高二2019-2020学年度第17期总第775期教案
Sleep-cleaning process (P6)
北京中学  李萍

I. Lead in   
Think and discuss:
Why do people take showers?
Do you believe that our brains produce waste too?
How can our brains clean themselves?

II. Pre-reading
Read the title “Sleep-cleaning process” and predict what will be talked about in the text.

Check your prediction
Read through the text and write down its main points.

III. While-reading
Read again and find out more detailed information.

III. Post-reading
Critical thinking:
 What are the similarities and differences of the two studies?

 What is writer’s purpose in writing this text?

 Where can you probably read this text?

IV. Language Focus
Useful expressions:
wash away
build up
instead of
be capable of
make room for
a large amount of
misunderstood diseases
play a role in…
be excited about sth.
based on

冲走
逐步建立
代替，而不是
能够
为……腾出空间
大量的
被误诊的疾病
在……中扮演角色
对……感到兴奋
基于……

Fill in the blanks with expressions from the article.
1. It also explains why we can’t seem to think clearly after a sleepless night while a good night’s sleep leaves us sharp and _________.
Key: refreshed
refresh: to make sb feel less tired or less hot 使恢复精力；使凉爽
e.g. He refreshed himself with a cool shower.
他冲了个凉水澡凉快凉快。
refreshed: adj. 清爽的，神清气爽的
e.g. Once you are practiced at this sort of relaxation you will feel quite refreshed afterwards.  
一旦你熟悉了这种放松方式，在放松之后就会感到神清气爽。

2.Researchers at Boston University, US, monitored the brain waves of 13 healthy adults who were sleeping, using accelerated fMRI, which __________ recording faster changes inside the brain than a regular fMRI machine.
Key: is capable of
美国波士顿大学的研究人员使用加速功能磁共振成像技术监测了13名正在睡觉的健康成年人的脑电波，与常规功能磁共振成像机器相比，该技术能够记录大脑内部更快的变化。
be capable of: 能够，胜任
e.g. Imagine what you'd be capable of if you just put your heart into it.  
只要你用心做,想象一下有什么你做不了的?

3. But the _______ fact that they are connected is exciting enough, since it allows researchers to piece together possible new explanations for misunderstood diseases.
Key: mere
但仅仅是它们相互联系的事实就足够令人兴奋了，因为它使研究人员能够拼凑出对误诊的疾病可能的新解释。
mere: used when you want to emphasize how small, unimportant, etc. sb/sth is 仅仅的；只不过
e.g. It took her a mere 20 minutes to win.
她只花了20分钟就赢了。

4. For example, slow-wave sleep has been proven to play a role in _________ our memories.
例如，慢波睡眠被证明在增强我们的记忆方面起到了一定的作用。
Key: strengthening
strengthen: to become stronger; to make sb/sth stronger 加强；增强；巩固
e.g. The exercises are designed to strengthen your stomach muscles.
这些训练目的在于增强你的腹部肌肉。

Homework
Write a short summary of this text with no fewer than 60 words.

2019-2020学年度第 17 期总第 775 期教案
Ed’s big decade (P4-5)
山东省烟台第二中学  孔洁
I. Lead-in
Have you ever heard Ed Sheeran’s songs?

Ed Sheeran released his debut single “The A Team”, which topped the UK and Australian charts and reached number five in the US.

Sheeran was named the UK's artist of the decade for having the most No 1 singles and albums from 2010-2019.

II. Skimming  
Read the passage quickly and summarize the main idea of the passage
•It introduces the UK singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran and explores what makes him successful.

III. Scanning  
Judge whether the following statements are True/ False
•1. A decade after Ed Sheeran released his debut single, “The A Team”, he was called “the toast of British music”.
•2. Sheeran won the title of the UK's artist of the decade for the most No 1 singles and albums from 2010-2019.
•3. “Shape of You” was named the top song of the past decade.
参考答案：FTT
Read & answer  
•1. What contributed to Sheeran’s success?
Hard work and authenticity contribute to his success.

•2. How did Sheeran start his music career?

•3. What do Sheeran and James Blunt have in common?
They both work hard and Sheeran even doubled Blunt’s workload.

•4. Why do people say Sheeran is approachable?
He always keeps “authentic and unspun in the world of pop”.
He's just like your kid brother who just happened to get really big.

IV. Discussion
What have you learnt from Sheeran?
Be diligent and focus on your own career
Stay true to oneself
Live the way you like

V. Language focus
Paraphrase the following sentences
•1. If he had not been so “unashamedly” focused on his career, Sheeran would have never been where he is today.
It is because he has been so “unashamedly” focused on his career that Sheeran has been so successful today.
虚拟语气   
对过去事情的if 从句虚拟，结构为：
If …had done, … would/should/could/might have done
高考链接  
•Why didn’t you tell me about your trouble last night? If you ______(tell) me, I could have helped.
•I was wearing a seat belt. If I hadn’t been wearing one, I would _____________ (injure).
•If I _________ (see) it with my own eyes, I wouldn’t have believed it.
•If Mr, Dewey ________ (be)present, he would have offered any possible assistance to the people there.
参考答案：had told；have been injured；hadn’t seen；had been
•2. He's just like your kid brother who just happened to get really big.
He is as common as your younger brother. But he is more famous.
happen to: sth happens by chance  
我在舞会上遇到一个人，他恰好是我堂姐的同学。
I met a man who happened to be my cousin’s classmate at the ball.

Find out the following expressions
•首发单曲
•收获了四个格莱美奖
•被誉为
•冠以…头衔
•仅在2009年一年
•勤奋的
•促成了他的成功
•恰巧
•统治世界
•在某一时刻

•debut single
•with four Grammy Awards under his belt
•be credited as…
•crown sb with the tile of…
•in 2009 alone
•diligent
•contribute to his success
•happen to
•take over the world
•at some point