《當代商務(wù)英語綜合教程》課件-Unit 13 The Littlest Fire-fighter

Contents1TextATheLittlestFire-fighterLanguageinUseTextBAuctionWarm-upQuestions:2Warm-upQuestions:1.Whatwasyourdreamwhenyouwereachild?2.Howdidyourfamilyandwell-wishershelpyoutomakeyourdreamcometrue?Pre-classTask13Pre-classTask1Readthetextonceforthemainidea(s).Donotrefertothenotes,theglossary,ordictionaries.TextA

TheLittlestFire-fighter4PassageThe26-year-oldmotherstareddownathersonwhowasdyingofterminalleukemia.Althoughherheartwasfilledwithsadness,shealsohadastrongfeelingofdetermination.Likeanyparent,shewantedhersontogrowupandfulfillallhisdreams.Nowthatwasnolongerpossible.Theleukemiawouldseetothat.Butshestillwantedherson'sdreamstocometrue.15PassageShetookherson'shandandasked,“Billy,didyoueverthinkaboutwhatyouwantedtobeonceyougrewup?Didyoueverdreamandwishwhatyouwoulddowithyourlife?”“Mommy,IalwayswantedtobeafiremanwhenIgrewup.”Momsmiledbackandsaid,“Let'sseeifwecanmakeyourwishcometrue.”23TextA

TheLittlestFire-fighter6PassageLaterthatdayshewenttoherlocalfiredepartmentinPhoenix,Arizona,whereshemetFiremanBob,whohadaheartasbigasPhoenix.Sheexplainedherson'sfinalwishandaskedifitmightbepossibletogivehersix-year-oldsonaridearoundtheblockonafireengine.4TextA

TheLittlestFire-fighter7PassageFiremanBobsaid,“Look,wecandobetterthanthat.Ifyou'llhaveyoursonreadyatseveno'clockWednesdaymorning,we'llmakehimanhonoraryfiremanforthewholeday.Hecancomedowntothefirestation,eatwithus,gooutonallthefirecalls,thewholenineyards!Andifyou'llgiveushissizes,we'llgetarealfireuniformforhim,witharealfirehat—notatoyone—withtheemblemofthePhoenixFireDepartmentonit,ayellowstickerlikewewearandrubberboots.They'reallmanufacturedrighthereinPhoenix,sowecangetthemfast.”5TextA

TheLittlestFire-fighter8PassageThreedayslaterFiremanBobpickedupBilly,dressedhiminhisfireuniformandescortedhimfromhishospitalbedtothewaitinghookandladdertruck.Billygottositonthebackofthetruckandhelpsteeritbacktothefirestation.6TextA

TheLittlestFire-fighter9PassageHewasinheaven.TherewerethreefirecallsinPhoenixthatdayandBillygottogooutonallthreecalls.Herodeinthedifferentfireengines,theparamedic'svanandeventhefirechief'scar.Hewasalsovideotapedforthelocalnewsprogram.Havinghisdreamcometrue,withalltheloveandattentionthatwaslavisheduponhim,sodeeplytouchedBillythathelivedthreemonthslongerthananydoctorthoughtpossible.7TextA

TheLittlestFire-fighter10PassageOnenightallofhisvitalsignsbegantodropdramaticallyandtheheadnurse,whobelievedinthehospiceconceptthatnooneshoulddiealone,begantocallthefamilymemberstothehospital.ThensherememberedthedayBillyhadspentasafireman,soshecalledthefirechiefandaskedifitwouldbepossibletosendafiremaninuniformtothehospitaltobewithBillyashemadehistransition.89TextA

TheLittlestFire-fighter11PassageThechiefreplied,“Wecandobetterthanthat.We'llbethereinfiveminutes.Willyoupleasedomeafavor?Whenyouhearthesirensscreamingandseethelightsflashing,willyouannounceoverthePAsystemthatthereisnotafire?It'sjustthefiredepartmentcomingtoseeoneofitsfinestmembersonemoretime.Andwillyouopenthewindowtohisroom?”10TextA

TheLittlestFire-fighter12PassageAboutfiveminuteslaterahookandladdertruckarrivedatthehospital,extendeditsladderuptoBilly'sthirdflooropenwindowand16firefightersclimbeduptheladderintoBilly'sroom.Withhismother'spermission,theyhuggedhimandheldhimandtoldhimhowmuchtheylovedhim.Withhisdyingbreath,Billylookedupatthefirechiefandsaid,“Chief,amIreallyafiremannow?”“Billy,youare,”thechiefsaid.Withthosewords,Billysmiledandclosedhiseyesonelasttime.1112TextA

