4.struggle for air
5.suck down 6.by now
7.act of bravery
8.pass out 9.lose one’s life 10.manage to
丢了性命
设法
1.My first sight of the ship, took my breath away. Now I understood why people called it the ‘Queen of the Seas’. 2. For first-class passengers the Titanic was like a wonderful floating hotel with fancy restaurants, a library, and even a swimming pool. 3.I struggled for air as the freezing water of the Atlantic splashed me.
☆ pronunciation , intonation and fluency ☆ teamwork acting ☆ put yourselves in the roles of the characters!
Discussion
What was the cause of the disaster?
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Chapter 3 P14-19
realised the terrible truth kept seeking for help
every man for himself
the last lifeboat
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Chapter 4 P20-25
THE HEROES
Writing
Suppose you were Harold. Write a letter to Jack’s family and tell them about the disaster and Jack’s heroic deeds. Refer to the following key expressions. a good friend, shared a cabin worked hard for the passengers went on sending messages as the ship sank Jack was a hero Write about a disaster you know (e.g. an earthquake, a fire, a tsunami). Refer to the words and phrases you have learned in this story.
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Length: 882.5 feet Depth: 59.5 feet Cost: $7.5 million
• the biggest and most famous ship • “Queen of the Seas” • the biggest and … the best • the great ship • a wonderful floating hotel
Chapter 1 P3-P7 Read and think
Who? What? Where?
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Chapter 2 P8-13
the ice warnings the ship struck an iceberg passengers did not believe realised the danger message from CQD to S.O.S
What impresses you most about the disastinning, Harold mentioned that there were many heroes in the early hours of 15th April 1912. Who do you think were heroes of the Titanic disaster? Why?
fancy restaurants, a library, a swimming pool, a band, lifeboats, a radio cabin to send and receive messages
• take one’s breath away • “unsinkable”
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working on Carpathia
unforgettable memories
Vocabulary Development
1. take one’s breath away
2.keep order 3.charge out
令…赞赏不已 保持秩序 冲了出来 挣扎着呼吸 被吸到水下 到这时 英勇的举动 昏倒了
being trapped
half-remained ship; the playing band
The Titanic was gone.
waiting for rescue
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Chapter 5 P26-30
lights in the distance
being rescued