14-15学年第29-30期总第589期高一教案
Ranking debate (P2)
哈尔滨市第一中学 张婳
I. Pre-reading
Which university would you like to go to after you graduate from high school?
II. Reading
•Which university rankings do people pay the most attention to?
•The UK’s QS World University Rankings, Times Higher Education World University Rankings, and US News & World Report’s college rankings.
•What factors are considered in all those rankings?
•Excellent teaching and research.
•Qualities of the university, including subject reputations and how many times their teachers’ work is cited (引用) by other researchers.
•Citations per faculty.
•What should also be considered besides university rankings?
•Human factors.
•Advice from alumni (校友) or current students can be as valuable.
III. Vocabulary
Look at some sentences and try to figure out the meanings of the underlined words.
•That’s why they often turn to university rankings for help.
•求助于
•British magazine Times Higher Education released its 2015 World Reputation Rankings, revealing a new list of the top 100 universities across the world.
•release: 发布
•reveal:揭露
•Other rankings … focus on the qualities of the university, including subject reputations, how many times their teachers’ works are cited …
•reputation:声誉
•works:著作
• Well, there is no correct answer for everyone when it comes to choosing a college.
•当谈到…的时候
IV. Structure
Look at the sentence and pay attention to the structure of the sentences.
•There are a lot of university rankings now, with people paying the most attention to the UK’s …
•with或without+名词/代词+非谓语动词的用法
•1、with或without+名词/代词 +动词不定式，此时，不定式表示将发生的动作。
•With no one to talk to, John felt miserable.（原因状语）
•With a lot of work to do, he couldn’t go out.（原因状语）
•2、with + 名词 (或代词) + 现在分词，此时，现在分词和前面的名词或代词是逻辑上的主谓关系。
•With prices going up so fast, we can't afford luxuries.（原因状语）
•With so many bad things happening in the world, it’s important to be cheerful when you can.（伴随情况）
•3、with + 名词 (或代词) + 过去分词，此时，过去分词和前面的名词或代词是逻辑上的动宾关系。
•I sat in my room for a few minutes with my eyes fixed on the ceiling.（伴随情况）
•I walked home slowly with my hands by my sides. （原因状语）
1）With nothing_____ to  burn，the fire became weak and finally died out.
A. leaving            
B. left
C. leave              
D. to leave
2）The girl sat there quite silent and still with her eyes_____ on the wall.
A. fixing             
B. fixed
C. to be fixing       
D. to be fixed
3）When he went out, he left the fire ____.
A. burn               
B. burnt
C. burning            
D. to burn

Playing a nerd (P4-5)
哈尔滨市第一中学 张婳
I. Pre-reading
Do you know who this is?
II. Reading
•Is he a scientist?
•No.
•What happened to him on March 11?
•He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
•Did he become famous at a young age?
•No.
•How has he struggled for success?
•Every year after he moved to New York in the early 2000s, he would audition (试镜) for as many as 15 TV pilots per season.
•The actor often spends his weekends walking around his house practicing his scientific lines so that he doesn’t get stuck on the dialogue while filming.
III. Vocabulary
Look at some sentences and try to figure out the meanings of the underlined words.
•But it’s important to know the difference as he plays Sheldon Cooper, a clever but socially awkward genius (天才) on US hit sitcom The Big Bang Theory.
•awkward:尴尬的
•hit: (唱片，影视的)成功
•sitcom:情景喜剧
•Unlike Sheldon, Parsons doesn’t read comic books or worship (热爱) the space captains of Star Trek.
•space:宇宙
•captain: 舰长；上尉
•star Trek:星际迷航
•They’re both smart and they both use hard work to excel (突出) in their chosen professions.
•职业
•He would audition (试镜) for as many as 15 TV pilots per season.
•试播剧
•The biggest challenge is to understand the character’s complex speech and his awkward physical manners.
•manners: 行为，举止
•manner: 方式
•Parsons still has to check the dictionary to figure out how some of the technical terms in his scripts are pronounced.
•词汇
•The actor often spends his weekends … practicing the scientific lines so that he doesn’t get stuck on the dialogue while filming.
•line:台词
•get/be stuck on/in: 卡住，陷入
•Parsons’ dedication (投入) has certainly paid off.
•得到回报
•还清：pay off debts
IV. Structure
Look at the sentence and pay attention to the structure of the sentences.
•Like a scientist of acting, he has built a universally-loved character in his laboratory.
•被广泛地，普遍地喜爱的角色
•副词修饰动词的过去分词，放在前面,如：
•widely used, well done
•Translate the following sentences.
•英语是一种被广泛说的语言。
•English is a widely spoken language.
•她是一个容易受伤的女人。
•Be careful, she is easily hurt.

Fountain of wisdom (Page 6)
青岛天龙中学 刘睿君
I. Pre-reading
Interpret this sentence: “Among any three companions of mine, there will surely be one who can teach me something.”
Yes, this is a Chinese saying “三人行必有我师焉”
Have you ever put this into practice in your daily life? 
II. Questions
1. What kind of life attitude does the author want to teach through this article?
An attitude of humility
2. Why does the author give Albert Einstein as an example?
To show us that although Einstein was a great scientist, he still tried hard to learn more.
3. Interpret this sentence with your own words: “Stoop when drinking from the fountain of knowledge”.
Be ready to learn from others
4. What’s the main idea of this article?
It tells us that we should be modest, and treat others as teachers.
III. True or False
1. Einstein had always been confused by math, ever since he was young. T
2. Einstein was once made fun of by people. T
3. Einstein tried to learn music in order to improve his math. F
4. Wise people try to learn everything new to them, according to the article. F
5. The last paragraph explains that opportunities fall on those who are ready. T
IV. Discussion
List your merits and demerits; share them with your classmates.
Point out those you want to change, and the merits of others you want to learn from.