16-17学年第3期总第645期高一教案
Party hits London (P4-5)
山东烟台经济技术开发区高级中学  季绍妮
I. Warming up
What do you know about the Notting Hill Carnival?
Background
The Notting Hill Carnival is an annual event that takes place every August since 1966 on the streets of Notting Hill, London. It attracts about one million people every year, making it one of the world’s largest street festivals and a significant event in British culture.
II. Fast reading
What is the main question the passage asks?
Is it appropriate to spend the weekend dancing in the streets without a care in the world?
III. Careful reading
1. When did it take place this year?
2. How many people attended the carnival when it started in 1966?
3. Who is Patrick Bullock? What is his opinion of whether or not it is appropriate to celebrate the festival in these troubled times?
4. What is your opinion?
1. August 28-29.
2. About 1,000.
3. He is an artist who builds floats for the parade each year. He thinks the spirit of the carnival cannot be broken.
IV. Practice: fill in the blanks
1. The Notting Hill Carnival, ____ took place from August 28-29, is ______(recognize) as ______ (large) street party in Europe.
2. It began as a way to bring together the different groups ____ called London’s Notting Hill their home.
3. Right now, people must stand up for _____ (they).
4. The festival, now in its 50th year, ______ (start) in 1966. But it was much _____(small) then.
V. Discussion
If you were in London at the right time, would you go to the carnival? Why or why not?

Desert plants could help (P5)
山东烟台经济技术开发区高级中学  唐福珍
I. Warming up
What is weather like in the desert?
What can we plant in the desert?
Have you heard of any plants that can be found in the desert and have special uses?
II. Skimming
Read the passage and decide what its main idea is.
The plants growing in the desert may help the world a lot.
III. Scanning
Read the passage and answer the following questions.
1. Why are scientists still studying the plant, even if it is dangerous to eat it?
Because the scientists can study how it absorbs carbon dioxide at night and why it is so good at living in the desert. This will help people in the future grow food on land that we currently find it hard to grow on.
2. How can people use the genes from the plant?
People can use the genes from this plant and put them into food plants like beans or cereals, which can make the food plants grow in the desert.
3. Why should we use this type of plant for fuel?
This type of plant grows in the desert. If we could use it for fuel, we would have more good land to grow food on.
IV. Vocabulary
1. - because deserts are increasing in size due to changes in Earth's climate.
due to: 因为，由于
His illness is due to bad food.
他生病是由于吃了不好的食物。（做表语）
The accident was due to careless driving.
这次车祸起因于驾驶疏忽。（做表语）
Due to /Owing to/Because of the very heavy traffic, he was late. (做状语)

Touched by trust (P6)
山东烟台经济技术开发区高级中学  唐福珍
I. Warming up 
Have you played the game in the picture?
If so, did you think you could totally trust your partners?
What do think of trust in our society?
II. Skimming
Read the passage and answer the following questions.
1. Why does the author have to prove he can be trusted?
He thinks that mutual trust is in short supply.
2. What does author believe about trust?
He thinks that the world would be a better place if people could learn to trust each other.
III. Scanning
Read the passage and answer the following questions.
1. Why does the author say that the young man lived by a totally different set of rules?
Because the young man just stood near the pedestrian crossing selling toys and trinkets without approaching the pedestrians.
2. How did the young man get the correct money from the customers?
The customers put the money in the bag hanging around his neck and took out whatever change he owed them.
3. Why did the young man let the customers do so?
He trusted the customers.
IV. Sentence structure
1. I realized that we all live in a world where mutual trust is in short supply.
句中，where引导的是定语从句，修饰先行词world。注意：当先行词在定语从句中做地点状语时，定语从句应由关系副词where引导。例如：
He wished he hadn’t moved to a city where crime was high.
This is the place where Lu Xun once lived.
2. I was walking along a busy road and noticed a young man standing near the pedestrian crossing selling toys and trinkets.
I walked on hoping that two people would have a smile on their face that day.
两个句中，selling和hoping that都是现在分词短语，在句子中做伴随状语。
V. Vocabulary
1. I was so touched by how this young blind man trusted people that I bought a toy from him that I did not need.
touch:  触动;感动
e.g. It has touched me deeply to see how these people live.
看到这些人的生活境况，我深受触动。
2. I put my hand in but did not take any change.
change 此处为不可数名词：零钱
e.g.
- There's your change.
- Thank you very much.
VI. Discussion
After reading the passage, would you trust others now? Why?