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1、Unite 4 Flight 93: What I Never KnowLyz GlickDan ZegartSection One Talking Face to Face (90 minutes)一一. .教学目的教学目的1 To enlarge students vocabulary and phrases.2 To let students know the background information about terrorism.二. 教学重点教学重点1. Stressing the primary meaning of the words and their applicati
2、ons in the sentences.2. Explain the primary meaning of the phrases and their applications in the sentence.三三. 教学难点教学难点1. Key sentence patterns 2. The translation of key phrases and sentences四教学步骤四教学步骤1. Warm-up activities: Introduce the background information about the passage and group discussing (
3、30 minutes)2. Listening the New Words (5minutes)3. Learning the New Words and Phrases (55minutes)五教学内容五教学内容1.1. Warm-up activitiesWarm-up questions: What do you know about the events that took place in America on September 11,2001?Why do you think the terrorists attacked those targets? What can be d
4、one to stop such events happening again? Summarize the answers to these questions.2. Background Information2.1 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,
5、 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 hap
6、pened 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.NORAD orders two F-16s at Langley Air Force Base in Vir
7、ginia to intercept United Airlines Flight 77.9:30 a.m.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 transmissio
8、n from a secret service official who told them to protect the White House “at all costs” .9:35 a.m.Flight 93 turns around near Cleveland and heads east.9:40 a.m.Transponder signal from Flight 93 ceases and radar contact is lost.9:58 a.m.Most of the cell phone calls from the aircraft end around this
9、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
10、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. Ive been in regular contact with the Vice President, the Secretary of Defe
11、nse, 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
12、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 joi
13、n 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 phrasesEnormouslyadv. to a very great extentIm not sure eating totally uncooked beef o r r
14、aw egg yolks is really enormously good for you. Im enormously grateful for your help.wave1. n. a line of raised water that moves across the surface of the seaA powerful tidal wave (=very large wave) struck Jamaica, killing 2000.2. v. (of a person) move ones hand to and fro or up and down He waved a
15、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.)Im afraid Ill have to cancel our meeting tomorrow.I phoned the hotel to cancel my reservation. C
16、F: abolish, cancel 嘲弄或嘲笑某人 poke ones nose into sth. 管闲事 curse1. vt. call down evil or misfortune upon; swear (at)He cursed his bad luck in arriving just after shed 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
