八年级下册英语unit5-section-b-2a-2e.pptVIP

9. I ____ the charity show on TV when the telephone rang. A. watch B. watched C. am watching D. was watching 10. Peter likes reading a newspaper _____ he is having breakfast. A. until B. while C. because D. though 11. A great meeting about weather change _____ in Copenhagen (哥本哈根) in December, 2009. A. took place B. took pride C. took down D. took after * * C. Can you guess what happened? 世界贸易中心（World Trade Center，1973年—2001年9月11日）在纽约曼哈顿岛西南端，为美国纽约的地标之一，西临哈德逊河。世界贸易中心由两座并立的塔式摩天楼、4幢7层办公楼和1幢22层的旅馆组成，建于1962-1976年。业主是纽约州和新泽西州的港务局。设计人是美籍日裔建筑师M·雅马萨基（Minoru Yamasaki，日本名为山崎实）。世界贸易中心曾为世界上最高的双塔，纽约市的标志性建筑，也曾是世界上最高的建筑物之一。 在震惊世界的9·11事件中，世界贸易中心两座主楼在恐怖袭击中相继崩塌，2753人随之而去，这是有史以来最惨烈的恐怖袭击事故。 passage pupil completely shocked silence in silence recently take down terrorist n. 章节；段落 n. 学生 adv. 彻底地；完全地 adj.惊愕的；受震惊的 n.沉默；缄默；无声 沉默；无声 adv. 不久前；最近 拆除；往下拽；记录 n.恐怖主义者；恐怖分子 Words expressions date tower at first truth Animal Helpline World Trade Center n. 日期；日子 n. 塔；塔楼 首先；最初 n.实情；事实 动物保护热线 世贸大楼(美国纽约) Words expressions Reading strategy(阅读指导) Reading the Title and First Sentences The title can be helpful for you to understand a text. It is also a good idea to read the first sentence of each paragraph before you read the whole text. （看标题和首句） 2a Read the passage and the two questions: The 1st reading: 1. What are the two events in the passage? 2. When did they happen? Dr. Martin Luther King was killed; The World Trade Center in New York was taken down by terrorists. The first event happened on April 4,1968. The second happened on September 11, 2001. 2b The 2nd reading: Read the passage again. Are the following statements true (T) or false (F), or is the information not given (NG)? Everyone in America remember who killed Dr. King. Robert Allen was eating lunch when Dr. King was killed. Robert’s parents were shocked to hear the news. Kate Smith was watching a m