08-09学年度第13期高二教案

Rising talent (P1)
I. Before Starting
Do you still remember the Beijing Olympics Closing Ceremony?
British singer Leona Lewis performed during the eight-minute performance prepared by London, host city of the 2012 Olympic Games, at the Beijing Olympics Closing Ceremony held at the National Stadium (the Bird's Nest) in Beijing, on August 24, 2008.
Early Life of Leona Lewis
Leona Louise Lewis was born the middle child of 3 in London on April 3, 1985. From a very early age she began training for a musical career. She wrote her first song at the age of 12 and won her first talent show at the age of 13. After finishing school, she took a variety of jobs including waitress and receptionistto earn money for staying in a recording studio.

II. Fast Reading
Go through the passage quickly and answer:
What is the latest news about Leona Lewis?
On November 9, she picked up the Best Pop Female at the World Music Awards.

III. Detail Reading
Read the passage carefully and make out a clear sequence of the following events in Leona Lewis’ life.
Her debut album, Spirit, became the fastest-selling album.
She performed at the Beijing Olympics Closing Ceremony.
She won a hit talent show, the X Factor, and her career took off from there.
She picked up the Best Pop Female at the World Music Award.
She auditioned for plays and shows.
She worked at odd jobs and used her earning to pay for studio time.
She learned guitar and piano…worked hard to write her own songs.
1. ___ 2. ___  3. ___ 4. ___ 5. ___ 6. ___ 7. ___
Key: GFECABD

IV. Language Learning
She picked up the Best Pop Female at the World Music Awards.
The only thing that set her apart was her singing voice.
…but music simply didn't get her anywhere.
…and her career took off from there.
Study the sentences above and translate the following sentences using the underlined phrases.
据说这部电影至少获得三项奥斯卡奖(Oscars)。
The film is said to pick up at least three Oscars.
2.  她鲜红的帽子使她在姑娘们中间显得特别出众。
Her bright red had set her apart from the other girls.
只背英语单词不会让你取得任何进展。
Memorizing English words only won't get you anywhere.
她的生意迅速红火起来。
Her business has really taken off.

V. Word Building
Study the underlined words：
1. Lewis' extraordinary rise from an East London teenager to record-breaking singer has been selected as the success story of the year.  
名词+动名词：break record (打破纪录）- record-breaking（n. 破纪录）
2. Lewis is from a working class family and has had a normal upbringing.
副词 + 动词 -ing ：bring up （教育，培养）- upbringing（n. 抚育，教养）

Form new words and guess the Chinese meaning：
pick fruit- fruit picking  摘水果
drive lorry - lorry driving  开运货汽车
mine coal - coal-mining  采煤
lift weight - weight-lifting  举重
watch bird - bird-watching  观察／研究鸟类
ride surf surf-riding  冲浪运动
come in – incoming  进来, (pl.)收入
go in - ingoing  进入
look on – onlooking （袖手）旁观
fight out- outfighting  远距离作战
give out - outgiving  公开声明，公开发言
go out- outgoing  外出， (pl.) 支出，开销
pour out - outpouring  倾泻

Around the world (P2)
I. Pre-reading
Imagine this:
On a wild and vast sea, there is nothing but the blue water, the sky and yourself standing on a boat.
Isn't it exciting?
Two years ago, Michael Perham, 14, from Britain achieved such a dream.
The story about Michael Perham sailing across the Atlantic.
1. Michael Perham, a 14-year-old from Hertfordshire, was the youngest person to sail across the Atlantic single-handed. He spent more than six weeks on his yacht Cheeky Monkey, contending with giant waves, shark-infested waters and hurricane winds.
2. The 3,500-mile voyage began on Nov. 18 and was following the trade wind route used by seafarers down the centuries. A problem with a sail on the 28-foot boat delayed his arrival in Antigua by 24 hours.
3. His dad is an experienced yachtsman. He shadowed the trip and was in regular radio contact with Michael. At home, his mother said: "I've no idea what his next goal will be but I do know he's keen to cycle from Land's End to John O'Groats."
4. His head teacher said: "We're thrilled and delighted. It's an amazing achievement and goes to show what young people can achieve." He added: "We have been keeping students and their parents informed of his progress in our weekly newsletters. His friends have been logging onto his website."
5. Michael was apparently looking forward to the comforts of his PlayStation,a steak meal, and going to bed in the dry!

