I. Vocabulary Analysis

 

1. Phrase Practice

 

1. strap in= have the seat belt fastened on 系紧安全带

e.g. Strap in, please, the plane is going to take off soon. 请系好安全带，飞机马上就要起飞了。

 

2. make a connecting flight= catch another flight to continue the journey 转机

e.g. You don’t have to take a connecting flight anymore, which saves you three hours.

       您不必转机，从而可以节省三个小时时间。

 

3. pull oneself together =controll one's feelings and began behaving calmly again 冷静，振作

e.g. It is not the dead end, and you need to pull yourself together.

       现在还不是结束，你要振作起来。

 

4. be indebted to= be very grateful to 感激于

e.g. I am greatly indebted to you for what you have done. 

       对于您做的一切我无比感激。

       Everyone should be greatly indebted to his parents. 

       所有人都应当感激自己的父母。

  

 

2. Word Comparison

 

1. swerve: if a vehicle or other moving thing swerves or if youswerve it, it suddenly changes direction, often in order to avoid hitting something 

    e.g. Her car swerved off the road into a brick wall.

    turn: to change the direction in which you are facing or moving 

    e.g. The path twists and turns for the next half mile.

    lunge: to make a sudden strong movement towards someone or something, especially to attack them

    e.g. The goats lunged at each other with their horns.

    scramble: if you scramble over rocks or up a hill, you move quickly over them or up it using your hands to help you

    e.g. Tourists were scrambling over the rocks,looking for the perfect camera angle.

 

2. stricken: (adj.) suffering severely from the effects of something unpleasant

    e.g. All the oil from the stricken tanker has now leaked into the sea.

    striking: (adj.) unusual or interesting enough to be easily noticed

    e.g. There is a striking contrast between wealth and poverty in that country.

    struck: the past tense and past participle of strike

    strike: to hit or fall against the surface of something

    e.g. She fell heavily, striking her head against the side of the boat.

 

3. reassuring: if you find someone’s words or actions reassuring, they make you feel less worried about something

   e.g. It was reassuring to hear John’s familiar voice.

    recall: to bring the memory of a past event into your mind and often to give a description of what you remember  

   e.g. The old man recalled the city as it had been before thewar.

    remind: to make someone remember something that they must do

   e.g. The girls constantly had to be reminded about her chores.

    remove: if you remove something from a place, you take it away

   e.g. He went to the refrigerator and removed a bottle of wine.

 

4. equal: the same in amount, number or size, or the same inimportance and deserving the same treatment

    e.g. All people are equal, deserving the same rights as each other.

    same: not a different one

    e.g. She sits in the same chair every night.

    similar: if one thing is similar to another, they have features that are the same

    e.g. The accident was similar to one that happened in 1973.

    equivalent: having the same amount, value, purpose, quality, etc.

    e.g. She’s doing the equivalent jobin the new company but for more money.

 

5. smell: the smell of something is a quality it has which you become aware of when you breathe in through your nose

    e.g. I love the smell of freshly baked bread.

    perfume: a liquid with a pleasant smell, usually made from oils taken from flowers or spices, which is often used on the skin 

    e.g. She adores French perfume.

    taste: the feeling that is produced by a particular food or drink when you put it in your mouth

    e.g. The medicine has a slightly bitter taste.

    freshness: being full of energy and enthusiasm

    e.g. Marked by or possessing characteristics, such as vigor, freshness, or enthusiasm, that are associated with youth.

 

6. screech: if a vehicle screeches, its wheels make a high unpleasant noise as it moves along or stops

    e.g. A van screeched onto the road in front of me.

    scream: when something makes a loud, high-pitched noise, you can say that it screams

    e.g. As he talked, an airforce jet screamed over the town.

    jolt: to move suddenly and violently

    e.g. The train stopped unexpectedly and we were jolted forwards.

    cling: to hold someone or something tightly, especially because you do not feel safe

    e.g. He wailed and clung to hismother.

 

7. fateful: if an action or a time when something happened is described as fateful, it is considered to have an important, and often very bad, effect on future events

    e.g. It was a fateful decision that the two great leaders metagain.

    lucky: having good things happen to you by chance

    e.g. The lucky winner will be able to choose from three different holidays.

    indebted: being very grateful to someone for the help they have given you

    e.g. We are deeply indebted to Miss Wang.

    glamorous: if you describe someone or something as glamorous, you mean that they are more attractive, exciting, or interesting than ordinary people or things

    e.g. The south coast is less glamorous but full of clean and attractive hotels .

