2018-2019学年度第34期总第682期高三教案

Politics uncovered (P1)

烟台第二中学  李欣桐

I. Lead in 

Are you aware of any political issues?

•Process of selection. (representatives)

•Put out political fires. (solve problems)

•The real condition of being a leader.

•……

What is your impression of political issues?

•HBO’s Veep  has been making US presidential election into a comedy.

•Debuted in 2012, Veep follows the daily life of Selina Meyer, the fictional vice president (or “Veep” for short) of the US. 

II. Fast reading 

Read the text quickly and explain the meaning of the title “ Politics uncovered” ?  

Through the TV comedy Veep, politics are unveiled, showing the humor in politics.

•What is Meyer’s situation in the show? 

•How does the show find humor in the darker side of politics? 

•Why is Veep refreshing?

•What do we know about the final season of Veep ?

III. Detailed reading 

1. What is Meyer’s situation in the show? 

We see that as much as Meyer wants to have an influence, she – despite being the second-in-command of the country – is constantly ignored by the president and left out of important meetings. Although Meyer herself isn’t exactly capable: She has to put out political fires every once in a while but usually ends up making things worse. 

2. How does the show find humor in the darker side of politics?  

The show finds humor in a much darker side of politics: the fake smiles, racism and wrongdoings of politicians. 

When a mass shooting happens in the show, for example, instead of feeling shocked, Meyer is actually glad, because she feels it may help to distract people from her own disasters. 

3. Why is Veep refreshing?

Veep is refreshing not just for the way it handles politics, but also because it features a woman as its lead politician, especially in a comedy, considering the fact that comedies used to be an all-male territory. 

•There are more opportunities for women in comedic roles than 20 or 30 years ago.

•There’re more opportunity for roles that are not just the wife – the angry wife – or the girlfriend – the cute, hot girlfriend.

4. What do we know about the final season of Veep?

In the 7th and final season of Veep, ____ came out on March 31, Meyer is finally running for president. Fans are speculating over ______ she will make it to the Oval Office.

IV. Language points

1. We see that as much as Meyer wants to have an influence, she – despite being the second-in-command of the country – is constantly ignored by the president and left out of important meetings. 

is left out

despite  尽管 conj.

be second in command of sth

2. Although Meyer herself isn’t exactly capable: She has to put out political fires every once in a while but usually ends up making things worse.

she ends up doing

capable adj.  能干的 

put out fire 扑灭火灾

every once in a while  每隔一段时间

3. It feels like peeking (窥视) behind a curtain and seeing the truth of who these politicians really are. 

feels like doing sth

who 引导定语从句

感觉就像是在一个窗帘后面窥视，看到这些政治家的真面目。

4. But Veep is refreshing not just for the way it handles politics, but also because it features a woman as its lead politician, especially in a comedy, considering the fact that comedies used to be an all-male territory.

refreshing adj.令人耳目一新的

the way 后面为定语从句 (that/in which/不填)

It handles politics in the way.

feature….as  以…为特色

because 引导原因状语从句

considering 现在分词做伴随状语

the fact  后that 引导同位语从句

《副总统》让人令人耳目一新，不仅是因为它处理政治的方式，而且因为考虑到，尤其是喜剧这种曾经是一个全男性的领域，出现了以女性为主角的政治人物。

5. Fans are speculating over whether she will make it to the Oval Office.

 美国总统办公室；椭圆形办公室

whether 引导宾语从句

make it  成功

Fake it till you make it.

粉丝们在猜测她是否会成功当上总统。

6. But no matter where the show – and Meyer – is heading, and whether or not you appreciate its political implications, the bottom line here is that Veep is funny.

no matter where 引导让步状语从句

whether or not 引导让步状语从句

the bottom line 重要因素, 关键的东西

V. Post reading 

Interview: Suppose you are a director being interviewed by a journalist from the magazine HBO.

•Please introduce the TV series to us.

•How do you think that the show will end?

 

Have a hot cup of hope (P5)

烟台第二中学  李欣桐

I. Lead in 

Guess: A traditional drink for the Chinese  

茶：tea

绿茶：green tea

红茶：black tea 

Each year around Tomb Sweeping Day, or Qingming Festival, villagers busy themselves picking leaves in tea gardens in southern China.  

You may be surprised, however, that the UK also has tea traditions. 

•The UK has been in love with tea since the 17th century, when merchants first brought it to the country. The average British person drinks more than 900 cups a year. 

•In demographic (人口特性的) terms, Britain is quite varied. 

•There are significant differences between people according to region, ethnicity (种族) and age. 

II. Fast reading 

Read the text quickly and answer the question.

What does the title “Have a hot cup of hope ” mean? (give evidence)

The question refers to both “afternoon tea,”which is drunk by a small minority of the British people and  “Builder’s tea”, which is a heavily sweetened tea drunk by the working population. When trouble arises, someone will invariably say, “Let’s put the kettle on.” Nothing looks bad when you have a warm cup – or mug – of tea in your hands. 

“Where there’s tea, there’s hope.” 

III. Detailed reading 

Read the text carefully and judge whether the following statements are T(True) or F(False).

