2018-2019学年度第18期总第671期Relax with furry friends (P3)山东省烟台第二中学 赵娜娜I. Lead-in Discussion The final exam is around the corner, are you stressed? Can you give some advice on relaxing yourself?runningListening to musicPet therapySacramento State students in California, US, petted and played with poodles (贵宾犬) and border collies (边境牧羊犬) in an effort to relax. The dogs were part of a pet therapy (治疗) organization called Gold Country Love on a Leash A therapy pet’s primary function is to brighten someone’s day. Dogs and their owners visit nursing homes, hospitals and schools to provide emotional support. They put a smile on someone’s face, make their day a little brighter, or bring back a cherished memory.II. While-reading Fast readingRead the article quickly, and answer the question: What’s the main idea of the passage?A pet therapy organization called Gold Country Love on a Leash uses dogs to comfort stressed students, which benefits both the students and the dogs a lot.Read the text carefully and answer the following questions.1. How is the pet therapy organization run? The organization certifies privately owned dogs – and sometimes cats and rabbits – to comfort people around them.2. What are the benefits of pets according to the research?Research shows that pets can _____ heart rate and blood pressure, and improve mental health. Petting a dog for a few minutes can release “feel-good” hormones (激素) in humans that _____ calmness and relaxation.3. What is the students’ attitude towards the activity?“This semester, all of the exams were arranged in one week,” Mezquita said. “Coming out to pet the dog has been a really good distraction.”4. What is the therapy team’s opinion of the activity?The therapy team said the dogs feel it too. Lori Sturiza’s Australian shepherd, Pelli, had a leg injury earlier this year. The university event was her first day back on the job. Sturiza, who is a nurse, says Pelli enjoys visiting hospital patients with her.III. Understanding sentencesAnalyze the following sentences and pay attention to the words in bold/red.1. With final exams around the corner, Sacramento State students in California, US, petted and played with poodles (贵宾犬) and border collies (边境牧羊犬) in an effort to relax.With a book in his handWith his hand holding a bookWith his homework finishedWith homework to doPet/petted为了保持清醒，她喝了几倍咖啡。In an effort to stay alert, she drank several cups of coffee.2. While this is not the first time the university has hosted a dog therapy event for students, this one was particularly beneficial given the end of term.这是我第一次参观中国。This is the first time that I have visited China.这是我见过的最吸引人的城市之一。This is one of the most attractive cities that I have seen.3. Third-year student Priscilla Mezquita stayed up late every night to catch up with her studies. She said this was the most stressful time she had experienced in college so far.Stay up lateIf you stay up, you remain out of bed at a time when most people have gone to bed or at a time when you are normally in bed yourself.Catch up with/ keep up with她说那是她读过的第一本书。She said this was the first book that she had read.4. While all dogs can help humans de-stress, therapy dogs go through a certification process, which helps identify them as well-behaved and loving toward people.Go through=passIdentify=recognize这些飞机被认出是美国的。The aircraft were identified as from the US.Identity n.杀手的身份至今不知道The identity of the killer is still unknown.IV. Post-reading Discussion What is your opinion of pet therapy? If you had a dog, would you let it take part in the activity?Designed in China (P4)江苏省南菁高级中学 范克强I. Brain-storming Do you know the Chinese sneaker brands Feiyue and Huili ?Have you ever bought them? Why did you buy them?II. Reading Fast- readingMain ideaThe passage discusses how several Chinese brands have achieved growing popularity. It also analyses the reasons why this has happened.Detailed-reading1. What were the new designs Li Ning showed at the New York Fashion Week?They were hoodies and jackets decorated with Chinese characters. 2. What ambition do the latest Chinese brands have?The latest Chinese brands are no longer promoting themselves based on cheapness. Instead, they are impressive and ambitious and can compete against foreign brands in the international market.3. Why are the designers so ambitious?The ambition may be due to the fact that China’s young people take great pride in their own culture. Moreover, western culture is losing its instant appeal to the young.4. According to YOHO’s vice president Jin Qu, what attitude do the young have towards Chinese cultural elements?Young people are passionate about and proud of Chinese cultural elements and like wearing clothes which feature printed elements.5. How have many western celebrities reacted to the Chinese cultural elements?Many western celebrities have an interest in fashionable Chinese cultural elements.Deep-thinkingWhy is the article called Designed in China? The article is about the growing popularity of Chinese cultural elements into consideration, the new competitiveness of “Made in China” products and the development of service and creativity in China. These add up to a new age of design in China.III. Post-reading DiscussionApart from clothing brands, what other things do you know that are designed and made in China?Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao BridgeBeiDou system The Jiaolong submersibleIV. Understanding-sentencesAnalyze the following sentence. Pay attention to the words in bold.The latest Chinese brands are no longer promoting themselves on the basis of their cheapness. no longer: 不再，not any longeron the basis of ... : 在.……基础之上，based on ... , basing sth on ...V. Language pointsPhraseshave its moments走红；得意gain ... attention引起……关注ambitious有野心的，雄心勃勃的appeal to吸引in fashion流行的，时尚的 replace ... with ...用……替代……