unit 8Before and After September 11 高三英语课件教案.pptVIP

Lesson 10Before and After September 11 George Bush’s Address Fill in the blanks THE PRESIDENT: Ladies and gentlemen, this is a (1) moment for America. I, unfortunately, will be going back to(2) after my remarks. Secretary Rod Paige and the Lt. Governor will take the podium and discuss(3) I do want to thank the folks here at Booker Elementary School for their(4) .Today weve had a national tragedy (5) airplanes have crashed into the (6) in an(7) terrorist attack on our country. I have spoken to the Vice President, to the Governor of New York, to the Director of the(8) and have ordered that the full(9) of the federal government go to help the victims and their families, and to conduct a full-scale(10) to hunt down and to find those folks who committed this act. (11)against our nation will not stand. And now if you would join me in a moment of (12) May God bless the victims, their(13) and(14) Thank you very much. Structure of the Text Part I (1-6) a general description of the change in the U.S. after Sept 11. “The events of Sept 11 divided our world into two radically different eras” Part II (7-11) analyzing the cause of the change: the shattering of the sense of invulnerability and the emergence of national paranoia. Structure of Text (II) Part III (12-15) The result of national paranoia---the hardening of outlook---war on terrorism Part IV (16-19) Criticizes the Bush Administration and big business for advocating economic patriotism Part V (20-23) Sept 11 is both unique and not unique: the attack is unique but the suffering is not unique Part VI (24-28) What should American do; what is real American value Understanding of the Text How does the writer begin his article? (by describing tragic scene after the attack) Why does the writer call it “ a new age of anxiety? That’s because the September 11 attacks were not considered as single, individual actions but part of a well-coordinated, well-organized plan of a terrorist group with global reach. Terrible