Unit 6 The Man in the Water By Roger Rosenblatt 1
1 The Man in the Water By Roger Rosenblatt Unit 6
The background of the story On Jan.13,1982;a terrible snowstorms hit Washington,D.C. By about noon,the skies cleared and Washington's National Airport reopened for business.The crew of Air Florida Flight 90 began preparing for a nonstop trip to sunny Fort Lauderdale,Florida. At 3:59 p.m.,the twin-engine Boeing 737 was taking off
2 On Jan. 13, 1982; a terrible snowstorms hit Washington, D.C. By about noon, the skies cleared and Washington’s National Airport reopened for business. The crew of Air Florida Flight 90 began preparing for a nonstop trip to sunny Fort Lauderdale, Florida. At 3:59 p.m., the twin-engine Boeing 737 was taking off. The background of the story
The background of the story Minutes later,the plane smashed into the 14th Street Bridge,only 1,200 yards from the Pentagon,destroying four automobiles and killing five people.The jet then fell into the ice-covered Potomac River,bringing all the passengers to their instant death except five-four passengers and one flight attendant-from the tail section, who found themselves gasping and struggling in the icy water. These five people however survived and they were able to survive because of four heroes
3 Minutes later, the plane smashed into the 14th Street Bridge, only 1,200 yards from the Pentagon, destroying four automobiles and killing five people. The jet then fell into the ice-covered Potomac River , bringing all the passengers to their instant death except five —four passengers and one flight attendant — from the tail section, who found themselves gasping and struggling in the icy water. These five people however survived and they were able to survive because of four heroes. The background of the story
The Author Roger Rosenblatt is a journalist,author, an essayist for "Time Magazine". 4
4 Roger Rosenblatt is a journalist, author, an essayist for “Time Magazine”. The Author
Part 1 (Paras. The terrible air crash in 1一3： Washington,D.C.that brought people to tears and to attention and the possible reasons for the national sensation. It's the ordinary man in the Part 2 (Paras. water who performed the 4-9小： extraordinary and stunning deeds that created the emotional impact and the 5 enduring wonder
5 Part 1 (Paras. 1—3): Part 2 (Paras. 4—9): The terrible air crash in Washington, D.C. that brought people to tears and to attention and the possible reasons for the national sensation. It’s the ordinary man in the water who performed the extraordinary and stunning deeds that created the emotional impact and the enduring wonder