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Time Step 1 Lead In Questions: Talk about one or two calamities that have happened around you or you have heard of or read. How would one react when he or she is in some sort of emergency? How do you understand the proverb “calamity is man’s true touchstone? Section II Read and Explore Step 2 Prereading Questions Who were in distress? What happened to them? Who did the rescue? Were the boys saved and how? How serious were their injuries? Section II Read and Explore Step 3 Language Points ? 1) wander: move about without aim or purpose ? 2) put away: place something tidily ? 3) head for: move toward ? 4) unload: remove (a load) from (something) ? 5) leap: jump over ? 6) crush: press with great force so as to break, hurt Section II Read and Explore Step 3 Language Points 7) beneath: below 8) instant: a moment of time 9) giant: very large 10) everlasting: lasting for ever。 endless 11) appreciation: grateful feeling