体验英语2 unit5 Passage A专用课件.pptVIP

Death of a Dream 梦断魂萦 Passage A 1. Do you often travel by air? Do you enjoy it? Explain. (No, not afford, expensive, wish, fast and comfortable) 2. It is said that traveling by air is safer than any other form of transportation. Do you agree? (statistics, rate, air disasters, lower than, traffic accident, air crashes, reported worldwide) 3. How do you feel when you hear of, or read about, an air disaster? (sad, grieved, result in, deaths) Read the passage and finish Ex. 3 Main idea: A plane with 18 members of the US figure skating team on board crashed when travelling to Belgium. Ex.3 Structure Part Ⅰ Part Ⅱ New York City New York city is the largest city in the United States, the home of the United Nations, and the center of global finance, communications, and business. Figure Skating The major types of competitive figure skating are individual men’s and women’s competitions, pairs skating, ice dancing, and precision skating. 申雪赵宏博(China) 关颖珊(USA) Brussels(Belgium) Brussels布鲁塞尔 Brussels is a city in central Belgium, capital and largest city of the country. The city is located on the Senne River, and boasts tree-shaded boulevards, splendid parks, imposing monuments, and beautiful buildings. Centrally situated in northern Europe, Brussels is internationally important as the headquarters of the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Belgium Belgium is a constitutional monarchy(君主立宪制) in northwestern Europe, bounded on the north by The Netherlands and the North Sea, on the east by Germany and Luxembourg, and on the south and southwest by France.The area is 30,528 sq km. The capital and largest city is Brussels. Belgium比利时 Royal family Prague布拉格 Prague布拉格 Prague(Czech Republic) Notes to the Text This was going to be the time of their lives. (Para. 1) Understanding the Text 1. Who was a better skater, Laurie or her sis