Unit 4 Flight 93:What I Never Know understand the text"Flight9:What I Never Know" 2.About the text,Ss should grasp the text content,text structure,basic vocabularies and required grammar points of the section. Words:enormous,screw,fumble,poke cockpit,bluff,gag.desert,collide tread,precise. mission,hijack,bless,unsaid,undone Phrases&Expressions:lie around,on business,pack up,get in,fumble with,poke through make it,blow up,in the rear of,in sb.'s hands,hang up,sink in,make sense of 3.About the reading.Ss should learn skills of skimming. 4.About the writing Ssshould learn the use of specific details and write a composition assigned by the teacher. 5.About the listening.Ss finish the Unit 4 directed by teacher II.Key and Difficult Points 1.New Words and Phrases 2.Complex Sentences IIL.Teaching Methods Discussion.explanation,ask and answer IV.Time:4 periods V.Teaching procedures: Step one Introduction 1.Warm-up questions: Give the students the following topics to discuss and then ask them to answer these questions 1)What happened to the United States on September 11,2001? 2)How many planes were hijackedon September 1.2001?What were their targets? 3)What do you know about the events that took place in America on September 11,2001? 4)What do you think the terrorists attacked those targets? 2.Background Information (1)September 11,2001 attacks On the sunny morning of September 11,2001,19 terrorists,working in teams of 4 or 5. hijacked four jetliners and turned them toward targets chosen for of the planes,loaded with passengers.were flown at full speed into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in the financial district of New York City.The buildings burst into fmes and ther collapsed.killing thousands.A third terrorist crew smashed their plane into the Pentagon headquarters of the U.S.military in Arlington,Virginia The hijackers of the fourth airliner apparently intended to hit another target in Washington.D.C.but the passengers on the plane
1 Unit 4 Flight 93: What I Never Know I. Teaching Aims 1. Help Ss get to understand the text “Flight 93: What I Never Know” 2. About the text, Ss should grasp the text content, text structure, basic vocabularies and required grammar points of the section. Words: enormous, screw, fumble, poke, cockpit, bluff, gag, desert, collide, tread, precise, mission, hijack, bless, unsaid, undone Phrases & Expressions: lie around, on business, pack up, get in, fumble with, poke through, make it, blow up, in the rear of, in sb.’s hands, hang up, sink in, make sense of 3. About the reading, Ss should learn skills of skimming. 4. About the writing, Ss should learn the use of specific details and write a composition assigned by the teacher. 5. About the listening, Ss finish the Unit 4 directed by teacher. II. Key and Difficult Points 1. New Words and Phrases 2. Complex Sentences III. Teaching Methods Discussion, explanation, ask and answer IV. Time: 4 periods V. Teaching procedures: Step one Introduction 1. Warm-up questions: Give the students the following topics to discuss and then ask them to answer these questions. 1) What happened to the United States on September 11, 2001? 2) How many planes were hijacked on September 11, 2001? What were their targets? 3) What do you know about the events that took place in America on September 11, 2001? 4) What do you think the terrorists attacked those targets? 2. Background Information (1) September 11, 2001 attacks On the sunny morning of September 11, 2001, 19 terrorists, working in teams of 4 or 5, hijacked four commercial jetliners and turned them toward targets chosen for destruction. Two of the planes, loaded with passengers, were flown at full speed into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in the financial district of New York City. The buildings burst into flames and then collapsed, killing thousands. A third terrorist crew smashed their plane into the Pentagon, headquarters of the U.S. military in Arlington, Virginia. The hijackers of the fourth airliner apparently intended to hit another target in Washington, D.C., but the passengers on the plane