 

 

3. Synonym / Antonym

 

Give synonyms or antonyms of the word underlined in each sentence in the sense it is used.

 

4. Word Derivation 

   

1. grateful (adj.) 感激的，感谢的

 ungrateful(adj.) 忘恩负义的，讨人厌的

 ungratefulness(n.) 徒劳

e.g. Nourish your life with agrateful heart. 用感恩的心来滋养你的生活。

   I offered help, and she accepted gratefully. 我主动提出帮助，她感激地接受了。

   I definitely am not an ungrateful person. 我绝对不是一个忘恩负义的人。

 

2. short (adj.) 短的，矮的

 shortage (n.) 不足，缺少

 shortly (adv.) 立刻，马上

 shorten (v.) 弄短，变短

e.g. We regret that your claim on shortage cannot be accepted.

       很遗憾，我方无法接受贵方关于货物数量不足的索赔。

   The plane crashed shortly after take off. 飞机起飞后不久便坠毁了。

   Envyand wrath shorten life. 嫉妒和愤怒会缩短生命。

 

3. fortune (n.) 财产，运气，命运

 fortuneless (adj.) 不幸的

 fortunately(adv.) 幸运地，幸亏

 fortunate(adj.) 幸运的，侥幸的

 misfortune(n.) 不幸，灾祸

 misfortuned(adj.) 不幸的，遭受厄运的

 unfortunately(adv.) 不幸地

 unfortunate(adj.) 不幸的，令人遗憾的，不成功的

e.g. He brought good fortune to this village. 他为这个村庄带来了好运。

      The show was delayed but fortunately we got to play.

      演出被推迟，但幸运的是，我们还是演出了。

  His misfortune preys upon her mind. 他的不幸使她心中苦恼。

  Unfortunately, we arrived too late to catch the plane.

  不幸的是，我们到得太晚，没赶上飞机。

 

4. value (n.v.)价值，重要性，价格

 valuable (adj.) 贵重的，有价值的

 valuation (n.) 评价，估价

 valueless (adj.) 无价值的，不值钱的，不足道的

 valuer (n.) 评价者，价格和定人

 valuableness (n.) 有价值，贵重物品

 unvalued (adj.) 不受重视的，无价值的，不足道的

e. g. I shall always value your friendship. 我会始终重视你的友谊。

  Thanks for your valuable time and patience! 感谢您宝贵的时间及耐心!

  It's valueless to get angry over such a trifle. 不值得为这点小事惹气。

  All valuableness is not best. 昂贵的不都是最好的。

 

5. long (adj. adv. vi.) 长的，很久的，冗长的

 length(n.) 长，长度，距离

 lengthy(adj.) 冗长的，漫长的

 lengthen(v.) 加长，延长

 lengthiness(n.) 冗长

e.g. Length is one dimension, and width is another. 

      长是一种度量，宽又是一种度量。

  This lengthy lunch can last up to four hours! 

  这顿漫长的午餐持续四个小时之久呢！

  To save time is to lengthen life. 

  节约时间就是延长生命。

  I apologize for the lengthiness of this post. 

  对于这封冗长的邮件，我表示歉意。

 

6. destroy (v.) 破坏，摧毁，消灭，杀死

 destroyable (adj.) 可毁灭的

 destruction (n.) 破坏，毁灭，破坏者

 destructive (adj.) 破坏性的，有害的

 destructiveness (n.) 破坏性

 destruct (n.) 毁灭，自毁

 destructor (n.) 破坏者，垃圾焚毁炉

 destructible (adj.) 可破坏的

  indestructible(adj.) 不能毁坏的

e.g. The earthquake destroyed several stores in the business district.

       那次地震摧毁了商业区的几家商店。

       Ambition is the mother of destruction as well as of evil.

       野心不仅是罪恶的根源，同时也是毁灭的根源。

       The destruction of these big forests will have serious ecological consequences.

