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发布时间:2017-06-05

Circus waves its final goodbye (P4-5)

山东省烟台第二中学  柳力文

 

I. Leading-in   

1.Have you ever watched a circus performance? What impressed you most?

2.What animals are usually seen in a circus performance?

 

II. Skimming

Read the article quickly and answer the question.

•What circus is this article about, and what happened to it?

• The US’ Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, one of the world’s biggest circuses, gave its last show at the Nassau County Coliseum in New York on May 21, 2017.

 

III. Scanning

Read the article carefully and answer the following questions.

1.What do people working in a circus say at the end of each show, and why?

They never say “goodbye” to each other. They prefer to say: “See you down the road.” 

That is because when they finish a show, there’s always another one in another town.

 

2. Why does the author say “For generations, Ringling’s famous slogan – ‘The Greatest Show on Earth’ seemed indisputable”?

During the 19th century, Ringling brought world-class performances to small towns in America.

During the 20th century, Ringling managed to survive as movies, television and computers competed for the public’s attention.

It was a tradition for people in the 1950s and 1960s to go to the circus.

 

3. What mainly led to the circus’s closure in the 21st century?

It lost its most important animal performers, the elephants. 

 

4. What can we conclude from the last two paragraphs? 

Although the circus experience will probably disappear forever, the good memories it left us will always stay.

 

IV. Language focus-----sentence pattern

1. During the 19th century, Ringling traveled by train across a still-growing America, bringing world-class performances to small towns, often shutting down local streets as animals paraded (行进) toward the showgrounds.

Note:

•bringing… 和shutting down…是现在分词短语作状语。as引导了时间状语从句。

 

2. Following the transition (转变) of the elephants, the company saw a decline (减少) in ticket sales greater than could have been anticipated (预料).

Note:

•Following the transition…作状语,相当于After the transition…

•see/ witness: to be the time when an event happens, or the place where it happens

•E.g., The stadium has seen many thrilling football games.

 

3. But while it’s true that the Ringling circus experience is something that will probably disappear forever, some part of it will always stay.

Note:

•while引导了让步状语从句,相当于though/although.

•it’s true that…中的that…是主语从句,that will…是that引导的定语从句,修饰先行词something。

 

IV. Language focus-----useful expressions

Find the expressions in the article and figure out their meanings in the context.

•circus

•take down the set

•closing, closure

•shut down local streets

•manage to survive

•recall seeing the show

•decline in ticket sales

•a news release

 

V. Post-reading: Debate

•Should people use animals in circus performances? 

 

 

VI. Assignment

•Write a short passage on the topic:

Should people use animals in circus performances? 

Possible structure:

•1. Introduction to the phenomenon

•2. People’s opinions on it: pros and cons

•3. Your opinion and suggestions

 

 

Anne offers helping hand to those in need (P4-5)

山东省烟台第二中学 朱洪图

 

I. Warming up 

How much do you know about this novel? 

 

 

II. Skimming 

What is the text mainly about ?

•This text introduces Anne of Green Gables, a favorite book among children.

 

•Read the text again and try to work out its outline.

Match the paragraphs to the descriptions below.

 

 

III. Scanning

Answer these questions below.

1.What can we learn from this novel?

How to grow up to be a happy and useful person.

 

2.What is the challenge for Anne right from the start?

Mathew and Marilla were expecting a boy, not a very thin, red-haired girl, who has lived her whole life in orphanages. Anne has to prove to them that she is useful on the farm. 

 

3.According to the article, why do readers love this novel so much?

Although she becomes an asset to the farm and to her adoptive parents, she doesn’t lose her powerful sense of fun. She knows how to enjoy herself, whether it’s through eating an ice cream or trying on a new dress.

 

 

4.What makes Anne of Green Gables different from other old novels for children?

This novel offers the readers a helping hand, rather than try to frighten them into being “good” girls and boys.

 

IV. Language points

Use the words below to fill blanks.

release/help out/imaginative/talkative/ powerful/properly/frighten

 

 

Use the correct form of the words below to complete the sentences.

release/help out/imaginative/talkative/ powerful/properly/frighten

 

 

V. Discussion 

Do you still remember your favorite book as a child?  Please introduce it to your partner and tell him or her the plot and the reasons why you enjoyed it.

 

 

Hard work pays off (P6)

山东省烟台第二中学  孔洁

I. Warming up   

Think about the following question: 

•Do you like to take on challenges? Why? 

 

II. Skimming

Read the passage quickly and summarize the main idea of the passage

•The author shared her experience about taking on the challenges of her new job.

 

III. Scanning 

Read the passage quickly and find the answers to the following questions  

1. Why did the author change her job?

•Because she wanted to do something more challenging.  And the position her sister sent her was a seemingly perfect mix of her skills and interests. 

 

•2. What happened to the new company soon after the author joined it? What difficulties did the author meet? 

•Soon after she joined the company, its model changed to focus on K-12 education. Everything about her position changed. She was asked to take on the completely different roles of selling content to teachers and training people. But she had no experience in sales, training or education. On top of that, she was an introvert. She felt more than a little outside her comfort zone. 

 

•3. Who helped the author to get through the difficulties? What did they do? 

•Her best friend and her boss helped her.

•Her best friend encouraged her to make it. 

•Her boss had faith in her capabilities. 

 

•4. What did the author do to overcome the difficulties?

•She spent hours researching the company’s products. She asked lots of questions and spoke to so many teachers that there were soon more good experiences than difficult ones. Moreover, she looked for opportunities to put in extra effort.

 

•5. What did the author learn from this experience?

•She learned that it’s important to take risks and accept new opportunities, even when you’re not sure you’ll do well. 

 

IV. Language focus-----sentences

Analyze the following sentence structures and pay attention to the useful expressions.  

•1. On top of that, I’m an introvert. I felt more than a little outside my comfort zone. 

•on top of that: moreover, besides, in addition, additionally, what’s more

•more than a little: very

•comfort zone:  the range of activities or situations that you feel happy and confident in

•Moreover, as an introvert person, I felt very uncomfortable and unconfident in my new job. 

 

•2. It also helped that my boss seemed to have more faith in my capabilities (能力) than I did.

•That 引导的主语从句,it为形式主语

•have faith in sb: trust sb

•capability: the natural ability, skill, or power that makes a machine, person, or organization able to do something, especially something difficult

•My boss trusted me more than I trusted myself. She thought I was capable of finishing my tasks. That helped me a lot. 

 

•3. I don’t think there’s anything worse than failing because you refuse to even try. 

•否定词与比较级连用,表示最高级

•I think failing because you refuse to try is the worst thing.

 

IV. Language focus----expressions

Find the following expressions in the passage and make sentences with them

•start out

•jump at

•focus on 

•take on

•on top of that

•make a serious impact on 

•in a way

•awful

•be surrounded by

•take leaps of faith 

•pull through

•have faith in sb’s capabilities

•look for opportunities

•put in extra effort

•rewarding

•make mistakes

•take risks

 

V. Discussion  

•As we all know, taking a challenge sometimes means we have to step out of our comfort zones, which may be very difficult. What’s your attitude toward challenges? Do you think we should rise to them or just stay as we are? Why? 

 

 


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