Unit 18 Sweet as honey Lesson 35（课件）-2025-2026学年新概念英语青少版（2008）5A

Unit 18 Sweet as honey! Lesson 35 Warm-up ❓❓ What can preserve a plane for 26 years? Pre-reading The Crash of 1963 Pre-reading ❓❓ What was "sweet as honey"? Why? what's inside the engine? In 1963, a Lancaster bomber crashed on Wallis Island, a remote place in the South Pacific, a long way west of Samoa. The plane wasn't too badly damaged, but over the years, the crash was forgotten, and the wreck remained undisturbed. Reading Comprehension Then in 1989, twenty-six years after the crash, the plane was accidentally rediscovered in an aerial survey of the island. By this time, a Lancaster bomber in reasonable condition was rare and worth rescuing. The French authorities had the plane packaged and moved in parts back to France. Now a group of enthusiasts are going to have the plane restored. It has four Rolls-Royce Merlin engines, but the group will need to have only three of them rebuilt. Imagine their surprise and delight when they broke open the packing cases and found that the fourth engine was sweet as honey-still in perfect condition. A colony of bees had turned the engine into a hive, and it was totally preserved in beeswax! Causative Structure French authorities had the plane packaged. They will have three engines rebuilt. Have + object + past participle e.g. "I had my bike repaired."） Grammar Spotlight 1 Where is Wallis Island? 2 When did it happen? 3 Was the plane badly damaged? 4 When was the plane rediscovered? 5 Why was it worth rescuing? Text Detective 6 Who had the plane packaged? 7 What are the enthusiasts going to do with the plane? 8 What type of engine does the plane have? 9 How many of the engines do they have to rebuild? 10 What was the condition of the fourth engine? 11 Who had preserved the last engine? Text Detective Story Retelling Title: News Interview! Scenario: Reporters interview the surveyors who discovered the aircraft Group Tasks: Group A: Reporters (Ask questions from "Ask questions" section on textbook P107) Group B: Surveyors (Answer based on the textbook content) Role play Example: In 1963 a Lancaster bomber crashed on Wallis Island. (When?) i)Did a Lancaster bomber crash on Wallis Island in 1963? ii)When did a Lancaster bomber crash on Wallis Island? 1 The island is a long way west of Samoa. (Where?) 2 The plane wasn't too badly damaged. (Why?) 3 The wreck remained undisturbed. (Why?) 4 It was rediscovered in 1989. (When?) Ask questions about the text. 5 The French authorities had the plane packaged and moved to France. (Who?)(What?) 6 Enthusiasts are going to have it restored. (Who?) (What?) 7 They need to rebuild three of the four engines. (How many?) 8 The fourth engine was still in perfect condition. (How?) (What... Like?) 9 Bees had turned the engine into a hive. (What?) Ask questions about the text. Opinion Debate Title: Should We Rescue Old Things? Debate Motion: "Restoring old planes is a waste of money!" "History preservation is priceless!" Pro Side: Support historical preservation Con Side: Oppose restoration spending Presentation 👉 Representatives state views using "Talk about you" (textbook P107) Future Relics Will people restore old computers like planes? Thank you! $$