realized what was happening and fought back.This airplane crashed in a field in rural Pennsylvania. (2)Terrorism Terrorism is the use of violence.or the threat of violence,to create a climate of fear in agiven population.Terrorist violence targets ethnic religious groups governments,and political parties. corporations,and media enterprises.Organizations that in acts of terro are usually small in size and fear generated by their violence,which seck to magnify their inluence and power to affect political change on either a local or an international scale. (3)Remarks by the President Less than One Hour after the Attack I want to reassure the American people that the full resources of the federal government are working to assist local authorities to save lives and to help the victims of these attacks.Makeno mistake:The United States will hunt down and punish those responsible for these cowardly acts. I've been in regular contact with the Vice President,the Secretary of Defens the national security team and my Cabinet.We have taken all appropriate security precautions to protect the American people.Our military at home and around the world is on high alert status,and we have taken the necessary security precautions to continue the functions of your government. We have been in touch with the leaders of Congress and with world leaders to assure them that we will do whatever is necessary to protect America and Americans. I ask the American people to join me in saying thanks for all the folks who have been fighting hard to rescue our fellow citizens and to join me in saying a prayer for the victims and their families The resolve of our great nation is being tested.But make no mistake:We will show the world that we will pass this test.God bless (④New Jersey A state of the east-central United States on the Atlantic Ocean.It was admitted as one of the original Thirteen Colonies in 1787.Trenton isthe capital and Newark the largest city Newark A city of northeast New Jersey on Newark Bay.an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean,opposite Jersey City and west of New York City.It was settled by Puritans in 1666 and is today a heavily industrialized port ofentry California A state of the western United States on the Pacific Ocean.California is often called the Golden State because of its sunny climate and the discovery of gold during its pioneering days. Sacramento is the capital and Los Angeles the largest city. Windham Atown located in Greene County,New York,USA.The town had a total population of 1,660 at the2000 census.The town is believed to be named after alocation in Connecticut. 3.Introductory Questions
2 realized what was happening and fought back. This airplane crashed in a field in rural Pennsylvania. (2) Terrorism Terrorism is the use of violence, or the threat of violence, to create a climate of fear in a given population. Terrorist violence targets ethnic or religious groups, governments, and political parties, corporations, and media enterprises. Organizations that engage in acts of terror are usually small in size and fear generated by their violence, which seek to magnify their influence and power to affect political change on either a local or an international scale. (3) Remarks by the President Less than One Hour after the Attack I want to reassure the American people that the full resources of the federal government are working to assist local authorities to save lives and to help the victims of these attacks. Make no mistake: The United States will hunt down and punish those responsible for these cowardly acts. I’ve been in regular contact with the Vice President, the Secretary of Defense, the national security team and my Cabinet. We have taken all appropriate security precautions to protect the American people. Our military at home and around the world is on high alert status, and we have taken the necessary security precautions to continue the functions of your government. We have been in touch with the leaders of Congress and with world leaders to assure them that we will do whatever is necessary to protect America and Americans. I ask the American people to join me in saying thanks for all the folks who have been fighting hard to rescue our fellow citizens and to join me in saying a prayer for the victims and their families. The resolve of our great nation is being tested. But make no mistake: We will show the world that we will pass this test. God bless. (4) New Jersey A state of the east-central United States on the Atlantic Ocean. It was admitted as one of the original Thirteen Colonies in 1787. Trenton is the capital and Newark the largest city. Newark A city of northeast New Jersey on Newark Bay, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, opposite Jersey City and west of New York City. It was settled by Puritans in 1666 and is today a heavily industrialized port of entry. California A state of the western United States on the Pacific Ocean. California is often called the Golden State because of its sunny climate and the discovery of gold during its pioneering days. Sacramento is the capital and Los Angeles the largest city. Windham A town located in Greene County, New York, USA. The town had a total population of 1,660 at the 2000 census. The town is believed to be named after a location in Connecticut. 3. Introductory Questions
