2014-2015学年度第26期总第586期高一教案
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Time for potatoes (P2)
I. Warming up
1. Do you like eating potatoes? What’s your favorite potato dish?
2. Do you think potatoes are a staple food?
II. Reading
1. What did the Ministry of Agriculture say about potatoes in January?
Potatoes will be added to the list of food staples in China.
2. Why should potatoes be grown more widely in the future?
They are more environmentally friendly and grow better in bad conditions than other staples.
3. How long can potato flour be stored for?
It can be stored for more than 15 years.
4. What is a reason why Chinese people haven’t accepted potatoes as a staple food?
Potatoes are cooked in different ways compared with other staples.
III. Vocabulary
Be home to 是……的所在地
Face challenges 面临挑战
Compared with 与……相比
Be low in ……含量很低
Accept as 把……当做……
When it comes to 至于，关于
IV. Structure
By 2020, the land used for growing potatoes will have increased from current 5 million hectares to 10 million, and 50 percent of potatoes produced in the country will be eaten in China as a staple.
本句中的will have increased是将来完成时，表示到将来某个时间为止将要完成的动作，与时间状语by 2020相呼应。
如：
This time tomorrow, you will have reached Shanghai.
明天的这个时候你就到上海了。

Talk about feminism (P3)
I. Lead in
Have you ever heard of feminism?
What does the word “feminism” mean to you?
II. Reading
1. How much do students in the US know about feminism?
Not much.
They have only learned about women getting the right to vote in the US history.
2. Different opinions about feminism
Isabella Simon You believe in equality and you know that now, we don’t have equality.
Patrick Maynard There’s a big problem with male support of feminism because a lot of people see it as anti-men.
Nick Davis High school is the time to clear up the wrong ideas about feminism.
Justin Woodward We should discuss and think about our own behaviors that might add to inequality.
III. Vocabulary
It seems like/that 似乎
Believe in 信任，信仰
Be everywhere in the media 充斥着媒体
Apart from 除……之外
Clear up the idea 澄清想法
Add to 增加，添加
IV. Discussion
Are you a supporter of feminism? Why?
Have you ever experienced any gender inequality?

Say how you feel (P6)
I. Lead in
Are you comfortable around strangers?
Would you tell a stranger your stories?
II. Reading
1. What happened to the author in the airport?
She listened to a stranger’s story and hugged him on an escalator.
2. What things matter when someone wants to talk, in the author’s opinion?
The tone in your voice;
The look in your eyes;
The caring in your heart.
3. What does the author suggest people do?
Say what you need to say while there is still the time and opportunity.
III. Structure
1. I should have married her 50 years ago.
Should have done表示本来该做而没有做的事
如：
你昨天应该告诉我你改变主意了。
You should have told me yesterday that you had changed your mind.
2. I wish her mother could have read it.
Could have done表示本来可以做但没有做的事
如：
我本来可以借这笔钱给你的。你为什么不向我提出？
I could have lent you the money. Why didn’t you ask me?
3. Given a choice
过去分词在句中作条件状语，相当于if I was given a choice。
如：
如果种在肥沃的土壤里， 这些种子能长得很快。
Grown (If these seeds are grown) in rich soil, they seeds can grow fast.
IV. Discussion
Do you have anything to say to your family or friends right now?