TheLittlestFire-fighterPre-classTask213Pre-classTask2ChoosethestatementthatbestexplainsyourunderstandingofTextA.1.B2.A3.A4.A5.DPre-classTask314Pre-classTask3Readthetextasecondtimetoreviewthevocabularyincontext.Studythenewwordsandtheirdefinitions.Pre-classTask315GlossaryPre-classTask316Pre-classTask317Pre-classTask318Pre-classTask319Pre-classTask320In-classTask121In-classTask1Readthetextathirdtimeforabetterunderstandingofthemainpoints.Explaininyourownwordsthefollowingsentencestakenfromthetext.In-classTask1221.Nowthatwasnolongerpossible.Theleukemiawouldseetothat.（line5）1.Nowthemothercouldneverseehersongrowupandfulfillallhisdreamsbecausetheleukemiawouldaftersometimeendhislife.2.Sheexplainedherson'sfinalwishandaskedifitmightbepossibletogivehersix-year-oldsonaridearoundtheblockonafireengine.（line16）2.SheexplainedtofiremanBobherson’swishtobeafiremanwhengrowingupandaskedwhethertheycouldlethimtakearideonafirevehiclearoundthebuildings.In-classTask1233.Havinghisdreamcometrue,withalltheloveandattentionthatwaslavisheduponhim,sodeeplytouchedBillythathelivedthreemonthslongerthananydoctorthoughtpossible.（line38）3.Billywassodeeplymovedbythefactthathisdreamswasfinallyrealizedandhewasfilledwithsomuchloveandcarefrompeoplethathelivedthreemonthslongerthananydoctorhadexpected.In-classTask1244.It'sjustthefiredepartmentcomingtoseeoneofitsfinestmembersonemoretime.（line54）4.Thescreamingsirensandflashinglightswerenotannouncingafirebutindicatinganothertimeofcomingtomeetoneofthebestmembersofthefiredepartment.In-classTask225In-classTask21.Readaloudparagraph1～7.2.Answerthefollowingquestions.1）HowoldwasBillywhendyingofterminalleukemia?1)Hewassixyearsold.In-classTask2262）WhatdidBillywanttobewhenhegrewup?3）WhydidfiremanBobtakeBillyonfire-calls?2)Healwayswantedtobeafireman.3)BecauseBobwassokindthathetiredtofulfillBilly’sdream.In-classTask2274）WhatdidBillydoonthesefire-calls?5）DidBillyseemtoenjoyhisfiremanday?4)Hewentoutonallthefire-callsandrodeinthedifferentfireengines,theparamedic’svan,andeventhefirechief’scar.5)Yes,hewasveryhappylikeinheaven,realizinghisdreamandbeinglovedbyallmadehimlivethreemonthslongerthandoctors’expectation.In-classTask228In-classTask23.ReadandcomparetheEnglishsentences,payingattentiontothebold-typedparts,andthentranslatetheChinesesentencesbysimulatingthestructureoftheEnglishsentences.In-classTask2291)她兩年前死于癌癥。Everyyearanestimatedfivemillionchildrenundertheageoffivedieofnutrition-relatedcauses.2)他充滿驕傲。Mayyourlifetogetherbefilledwithloveandhappiness.In-classTask2303)男孩為老人撿起帽子。Theypickupvibrationandsound,sotheycanidentifyadvancingtroops.4)你能幫我一個忙么？Couldyoudomeafavortoclosethedoor？5)我們在四點的時候到達機場。Youshouldalwaysarriveattheairportatleasttwohoursbeforedeparture.In-classTask231In-classTask24.Discussthefollowingwithyourclassmatesandpresentyourideatotheclass.1）Sixisadreamageandthefutureisofendlesspossibilities.Buttoaboydyingatthisage,whatdoyouthinkisthebestyoucandoforhimabouthisdreamsandwishes?2）Doyouhaveanysimilarlifestorytosharewithyourclassmates?32TextATextTranslation小小消防員26歲的母親低頭凝視著即將被晚期白血病奪去生命的兒子，雖然她內(nèi)心充滿了悲傷，但卻更多了一份堅定的決心。與其他為人父母者一樣，她也希望自己的孩子快快長大，實現(xiàn)所有的夢想。然而，如今這一切都不可能了。病魔會奪去兒子的生命。即使如此，她仍希望兒子能夠夢想成真。133TextATextTranslation她拉住兒子的手，問道，“比利，你有沒有想過自己長大后要做什么呢？你對自己的一生，有過什么打算沒有？”“媽媽，我一直想長大后做一名消防員?！蹦赣H微笑著說：“那我們看看你能不能實現(xiàn)你的愿望?！碑斕焐院?，她來到了亞利桑那州鳳凰城當?shù)氐南狸?；在那里，她遇見了心胸如同鳳凰城一般寬廣的消防員鮑勃。這位母親向他說明兒子最后的心愿，并問是否能讓她6歲的兒子坐上消防車，在街區(qū)上轉(zhuǎn)一圈。23434TextATextTranslation消防員鮑勃說道：“你