The following is a set of statements about the text.some true,others false. 1)On had a job interview in New Jersey 2)On September 10.Jeremy flew from Newark to California on business 3)The World Trade Centre was attacked shortly after Jeremy called Lyz from the doomed flight 4)The hijacks put on red headbands and said they had a bomb. 5)None of the passengers on Flight93 knew about the horror at the World Trade Centre 6)No one was guarding the passengers who were herded to the back of the plane. 7)While Lyz was talking to Jeremy on the phone,a plane crashed into the Pentagon 8)When Jeremy left the phone to attack the hijackers,Lyz stayed on the line listening. Lyz thinks that she will never really be able to make sense of the September 11 attacks 10)Since Jeremy died.Lyz has been extremely depressed and can not face up to the things Step Two Global reading Give the students 10 minutes to read the text as quickly as they can,and ask them to think about these questions in the process of reading 2.Multiple choices 3.Answer the questions 4.Structure of the Text Lines 1-34 Jeremy flied to California on business and the plane was taken over by three terrorist Lines.35-95 What happened to Jeremy and other passengers on the plane and how were the communications between Jeremy and me Lines.95-118 The influence of Jeremy's death on me Step Three Detailed study Explain the important and difficult points in the text,including the usage of new words and phrases.structure of complex sentences and relevant grammar After three miscarriages in two years,she was doubly precious to us This is an elliptical sentence.What is its full form? After I suffered three miscarriages in two years,she was all the more precious to us. 2.Since Sunday was rainy,we just lay around our house in northern New Jersey. lie around:spend one's time lazily,doing nothing .White was very angry when she saw her son lying around smoking I spent Sunday lying around the house.watching TV. 3.Tuesday morning found me in the kitchen,fumbling with the lid of the doughnut box,when I heard my father say something about the World Trade Center. (1)fumble:v.move the fingers or hands awkwardly in search of(sth)attempt todo(sth.) e.g.The headmaster fumbled with a huge set of keys and unlocked the gate. fumble at/for/with sth笨手笨脚地做某事或寻找某物 fumble about/around 笨拙地四处乱走（做某事或寻找某物】 3
3 The following is a set of statements about the text, some true, others false. 1) On September 9, 2001, Jeremy had a job interview in New Jersey. 2) On September 10, Jeremy flew from Newark to California on business. 3) The World Trade Centre was attacked shortly after Jeremy called Lyz from the doomed flight. 4) The hijacks put on red headbands and said they had a bomb. 5) None of the passengers on Flight 93 knew about the horror at the World Trade Centre. 6) No one was guarding the passengers who were herded to the back of the plane. 7) While Lyz was talking to Jeremy on the phone, a plane crashed into the Pentagon. 8) When Jeremy left the phone to attack the hijackers, Lyz stayed on the line listening. 9) Lyz thinks that she will never really be able to make sense of the September 11 attacks. 10) Since Jeremy died, Lyz has been extremely depressed and can not face up to the things. Step Two Global reading Give the students 10 minutes to read the text as quickly as they can, and ask them to think about these questions in the process of reading. 2. Multiple choices 3. Answer the questions 4. Structure of the Text Lines. 1-34 Jeremy flied to California on business and the plane was taken over by three terrorists. Lines. 35-95 What happened to Jeremy and other passengers on the plane and how were the communications between Jeremy and me Lines. 95-118 The influence of Jeremy’s death on me Step Three Detailed study Explain the important and difficult points in the text, including the usage of new words and phrases, structure of complex sentences and relevant grammar. 1. After three miscarriages in two years, she was doubly precious to us. This is an elliptical sentence. What is its full form? After I suffered three miscarriages in two years, she was all the more precious to us. 2. Since Sunday was rainy, we just lay around our house in northern New Jersey. lie around: spend one’s time lazily, doing nothing e.g. Mrs. White was very angry when she saw her son lying around smoking. I spent Sunday lying around the house, watching TV. 3. Tuesday morning found me in the kitchen, fumbling with the lid of the doughnut box, when I heard my father say something about the World Trade Center. (1) fumble: v. move the fingers or hands awkwardly in search of ( sth.) or in an attempt to do (sth.) e.g. The headmaster fumbled with a huge set of keys and unlocked the gate. fumble at / for / with sth 笨手笨脚地做某事或寻找某物 fumble about / around 笨拙地四处乱走（做某事或寻找某物）
