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高二教案第465期

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Don’t chain me to tasteless food (Page 4)

山东烟台二中赵娟

I. Introduction

1. Pictures of Yum Brands

2. Yum brands in China as part of the fast food boom

02-08-2012 10:26 BJT (百胜餐饮在中国市场的繁荣)

http://english.cntv.cn/program/bizasiaamerica/20120208/110494.shtml

3. Group work

What do you think of foreign fast food chain restaurants? Please give reasons as to why you do/don’t like them.

II． Fast Reading

What is the difference between how people see chain restaurants in China and the UK, according to the author?

Answer：In China, chain restaurants – especially the big multinational ones – are seen as cool, gourmet (美食) and fashionable. In the UK, by contrast, they people usually go to them when they have no other option.

III． Sentence Replacement

Independent cafes and restaurants are becoming as popular as they used to be.

Answer: Independent cafes and restaurants are making a comeback on the fashion scene.

IV． Understanding

What is your understanding of the sentence “But numbers do not add up to good taste” in paragraph 7?

Answer: Though there are chain stores all over the UK, it is not seen as smart or fashionable to eat in one.

V． Language learning

• 伴着浪漫的音乐享受烛光晚餐

• enjoy a candlelit (烛光) meal accompanied by romantic music

• 被茶水呛着

• choke on my tea

• 身份的象征

• a status symbol

• 卷土重来

• make a comeback

• 在时尚界

• on the fashion scene

• 发现一家咖世家咖啡店

• spot a Costa Coffee

• 承认

• have a confession

• 后退，撤回到

• retreat to

• 把…描述成

• describe … as

Itches may get last scratch (Page 5)

山东青岛开发区一中李田田

I. Free talk

1. What do you do when an itch strikes?

2. Why does scratching stop your skin from itching?

II. Fast reading

What is the conclusion of the recent study?

The feeling of relief that comes from scratching an itch does not come from your skin, but from inside your spinal cord.

III. Careful reading

Put the following events in order.

As a result, it could no longer send signals to the brain telling it about the itchy feeling.
The activity in part of the monkey’s spinal cord started to become very strong in response.
Scientists injected a kind of chemical called histamine into a monkey’s legs to make them itchy.
The scientists scratched the itchy legs and found that the activity in the spinal cord quickly weakened.

Answer: 3-2-4-1

IV. Intensive reading

Question:

1.Does scratching get rid of all itches?

No. Scratching might make things more comfortable for small, ordinary itches, but for people with more serious diseases, it can make matters worse.

2. What is the significance of the study?

The findings could help scientists develop medicines that act the same way as the spinal cord to stop itching.

Tuesday talk (Page 6)

山东青岛开发区一中李田田

I. Give some background information to the students

Try to predict:

1. What is the relationship between the old man and the young man?

Teacher and student

2. What will happen between them?

Background information:

The young man was once a student of the old man. Sixteen years after graduation, the young man met his teacher again. By that time his teacher had been diagnosed with a deadly disease. The young man came on Tuesday to learn lessons from his teacher again.

II. Fast reading

What did visiting Morrie mean for the author?

In the world of riots, protests and arrests, his visits to Morrie felt like a cleansing wash of human kindness.

What did they talk about?

They talked about life, love and compassion.

How did Morrie deal with feelings of sadness when he thought about dying?

He let himself have a good cry if he needed it. But then he concentrated on all the good things in his life.

III. Careful reading

How do you understand this sentence:

I thought about all the people who spend many waking hours feeling sorry for themselves and how useful it would be to put a daily limit on self-pity.

IV. Free talk

Out of everything Morrie says to the writer, which sentence impresses you most?

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