2013-1014学年第 36-37期总第 555  期高一教案
Celebrating soccer (PI)
哈尔滨市第一中学校  张婳
I. Pre-reading
Do you like the sport of watching soccer? Why or why not??
II. Reading
1. Why are so many people going to beso excited for this summer?
2. Why is this sporting event so popular?
3. Which country has won the most times?
4. How many European countries have won the Cupgame?
5. How many South American countries have won the game?

Key
1. Because the World Cup will take place in Brazil from Jun 12 to July 13.
2. First, it’s easy to play.
Second, organization fromthe actions of FIFA haves helped to boost the event’s popularity.
Third,  it’s hard to wontough to win the competition.
At lastFinally, the event is full of top athletes that are fun to watch even if you’re not particularly fond of the sport.
3. Brazil.
4. 5.
5. 3.

III. Vocabulary
Look at some sentences and try to figure out the meanings of the underlined words.
1. This summer is going to be exciting for many people on the planet.
星球，行星
2. Soccer can be played by anybody almost anywhere, without much complicated (复杂的) or expensive equipment.
设备 不可数名词
a piece of equipment
3. The universal appeal (吸引力) of the sport is down to its simplicity (简单).
由于
4. The World Cup will have been staged in the country.
上演，举行
5. The rarity (罕见) of achieving success … has also increased its magical appeal.
获得，实现

IV. Structure
Look at the sentences and pay attention to the structure of the sentences.structure.
These guys drop like they were gunned down by a sniper (狙击手). .
用枪击倒 gun此时名词做动词。
又如：
The ship is heading for China.
Tom eyed the painting with interest.
This apartment houses 6 people and a dog.
Please fork me somesome potatoes onto my plate.

Exercises:
1. Did you ________ (预订) a seat on a the plane yesterday?
2. Please _______ (用手递) me the book.
3. They _______ (取名) their dog Bob.
4. She ________ (护理，照顾) her aged elderly mother every day.
5. It ________ (尝起来) really delicious.

Key
1.    book
2.    hand
3.    name
4.    nurses
5.    tastes


Perfect is hard to reach (P5)
哈尔滨市第一中学校  张婳
I. Pre-reading
Do you always want to be the best at everything?

II. Reading
1. What exactly is a perfectionist?
People who hold themselves to high standards for less important things are perfectionists.
2. What are the dark sides to always trying to be perfect?
It can put you at risk of procrastinating.
It can also hurt your mental well-being. 

III. Vocabulary
Look at some sentences and try to figure out the meanings of the underlined words.
1. They blame themselves harshly (严厉地) whenever they fail.
责备
Who is to blame for unemployment?
应受责备
2. You tend to have more concerns and be under more pressure.
倾向于; 关心，顾虑

3. 小词新义：
There’s no room for error.
空间，余地
Setting strict standards and working hard to meet them are often positive.
满足
This side of you is a “double-edged sword” , as The Guardian put it. 
说

IV. Structure
Look at the sentences and pay attention to their structuresstructure.
Being a perfectionist can put you at risk of procrastinating
Trying to be perfect may have a bad impact on people’s physical health as well.
此处用法为动名词做主语
也可以用it作形式主语.如:
It's no use crying over spilt milk.覆水难收.

Translate the sentences.
帮助她是我的责任。
Helping her is my duty.
和你一起工作是一种乐趣。
Working with you is a pleasure.
在城里走一圈可真累啊。
It's rather tiring walking around in athe city.
—    What do you think made Mary so upset？
—    ________ her new bicycle.
A. As she lost
B. Lost
C. Losing
D. Because of losing

Key C

Learn to laugh (Page 6)
Teens高中版编辑部
I. Warming up
1. Have you ever lost any of your personal belongings, like a wallet, a watch or a bike?
2. How did you feel? Did anyone help you get over the loss?
II. Scanning
1. What happened to the author when he went back home after the Christmas holiday?
He parked the car in the driveway and found that it had been stolen the next morning.
2.Why was the author’s wife so upset after she found that the was car missing? 
The car was full of things that brought back family memories.
3. What kind of message does the author want to convey in the article?
It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.
III. True or False questions
1. ___ The author was interested in buying a high-tech security system after he lost his car.
2. ___ The stolen car was a Christmas gift from the author’s grandmother.
3. ___ In the face of losses, the author and his wife helped each other.
4. ___ The author got in an accident on his way to pick up his stolen car.
IV. Language practice
1. I awoke feeling rested and ______.
2. A number of them have ____ formal complaints against the police.
3. The doctor told my wife I had a fifty-fifty chance of ______.
4. I put a few personal _______ in a bag.
5. They gave us a _____ welcome.
V. Exploration:
Use all the information available to you in the text to write a description of the type of person the author is. Support what you say with evidence from the text.