2014-2015学年度第2期总第566期高一教案

Building futures (P3)

苏州工业园区第二高级中学 孙炳芳

I. Lead-in:

Do you have any experience of taking part in after school activities? If so, what did you do? 

II. Skim reading:

Go through the article quickly and find out the answer to this question:

What was the aim of the unusual activity?

It aimed to educate students about the environment.

•P1 p(            ):  A brief introduction to the unusual activity was given.

•P2 p(            ): Students worked in teams with the help of community volunteers.

•P3 p(           ):  Students benefited a lot from the project.

III. Detailed reading:

1.Did students have to pay for this activity?

Yes. An eighth-grade student asked why he was paying to do labor.

2.What do you think of this project?

Building the house was a small project, but it was very important. The home was designed to be environmentally friendly.

3. How did Rogers Belch help to build the house?

He explained to students how to build a house and encouraged them to take leadership roles .

4. In what ways is the house sustainable?

The house is sustainable in materials and design.

5. How did this project benefit students?

The students had a bright view of the future after taking part in this activity.

IV. Free talk:

If you had the chance to take part in this activity, would you want to? Why or why not?

V. Language focus:

1. But that doesn’t mean it’s not a big deal.

(something people think is important)

We did a deal with the management on overtime.

达成协议

I got a good deal on the car. 买得便宜

Listen, here’s the deal. 就这么办

2. It aimed to educate students about the environment.

It _____ _____ ____ to educate students about the environment.

It _____ _____ ____ to educate students about the environment.

It _____ _____ ____ to educate students about the environment.

3. Aside from solar panels and a rainwater filtration system , the furniture can be rearranged to make the most of the small space.

_____ _____ _____ solar panels and a rainwater filtration system , the furniture can be rearranged to ____ _____ ____ _____  the small space.

 

Crows smarter than kids (P5)

苏州工业园区第二高级中学 孙炳芳

I. Lead-in:

Have you ever heard a famous story about a crow? If so, what happens in the story?

What do you think of crows? What skills do they have?

II. Fast-reading:

P1 p(     ): A story about how the crow solved the problem in Aesop’s Fables.

P2 p(      ): New research found to show crows’ brains may be better than those of 6-year-old children.

P3 p(     ): Another experiment proves that a bird could be more clever than a kindergartner.

III. Detailed reading:

1. Describe the story of the crow in Aesop’s Fables.

A thirsty crow comes across a bottle of water, but it can’t drink it because the water level is too low. Then the crow has an idea and drops small stones into it. Eventually, it gets to drink it. 

2. Find a sentence that gives the topic of part 2.

A new experiment has found that crows’ brains may sometimes be better than those of 6-year-old children.

3. What was the result of another experiment?

Children aged 7 to 10 were able to learn the rule, but children aged 4 to 6 failed. 

Five of the six crows failed the test, but Kitty, a 6-month-old crow, passed it .

IV. Language focus:

1. Use the following useful phrases to make some sentences.

when it comes to ;

out of reach;

cause-and-effect relationship;

do an experiment;

have no connection;

fail (pass) the test; 

cause sb/sth to do; 

compare to ; children aged…

drop … into.

2. After all, it’s hard to imagine birds knowing about …

imagine doing/ imagine sb doing

归纳跟doing的动词：admit; allow; avoid; delay; forgive; finish; excuse; enjoy; permit; suggest; risk ;appreciate; deny; escape; fancy; practice; prohibit

3. New research has found that crows’ brains may sometimes be better than those of 6-year-old children. (those=brains)

those用作替代词主要作于替代复数名词，表特指。

It’s up to us to help those in need. 

It is said that those who eat the most are the least healthy. 

Only those who had booked in advance were allowed in. 

that用作替代词主要用于替代“the+单数名词(可数或不可数)”，表特指。如：

A dog’s intelligence is much greater than that of a cat. 

A grandparent’s job is easier than that of a parent. 

 

Say the right thing (P6)

Teens高中版编辑部

I. Lead in

Have you ever had any difficulties in your life? How did you get through them?

II. Fast reading

1. Did the author like his school life? Why/why not?

No. He had trouble fitting in with the other students, and also struggled with most of his schoolwork.

2. What changed his feelings about it?

His teacher praising him with the three-word phrase, “THAT’S RIGHT, STEPHEN!”

III. Careful reading

1. Why did the author’s parents send him to a “mainstream” school?

They didn’t want him to feel different from others.

2. How did the other students treat the author when he started school?

They made fun of him.

3. How did the author feel when the teacher praised him?

He felt like an instant star and became confident immediately.

4. How did the author change after he was praised by the teacher?

He became determined to overcome any obstacle he met.

IV. Language points

1. I strongly believe that we can have an important effect on anyone we meet.

have an effect on对……产生影响

2. I worried throughout Elementary school because, in addition to the problems of “fitting in” with the other students, I also struggled with most of my schoolwork.

in addition to除了……之外

类似的表达还有：apart from，besides等

V. Discussion

Have you ever met anyone who changed you in some way? What did he/she do?