       这些大森林被毁坏会带来生态上的严重后果。

   This kind of weapon has great destructiveness. 这种武器有极大的破坏性。

 

7. time  (n.) 时间，次数，倍

 timing (n.) 时间的掌握

 timely (adj.) 及时的，适时的，及时的

 timeless (adj.) 无限的，永恒的

 untimely (adv. adj.) 不合时宜的

e.g. The bomb was timed to go off at 12 o'clock. 炸弹定在12点钟爆炸。

  But timing is a problem. 然而时间的掌握是一个难题。

   I want to thank Harvard for this timely honor. 我要感谢哈佛及时给予我这个荣誉。

  But that is now an untimely subject. 现在看来，这个题目不合适宜。

 

8. rust (n.) 锈，生锈

 rusty (adj.) 生锈的，锈色的，荒废的，迟钝的

 rusting (n.) 生锈

 rustiness (n.) 生金秀，声音沙哑

 rustless (adj.) 无金秀的，不生金秀的

e.g. Iron exposed to damp airwill rust. 铁在空气潮湿的地方会生锈。

  I'm a little rusty on them. 我对他们有一点点生疏了。

      His rustiness had become a charming attraction to the public.

      他沙哑的声音也成了吸引公众的一大魅力。

 

 Fill in the blank in each sentence with an appropriate form of the given word in the brackets.

 

 

II. Grammar Exercises

 

1. Modal auxiliary + infinitive

   

      Modal auxiliaries are a special type of verb in English language. Syntactically, modal auxiliaries (or “modals” for short) canonly be the initial element of a finite verb phrase and are invariably followed by a bare infinitive.

e.g.  I could hear small pockets of soothing conversation everywhere.

     I shouldn’t be eating them anyhow.

  She must have seen how scared I was and reached over.

*Notice that: when a modal auxiliary takes the predictive meaning, the infinitive after it may appear in the perfect form to denote past time as in the last example and in the progressive form to denote future time as in the second example.When the modal auxiliary takes the non-predictive meaning, the infinitive after it usually appears in its base form as in the first example.

Practice: Rewrite the following sentences, using"a proper modal auxiliary + the correct form of the infinitive".

  

 

                                       2. "Be going to" and "will"

 
     We can use either “will” or “be going to” to talk about something that is planned, or something that we think is likely to happen in the future.

     But we use “will” rather than “be going to” to make aprediction based on our opinion or experience and “be going to” rather than “will” to make a prediction based on some present evidence. And we use “will” when we make a decision at the moment of speaking and “be going to” for decisions about the future that have already been made.

e.g.  “Shall I ask Sandra?” “No, she won’t want to be disturbed.”

    The sky has gone really dark. There’s going to be a storm.

   I’ll pick him up at 8. (an offer; making an arrangement now)

      I’m going tocollect the children at 8. (this was previously arranged) 

 

3. Hypothetical past

 

       We use hypothetical past to talk about unreal condition in the present, future and past. And in this case, we use simple past to replace the original simple present or simple future, and past perfect to replace the original past tense.

e.g. I am so nervous --- If only I weren’t so nervous.

  You are not telling the truth --- I wish you were telling the truth.

      You didn’t listen to me and you arein great trouble now. --- If you had listened to me, you wouldn’t be in such trouble now.

 Practice: Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the verbs in brackets.

 

 

III. Translation Exercises

   

1.  别像孩子似的，要控制住你自己！(pull oneselftogether)

Explanation：

If you pull yourself together, you take control of your feelings and behave in a calm way; you force yourself to stop behaving in a nervous, frightened, or uncontrolled way.

Translation:

  Stop acting like ababy! Pull yourself together!

  

2.  他是个非常神秘的人，从不向任何人透露自己的秘密。(confide in)

Explanation：

 If you confide in someone, you trust, or believe in him or exchange secret with each other.

Translation:

Being very much a private man, he does not confide in anyone.

  

3.  我们预料敌人可能设法过河，所以把桥摧毁了。(anticipate)

Explanation：

If you anticipate something, you regard something as probable or likely, and then you act in advance of; deal with ahead of time.

Translation:

We anticipated that the enemy would try to cross the river. That was why we destroyed the bridge.

  

4.      我十分感激那些为使宴会取得圆满成功而不辞劳苦的人。(be indebted to)

Explanation：

If you are indebted to somebody, you owe gratitude or recognition to another for help or favors etc.

Translation:

I am indebted to all the people who worked so hard to make the party a great success.

