shower)By the time he finished the training,clothes was soaked in sweat,and clung to his body,like he had been caught in a particularly heavy shower.典型例句当训练结束时，衣服已经被汗水浸湿，全部贴在身上，就像淋了场大雨一样。意群提示Functional patterns 1.事后的事故报告subsequent report on the incident 2.始终摆脱不掉的记忆mem
37、ories that could never be turned off 3.猛踩刹车to slam on the brakes 4.拍打车窗to bang the window 5.身体失去知觉lose the feeling in sbs body 6.流露出极度恐惧betray intense fear 7.双臂箍住某人wrap arms around sb 8.被水吞没be swallowed by the water 9.泪水顺着脸颊滚落下来tears streak down sbs cheeks10.摆脱了痛苦的噩梦be free of the acute nightmaresGe
38、nuine Collocations 熊熊燃烧着的金属、溜滑水泥地上刺眼的车胎痕迹，还有散落在血泊中、如天然水晶般闪烁的安全玻璃碎屑描述和回忆竟会如此不同，着实令人奇怪。a.A string of facts for a police report;and to think about them in another:burning metal and deep tire tracks on the slippery concrete,bits of safety glass like primitive crystals reflecting in pools of blood.Langua
39、ge Appreciation 雨水使河水猛涨，变成一头凶猛的怪兽。它咆哮着冲上两岸，夹杂着被急流冲下的树枝，汹涌奔腾。b.The rain had swelled the river into a raging monster.It roared well over its banks,rushing swiftly with tree limbs caught in the raging current.Language Appreciation 她在冰冷的水中支撑不了多久。她的眼中流露出极度的恐惧，直直地盯着琼达的眼睛。“救救我，”她大声呼喊着。c.She would not last
40、long in the icy water.Her eyes,betraying her intense fear,were locked on Jondas.“Save me,”she screamed.Language AppreciationFurther Discussion1.Do you think that police officers like Jonda should be blamed for failing to save victims of accidents?Why or why not?2.What do you think is the best way to
41、 free a person from a sense of guilt?3.Do you think it worthwhile to give ones own life for other people?Why?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 them on some occasions.It would be unfair to blame the
42、m as situations may become out of their control.Sometimes they themselves may get injured or even die in their efforts to save those in danger.However,there is no point risking their lives when there is obviously no way to save the victim.Further Discussion1.Do you think that police officers like Jo
43、nda should be blamed for failing to save victims of accidents?Why or why not?It is painful to feel guilty for having failed to save or help others.To help a person free from the sense of guilt,we can:let them know that they have tried their best;let them know that what happened is not their fault;te
44、ll them that similar things have happened to others,too.2.What do you think is the best way to free a person from a sense of guilt?Further Discussion 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 yo
45、ur own life.Nonetheless,if you clearly know that your efforts wont save them even at the cost of your own life,then it is not a good idea to give up your own life.Maybe a better andmore practical way is to ask more people for help.This way,you will not only save the victim,but also avoid unnecessary
46、 casualties.3.Do you think it worthwhile to give ones own life for other people?Why?Further discussionTalk about the differences of American and Chinese heroism.Further discussion1.What are the differences between American and Chinese heroism?2.What kinds of elements cause the differences between Am
47、erican and Chinese heroism?Further discussion In the west,people have the greatest esteem for humanism and democracy.Even if the heroes are deified,they are still human beings,who have feelings and emotions,and shortco m i n g s a l l t h e time.Especially in movies and plays,the pure and sincere hu
48、manity is extremely amplified.The heroes lay down their lives for honor and ideal,love and freedom.Even when the justice conflicts with the interest of the nation,they will resolutely select justice.1.What are the differences between American and Chinese heroism?Further discussion However,heroes are
49、 covered with a layer of idealism in Chinese culture.In the circumstance of altruism and nationalism in Chinese culture,what is extremely amplified is the loyalty and devotion to the nation and leaders,and the sacrifice of individuals.The heroes die for the interest of the country or community.Thus,
50、heroes in China cannot have private desire.For thousands of years,rulers defined the concept and model of heroes,so heroes tended to be godlike,perfect and supernatural.The keywords that distinguish Chinese values from American values on heroism are collectivism and individualism.As early as in elem