1. There are significant differences, among which a very basic difference – social difference – is reflected in the ways that people drink tea.

2. People in upper class are generally finely dressed ladies and gentlemen, sitting down with tiny sandwiches, drinking “Builder’s tea” from delicate porcelain cups, with their pinkie fingers raised.

3. Most tea is drunk by a small minority of the nation’s people. These people enjoy tea at their leisure, drinking the same kind of tea as the working population.

4. The tea is usually heavily sweetened, perhaps because sugar is a source of energy – and people at work always need energy.

5. No matter what kind of tea people drink, nor where they drink it, all tea-drinking in the UK has a kind of ritual significance.

IV. Understanding

1. But a very basic difference – social difference – is reflected in the ways that people drink tea.

that  定语从句

People drink tea in different ways.

•I like the way ___________ you are.

•She appreciate the way __________

 the exhibition was presented.

2. They imagine finely dressed ladies and gentlemen, _______(sit) down with tiny sandwiches, ________(drink) from delicate porcelain cups, with their pinkie fingers ____(raise).

他们想象穿着得体的女士和先生，手指尖翘着，品着精致瓷杯中的（茶），坐着吃小三明治。

3. Nor do they drink the same kind of tea as the ladies and gentlemen in posh hotels. 

Nor 也不会    部分倒装 

as  prep. 像

他们也不会和那些豪华酒店里的女士和先生们喝一样的茶。 

•Seldom does he go out for dinner.

•Little does he realize how important this meeting is.

4. No matter what kind of tea people drink, nor where they drink it, all tea-drinking in the UK has a kind of ritual (仪式的) significance.

No matter what   引导让步状语从句

nor where= no matter where

不管人们喝什么茶或者他们在哪儿喝茶，在英国所有喝茶都是有仪式感的。

V. Grammar

部分倒装：

1. 否定副词位于句首时的倒装

在正式文体中，never, seldom, rarely, little, hardly, scarcely, no sooner, no longer, nowhere 等含有否定意义的副词若位于句首，则其后要用部分倒装：

我们刚到机场,飞机就起飞了。

We had no sooner reached the airport than the plane took off. No sooner had we reached the airport than the plane took off.  

(1) 对于not…until句型，当not until…位于句首时，其后的主句要用倒装语序：

雨停了之后他才离开这房间。

He didn’t leave the room until the rain stopped. 

Not until the rain stopped did he leave the room.  

(2) 某些起副词作用的介词短语，由于含有否定词，若位于句首，其后要用部分倒装：

on no accounts; in /under no circumstances

这个开关是绝不能触摸的。

On no accounts must this switch be touched. 

无论如何我也不会再借钱给他了。

In [Under] no circumstances will I lend money to him.

2. “only+状语”位于句首时的倒装

当一个状语受副词only的修饰且置于句首时，其后用部分倒装语序：

当他回到家里时，才知道出了什么事。

Only when he returned home did he realize what had happened. 

3.“so+adj. / adv.”位于句首时的倒装

副词so后接形容词或副词位于句首时，其后用部分倒装

天气太冷，我们只好呆在家里。

So cold was the weather that we had to stay at home. 

光速很快，我们几乎没法想像它的速度。

So fast does light travel that we can hardly imagine its speed. 

袭击来得非常突然，我们来不及逃跑。

So sudden was the attack that we had no time to escape. 

As作连词的用法:

1. A) 用于表示同一个人的两种动作交替进行,指“一边……,一边……”。如:

The girl dances as she sings on the stage.

B)表示两个同步发展的动作或行为,译为“随着……”。如:

As time went on / by, she became more and more worried.

C)表示两个短促行为或事件几乎同时发生。如:

I thought of it just as you opened your mouth.

2. as=since 作“既然”、“由于”解,引导原因状语从句,常用来表示已为人们所知或显而易见的原因或理由。如:

As / Since you‘re not feeling well, you may stay at home.3. as=in the way that, 作“像”、“按照……的方式”解,引导方式状语从句。如:

When in Rome, do as the Romans do.4. 用于as...as...或not so/ as...as...中,前一个as是副词,后一个as是连词,引导比较状语从句。如:

I don't speak English so/ as well as he does.

5. 作“虽然” 、“尽管”解,引导让步状语从句。常用倒装语序,即adj. /adv. / n.+ as +主语+谓语+主句。如:

Tired as they were, they walked on.

Child as he is, he knows a lot.   (可数名词前不用冠词)

as作关系代词,引导定语从句,作"正如"、"这一点"解。如:

As is well-known, Taiwan belongs to China. 

VI. Exercise

•收到你的来信，我是如此的开心。

So delighted am I to receive you letter. 

•在任何情况下都不能抄作业。

Under no circumstance should you copy homework. 

•___ a kid, I loved to watch cartoons.

•getting dark. it is hurry __ better had We

•__ is known to us all, light travels fast than sound.

Translation

 

 

VII. Homework

1. Review the language points in the article. 

2. Write a composition about “Have a cup of hope” (with description and comparison) and share your opinions with the class.