2013-2014学年度第27期总第546期高一教案

Path to success (P3)

Teens高中版编辑部

I. Warming up

1. Have you ever had any difficulty in school?

2. Did you overcome it all by yourself or with others’ help?

II. Scanning

1. What problems were Josh and Dre facing in school?

They weren’t motivated to work hard in school.

2. What changed their situation?

They read a book called The Other Wes Moore.

3. How is the book so inspiring?

It describes two African-American men with many similarities but who end up differently because of the different choices they make.

4. What do students do in RISE?

Students meet every week, hosting African-American guest speakers, and going on field trips as well as college tours.

5. Why are African-American guest speakers often invited to the club?

The club is especially aimed at African-American students, who were the lowest-achieving group.

III. Careful reading

Compare what Josh and Dre did before and after reading The Other Wes Moore.

Key: preferred, hard-working, grandmother’s, priority, inspire, succeed

IV. Structure

1. JOSH Amoako says… he preferred sleeping to paying attention in class.

prefer doing sth to doing sth  比起……更喜欢……

我觉得周末在家里比出去好。

On weekends I prefer staying at home to going out.

prefer to do sth rather than do sth

她宁愿给他写信也不愿给他打电话。

She preferred to write to him rather than telephone him.

2. Josh’s friend and classmate Dre Goode-Legette also remembers being lazy in middle school.

remember doing sth 记得做过某事

我记得我走的时候锁门了。

I remember locking the door when I left.

remember to do sth 记得去做某事（还没做）

在你离开房间之前,记得把灯关了.

Remember to turn off the lights when you leave the room.

3. He had cleaned up his act a bit by the time he got to high school.

By the time 到……时，主句的动词应当用完成时态。

在我们到达车站时,汽车早就开走了。

By the time I got to the bus station, the bus had left.

4. The book explores the choices the two men made that shaped their respective lives.

本句中两个并列的定语从句the two men made和that shaped their respective lives修饰先行名词the choices。

5. Just 21.8 percent of black male students in North Carolina were scored “proficient” on tests in English, math and biology.

当百分数，分数后面加名词或代词时，要根据这个名词或代词来决定其谓语动词的单复数形式。如果是复数名词或代词，谓语动词用复数，如本句中的情况；如果是单数名词（或不可数名词）或代词，谓语动词用单数，如：Three-fourths of the surface of the earth is covered by water.

Cat people vs dog people (P5)

苏州工业园区第二高级中学 周俭芳

I. Lead-in:

When it comes to dogs and cats, which do you like better? Why?

II. Fast-reading:

What does the text mainly talk about?

A. Which are better, dog people or cat people?

B. The differences and similarities between dog people and cat people.

C. Which are more popular, dog people or cat people?

D. There are more cat people than dog people.

B

III. Detailed-reading:

1. Differences:

    cat people                                    dog people

occasionally engage in…               more outgoing; more pleasant to be friends with

less sociable                                engage in…for hours at a time

more open-minded                       Stick to old beliefs and traditional interests

more imagination and curiosity          strong self-control and like to carry out their plans

dislike making plans

2. Similarities:

close to nature

dislike animal-print clothing

are generally optimists

3. Can a cat person be a dog person, or the other way around?

Most cat people wouldn’t accept a dog as a pet.

Most dog people would allow cats into their lives.

IV. Language focus:

1. Cats will occasionally engage in social activities.

 “engage in” means: take part in

During the winter vacation, which activities do you engage in?

2. Although cat people are less sociable, they are more open-minded.

A sociable person is someone who is good at _________.

Are you a sociable person? How?

What advantages do sociable people have over unsociable people?

3. Dog people are more likely to stick to old beliefs and traditional interests.

I stick to the belief that _________.

I will stick to my dream of ________.

4. They just follow whatever ideas pop into their heads without planning ahead.

The idea that I could turn to her for help popped into my head.

It _____ ____ me that I could turn to her for help.

5. Can a cat person become a dog person, or the other way around?

Can you replace the underlined part with your own words?

… or can a dog person become a cat person?

Happy to be alive (P6)

苏州工业园区第二高级中学 周俭芳

I. Lead-in:

Have you ever been on a train? Can you describe some of the other passengers?

II. Fast reading:

Why did the kid kiss an unknown grown-up on the train?

He’s been very sick and he’s so happy to be alive.

III. Detailed reading:

1.How does the author describe the environment outside the carriage and the atmosphere inside the carriage?

Outside:

the freezing cold of winter rules

the bay looks like a giant, bottomless pit

Inside:

filled with frozen, self-centered, bored passengers

2. Why does the author think of the kid as a brave child?

Because he pushes his way in between rude grown-up legs -- the kind that don’t want to make room for you.

3. The little boy _____ down from his seat and puts his hand on my knee. He ____ forward and _____ his head up towards me. I _____ down to listen to what he has to say.

IV. Discussion:

What does the kiss of the kid tell us about children’s joy of being alive? How is it different from adults’?

Do you give much thought to the privilege of living?

Language focus:

1.A little boy pushes his way in between rude grown-up legs.

I push my way through the crowd to_____________.

2. …, something totally unexpected and weird happens.

 “ weird” means _______

3. …, the boy leans forward and stretches his head up towards me.

He leans against the wall, thinking _____.

I must stretch my legs since_________.

4. Nervous and bewildered, I …

“bewildered” can be replaced by____________

Excited and delighted, I________.

Hungry and tired, I________.

5. How many even give much thought to the privilege of living?

How many have even _____ much about the privilege of living?

During the Shanghai Expo of 2010, disabled people had the privilege of _______________.