Unit-6--上海政法学院.ppt

Unit 6 We’ve Been Hit Pre-reading Activities 1. background information: 911 Attack (1) The World Trade Center and its fall --- see note 1 in the textbook. (2) The attackers -- Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda Al Qaeda was founded in 1988 by Osama bin Laden to consolidate the international network he established during the Afghan war. Its goals were the advancement of Islamic revolutions throughout the Muslim world and repelling foreign intervention in the Middle East. It committed its most devastating attack on September 11, 2001, when 19 Al Qaeda operatives hijacked four passenger planes and drove two into the Twin Towers in New York City and one into the Pentagon; a fourth plane crashed in rural Pennsylvania. Nearly 3,000 people were killed in the attack. Osama bin Laden For more information about Al Qaeda and bin Laden, visit /terrorism/profiles/al_qaeda.asp (3) Bigger picture --- Terrorism Questions: what is terrorism? List some of the terrorist organizations you know. Terrorism has become one of the most unsettling and devastating factor in the world today. Countries and regions like Pakistan, Palestine, Lebanon, Iraq, Afghanistan, Colombia, Somalia, etc. are considered hotbed for terrorism, or as the Americans call them, “havens for terrorism”. Generally denounced terrorist organizations include Al Qaeda, the Taliban, Hamas, etc. For more information about terrorism, visit /issue/135/terrorism.html Structural analysis Divide the story into 4 parts. What does each part tell us? Part 1: para. 1 The pride of WTC before the attack. Part 2: para. 2-9 Mayblum’s experience during the attack. Part 3: para. 10-30 Hong and Ramos mission during the attack. Part 4: para. 31-34 After the attack; wives mourning over lost husbands. Part I (para1) With the building in flames, one man needed help. Another man refused to leave him.: When the building was on fire, one man needed help. Another man stayed with him. 1) w