全新版大學(xué)英語(yǔ)綜合教程第四冊(cè)課件-Unit-7

Unit7TerrorismPre-readingActivitiesOralpracticeGroupwork:Directions:Discusswhatyouknowabouttheterrorismswithyourclassmates.Afterdiscussion,gatheralltheinformationinyourgrouptoworkoutareporttothewholeclass.SuggestedAnswersTerrorism----referstotheuseofviolence,orthethreatofviolence,tocreateaclimateoffeastinagivenpopulation.Terroristviolencetargetsethnicorreligiousgroups,governments,politicalparties,corporationsandenterprises,organizationsandmediaenterprises.

Organizationstheyengagesintheactsofterrorareusuallysmallinsizeandlimitedinresourcescomparedtothepopulationsandinstitutionstheyoppose.Throughpublicityandfeargeneratedbytheirviolence,theyseektomagnifytheirinfluenceandpowertoaffectpoliticalchangeoneitheralocaloraninternationalscale.TextATheNightmareandtheDreams

--HowhasSept.11affectedournationalunconscious?

PeggyNoonanSept.11:

coordinatedterroriststrikeontheUSonSept.11,2001when19terroristshijacked(劫持)fourjetlinersandsmashedthreeplanesintotheWorldTradeCenterandthePentagon(美國(guó)防部五角大樓).SuspicionimmediatelycenteredonOsamabinLaden,theleaderofal-Qaeda,asthepersonresponsible.

NewYork(city):

thelargestcityintheUS,thehomeoftheUN,andthecenterofglobalfinance,communi-cations,andbusiness.Itconsistsoffiveboroughs:Bronx,Manhattan,Queens,BrooklynandStatenIsland.

TheBrooklynBridge:thebridgeovertheEastRiverinNewYorkCitythatconnectsManhattanwithBrooklyn.Itwasopenedin1883andhasalengthof1595feet(486meters).TextOrganizationThetextisafamiliaressay.Looseandinformalinstyle,itis,nevertheless,alwaysrelatedto,mostlyimplicitly,onetopic—theaftereffectsoftheterroristcrimesofSeptember11onpeople,especiallytheirunconscious.Ratherthanlistinginstancesofphysicaldamage,theauthorchooseseverydayhappeningstoshowthesubtlechangesinpeople’sminds.1)PeopleseemtolovetheBrooklynBridgemorethaneverbefore.2)Peoplegrowmorefriendlytooneanotherregardlessofrace.3)ItisafashionnowforpeopletowearIDtags.4)ThereseemedtobeababyboomafterSept.11,atleast,inBrooklyn.5)Peopleseemtobehavingmorebaddreams,Sept.11-related.

Thelastpart(paras20-30)dealswiththeso-calleddreamboom.Inthiswayitechoestheverybeginningoftheessay—thetitleandthesubtitle.

reflecton/upon:

thinkdeeplyabout,remindoneselfofLanguagepoints

Eg:It’sagoodhabittoreflectonwhatyouhavedoneinthepast.Wemustreflectontheinfluenceofthetelevisionviolenceonthechildren.fornothing:

withoutpaymentfree;withnorewardorresultEg:IknowthecyberbarmanagersoIalwaysgetinfornothing.Allthathardworkfornothing!contend:

struggleorcompete(usu.Followedbywith,orfor)Eg:Severalteamsarecontendingfortherize.Shehashadalotofproblemstocontendwith.holdup:put(sb/sth.)forwardasanexample,showEg:Thisschoolisbeingheldupasamodelforothermiddleschoolsinthecity.Mysisterwasalwayshelduptomeasamodelchild.settlefor:

accept(sth.Thatisseenasnotquitesatisfactory)Eg:Iwouldlikeajobinbanking,butjobsaresoscarceatthemomentIwouldsettleforanything.Virginiawasaperfectionist.Shewasjustnotpreparedtosettleforanythingmediocre.ponder:

thinkaboutcarefullyandforalongtime；pondersth;ponderon/oversth;ponder+wh

Eg:Myparentsponderedonwhentosendmeabroadforstudy.ThusIdecidedtorestmyagedbonesandponderforawhile.obscure:noteasilyseenorunderstood;notwell-knownEg:Theletteriswritteninratherobscurelanguage.Thereasonswhyhediditareobscure.backup:support;makeacopyofOnlyafewemployeesbackedhimupi