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Pre-reading Questions: Answer the pre-reading questions orally: 1)Tell what know about the 9.11 Attack. 2)What’s your opinion about the 9.11 Attack ? Main idea of each part: The first part (paragraph 1)tells of the common people’s perception about the WTC. The second part (paragraph 2-9)describes the initial reaction of people inside the WTC when the building was hit. The third part (paragraph 10-30)is mainly about how the three people (Ramos, Hong and Mayblum )tired their best to save a heavyset man. The last part (paragraph 31-34)describes the gathering of some of survivors and victims’ wives. Text work and Language Points Part One : Paragraph I Related Questions： 1)what’s your understanding about “I’m on the 87th floor of the World Trade Center. That’s power.” He used to be very proud of working in the tallest building in the world. Language Points: 1. lash :to hit sb. / sth. With great force 猛击；狠打 Rainstorm lashed the forest on the coast.暴风雨袭击了海岸的那片树林 Lash out (at）猛击，猛踢；猛烈抨击，严厉斥责 2. scoff :to laugh (at) 嘲笑；讥讽 We all scoff at such attempts.我们都嘲笑这种企图。 scoff at sb. 嘲笑某人 Language Points: 3. sway : to move or swing from side to side 摇摆 Our building began to sway, he said. 建筑物发生了摇摆”，他说。 4. illusion: something that deceives a person by seeming to be real 幻觉，错觉 Action is thought tempered by illusion. 行动是理智被幻想调和后的产物。 [派生] illusionary (a) Illusionary landscapes are real landscapes now.幻觉的风景如今就成了真实的景致。 Text work and Language Points Part Two Para. 2-9 Explain in your owe words the following sentences: 1)Mayblum would be one of thousand s cast into an extraordinary purgatory that morning . Mayblum would be among thousands of people, who was thrown suddenly into a state of extremely terrible suffering. 2) Please list some examples to show peoples concern for others? He ripped his T-shirt into pieces, soaked the pieces in water and gave them to colleagues to cover their faces and so on. Language Points: 5. devastating: completely destructive 毁灭性的；全然