ExperiencingEnglishBookTwoDepartmentofCollegeEnglishProceduresPassageAWarm-upActivitiesCultureNotesLanguagePointsDifficultSentencesSummaryFollow-upActivityAssignmentDepartmentofCollegeEnglishWarming-upActivityDescribethefollowingpictureswithyourownwords.DepartmentofCollegeEnglishCalamatiesandRescues

Unit4

DepartmentofCollegeEnglishDepartmentofCollegeEnglishDepartmentofCollegeEnglishDepartmentofCollegeEnglishDepartmentofCollegeEnglishDepartmentofCollegeEnglishPassageADeathofaDreamWarm-upquestions:Doyouoftentravelbyair?Doyouenjoyit?Itissaidthattravelbyairissaferthananyotherformsoftransportation.Doyouagree?Howdoyoufeelwhenyouhearof,orreadaboutanaircrash?DepartmentofCollegeEnglishCultureNotes

NewYorkCity

NewYorkcityisthelargestcityintheUnitedStates,thehomeoftheUnitedNations,andthecenterofglobalfinance,communications,andbusiness.UnlikemostAmericancities,whicharemadeupofonlyapartofaparticularcounty,NewYorkismadeupoffiveseparatecounties,whicharecalledboroughs.TheyareManhattan,Queens,Brooklyn,theBronxandStaten.DepartmentofCollegeEnglishNewYorkCityDepartmentofCollegeEnglishFigureSkatingDepartmentofCollegeEnglishBrusselsDepartmentofCollegeEnglishBelgiumDepartmentofCollegeEnglishSabenaAirlinesDepartmentofCollegeEnglishLanguagePoints1.beam

:v.smilebrightlyandhappilyHebeamedinside.Heisbeamingwithdelight.Synonyms:giggle:laughlightlyinanervousorsillywaychuckle:laughquietlyortooneselfsneer:laughscornfullytoshowcontemptDepartmentofCollegeEnglishLanguagePoints2.dazzle

:v.impresssb.greatlythroughsplendor,ability,etc.Hewasdazzledbyherbeautyandwit.

dazzling:adj.adazzlingdisplayofsportingskills

DepartmentofCollegeEnglishLanguagePoints3.bound

:adj.(1)(~forsomeplace)goingorreadytogointhedirectionofWeareboundforhome.(2)(~todosth.)certaintodosth.Theweatherisboundtogetbettertomorrow.DepartmentofCollegeEnglishLanguagePoints4.distress

:(1)[usu.sing.](causeof)greatpain,sorrow,suffering,etc.Herdeathwasagreatdistresstoallthefamily.(2)[U.]stateofbeingindangerordifficultyashipindistressadistresssignalDepartmentofCollegeEnglishLanguagePoints5.contact

:

municatewithsb.WhencanIcontactyoutomorrow?municationwithsb.makecontactwithsb.keepincontactwithsb.DepartmentofCollegeEnglishLanguagePoints6.inanycase

:whateverhappensorwhatevermayhavehappenedInanycase,doyourbest.

innocase:under/innocircumstancesInnocaseareyouallowedtobeabsentwithoutanynotice.

(just)incase:becauseofthepossibilityofsth.happeningYou’dbettertakeanumbrellaincaseitrains.DepartmentofCollegeEnglishLanguagePoints7.collision:n.acrashorconflict30peoplewerekilledinacollisionontherailwayyesterday.

collide:

v.Thebusandthevancollidedinthethickfog.DepartmentofCollegeEnglishLanguagePoints8.rear:v.(1)(~up)(ofahorse,etc)raiseitselfonitslegsThehorserearedupinfright.(2)raiseesp.one’sheadThesnakereareditshead.(3)bringupchildrenHeworkedhardtorearhischildren.

DepartmentofCollegeEnglishLanguagePoints9.

explode:v.(1)blowup;causesth.toburstwithaloudnoiseWhentheboilerexploded,manypeoplewereinjured.(2)(offeelings)burstoutsuddenlyexplodewithlaughterDepartmentofCollegeEnglishLanguagePbthroughsth.:

searchsth.thoroughlyPolicearecombingthroughthewoodsforthemissingchildren.Sheiscombingthroughthedresserdrawersforalostbracelet.DepartmentofCollegeEnglishDifficultSentences1.Thiswasgoingtobethetimeoftheirlives.

Thiswasgoingtobetheirmostimportantmomentandexperienceintheirlife.DepartmentofCollegeEnglishDifficultSentences2.Theplaneappearedtobemakinganormalapproachtolandwhenitsuddenlyrearedupintothesky.

Itseemedthattheplanewaspreparingtolandasusualwhenitsuddenlyriseuprightintothesky.DepartmentofCollegeEnglishDifficultSentences3.Neverbeforehadanythingsotragichappenedintheirsport.

Nothingsotragichadhappenedbeforeinthefieldofskating.DepartmentofCollegeEnglishDifficultSentences4.Allthatremainedasrescuerscombedthroughthewreckagewerethreepairsofmeltedskatesdanglingfromoneofthewings.

