Unit 4 Streets full of heroes

1、Unit 6 Streets full of heroesI. Lead-in Background informationII. Language Points Sentence Study Word Study III. Guided Writing IV. Presentation and ExercisesLead-inBackground Information Firefighters response Complete the paragraph about a firefighters response in emergency with the correct form of

2、 the words in Activity 5, P 85.chaotic extinguish heroism nightmare toll tragedy utmostFirefighters response For a firefighter arriving on the scene of a fire the first few minutes are usually the most (1)_. He has to (2)_ the fire, he also needs to find out if human lives are in danger. When people

3、 are trapped inside a building he must act swiftly to prevent (3)_, or, in the (4)_ scenario to keep the death (5)_ to a minimum. Actions like these require the (6)_ degree of (7)_.chaoticextinguish tragedynightmare toll utmost heroismRichard Picciotto Chief Richard “Pitch Picciotto, the highest-ran

4、king firefighter to survive the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center and the collapse of the Twin TowersThe author of Last Man DownLast Man Down a tribute to the 343 firefighters and some 3,000 civilians that lay dead in the rubble that surrounded Richard Picciotto on 9/11 attacka heartfelt re

5、membrance of a day of infamy (臭名昭著) and profound humanityan immediate New York Times Best Seller upon its May, 2002 release. Language Points Sentences Study Sentences 1 I thought how we firemen were always saying to each other, “Ill see you at the big one. Or, “Well all meet at the big one. I never

6、knew how it started, or when Id picked up on it myself, but it was part of our shorthand. Meaning, no matter how big this fire is, therell be another one bigger, somewhere down the road. Well make it through this one, and well make it through that one, too. Translate the sentences into Chinese. Key:

7、 我想起我們消防員平?？偦ハ啻蛉ふf(shuō)：“在大火中見吧?；蛘呤恰拔覀兛隙〞?huì)在大火中碰面的。 我不知道這種說(shuō)法是怎么來(lái)的，或者我自己是從什么時(shí)候開始說(shuō)起這種話來(lái)的，但這就是我們的暗語(yǔ)。意思是不管這場(chǎng)火有多大，以后在別處還會(huì)有比這更大的。我們能安然無(wú)恙地度過(guò)這場(chǎng)火，也會(huì)安然無(wú)恙地度過(guò)下一場(chǎng)火。Sentences 2 Translate the sentences into Chinese. I always said it, at big fires, and I always heard it back, and here I was, thinking I would never say or h

8、ear these words again, because there would never be another fire as big as this. This was the big one we had all talked about, all our lives, and if I hadnt known this before just before these chilling moments this sick, black noise now confirmed it. Key: 遇到一場(chǎng)大火時(shí)，我總是這么說(shuō)，也總聽別人這么說(shuō)，可現(xiàn)在，我呆在這兒，想著自己再也不會(huì)說(shuō)這

9、樣的話了，或聽到別人這么說(shuō)了，因?yàn)樵僖膊粫?huì)有比現(xiàn)在更大的火了。這會(huì)是我們大家一輩子都在說(shuō)的那場(chǎng)大火，如果以前就在這一個(gè)個(gè)令人膽戰(zhàn)心驚的瞬間之前我沒(méi)有認(rèn)識(shí)到這一點(diǎn)的話，現(xiàn)在這渾厚的、不祥的響聲印證了這一點(diǎn)。 scenario n.a situation that possibly happensExamples:The most likely scenario is that Brooks will resign.I am trying to think of all the possible scenarios.Scenario planning provides a way for peop

10、le to rehearse the future. extinguish vt.fml to make a fire or cigarette stop burning Work in pairs and answer the following questions.Do not extinguish with water.1. What does this picture mean?2. What does extinguish mean in the sentence I bet I can extinguish my ego before you extinguish your ego

11、?to stop a feeling or idea from continuing to exist ego: 自我價(jià)值感, 自我 Examples: If the alarm sounds, all students should evacuate immediately.We were all evacuated because of a bomb scare.Over 10,000 refugees have now been evacuated to neighbouring countries.evacuate vt.to leave a building or other pla

12、ce because it is not safeevacuate v.Work in pairs and answer the following questions.2. What is the worst-case scenario to the guy in the picture? He must evacuate now but he is stranded in an isolated island with no evacuation facilities.1. How to evacuate from a building?Walk quickly towards an ex

13、it, DO NOT RUN!evacuate v.Work in pairs and answer the following questions. 3 What does this picture mean? What actions can we take if we find this logo on?It means:EVACUATE A danger inside or near the building.Actions:LEAVE the building, dont use elevatorsASSIST the disabled.TAKE valuables and cell

14、 phone with you.PROCEED to assembly area outside.chaotic a.happening in a confused way, without any order or organization (n. chaos)Work in pairs and make sentence with the following collocations.total chaoscomplete chaosutter chaosabsolute chaosThe new road construction has caused total chaos in th

15、e city.e.g. The situation at the border was chaotic, with thousands of evacuees arriving everyday. gratitude n.a feeling of being grateful because they have given you sth or done sth for you Gratitude is the fairest blossom which spring from the soul. Henry Ward BeecherSometimes even an ocean of gra

16、titude still is not enough. Thank you! Thank you!trustworthy a.able to be trusted as being honest, safe or reliableWork in pairs and translate the following into Chinese.news-worthycreditworthynoteworthyquoteworthypraiseworthyroadworthyairworthyseaworthy具有新聞價(jià)值的信用可靠的值得注意的值得引用的值得表?yè)P(yáng)的可安全行駛的適合飛行的適宜航海的Ste

17、el oneself (against sth)to prepare oneself for sth unpleasantWork in pairs and translate the following into Chinese.Steel yourself against computer mishaps by preparing a back-up strategy.Steel yourself against the inevitable disappointment.做好備份準(zhǔn)備，讓你能應(yīng)對(duì)電腦的小事故。讓自己堅(jiān)強(qiáng)起來(lái)，與不可防止的失望抗?fàn)?。Guided Writing When we are writing an essay, we can use quotations for a variety of reasons, such as:to support a claim we have just madeto present someone