西安石油大学外语系：《大学英语 College English》精品课程教学资源（PPT课件）Unit4 Unit 1 Section A：The Bermuda Triangle Phenomenon

New Horizon College English Book /V sectio The Bermuda Triangle Phenomenon

New Horizon College English Book IV Unit 1 Section A: The Bermuda Triangle Phenomenon

Contents I. Background Information lI. Pre-reading Activities Il. Text Analysis- Structure IV Intensive reading V Writing skill VI Exercises

Contents I. Background Information II. Pre-reading Activities III. Text Analysis– Structure IV. Intensive reading V. Writing skill VI. Exercises

Background Information 1.The Bermuda Triangle should be pointed out that the U.S. Board of Geographic Names does not recognize the Bermuda Triangle as an official name. The located off the southeastern Atlantic coast of thes Bermuda or Devil's Triangle is an imaginary are United States, which is noted for a high incidence of unexplained losses of ships, small boats, and aircraft The apexes(顶点) of the triangle are generally accepted to be Bermuda, Miami, Fla, and san Juan, Puerto Rico 2.Florida is Spanish for flower. It gained the Admission to Statehood on March 3. 1845 as the 27th state now with an area of 65, 758 sq, mi. and a coastline of 1350/ miles. Florida is not the southernmost state in the United States. Hawaii is farther south

I. Background Information 1. The Bermuda Triangle should be pointed out that the U.S. Board of Geographic Names does not recognize the Bermuda Triangle as an official name. The “Bermuda or Devil's Triangle” is an imaginary area located off the southeastern Atlantic coast of the United States, which is noted for a high incidence of unexplained losses of ships, small boats, and aircraft. The apexes（顶点）of the triangle are generally accepted to be Bermuda, Miami, Fla., and San Juan, Puerto Rico. 2. Florida is Spanish for flower. It gained the Admission to Statehood on March 3, 1845 as the 27th state, now with an area of 65, 758 sq. mi. and a coastline of 1350 miles. Florida is not the southernmost state in the United States. Hawaii is farther south

IEPre-reading Activities Listen to the short passage twice and answer questions Q1. Have you ever heard of the Bermuda Triangle? What have you heard about it? Reference key: Some ships and plans disappear without race. And no convincing explanation is available Q2. What are the possible explanations for the disappearances? Reference key: the ocean water could look like glass and reflect the blue sky so the pilots started climbing to get altitude and flew directly into the ocean Q3. What is your theory of why things disappear? here do you think they go and why do they go there? Reference key: Open to free discussion

II. Pre-reading Activities Listen to the short passage twice and answer questions Q1. Have you ever heard of the Bermuda Triangle? What have you heard about it? w Reference key: Some ships and plans disappear without race. And no convincing explanation is available. Q2. What are the possible explanations for the disappearances? w Reference key: the ocean water could look like glass and reflect the blue sky so the pilots started climbing to get altitude and flew directly into the ocean. Q3. What is your theory of why things disappear? Where do you think they go and why do they go there? w Reference key: Open to free discussion

Script t Several theories are brought forth in this article to try and explain the Bermuda Triangle Phenomenon. It is called a phenomenon because very strange occurrences have taken place at the almost identical point and they happened over several occasions in an extended period of history. How accurate are the reports? Maybe there is a logical explanation for the disappearances Were the airplane pilots confused because the ocean water could look like glass and reflect the blue sky so the pilots started climbing to get altitude and flew directly into the ocean? Did their compass get magnetically changed and they flew out to sea when they thought they were flying back to land? Or was it a giant being from outer space making them disappear? Back