II. Skimming
Two years ago, aged 14, Michael Perham became the youngest person to sail across the Atlantic.
What’s Michael’s next goal at present?
Read the passage quickly, and find the answer.
He is trying to be the youngest person to sail around the world alone.

III. Scanning
1. Tell the difference between Michael’s two sailing events.

2. Correct the WRONG statements below.
a. Such an adventure like sailing alone around world is only for adults.
It’s not only for adults. Two years ago, aged 14, Michael became the youngest person to sail across the Atlantic.
b. Michael Perham became the first person to sail around the world at his age of 14.
He was not the first one, but the first youngest person.
c. The toughest challenge is not any storms he might run into but the fact that he will sail so far away from friends and family.
The toughest challenge is the fact that he will be alone for so long, away from friends and family because he loves having fun. 
d. If Michael's can finish his trip, he will take the record and become the first youngest person to sail around the world.
He faces competition from another 16-year-old young American, Zac Sunderland. Michael’s trip must go to plan.

IV. Speaking
Michael’s passion of sailing has brought him success and happiness. What is your passion? Find it and develop it and make it a reality. Don’t ask yourself what the world needs; ask yourself what makes you come alive, because what the world needs is people who have come alive.
Talk about your passion and your ambition.

A Thanksgiving miracle (P5)
I. Pre-reading
In the US, Thanksgiving Day is coming on Nov. 27th this year.
How much do you know about Thanksgiving?
Thanksgiving Day is legal holiday observed annually in the United States on the fourth Thursday of November. In Canada, Thanksgiving falls on the second Monday in October. Most people celebrate Thanksgiving by gathering with family or friends for a holiday feast, traditionally to celebrate all the things that they are grateful for.
In the US, turkey is usually the featured item on any Thanksgiving feast table. Stuffing, mashed potatoes with gravy, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, corn, other fall vegetables, yams and pumpkin pie are commonly associated with Thanksgivingdinner.

II. While-reading
Read the passage carefully, and answer the questions:
When do you think the writer writes the article?
Before Thanksgiving.
Why do you think he writes this article?
He misses his family because he won’t be home this year for thanksgiving.
What kind of day is Thanksgiving in the writer’s memory.
It’s the best time of the year for his family.
Do you think the writer is an adult or a kid? Why?
Adult. Because he’s already 25 and has experienced a lot.
In his mother’s eyes, is he an adult? What kind of person is an adult?
No. In her eyes, the person who is married and has children is an adult.

III. Post-reading
How does the writer express his feelings in this article?
Fill in the gaps with the words which begin with “H”.
He's h_______ for his family before the coming Thanksgiving Day.
He has a large and h_______ family.
He's h_____ for being treated as an adult.
He writes the article in a h______ way.
Key: homesick, harmonious, hungry, humorous

How does the writer express his feelings in this article?
Find the details in the passage to support your idea.
He's homesick for his family before the coming Thanksgiving Day.
Details:
There is one day that I cannot stop thinking about…
Thanksgiving is the best time of year for my family…
Unfortunately, I won't be home this year for Thanksgiving, but if I were…

He has a large and harmonious family.
Details:
My house becomes a family reunion. For the holiday we usually have at least 20 people and …
But with so much food and so many people, we have to separate into two groups…
I am 25-year-old and would be sitting with my three-year-old niece and my eight-year-old cousin.

He's hungry for being treated as an adult.
Details:
It is the day when I will be able to leave the kids' table and sit at the adults' table ...
I have tried to figure out what I can do to become an adult but nothing seems to work.
Three years ago my older brother Jamie moved to the adult table. I couldn't believe his luck.

