新概念英语综合版第二册NCE2 Lesson91（共6个样品课件）.ppt

THANK YOU! Lesson 91 Three men in a basket Where was the stations Commanding Officer? A pilot noticed a balloon which seemed to be making for a Royal Air Force Station nearby. He informed the station at once, but no one there was able to explain the mystery. The officer in the control tower was very angry when he heard the news, because balloons can be a great danger to aircraft. He said that someone might be spying on the station and the pilot was ordered to keep track of the strange object. The pilot managed to circle the balloon for some time. He could make out three men in a basket under it and one of them was holding a pair of binoculars. When the balloon was over the station, the pilot saw one of the men taking photographs. Soon afterwards, the balloon began to descend and it landed near an airfield. The police were called in, but they could not arrest anyone, for the basket contained two Members of Parliament and the Commanding Officer of the station! As the Commanding Officer explained later, one half of the station did not know what the other half was doing! Topics for discussion 1 Was it likely that anyone was spying from the balloon? Why/Why not? 2 Imagine you were one of the Members of Parliament in the story. What reasons did you give the C. O. to persuade him to take you over the station in a balloon? 3 Apart from balloons, what else can be a danger to aircraft? In what way? 6. Soon afterwards, the balloon began to descend and it landed near an airfield.? ①soon afterwards=shortly afterwards ?随后，不久以后?Soon afterwards the election began, he decided to quit.?选举开始后不久，他就决定退出。? ②descend 降落，缓缓下降?descend from sb.（财产，权利）由父传子?descend on/upon 突然袭击，突然降临? ③land既可作名词表示“陆地；国土”，也可作动词表示“着陆；靠岸”? 7、The police were called in, but they could not arrest anyone, for the basket contained two Members of Parliament and the Commanding Officer of the station! call in 召来 e.g: 1. When he discovered that some important thins were missing