2013-2014学年度第35期总第554期高一教案

Why we pay taxes (P2)

苏州工业园区第二高级中学 孙炳芳

I. Lead-in:

1. What do you know about taxes? Where do they come from and what are they used for? 

II. Fast-reading:

The structure of the text:

Paras (     ): The introduction of taxes

Paras (     ): The types of taxes

Paras (     ): The function of taxes

III. Detailed-reading:

1.What are taxes?

Taxes are fees charged by the government for a product, income and activity.

2.What are the different types of taxes?

Sales taxes: taxes that you have to pay when you buy things at a store.

individual income taxes: taxes taken out of your paychecks by the government

taxes for owning homes or businesses

taxes taken from gifts

3. What are the different types of taxes taken by central government and local government?

The central government takes sales taxes while the local government takes property taxes and individual income taxes.

4. What are taxes used for?

Taxes are used to finance government expenditures. For example, they are used to build roads and pay salaries of police officers, firefighters and public school teachers. 

IV. Language focus:

1.It may well be a topic of your parents’ discussions at the dinner table, although chances are that they complain about it.

If you delay your homework, chances are that ___________.

If you go to a foreign country without mastering the language, chances are that ____________.

2. But taxes are by no means something only relevant to adults.

I criticize you this time, but my intention is by no means to ________.

By no means can we _________ in public.

3. Taxes are fees charged by the government for a product, income or activity.

Your tuition fees charged are about ________ every term.

What would you do if you were overcharged by a taxi driver?

4. Taxes are used to finance government expenditures.

You used the red pocket money you got during the Spring Festival to finance _____.

During a financial crisis, people ________ when it comes to buying houses.

5. In this sense, your education is supported by taxes.

When you read extensively, you are likely to come across words that are used often get more and more familiar with them. In this sense, you ________.

 

Rewarded for his ideas (P5)

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I. Lead in

Which name pops into your mind when we talk about scientists? What does he/she do?

How did you think scientists do researchHow would you expect scientists to do their research –? iIn a group or alone?

II. Fast reading

1. How is Lovelock different from most other scientists?

He is an independent scientist./He works all by himself.

2. What is Gaia theory about??

According to Gaia theory, Earth is a planet that behaves like a living being, controlling its own surface and atmosphere to keep the environment healthy for life.

III. Careful reading

1. Was Gaia theory well accepted after when it first came out?

No, it wasn’t. o. It was considered laughable at first.

2. What are the difficulties of being an independent scientist discussed in the article?

Being alone;

Lack of money;

Much social pressure.

3. When did Lovelock choose his path?

He chose his path after he graduated from high school.

4. Why didn’t Lovelock go to university after graduating from high school?

He couldn’t afford it at that time.

5. How did he improve himself later on?

He studied in at many universities, such as Yale and Harvard, and got his PhD.

6. What does he advise that young scientists do?

He advises them to follow his their own ideas and keep a free mindtheir minds free.

IV. Structure

1. You may have never heard the name “James Lovelock”.

may have done 可能做过某事

may have never done 可能从来没做过某事

2. Ever since April 9, London’s Science Museum has been running an exhibition…

have been doing 现在完成进行时，表示从过去某个时间开始到现在的动作，并将继续下去

3. Given the fact that Lovelock worked all by himself...

that引导同位语从句，补充说明fact的具体内容。

4. It was in those years that he learned how to avoid groupthink and always follow his own ideas.

It is/was… that… 是强调句型，强调事情发生的时间

V. Homework research

Find out more information about Lovelock.

 

 

Plane neighbors (P6)

苏州工业园区第二高级中学 孙炳芳

I. Lead-in:

1.What can people do in their spare time without using electronic devices?

2.So do you think it is beneficial for us to turn off mobile phones every now and then?

II. Fast reading

What does the author like about turning off her phone during flights?

Turning off her phone make it possible for her to have nice conversations with strangers and turn strangers into friends.

III. Careful reading

1.What does the author think of Sasha?

She thinks she is young, well-mannered and full of life.

2. What are some topics covered during their conversations?

Sasha’s destination, school, dream, the eyelashes of the flight attendant and the prom

3. What does the author say about how her life was when she was Sasha’s age?

Her life lay before her just like a blank page.

4. How do you understand “when my life lay before me, a blank page”?

Her future lay before her and she could’ve done with it what she wanted. 

IV. Discussion:

Now you are at Sasha’s age too, 17 years old. What do you think about your life and your future?

V. Language focus:

1.be glued to devices

Are you a person who is glued to devices?

What is a possible harm that being glued to devices can do to you?

People who are glued to their seats in the office are more likely to _________.

2. well-mannered and full of life

What kind of man is a well-mannered gentleman?

How can students be well-mannered?

3. We compared notes on how things have changed…

How do your parents and teachers compare notes on your behavior and performance? How do you feel when there is a parents meeting at school?

4. especially when we shut off the distractions once in a while and…

When I am having a lesson, some distractions are that _____________.

The distractions of phones and the Internet are so big that I often ___________, which does great harm to the efficiency of my study.