2019-2020学年度第16期总第774期
‘Life’ lives forever（P4-5）

山东省烟台第二中学  孔洁
I. Lead-in
•Have you ever read Lu Yao’s works?
Can you introduce one of them?
In 1982, Lu Yao published his novel Life, which was made into a film in 1984. This is when he started to become well-known in China. In 1991, Lu finished his most famous work, Ordinary World, which won the Mao Dun Literature Prize.

II. Skimming  
Read the passage quickly and summarize the main idea of the passage
It introduces the 70th birthday of Lu Yao and explores the reason that makes Lu stand out.
III. Scanning  
Activity 1  
Judge whether the following statements are True/ False
•1.Lu has published at least two works. Life and Ordinary World are the most famous ones.
•2. Lu’s birthday falls on Dec 2 this year.
•3. Bookstores, universities and writers’ associations around China have held lectures and reading campaigns in memory of Lu.
参考答案：FTT
Activity 2
Read & complete the table  

参考答案：
Activity 3
Think and share
1. What makes Lu stand out even today?
2. How is the story in Ordinary World resonated with young people’s life nowadays?
参考答案：
1. His stories focus on every ordinary young person in the great transformation of Chinese society,
His works not only feature the fates of young people but also “the heartbeat of the time”.
2．Nowadays, young people who leave their hometowns to follow their dreams in a big city face similar dilemmas. This book still inspires young people confronted with difficulties and setbacks.
IV. Deep thinking  
What’s your understanding of the title “‘Life’ lives forever”?
It refers to the book’s continuing popularity with new generations of readers.
V. Language focus
Paraphrase the following sentences
1. His story mirrors the real lives of many young people at the time.
His story reflects the real lives of many young people at that time.
2. Lu’s works not only feature the fates of young people but also “the heartbeat of the time”, CGTN noted.
Lu’s works show the fates of young people and the huge social changes of the time.
3. This book still inspires young people confronted with difficulties and setbacks.
Young people who face difficulties and setbacks can still find inspiration in this book.
Find out the following expressions

Screaming in silence (P6)

山东省烟台第二中学  赵娜娜

I. Lead-in
Make a guess
Plants can see, hear, smell and communicate with chemicals. But can they make sounds?
(Answer: Some of you have guessed it right. Plants have been recorded making sounds when stressed.)

II. Skimming
Read for structure:
Part 1: Para. 1    ____________________
Part 2: Para. 2-5  ____________________
Part 3: Para. 6-8  ____________________
(Answer: Part 1: Introduction Part 2: What the study found
Part 3: The study's significance)

III. Detailed reading
Read and answer
1.What is the finding of the study?
2. How was the study conducted?
3. What does the study indicate?
(Answers:
1. Tomato and tobacco plants can make ultrasonic noises. The plants “cry out” due to lack of water, or when their stems are cut.
2. Microphones were placed 10 centimeters away from the plants. They picked up sounds in the ultrasonic range of 20 to 100 kilohertz.
A machine-learning model was trained to separate the plants’ sounds from those of the wind, rain and other noises of the greenhouse. In most cases, it correctly identified whether the stress was caused by dryness or a cut, based on a sound’s intensity and frequency.
3. Benefits for farmers: The sounds that drought-stressed plants make could be used in precision agriculture.
Helpful to insects and mammals: Insects and mammals (哺乳动物) may hear the sounds up to 5 meters away and respond.
Though a researcher from Switzerland is doubtful about this.)

Understanding
4. What message does the author convey with the last paragraph?
If plants are screaming for fear of their survival, should we be thankful we can’t hear them?
(Answer: It may be problematic if we always could hear plants suffering.)

IV. Language focus:
Part 1: Translation  
1.用化学物质沟通
2.由于缺水
3.捕捉声音
4.从···到···范围内变化
5.改变我们思考的方式
6.平均来说
7.最有趣地是
8.导致
9.把···和···分开
10.在大多数情况下
11.下蛋
12.由于害怕···
(Answers: communicate with chemicals
due to lack of water
pick up sounds
range from ... to ...
alter the way we think
on average
most interestingly
lead to
separate … from …
in most cases
lay eggs
for fear of)

Part 2: Can you guess the meaning of the phrase “pick up” in the following sentences?
1.He picked up the book from the floor and put it back on the table.
2.Lucia picked up a few Spanish phrases while staying in Mexico.
3.I’ll pick you up outside the airport at 7:00.
4.We were able to pick up the BBC World Service.
5.I seem to have picked up a terrible cold from somewhere.
6.All I seem to do is cook, clean and pick up after the children.
7.Her career only began to pick up when she was in her forties.

pick up：①拿起，拾起；②（自然而然）学会，学到；③接（某人）上车；④    收听到，听到； ⑤染上（疾病）； ⑥收拾，整理； ⑦好转，改善。

Part 3: Fill in the blanks:
1. Now, reports New Scientist, they have been recorded making sounds_________.
2. On average, “thirsty” tomato plants made 35 sounds an hour, _____tobacco plants made 11.
3. In most cases, it correctly identified _______the stress was caused by dryness or a cut, _______a sound’s intensity and frequency.
(Answers: when stressed, while, whether, based on)

V. Post reading:
Retell the passage to your partners covering the key points.
• The study’s finding
• How the finding was made
• Its significance

VI. Homework:
将介绍植物发出声音的研究介绍写下来，字数100以上，内容包括：

1.研究结论
2.研究过程
3.研究意义