Script Several theories are brought forth in this article to try and explain the Bermuda Triangle Phenomenon. It is called a phenomenon because very strange occurrences have taken place at the almost identical point and they happened over several occasions in an extended period of history. How accurate are the reports? Maybe there is a logical explanation for the disappearances. Were the airplane pilots confused because the ocean water could look like glass and reflect the blue sky so the pilots started climbing to get altitude and flew directly into the ocean? Did their compass get magnetically changed and they flew out to sea when they thought they were flying back to land? Or was it a giant being from outer space making them disappear? Back

lit. Text Analysis- Structure +Part1 fas. 1-2): What and where is the Bermuda Triangle, where ships and airplanes vanished mysteriously? Part 2( Paras. 3-8): With more incidents of disappearance of ships and airplanes, people and government took great interests in searching for the causes of the mysterious vanishing. Many theories are presented, which are all examined by Charles Berlitz Part 3( Para. 9): An institute is calling for a further research

III. Text Analysis-- Structure w Part 1 (Paras. 1-2): What and where is the Bermuda Triangle, where ships and airplanes vanished mysteriously? w Part 2 ( Paras. 3-8): With more incidents of disappearance of ships and airplanes, people and government took great interests in searching for the causes of the mysterious vanishing. Many theories are presented, which are all examined by Charles Berlitz. w Part 3 ( Para. 9): An institute is calling for a further research

IV: Intensive reading Part 1 as.1-2): Q1: Why did the five Navy aircraft take off? And what was the weather like? They took off on a routine training mission over the Atlantic Ocean. The weather was fine(perfect flying weather).(para 1) Q2: What happened to the five aircraft and rescue plane? They all disappeared without trace. (para 1)

IV. Intensive reading Part 1 ( Paras. 1-2): Q1: Why did the five Navy aircraft take off? And what was the weather like? They took off on a routine training mission over the Atlantic Ocean. The weather was fine (perfect flying weather). (para 1) Q2: What happened to the five aircraft and rescue plane? They all disappeared without trace. (para 1)

Q3: How do sailors describe the Bermuda Triangle? They describe it as"the Graveyard of the Atlantic (para 2 Q4: What did Columbus note when he entered the Bermuda Triangle? He noted curious glowing streaks of "white weather (para 2

Q3: How do sailors describe the Bermuda Triangle? They describe it as “the Graveyard of the Atlantic”. (para 2) Q4: What did Columbus note when he entered the Bermuda Triangle? He noted curious glowing streaks of “white weather”. (para 2)

s At 2 PM on December 5, 1945, five Navy aircraft took off in perfect flying weather from a naval air installation in southeastern Florida, on a routine training mission over the Atlantic Ocean. (Line 1, para1) ◆ routine 1) n accord with established procedure.例行公事的 eg. a routine check of passports检查护照的惯例 2) Habitual; regular.习惯性的;常规的 eg. made his routine trip to the store.照常去商店 3) Haying no special quality; ordinary平凡的;没有特征 的;普通的; eg. a routine day.平淡的一天

1 . At 2 PM on December 5, 1945, five Navy aircraft took off in perfect flying weather from a naval air installation in southeastern Florida, on a routine training mission over the Atlantic Ocean. (Line 1, para1) w routine: 1) In accord with established procedure. 例行公事的 e.g. a routine check of passports 检查护照的惯例 2) Habitual; regular. 习惯性的；常规的 e.g. made his routine trip to the store. 照常去商店 3) Having no special quality; ordinary 平凡的；没有特征 的；普通的； e.g. a routine day.平淡的一天

A rescue plane was sent to search for the missing aircraft, and it, too, disappeared without trace trace. 1)人或动物留下的痕迹,比如足迹 e.g. Age has left its traces on her face 岁月在她脸上留下了痕迹。 2) To follow the course or trail of.跟踪,跟随…的道路或 足迹 e.g. trace a wounded deer, tracing missing persons 跟踪一头受伤的鹿;追寻失踪者

2. A rescue plane was sent to search for the missing aircraft, and it, too, disappeared without trace. w trace: 1) 人或动物留下的痕迹，比如足迹 e.g. Age has left its traces on her face. 岁月在她脸上留下了痕迹。 2) To follow the course or trail of. 跟踪, 跟随…的道路或 足迹. e.g. trace a wounded deer; tracing missing persons. 跟踪一头受伤的鹿；追寻失踪者