Unit 4 Unforgettable experiences
知能聚焦 ( Language Points)

词 汇
unforgettable king host scare disaster finally rescue advance upon seize swallow drag struggle fight flow fright shake strike destroy tower national deadline fear opportunity article agent temple touch naughty note
短 语
take place on fire pull sb up get on one’s feet go through on holiday travel agency
语 法
定语从句 用 who/ whom /that /whose引导从句修饰表示人的先行词。 用 which/ that 引导从句修饰表示物的先行词。

课前热身 (Warming up）
1．背景知识：(Background）
2003年2月1日上午9时，“哥伦比亚”号航天飞机在着陆前16分钟爆炸。事故发生后，美国宇航局展开应急行动。当日下午2：04到2：08，布什总统向全体国民发表了四分钟的讲话，他含泪宣布，“哥伦比亚”号坠毁了，无一生还。布什很动情地念出了每一位宇航员的名字……
George Bush Addresses Nation
___Remarks on the loss of Space Shuttle Columbia
My fellow Americans, this day has brought terrible news and great sadness to our country. At 9:00 a.m. this morning. Mission Control in Houston lost contact (联系) with our Space Shuttle Columbia. A short time later, debris (残骸) was seen falling from the skies above Texas .The Columbia is lost; there were no survivors (幸存者).
On board was a crew of seven: Colonel Rick Husband; Colonel Michael Anderson; Commander Laurel Clark; Captain David Brown; Commander William McCool; Dr. Kalpana and Ilan Raman, a Colonel in the Israeli Air Force. These men and women assumed (承担) great risk in the service to all humanity (人类).
In an age when space flight has come to seem almost routine (例行的), it is easy to overlook the dangers of travel by rocket, and the difficulties of navigating (驾驶) the fierce outer atmosphere of the earth. These astronauts knew the dangers, and they faced them willingly, knowing they had a high and noble purpose in life. Because of their courage and daring and idealism (理想主义), we will miss them all the more.
All Americans today are thinking, as well, of the families of these men and women who have been given this sudden shock and grief (悲痛).You are not alone. Our entire nation grieves (使悲痛) with you. And those you loved will always have the respect and gratitude of this country.
The cause in which they died will continue. Mankind is led into the darkness beyond our world by the inspiration (感激) and the longing to understand. Our journey into space will go on.
In the skies today we saw destruction (毁灭) and tragedy（灾难）. Yet farther than we can see there is comfort and hope. In the words of the prophet (预言家) Isaiah, “Lift your eyes and look to the heavens. Who created all these? He who brings out the starry（星光灿烂） hosts one by one and calls them each by name. Because of his great power and mighty (强大的) strength, not one of them is missing.”
The name Creator who names the stars also knows the names of the seven souls we mourn (哀悼) today. The crew of the Shuttle Columbia did not return safely to the earth, yet we can pray（祈） that all are safely home. May God bless the grieving families, and may God continue to bless America.话题(Topics)Can you let us know an unforgettable person or experience in your life?
Natural disasters cannot be controlled, but you should know much about self rescue..
2. 话题 (Topics)
1.As a student, what kind of manners should we have in class?
2.Could you please say something about some of the Chinese table manners?
3.How do you make apologizes if you do something wrong?
4.It is important to have good manners? Why?
读写指导 (Instructions for Reading and Writing )
1．Reading:
Key Words: heard a loud noise; saw a wall of water; struggled through the flood; found the chimney; escaped from the disaster.
2.Writing: 本单元的写作目标是在阅读的基础上学写一段难忘的经历。重点是训练学生使用英语描述事情的特征，发生的先后顺序，做到连贯性和行文的逻辑性。写旅游日记是其中一个重要的形式。即以写日记的形式记录一次难忘的经历。写旅游日记要注意以下几点：
a. 遵循日记的格式，写清楚具体的日期，星期以及天气状况。日期的顺序，可以是“星期、月、日、年”（如［2002年北京高考写作题］）；也可以是“月、日、星期”（如1992和1998年全国高考写作题）。
b. 旅游日记是记述自己旅游途中的所见，所闻，所感，所想。时态以一般过去时为主，人称则是第一人称。
c. 日记应力求简明扼要，条理清楚，写出真情实感，而不是记流水账。必要时，可以分不同段落来记述相关的内容。
练 习： 根据下列表格中的内容，写一篇日记。
时 间 七月五日，星期六，天气 晴
地 点
生词表: