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SectionB14HeroesofourtimeUNITAhero’saspirationTomasterthereadingskillTounderstandthetextTopracticethephrasesandpatternsTolearnaboutstorywritingObjectivesWarming-upReadingskillsTextstudyComparativestudyContentsUnitprojectAhero’saspirationSectionBWarming-upLead-inBackgroundinformationAhero’saspirationSectionB1.Whathappenedinthestory?Whywasthespeakerstunnedwithjealousy?WatchavideoclipandanswerthefollowingquestionsVideoWatchingTipsTips2.Whatdidhelearnfrombothofhisvocationandavocation?Whatdidheremind?Lead-inBackWatchavideoclipandanswerthefollowingquestionsLead-inTipsLead-inMiddleofarainynight;secondvolunteeronthefirescene;askedtogointothehouseandpastthefiretogetapairofshoes.Themanwhoarrivedearlierthanhimcouldsavealivingcreature.1.Whathappenedinthestory?Whywasthespeakerstunnedwithjealousy?WatchavideoclipandanswerthefollowingquestionsActsofgenerosityandkindnessonamonumentalscaleANDactsofgraceandcourageonanindividualbasisallmatter.Don'twaituntilyoumakeyourfirstmilliontomakeadifferenceinsomebody'slife.Ifyouhavesomethingtogive,giveitnow.Servefoodatasoupkitchen.Cleanupaneighborhoodpark.Beamentor.Noteverydayisgoingtoofferusachancetosavesomebody'slife,buteverydayoffersusanopportunitytoaffectone.Lead-in2.Whatdidhelearnfrombothofhisvocationandavocation?Whatdidheremind?WatchavideoclipandanswerthefollowingquestionsTips1.WhatistheSixthSense?2.Whatarethetraditionalfivesenses?TipsTipsBackgroundinformation1.WhatistheSixthSense?Thesixthsenseisanothertermforextrasensoryperception.Extrasensoryperception(ESP)wouldinvolvethereceptionofinformationnotgainedthroughtherecognizedsensesandnotinternallyoriginated.AccordingtotheNationalScienceFoundationextrasensoryperceptionislistedaspseudoscience.BackgroundinformationTips2.Whatarethetraditionalfivesenses?Theexpression“SixthSenseisamisnomerthatfalselysuggeststhatthereisonlyoneadditionalsensebesidesthetraditionalfivesensesofsight,hearing,touch,smell,andtaste,aclassificationattributedtoAristotle.Humanshaveatleastfiveadditionalsensesthatinclude:nociception(pain);equilibrioception(balance);proprioceptionandkinaesthesia(jointmotionandacceleration);senseoftime;thermoception(temperaturedifferences);andpossiblyanadditionalweakmagnetoception(direction).BackgroundinformationTipsReadingskillsPresentationoftheskillReadingskillpracticeAhero’saspirationSectionBScanningisatechniqueusedinreadingtogatherspecificinformationinatextbygoingthroughitrapidly.Inmostcases,youknowwhatyouarelookingfor,soyouareconcentratingonfindingsomeparticularinformation.Themostfamiliarwayofscanningyoumayhaveexperiencedissearchingfornamesinaphonedirectory,orlookingupwordsinadictionary.PresentationoftheskillScanningScanningPresentationoftheskillReadingskills•Whenreading,youshouldhaveaclearideaofwhatyouarelookingfor,thinkofquestions,andscanforanswers.•Donotreadeveryword.•Watchfordefinitions,highlightedwords,especiallywordsinitalicsorboldprint.•Learntospotdates,statisticsandothernumbers.ScanningPresentationoftheskillReadingskills•Lookfortheauthor’suseofnumbers,letters,orsignalwordssuchasfirst,second,next,etc.•Lookforkeywordsorrepeatedwords.Example1:sincethetitleofTextAis“HeroesAmongUs”,itismostlikelytodealwith“heroes”.Wemaywanttofindoutwhoaretheheroesamongus.Therefore,itisworthwhiletoscanfortheword“hero(es)”inordertogetimportantinformationrelatedwiththetopic.PresentationoftheskillScanningScanningExample2:inTextA,therearemanyquestionsraisedandthenansweredbytheauthor.ThesequestionscanhelpusgetthegeneralideaofTextA,thatis,whatkindofpeoplecanbecalledheroes.Thequestionsinclude:1Who’saherothesedays?(Para.1)2Whoaretheheroesamongus?(Para.1)3Butwhataboutfirstresponders,whosejobis,inthewordsofonewidowofafallenpoliceofficer,to“rushtowarddanger”?(Para.5)…PresentationoftheskillScanningReadingskillpractice•Inwhichmonthdidthestorytakeplace?•Wheredidtheaccidenthappen?•Whatisthenameofthehero?•Whatisthenameofthewomansaved?QuestionsTextstudyTextcomprehensionLanguagefocusCriticalthinkingAhero’saspirationSectionBTextcomprehension1.WhydidJonda’spulsequickenwhileshewasdriving?(Para.1)2.WhydidJondafailtosavetheteenagermanyyearsago?Afterthisissue,whathappenedtoJonda?(Paras.1-2)3.WhatdidJondameanby“Thisistoomuch,toofamiliar”?(Paras.5)4.WhydidJondahavetoworkquicklywhenshetriedtosaveSandy?(Para.7)5.WhydidSandyaskJondatotellhergrandchildrenthatshelovedthem?(Para.8-11)6.WhydoesJondafeelshehasmuchtobegratefulfortoo?(Para.15)Questionspreviewing1.WhydidJonda’spulsequickenwhileshewasdriving?(Para.1)Thecaraheadofherwasintrouble.swaying/barelywithinthelane/windingroadinthefiercerainTipsTextcomprehension原句：Itwasnotswayingviolently,andwasstillbarelywithinthelane,butonthewindingroadinthefierceNovemberrain,itwasenough.（Para.1,L3）解释:Itwasnotswayingviolently,andthedriverstillmanagedtokeepitwithinthelane,butitwasclearthatshedidsowithgreatdifficulty.WiththeroadhavingalotofturnsandtheheavyrainonthecoldNovembernight,anaccidentwaslikelytohappen.译文：虽然歪得不算厉害，还勉强开在车道里，但在十一月大雨滂沱中的蜿蜒道路上，这已经够悬的了。TextcomprehensionSentenceInterpretation2.WhydidJondafailtosavetheteenagermanyyearsago?Aftert