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BTLEWLesson6—TheManintheWaterUnit6TheManintheWaterUnit6TheManintheWaterBTLEWLesson6—TheManintheWater1.Canyounamesomeheroes?Whatdoyouthinkmakesthemheroes?2.Haveyouevertriedtofindaheroinyourself?DiscussionTheendofDoYouKnow?.BTLEWLesson6—TheManintheWaterBTLEWLesson6—TheManintheWaterRogerRosenblattisajournalist,author,playwrightandprofessor.AsanessayistforTimemagazine,hehaswontwoGeorgePolkAwards,andawardsfromtheOverseasPressClubandtheAmericanBarAssociation.AuthorTheendofAuthor.BTLEWLesson6—TheManintheWaterOnJan.13,1982oneoftheworstsnowstormsinthehistoryofWashington,D.C.hitthecity.Justabouteverythingcloseddown—thegovernment,businesses,schools,theairports.Byaboutnoon,theskyclearedandWashington’sNationalAirportreopenedforbusiness.ThecrewofAirFloridaFlight90beganpreparingforanonstoptriptosunnyFortLauderdale,Florida.At3:59p.m.,thetwin-engineBoeing737wasclearedfortakeoffandbeganrumblingdowntherunwayonitsfinalflight.TheAirCrashTobecontinuedonthenextpage.BTLEWLesson6—TheManintheWaterAt3:59theplane_________asittookoffandtriedto____altitude.ItclearedtwoofthebridgesonthePotomacRiver,butwas_____altitude.The____andpassengersknewtheywereintroublebeforeit______the14thStreetBridgeandit____inhalfasitslammedthroughcarsandrailings(栏杆)then_______intothecold,icy,darkwaters.Listentothepassageandfillintheblanks.shudderedgainlosingtoreplungedstruckcrewTobecontinuedonthenextpage.II.MomentsAftertheCrashBTLEWLesson6—TheManintheWaterMomentslateronlythetailsectionremained_____,79peoplewereaboardFlight90,sixwereto______thecrash,butonlyfivewouldlive.Huddledtogetherinthecoldicywaters,thesurvivorswaitedforthe______helicoptertoarrive.Treadingwater,thesurvivors____on,some____brokenarmsandlegs,twowith_______lungscausedfromthe______.“We’reallgoingtodie,”someonesaid.afloatsurviverescuewithcollapsedheldimpactTobecontinuedonthenextpage.II.MomentsAftertheCrashBTLEWLesson6—TheManintheWaterAboardFlight90wasArlandK.WilliamsJr.,whoalwayssatinthetailsectionoftheplane,“the_____partoftheplane,”hesaid.Notlongbefore,Williamshadjustdiscussedhis________withthewomanheloved,“Ithinkwe’regoingtomarrysoon.”Itwas4:20beforethehelicopterarrivedatthe_____,droppingthefirstlifeline________BertHamilton100yardstoshore.Itwouldbetenminutesbeforethehelicopterreturned,_______thelinetoWilliams.Hecaughtit,butinsteadof________itaroundhimself,hepassedthelinetoflight________KellyDuncan,theonlycrewmembertosurvive.Shetooktheline,wrappeditunderherarmsandheldon_____asshewascarriedtoshore.safestmarriagescenedeliveringdroppingwrappingattendanttightII.MomentsAftertheCrashTobecontinuedonthenextpage.BTLEWLesson6—TheManintheWaterWithroomforonlyonehelicopteratatimebetweenbridges,itreturnedwithtwolifelines,andagainWilliamscaughtitandhandeditoffto___anothersurvivor,JoeStiley,themost_______injuredpassenger.Tirado,whoalso_____toStileyandherlifeline,however,_________,inpainandshock,soonlosther___andplungedbackintothecoldicywatersofthePotomac.Rescuersagain_____heralifelinebutshewasunabletograspittosaveherownlife.yetseriouslyclungexhaustedgriptossedII.MomentsAftertheCrashTobecontinuedonthenextpage.BTLEWLesson6—TheManintheWaterTheendofMomentsAftertheCrash.UponseeingthisandasTiradowasabouttogounder,an_______,LennySkutnik,plungedfromthebanksoftheriverintothefreezingwaterandbroughthersafelytoshore.By4:30p.m.Williamshadbeeninthe_______waterfor29minutes,andhisturnhadfinallycome.Thehelicopterturnedoncemoretowardthe______tail,itstwo-mancreweagertomeetthemaninthewater,“totellhimtheyhadneverseensuch______courage.”Theystrainedfor____oftheheroofFlight90.Butthebaldingmanwasgone.“Hecouldhavegoneonthefirsttrip,”pilotUsherwept,“butheputeveryoneelse_____ofhimself.Everyone.”onlookerfreezingsinkingselflesssignsaheadII.MomentsAftertheCrashLesson6—TheManintheWaterBTLEWVocabulary(para1-3)•Newwords:ChaoticblastslapgullaestheticclashchunkcollideCollisionGropeDipskidExpressions:As…go;tobesure;bringsb.totears;bringsthdown;accountfor;hightraffic;chunksofice;mechanicalfailure;risetotheoccasion;inthelineofduty;(sth.)stickinthemindLesson6—TheManintheWaterBTLEWQuestions(Para1-3)1.Findalltheelementsofthisaircrash?•Bridge,hightraffic,storm/blast,Winter,WashingtonDC,;death,AirFlorida2.Asingleslapofmetalonmetal(para1,line5).Whatdoesitactuallyreferto?3.HowcomeAirFloridaanameofaflyinggarden?4.Whatdoesnatureinpara2,line3.mean?5.Whatdoestheelementsinpara2,line4referto?Lesson6—TheManintheWaterBTLEW6.Skutnikaddedthat“somebodyhadtogointhewater”,deliveringeveryhero’slinethatisnolessadmirableforbeingrepeated.(para4)--Whatisthemeaningofline?--Translateandparaphrasethissentence.Questions(Para1-3)Lesson6—TheManintheWaterBTLEWExamples:Aswritersgo,OscarWildewasnotthemosttalented.Buthewasamongthemostpopular.在商人中，他算是很正直的了。Asbusinessmengo,heisconsideredprettyhonest.1.assth.goesPhrasesandExpressionscomparedwiththeaveragethingsofthistype与平均、正常情况相比；就。。而言Lesson6—TheManintheWaterBTLEWPSentenceParaphrase1Aircrashesusuallyinvolveaheavylossoflife.Comparedwithotheraircrashes,thisonewasnottheworst.Thisaircrashwasrememberedforadifferentreason.Asdisastersgo,thison