(2)Tuesday morning found me in the kitchen..:if a time"finds"you ina particular situation you are in that situation thetime mentioned e.g.Daybreak found us on a small boat. 4.I looked in the living room at the TV,and saw the image of the fire poking through the blackened holes in the tower's silver skin. (1)poke: 1)be visible coming through a hole.slit etc.suddenly e.g.Ella looked at the tiny face poking out of the blanket 2)push sharply with a stick or one's finger Be careful with that umbrella or you'll poke someone in the eye. poke fun at sb.开某人的玩笑，嘲弄或喝笑某人 poke one'snose into sth.管闲事 5.And that whatever decisions you make in your life,no matter what,I'll support you. 1)What does this sentence imply? It implies that Jeremy knows his chances of survival are very slim,and will support "me"ifI remarry tosomeone else infuture 2)Translate the sentence into chinese 不论你将来作出什么决定，我都支持你。 6.He said there were maybe 30r35 passengers.herded to the back herd:n.number of animals feeding or staying together e.g.The herd of cattle on the farm rose to40 from five at the beginning v.move or drive(a group of people or animals)in a specific direction e.g.There are many World War II stories of the Jews being herded on to trains headed for the death-camps 7.The Pentagon was probably the jolt that made him see clearly that his fate and that of his fellow passengers in therear of the plane were completely in their own hands 1)What does"the Pentagon"refer to? It affair that aplane crashed into the Pentagon" 2)What can we infer from this sentence? We can infer that Jeremy had understood that something must be done to save him and other passengers.and decided to fight against the terrorists. 8.I think they're bluffing you. bluff:v.try to deceive (sb.)by pretending to be stronger.braver.etc.than one is e.g.Tony seems to knowa lot about music,but sometimes I think he'sonly bluffing I don't believe he'd really do what he threatens to:he's only bluffing (us). 9.Okay,I'm going to put the phone down.I'm going to leave it here,and I'm going to come right back to it What does this sentence imply?
4 (2) Tuesday morning found me in the kitchen…: if a time “finds” you in a particular situation, you are in that situation at the time mentioned. e.g. Daybreak found us on a small boat. 4. I looked in the living room at the TV, and saw the image of the fire poking through the blackened holes in the tower’s silver skin. (1) poke: v. 1) be visible coming ( through a hole, slit, etc.) suddenly e.g. Ella looked at the tiny face poking out of the blanket. 2) push sharply with a stick or one’s finger Be careful with that umbrella or you’ll poke someone in the eye. poke fun at sb. 开某人的玩笑; 嘲弄或嘲笑某人 poke one’s nose into sth. 管闲事 5. And that whatever decisions you make in your life, no matter what, I’ll support you. 1) What does this sentence imply? It implies that Jeremy knows his chances of survival are very slim, and will support “me” if I remarry to someone else in future. 2) Translate the sentence into Chinese. 不论你将来作出什么决定，我都支持你。 6. He said there were maybe 30 or 35 passengers, herded to the back. herd: n. number of animals feeding or staying together e.g. The herd of cattle on the farm rose to 40 from five at the beginning. v. move or drive (a group of people or animals) in a specific direction e.g. There are many World War II stories of the Jews being herded on to trains headed for the death-camps. 7. The Pentagon was probably the jolt that made him see clearly that his fate and that of his fellow passengers in the rear of the plane were completely in their own hands. 1) What does “the Pentagon” refer to? It refers to “the affair that a plane crashed into the Pentagon”. 2) What can we infer from this sentence? We can infer that Jeremy had understood that something must be done to save him and other passengers, and decided to fight against the terrorists. 8. I think they’re bluffing you. bluff: v. try to deceive (sb.) by pretending to be stronger, braver, etc. than one is e.g. Tony seems to know a lot about music, but sometimes I think he’s only bluffing. I don’t believe he’d really do what he threatens to; he’s only bluffing (us). 9. Okay, I’m going to put the phone down, I’m going to leave it here, and I’m going to come right back to it What does this sentence imply?