 

  

IV. Exercises for Integrated Skills

 

1. Dictation

 

 

 

2. Cloze

 

 

 

V. Oral Activities

 

1. Give a Talk

 

The story in the text is told from the writer’s point of view. The same story can be told from a different point of view. Now suppose you were the girl sitting next to the writer on the plane struck by the lightning. Recountthe incident from her point of view. You can tell your audience what happened to the plane, how you felt, what you did, and what you saw and heard during the incident. Follow the chronological order in retelling the story.

Probably you could begin your talk with “After fierce competitions I won the first prize in the geography bee — a free trip to England! Could you imagine how excited I was? A girl from a small town in east Texas, I hadn’t traveled much of America, still lessthe world. In fact it was only the second time in my life that I had been on aplane.”

 

For your reference:

1)     You may use the following words or expressions in your talk:

slam, faint, panic, scream, scared, frightened, hopeless, cling, tearful, clutch, reassure, sooth, comfort, make it, survive, safely land,blessed

2)     You may find the following outline helpful for your recounting:

—When the plane was going to land in Newark, I was still very exciting. I thought the whole

journey in the plane was quite wonderful … The weather…Theairline hostess … The service … The lady beside me …

—When the plane was stuck by lightning, everything was in a mass immediately…Now we began a roller-coaster ride … I was panicking … The lady beside me was so nice to clutch my hand and comfort me …

—When the plane safely landed finally, we went out of it and chatted about the lives we now felt blessed to be living …

 

 

                                            2. Having a Discussion

Hold a discussion, on the basis of your personal experiences, of readings in newspapers, magazines, and novels, or of video sources, in groups of four or five about any natural disasters, e.g., flood, earthquake, tsunami, volcanic eruption, fire, traffic accident, etc.

 

Viewpoints for your reference:

—  I had never experienced such a serious flood before. When the flood came, it seemed to swallow us for a moment. Before we could think twice, the water was upon us. Frightened, we run upstairs as fast as we could. Standing at the balcony and looking downstairs,we saw our residential area had been surrounded by water. Tree after tree went down, cut down by the water. The garden which was once so beautiful was completely destroyed, swept away by the wild water. The water was making a horrible roar, which scared us. Mom took me and my little brother in her arms and comforted us, “Don’t worry, dear. Someone will come to help us.”

—   The Sichuan earthquake in 2008 really shocked me. It was in no more than a few minutes that thousands of people lost their lives. The death toll increased every day. I couldn’t help crying when I watched the scenes on TV. Lots of aftershocks happened; towns and villages were in ruins; survivors cried sadly for their dead family members and relatives; rescuers were busy and tired. What especially touched me was those little kids who showed bravery and courage when they were waiting for the rescue. I was also moved by the survivors and rescuers who were so strong and tough.

 

VI. Writing Practice

   

                                       1、 英语微课视频： 

            How to Write an Argumentative Essay in Four Simple Steps

                                （英语议论文写作的简单 “ 四步曲 ” ） 

          

            

       

      2、 课前自主学习任务单 & 教学视频规划说明 & 课堂学习任务单  

          

                  

              3、 课前自主学习与课堂互评中可参考的微课知识点清单 

          

          

                                        

                                  4、微课课后任务及参考答案          

            

            

                                                    

                                     5、微课配套学习资源

            

            

 

VII. Listening Exercises

 

Flying Your Own Plane

You are going to hear a woman tell how her husband learned to fly and how the family had lots of interesting trips in their own plane.

A.   Listen to the following names of places that will appear in the passage.

California                Phoenix                 St. Louis                      Lexington    Princeton

Arkansas                 SanBernardino         Edwards             Air force Base           Seattle

  

B.    Listen to the passage. Give brief information of the interesting/worrying trips they have.

1. The trip to visit their daughter:

Route: California (1_________________) – Phoenix (2_________________) – St. Louis (3_________________) – Lexington (4 _________________) – Princeton(5_________________ )

2. The first trip to their house in Arkansas:

Landing spot: (6 _________________)

Problem: (7 _________________)

3. A trip back home:

Problem: (8_________________ )

Solution: (9_________________)

4. A trip to Seattle:

Problem: The landing gear light lit up to indicate that it had failed to work.

When: (10_________________)

  

C.   Listen again. Answer the following questions.