Unit 5Pioneers of Flight
欧阳光明（2021.03.07）
Key to Exercis
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Opener
A Mighty Airplane Built by Howard Hughes in 1947 |
Length | It was 220 feet long. |
Height | It was higher than a five-story building. |
Weight | It weighed about 60 tons. |
Trip | It had to make the trip from Culver city in California to the Pacific, which is 30 miles away. |
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Reading & Interacting
I. Understanding the Text
1. Text Organization
韩语在线翻译发音Story | The hero | When it happened | How it relates to modern aviation |
1 | Wan Hu | A.D. 1500 | Wan Hu’s crazy dream contains theprinciplesof rocket-powered spaceflight. |
betroth2 | currently unknown Howard Hughes | On November 2, 1947 | Many of the design features of the SpruceGoo have been incorporated into moderncargo planes. |
3 | 哪里英文Leonardo da Vinci | About 500 years ago | The flying devices with flapping wingscontrolled and steered by human pilots hedesigned still inspire people to pursue theirdreams of flying freely in the sky. |
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2. Comprehension Check
2.1 Focusing on the main ideas
The article consists of three stories about pioneers of flight. The first story is about a Chinenamed Wan Hu, who made an unsuccessful attempt at spaceflight in A.D.1500. He built aspaceship powered by 47 rockets using gunpowder. His idea was crazy, but his dream of flight cametrue 500 years later when China successfully launched its first manned Shenzhou V spaceship.The cond one is about the Spruce Goo, a flying boat designed to meet the need of transportingtroops and materials during World War II. It was made entirely of wood and still holds the recordfor the greatest wingspan. Although it was never put to u, many of its design features have beenincorporated into today’s cargo planes. The last is about Leonardo da Vinci, the most famous artistof the Renaissance. Apart from his great artistic work, he also drew sketches of flying devices withflapping wings controlled and steered by human pilots. Five hundred years later, a professionalparachutist made a successful jump using a wood and canvas parachute bad on one of da Vinci’sdesigns/sketches.
2.2 Digging into detail
1. Becau it was powered by rockets.
2. It was the biggest airplane ever built up to that time, and still holds the record for the greatestwingspan. Besides, it was made entirely of wood.
3. No, becau it was behind schedule and was not completed until well after the war.
4. Da Vinci’s flying machines have wings that flap like birds in flight.
5. Becau it is difficult for ordinary people to understand their passion for flight, their spirit ofinnovation, and their courage to try and make their dream come true.
2.3 Understanding difficult ntences
1. A 2. B 3. A 4. B 5. B
II. Focusing on Language in Context
1. Key Words & Expressions
1.1
1. He regards learning as a daily experience as well as a lifetime mission.
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2. His plan is to design a new model, into which some features of previous models will beincorporatedtokio hotel.
3. The ship, with 1,000 pasngers aboardallergic, was bound for New York.
4. It’s one thing to learn the rules of politics from books. It is quite another to get into the complexworld of real-life politics.
5. At yesterday’s sports meet, my roommate Brian broke the record of our school in the men’s 100-meter race.
6. Jack had a hard time grasping the basic concepts of mathematics.
7. They are working on a new project, which calls for a(n) enormous amount of time and energy.
8. After I bought this iPad, I put into storage my old computer.
9. The new law tries to maintain a balance between national interests and individual rights.
10. The teacher drew a(n) analogy between the human heart and a pump to help studentsunderstand how it works.
11. If we teachers believe in education and focus on students’ growth, our labor will eventually payoff.
12. On display in the exhibition room is a new device to harness wind power.
udiab13. His newly published book, which has made waves in literary circles, is bad ontrainers events that thewriter himlf has witnesd.
14. At the meeting, he tried to steer the discussion away from criticizing the educationalexperiment.
15. The money was given to Ann as a scholarship, with no conditions attached.
1.2
1. steer 2. behind schedule 3. ahead of his time 4. Transportation of
5. confirmed 6. put on display 7. harnessing 8. had its roots in
1.3
1. The artist drew a sketch of the young lady before going into a more detailed painting.
2. Brown currently is focusing on devising/designing a new type of washing machine that does notu water.
3. We need to adopt a different approach to music in education.
4. Usually a label with your name and address is attached to your suitca before you check in atthe airport.