It implies that Jeremy had decided to fight against the bad guys on the plane,and was trying to give confdence to his wife that he would be back safe. 10.And then.when it finally sank in.I collapsed on the floor sink in:(of words,etc.)be fully understood e.g.He paused a moment for his words to sink in. The meaning finally sank in 11.It's just that I'm sure I will never really make sense of September 11. make sense of understand (sth),especially sth.difficult or complicated e.g.It's hard to make some sense of Einstein's theory. make sense有道理：有意义：讲的通 lose/regain one'3 senses失去/恢复理智 ina sense/in one sense/in some senses从某种意义上来说 in no sense无论如何都不 12.Did someone declare war on us for a principle?Because they were jealous?To show how tough they were?Did we in this country somehow overstep.push too hard,tread on ancient sensibilities? Translate the sentence into Chinese. 是否有人出于某种原则性的问题向我们宜战了？或是他们出于妒忌？或是他们想炫耀其强 悍？是否我们这个国家的人越轨了，做得过分了，伤及了人家自古而来的感情？ 13.I think Jeremy always suspected he had a higher purpose. 14.It wasn't mere luck that an airline passenger with precisely the right physical skills to abort one of the terror missions happened to beon the only plane hijacked that day where there was an opportunity to do that (1)abort:v. 1)stop an activity becaus it would be difficult or dangerousto continue it e.g.The rescue mission had to be aborted. 2)deliberately end a pregnancy early in order to prevent a baby from developing and being bor alive eg.The law allows women to abort an early-stage pregnancy (2)Translate the sentence. 一位正好具有足够挫败恐怖行径合适体能的旅客搭乘了那天被劫持的飞机中唯一一个可以 有机会进行反击劫机者的航班，这不仅仅是一种巧合。 IV.Summary 1.Main idea of the text In"Fight 93"Lyz Glick recounts in heart-wrenching detail her last days with husband leremy,the 9-11 hijacking of Flight 93,and ger conversation by mobile phone with him on the
5 It implies that Jeremy had decided to fight against the bad guys on the plane, and was trying to give confidence to his wife that he would be back safe. 10. And then, when it finally sank in, I collapsed on the floor. sink in: ( of words, etc.) be fully understood e.g. He paused a moment for his words to sink in. The meaning finally sank in. 11. It’s just that I’m sure I will never really make sense of September 11. make sense of: understand (sth.), especially sth. difficult or complicated e.g. It’s hard to make some sense of Einstein’s theory. make sense 有道理；有意义；讲的通 lose / regain one’s senses 失去 / 恢复理智 in a sense / in one sense / in some senses 从某种意义上来说 in no sense 无论如何都不…… 12. Did someone declare war on us for a principle? Because they were jealous? To show how tough they were? Did we in this country somehow overstep, push too hard, tread on ancient sensibilities? Translate the sentence into Chinese. 是否有人出于某种原则性的问题向我们宣战了？或是他们出于妒忌？或是他们想炫耀其强 悍？是否我们这个国家的人越轨了，做得过分了，伤及了人家自古而来的感情？ 13. I think Jeremy always suspected he had a higher purpose. Meaning: Jeremy always thought he was destined to perform a noble mission in life. 14. It wasn’t mere luck that an airline passenger with precisely the right physical skills to abort one of the terror missions happened to be on the only plane hijacked that day where there was an opportunity to do that. (1) abort: v. 1) stop an activity because it would be difficult or dangerous to continue it e.g. The rescue mission had to be aborted. 2) deliberately end a pregnancy early in order to prevent a baby from developing and being born alive e.g. The law allows women to abort an early-stage pregnancy. (2) Translate the sentence. 一位正好具有足够挫败恐怖行径合适体能的旅客搭乘了那天被劫持的飞机中唯一一个可以 有机会进行反击劫机者的航班，这不仅仅是一种巧合。 IV. Summary 1. Main idea of the text In “Fight 93,” Lyz Glick recounts in heart-wrenching detail her last days with husband Jeremy, the 9-11 hijacking of Flight 93, and ger conversation by mobile phone with him on the