Afterthoroughsearchthroughthewreckage,therescuerscouldonlyfindthreepairsofmeltedskatessuspendedfromoneofthewings.DepartmentofCollegeEnglishSummary

In1961the18membersoftheUSfigureskatingteamboardedaplanetotraveltoBelgiumontheirwaytotheworldchampionshipsinCzechoslovakia.AstheplaneapproachedBrusselstheweatherwasgoodbutsomethingwaswrongwiththeplane.Twiceitdescendedasiftoland,butpulledupandascendedagain.Thesecondtimeitexplodedandcrashedtotheground.DepartmentofCollegeEnglishSummary

All72peopleontheplanewerekilledandthereweretenfamiliesthathadlostatleasttwodearmembers.Thecrashsitewasasceneoftotaldestruction.Laterthreepairsofmeltedskateswerefounddanglingfromoneofthewings.ThecompetitioninPraguewascanceledtohonorthedead.Neverbeforehadsuchaterribletragedyoccurredinthesportofskating.DepartmentofCollegeEnglishFollow-upActivityWatchthefollowingvideosanddescribethefollowingcalamities.DepartmentofCollegeEnglishWatchthevideosDepartmentofCollegeEnglishAssignmentWriteaparagraphofaround80wordsdescribingtheairdisasterbefallingtheUnitedStatesfigureskatingteam.DepartmentofCollegeEnglishProceduresPassageBWarm-upActivitiesLanguagePointsDifficultSentencesSummaryFollow-upActivityAssignmentDepartmentofCollegeEnglishPassageB:IntheNickofTime

Warm-upactivities:1.Talkaboutoneortwocalamitiesthathavehappenedaroundyou,orthatyouhaveheardof.2.Howshouldonereactwhenheorsheisinsomesortofemergency?3.Howdoyouunderstandtheproverb“Calamityisman’struetouchstone”?

DepartmentofCollegeEnglishCultureNotesNewJerseyDepartmentofCollegeEnglishWebster’sDepartmentofCollegeEnglishLanguagePointsappreciation:gratefulfeelingHeshowedanappreciationofmyhelp.Thegirlsgiggledtheirappreciation.DepartmentofCollegeEnglishLanguagePoints2.everlasting:adj.lastingforever,endlessWhatisthekeytoeverlastinghappiness?Theircontributionstosciencehaveearnedthemaneverlastingplacein

history.DepartmentofCollegeEnglishLanguagePoints3.incline:vi./vt.deviateformthehorizontalorverticalHeinclinedtowardthespeakertohearmoreclearly.

inclineto/towards:toinfluencetohaveacertaintendencyIinclinetoanotherpointofview.DepartmentofCollegeEnglishLanguagePoints4.instant:adj./n.

immediate;amomentoftimeinstantcoffeeinstantphotographyIshallbebackinaninstant.DepartmentofCollegeEnglishLanguagePoints5.putaway:remove(something)toaplacewhereitisusuallystoredI'llhavetoputsomethingawayformyretirement.Ifyouhavefinishedwiththosetools,Iwishyou'dputthemaway.DepartmentofCollegeEnglishLanguagePoints6.slam:v.push,movehurriedlyandwithgreatforceHeslammedthebookdownonthetableandangrilywalkedout.Sheslammedonthebrakesandthecarcametoastop.DepartmentofCollegeEnglishLanguagePoints7.unload:v.remove(aload)from(something)Theyunloadedthebooksfromthecar.Theplaneunloadedthepassengersattheterminal.DepartmentofCollegeEnglishDifficultSentences1.

Justoveraslightrisetothewest,a19-carfreighttrainslowlymadeitswayuptheincline.

Ontheothersideofasmallhilltothewest,a19-carfreighttrainslowlyclimbeduptheslope.DepartmentofCollegeEnglishDifficultSentences2.Falzoknewrightawaythatthetrainwasgoingtoofasttostopintime.

Falzoquicklyrealizedthatthetrainwasgoingtoofasttostopbeforeithitthechildren.DepartmentofCollegeEnglishDifficultSentences3.

Withonechildtuckedundereacharm,hepressedToddandScottdownintotheroadbedgravel.

Hequicklypressedthetwokidsoneundereacharmandpushedthemdownintotheroadbedgravelbetweentherailtracks.DepartmentofCollegeEnglishSummary

AsKatiePritchardunloadedsomegroceriesfromhercar,shethoughthertwosonswereplayingsafelynearby.Buttheyhadwanderedontoarailroadtrackandintothepathofanapproachingtrain.Thetrain'sengineeranditsconductorsawthemonthetrackbutcouldnotstopthetrainintime.Theboysignoredthetrain'swhistlinghornandscreechingbrakes.DepartmentofCollegeEnglishSummary

Sotheconductor,TonyFalzo,aformergymnast,hungfromthefrontofthetrain,jumpedatexactlytherightmoment,andrescuedthetwoboysfromthemovingtrain,whichbarelymissedcrushingthembeforeitfinallystopped.Oneoftheboyshadaminorcutandtheotherwasunharmed.ThemothersaidshecouldfindnowordinadictionarytoexpresshergratitudetoTony.DepartmentofCollegeEnglishFollow-upActivityDescribethefollowingpicture.DepartmentofCollegeEnglishDescribethepictureDepartmentofCollegeEnglishCalamities

collidecollisionwreckagedebrisambulanceshatterRescue

assistance/aid/helpsurvivoremergencyteamsheltercarry/putsbintotheambulance