1、新编英语教程4,For your promising future,Unit Fourteen,Objectives,1. to learn to appreciate narration with description 2. to grasp different ways to show ones horror,Teaching Tasks and Process,I. Pre reading questions The year 2008 was a year full of unexpected events. What do you think are the reasons and
2、 effects of these disasters?,II Background Information,On the afternoon of May 12, 2008, an earthquake measuring 8.0 on the Richter scale hit Sichuan Province, a mountainous region in Western China. The quake, whose death toll has exceeded 40,075, has seriously damaged buildings, bridges and other p
3、ublic facilities in an area of more than 100,000 square kilometers, which is the second largest earthquake after the foundation of Peoples Republic of China.China State Council decreed that a national mourning from May 19 to 21 be held, during which flags throughout this country are to be flown at h
4、alf-mast. The BOCOG also indicated that, from May 19 to 21, the Olympic torch relay in China will be suspended for 3 days of mourning.,Faced with the sudden terrible natural disaster, CWE staff have donated large sum of money to show our deep condolences and sincere support to the victims in this ea
5、rthquake, even many overseas staff expressed their determination, confidence and love to help them overcome the difficult time. “We are trying our best to support them” is the common aspiration of all CWE members. Until May 20, CWE has raised more than 146,687 RMB donation fund, overseas staff membe
6、rs have also actively raised money for the motherland victims, among them, Ghana Road project donated 4,540 USD, Ghana Branch Office 5,500 USD, United States and Pakistan Branch raised 900USD and 451,600 Rupee respectively. All CWE staff are eagerly expecting that people in disaster area can success
7、fully reconstruct their homeland at an early date.,III Language points,1. A brief summary of different kinds of “fear”1) Fear is the general term for the feelings of anxiety and agitation caused by the presence, nearness or possibility of danger, evil or pain. Examples:Children can be taught to hold
8、 their breath in the sea at a very early age without fear of the water.I applied, fearing as I did so, that without a degree and with no experience of teaching my chances of landing the job were slim. (Level 3, Unit 1),2) Dread refers to the great fear or depression felt when anticipating something
9、very dangerous, disagreeable or harmful.Examples:Maggie always dreads taking down the Christmas tree, so I thought Id do it for her. (Level 4, Unit1)Wealth didnt bring happiness to that eccentric peer because he lived in constant dread of losing his property.,3) Horror refers to the feeling of extre
10、me fear, revulsion and possibly shock. Examples: Hanging in the vast void between sleeping and waking, he remembered with nightmare horror that he had gone to sleep under circumstances of crisis. She considered the horror film to be unsuitable for her teen-age children because the subject matter and
11、 the treatment were intended chiefly to arouse feelings of revulsion. At the sight of the snake, she drew back in horror.,4) Panic refers to a frantic, desperate and unreasoned fear. It can exist in one individual or spread quickly to others, even affecting whole groups and leading to irrational act
12、ion and uncontrolled, possibly dangerous and destructive, behavior. Examples:Panic seized him as it flashed through his brain that he might have dozed off to sleep at the controls of his plane. There was a great panic among the audience when gunshots were heard in the theatre. Anybody who had heard
13、the lion roar in the jungle would have panicked.,5) Terror refers to very strong, paralyzing fear.Examples:His brain reeled in terror, and for moments he could not even tell how near or far it was.As he drew in his breath and pity and terror seized him, the beast fell and the screaming stopped. (Uni
14、t 7),6) Alarm implies sudden fear at the realization of danger.Examples: but is kept edging its way in again with alarming persistence.Then he was alarmed that he had been pleased by such a grim thought.We all felt alarmed at the news that the enemy was bombarding the village except the calm guerril
15、la leader, who immediately arranged for our evacuation.“When Peter shot down one of the five birds in the tree, how many of them were left?” Father asked Tom.“None. The remaining four flew away in alarm,” was Toms quick answer.,2. and had managed to extricate himself from his little planeextricate o
16、neself from get oneself free from / free oneself from / get oneself out of something with some difficultyMore examples: The unlucky hare found itself caught in the hunters trap, and it seemed impossible that it would be able to extricate itself. The steep incline resulted in the overturning of the c
17、ar, and the driver died because he simply couldnt extricate himself from the wreckage.,3. and his heart sank with the memory of how difficult it was to spot a man in the vastness of the sea.his heart sank he lost hope, courage or any feeling of optimism; he felt depressedMore examples: The children
18、were excited because they were going to the beach for a picnic and swim the next day, but their hearts sank when it began to rain. When the enemy troops learned that they had run out of ammunition and were surrounded by the guerrillas, their hearts sank.,4. He kept a sharp eye open for sharks.Keep a
19、 sharp eye open for keep eyes open for, watch carefully forMore examples: They kept a sharp eye open for a petrol station as they drove on because the petrol was running short. When the hunters walked through the damp forest, they kept a sharp eye open for rattlesnakes.,5. but it kept edging its way
20、 in again with alarming persistence.edge its way (in) move (in) gradually; get (in) bit by bit, perhaps with some difficultyMore examples: A crowd of people had surrounded the president, but the journalist succeeded in edging his way in and took some wonderful picture. Whenever there was a variety s
21、how in the village, she would always edge her way to the front and keep her eyes fixed on the acrobat.,6. Each time they grew louder he cheered under his breathunder his breathin a low, very quiet voice, inaudible to most peopleMore examples: When the economics professor heard the student say someth
22、ing under his breath, he thought it was the correct answer and asked him to repeat it audibly. The soprano sang so marvelously that the audience was spellbound and silent. “Unbelievable”, muttered Linda, under her breath.,Discussion/Exercises,What do you think we should do in face of emergencies?,As
23、signments,Appreciation:A poem written especially for the children who died in the disaster,O, My Babe, Please dont cry, O, My, it is just flying away, you hear? Let me sing you, once again, a lullaby,O, No cry, my dearest, brightest, the shortest, in the night its fading away in the seconds when bea
24、utiful, die dropped alike, tears in your face, was I, O, Please dont cry, I know, this is a sleep has no mornings but when you see the stars smile in the sky when you see the brightest, that was I,O, please remember, I say in pride, i have been here, on this land, once a while, but dont tell me what is mortality, n forever, the beautiful, in the shortest moment, sadly die I dont wanna know mature, it ends when it starts Please dont cry, n No cry,the weariness and sufferings, never, and forever, sleep in the holy light, peaceful and quite in this holy night. 。,