plane as these horrific events were unfolding Jeremy's original plane fort his California business trip was unexpectedly delayed,so he boarded Flight9 instead.With him away,Ly went to stay with her parents.Suddenly they are faced with television images of the burning World Trade Center buildings.Jeremy calls from the plane,telling Lyz he loves her.Sensing he's going to die he asks lyz to promise to be happy always and to make sure daughter Emmy knows he loves her. Then he asks about the other hijacked planes.Lyz facesa terrible decision:should she tell him the truth or not?She does.Seeing their fate.Jeremy and three other male passengers think of attacking the terrorists.He puts down the phone,saying he'll be right back.Soon the phone goes dead silent. Lyz is left to pick up the pieces of a broken family and lost love.While she can never know the "why"she comes to believe that her and Emmy's time with Jeremy was full and complete,worth celebrating forever,and that he is with them still. 2.Words and Expressions V.Homework 1.Memorize the new words and phrases in the text. 2.Do exereises on p87-95 3.Learn the text in"Reading Activity"by yourself. 4.Write a composition on the topic How to Win the War against Terorism.You should write at least 150 words based on the outline given in Chinese below: 1.恐怖主义的危害 2.恐怖主义的根源 3.你认为如何才能消灭恐怖主义 VI.References 1.College English Intensive Reading 4.LinYinhua(ed.),Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press,006 2.College English Intensive Reading 4.(Teacher's Book).Zhang Zengjian(ed.).Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press,2006. 3.Oxford Advanced Learner's English-Chinese Dictionary (6h edition),Oxford university press The Commercial Press.2004. 4.大学英语语法.薄冰主编。山西：山西教有出版社，2006 5.大学英语实用语法讲解与练习.任福洪等主编.北京：国防工业出版社，2004 6.实用英语语法.张道真北京：外语教有与研究出版社.2002
6 plane as these horrific events were unfolding. Jeremy’s original plane fort his California business trip was unexpectedly delayed, so he boarded Flight 93 instead. With him away, Lyz went to stay with her parents. Suddenly they are faced with television images of the burning World Trade Center buildings. Jeremy calls from the plane, telling Lyz he loves her. Sensing he’s going to die, he asks Lyz to promise to be happy always and to make sure daughter Emmy knows he loves her. Then he asks about the other hijacked planes. Lyz faces a terrible decision: should she tell him the truth or not? She does. Seeing their fate, Jeremy and three other male passengers think of attacking the terrorists. He puts down the phone, saying he’ll be right back. Soon the phone goes dead silent. Lyz is left to pick up the pieces of a broken family and lost love. While she can never know the “why” she comes to believe that her and Emmy’s time with Jeremy was full and complete, worth celebrating forever, and that he is with them still. 2. Words and Expressions V. Homework 1. Memorize the new words and phrases in the text. 2. Do exercises on p87-95 3. Learn the text in “Reading Activity” by yourself. 4. Write a composition on the topic How to Win the War against Terrorism . You should write at least 150 words based on the outline given in Chinese below: 1．恐怖主义的危害 2．恐怖主义的根源 3. 你认为如何才能消灭恐怖主义 VI．References 1. College English Intensive Reading 4, LinYinhua(ed.), Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press, 2006. 2. College English Intensive Reading 4, (Teacher’s Book), Zhang Zengjian(ed.), Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press, 2006. 3. Oxford Advanced Learner’s English-Chinese Dictionary（6 th edition）, Oxford university press﹠The Commercial Press, 2004. 4. 大学英语语法. 薄冰 主编. 山西：山西教育出版社，2006. 5. 大学英语实用语法讲解与练习. 任福洪等主编. 北京：国防工业出版社，2004. 6.实用英语语法. 张道真.北京：外语教育与研究出版社. 2002
