Unit 4 A Defining Moment

• captain n. 1. [C] the leader of a team or group 队长；组长 [例] She's the captain of the school basketball team. 她是学 校篮球队的队长。 [例] It is unimaginable that he is the captain of the football team. 真是不可思议，他是足球队队长。 2. [C] the person in command of a ship or aircraft 船长；机 长 [例] Are we ready to sail, Captain? 船长，我们准备开船了吗？ [例] This is the captain speaking. We expect to land in London in one hour. 这是机长讲话，我们将在一小时内抵达 伦敦。
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• define v.1. show the nature of; characterize 显示……的特征（特性、 特质） [例] What defines us as human? 我们作为人的特征是什么？ [例] It is your passions that define you. 有激情是你的特点。 2. give the meaning of (a word or idea); describe exactly 给（词或概念）下定义 [例] Some words are hard to define because they have many different uses. 有些词难以下定义，因为它们有许多 不同的用法。 [例] It is extremely difficult to define these terms. 给这些术 语下定义太难了。 词类转换:define(v.)---defining(adj.)---definition(n.)
• shift n. 1. [C] the period of time worked by such a group（轮值工 人的）当班时间；班次工作时间 [例] I'm on day shift this week. 这个星期我当白班。 [例] Are you on the day shift or the night shift? 你是上白班还 是上晚班？ 2. [C] a group of workers which takes turns with one or more other groups 轮班工人 [例] The night shift arrives at six o'clock. 夜班工人6点钟来换 班。 [例] As the night shift leaves, the day shift arrives. 晚班工人 下班后，白班工人来了。
3. How would you react in the following imaginary difficult/dangerous situations： . Being kidnapped (绑架)； . Facing a possible air crash； . Failing in getting in a job
• district n. [C] a fixed division of a country, a city etc., made for various official purposes or an area with a special and particular quality 行政区；地区 [例] a postal district 邮政区 [例] a district council 区议会
Unit 4 A Defining Moment
An Outline
A Defining Moment
Teaching Aims
Leading in
New words & Expressions
Detailed Study of the Text
Key to Exercise
Teaching Aims
• particular adj. single and different from others; considered separately 特有的；某个的 [例] This particular case is an exception to the rule. 这个特殊 的个案是一个例外。 [例] Usually I like dogs, but I don't like this particular one. 通 常情况下我是喜欢zen n. 1. [C] a person who lives in a particular city or town, especially one who has voting or other rights there （尤指 享有选举权或其他权利的）市民；城镇居民 [例] The new policies are not popular with the citizens as they are based on prejudice and ignorance. 这些新政策不 受市民的欢迎，因为它们是在偏见和无知的基础上制定的。 [例] The citizen of the city can call on the mayor directly. 这 个城市的居民可以直接与市长通电话。 2. [C] a person who belongs to a particular country by birth or by being naturalized, gives loyalty to it, and expects protection from it, whether or not he/she actually lives there 公民；国民 [例] She's a British citizen but lives in India. 她是英国公民， 但居住在印度。 [例] She became a US citizen after living there for several years. 她在美国住了几年后，成了美国公民。 词类转换:citizenship 公民身份
One possible answer: The hero in the text was a firefighter. When he detected the escaping gas and realized that the building was going to blow up at any moment, he was thinking of the importance of the survival of his colleague to his fourchild family instead of his own safety. After the defining moment, he had come to realize the full value of a firefighter.
• rarely adv. not at all often 很少；难得 [例] He rarely went shopping all by himself. 他很少独自一人 去购物。 [例] Rarely have I seen such a beautiful sunset. 我很少看到 如此美丽的日落景象。 近义词：barely，hardly
• investigation n. [C; U] the act of trying to find more information about; examining the reasons for (something), the character of (someone), etc. 调查；探究 [例] The authorities are planning to launch a full-scale investigation into the air crash. 当局将全面调查此次空难 事故。 [例] The whole issue is still under investigation. 整个事件还 在调查当中。 词类转换:investigate---investigation---investigator
Leading in
1.What do you think is a “defining moment” ?
One possible answer: A defining moment is one that may change one’s life. It becomes defining because whatever choice one makes---to stand tall, to fall backward, or to move forward -- one knows he/she will never be the same. How one behaves in such a moment demonstrates one’s character and personal qualities: some may behave courageously while others may act in a cowardly way.
1.The phase “a defining moment” is the key word of the text. To help the students to gain a through understanding of the phrase, you should encourage the students to explore its meaning by their knowledge and experiences. 2.grasp some new words and try to use these words which help them to enrich their vocabulary. 3.How to use the “-ing participle” as adverbials of manner, cause, etc. and the absolute construction. 4.How to fill in invoices. (practical writing)
• dispatch n. [C] a person who sends someone to a particular place for a special purpose 调度员 [例] The dispatch informed the fire brigade of the exact location of the fire. 调度员将火灾的具体位置通知了消防队。 [例] We have just received the message from the dispatch that a traffic accident occurred in that street. 我们刚收到调 度员发来的信息，说在那条街上发生了交通事故。
2.What was the hero’s job in the text? What important decision did he make at the defining moment? What was the impact on him after he made the decision?