He writes the article in a humorous way.
Details:
… I cannot stop thinking about… is the day when I will be able to leave the kids' table and sit at the adults' table.
For the holiday we usually have at least 20 people and my dog, Smokey.
I am 25 years old and would be sitting with my three-year-old niece and my eight-year-old cousin.
I don't mind sitting at the kids' table … just as long as my eight-year-old cousin doesn't beat me to the adults' table.

Dogs regain youth (P6)
I. Learning with us
阅读技能（1）— 预测
一、利用标题、插图进行预测
一个好的标题总能体现文章的主旨和作者的中心意图，而插图通常从直观的角度帮助读者更加全面地理解文章。因此，标题和插图经常是读者预测文章主题的主要依据。
二、利用语篇知识进行预测
预测不仅仅局限于文章的主旨大意。还可以在段落之间、段落之内、甚至句子之内等不同层面上进行。为了更有效地预测文章的内容，提高速度与准确性，我们需要掌握一定的语篇知识，比如不同体裁文章的宏观结构，段落的特征（定义、分类、描述、分析、比较与对照、概括与论证等），段落主题句、语篇标志词等等。
三、利用阅读理解题进行预测
在日常的英语学习中，同学们经常做阅读理解题，这些题目是训练预测能力很好的切入点。先读问题可以提高阅读的针对性和实效性，使我们明确阅读的目的，是重要的应试技巧，这对于较难的文章来说尤为重要。               
（详细内容见21st Century Teens高二版08-09学年度第2、3期）

II. Predicting (1)
Have a glance at the title, the pictures to predict what the article is about.
It’s about a gene therapy.
II. Predicting (2)
Read the first several paragraphs to confirm your prediction. Then find the topic sentence and go on predicting.
The topic sentence of the passage:
The first sentence in Para 1: “An American professor is preparing to market a dog gene therapy.”
What kind of article does this passage belong to?
It’s an introduction of science knowledge.
The topic sentence of the passage:
It may introduce the breakthrough in gene therapy research or the future of gene therapy.

III. Reading
Read the questions first and then read the passage carefully.
Choose the best answers:
1. Professor Lee Sweeney is preparing to _____.
A. allow old dogs to run around like puppies.
B. create “mighty mice" with enormous muscles and strength in old age.
C. treat humans’ serious genetic diseases such as muscular dystrophy.
D. market the treatments to owners of ageing pets.
答案D。主旨大意题。文章大意是：美国宾夕法尼大学史云尼教授成功发明新的基因治疗法，能够让年老的老鼠、宠物狗甚至人类再现强化的肌肉和力量， 并准备将这一疗法投放市场。An American professor is preparing to market a dog gene therapy是文章的主题句， A是主题句的支撑句，B已经试验成功，C是将来的愿望，D是主题句的另一种说法，故选D。
2. Lee Sweeney’s gene therapy is to _____.
A. market a gene dog
B. give an injection of an inhibitor into the liver of animals
C. transfer poorly functioning genes in animals and humans
D. stop muscle growth in animals and humans
答案C。主旨大意题。文章提到的史云尼教授的基因治疗法，是通过“switch off”和”replace”功能退化的基因来实现的。A项明显错误，B项“注射抑制剂”只是“transfer”过程中的”switch off”，D项只是“注射抑制剂”目的。认真阅读文章第2、第4节，就不难发现C答案正确。
3. Prof Sweeney refuses approaches from athletes who will do anything to get their hands on genetic material because _____.
A. they are now in the stages of getting all the approvals
B. gene therapy is not yet safe enough for humans
C. it’s illegal
D. Gene doping is one of the greatest fears of sports regulators
答案B。细节考查题。认真阅读文章最后两节就不难找到答案。
4.  According to the passage, we can infer that ____.
A. an old man can run around like a kid
B. “mighty mice" will appear in our world      
C. gene dogs will be the best sellers
D. problems of human trials of gene therapy will be worked out
答案A。判断推理题。根据文章的主旨，基因治疗将会防止肌肉老化，强化动物的肌肉力量。 “old dogs”可以小狗“puppies”一样到处跑，那么人类也一样能做到。B项明显错误，“mighty mice”不是研究的最终目的。C、D项虽然都有可能，但与文章主旨不符。故选A。