Channel Tunnel celebrates anniversary (Page 4)
山东东平高级中学 蔚晓华
I. Pre-reading
How do you think you can deal with the problem of traffic between two places separated by an ocean?
II. While-reading
Task 1. Skimming
Reading strategy: Go through the passage looking for the gist, the general idea of the article. Don’t worry about the language.
Read the passage quickly and find the topic of this passage.
On Nov 14, the Channel Tunnel (隧道), running under the English Channel, celebrated the 20th anniversary of its first passenger service.
Task 2. Scanning
Reading strategy:  Go through the passage looking for specific information. Don’t read it sentence by sentence.
Getting to know the story
Read the passage and find if the sentences are true or false.
1.The Channel Tunnel is one of the seven wonders of the world.
2. The tunnel, the longest underwater tunnel in the world, is 38 kilometers long, with 28 kilometers running underwater.
3. For the British, the Channel caused them trouble, while the French thought it protected them from the rough sea.
4. The tunnel’s launch ceremony took place on May 6, 1984, and was yet another moment of official warmth between the two countries.
5. The building of the Channel Tunnel made travelling from Great Britain to France easier and cheaper.
6.There used to be five ways to get from Britain to France.
7. Eurostar is a high-speed passenger train that travels from England through the Channel Tunnel to Marseille.
Task 3.  Detailed reading
Reading strategy: Read the article carefully and try to remember as much information as possible. Try to keep the details in mind.
III. Interview
Use the information in the passage to interview your partner.
You are reporting the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Channel Tunnel. Ask an official some questions.
Ask about: the building of the Tunnel, the significance, etc
IV. Language Points
1. with the beautiful Eiffel tower in the background
美丽的埃菲尔铁塔在身后
with+宾语+adj/adv/介词短语/不定式/现在分词、过去分词，在句中做状语或定语。
With the children making so much noise, I couldn’t sleep.
Do you know the man over there with a book in his hand?
2. thanks to由于，多亏， 同意短语有because of，due to, owing to, as a result of 等。  
3.making it the longest underwater tunnel in the world. 是现在分词做结果状语，表示自然而然的结果.to do 作结果状语多表示出人料。
The hurricane hit the town, making hundreds of people homeless.
He went to the station early only to be told the train had left.
4.according to 根据，但是后面不接opinion。
According to Mick, it's a great movie.
5. in contrast 相反的是，用于对比。
6.a large amount of 许多，大量的 。
用下列短语的正确形式填空
according to ， thanks to，  a large amount of
with+宾语+宾补语，in contrast，be grateful for ， link to
1. We would be ______ any information you could give us.
2. You've been absent six times ________ to our records.
3.The birth rate for older women has declined, but, _____, births to teenage mothers have increased.
4. _____ this treatment, her condition has improved.
5. The video cameras are _________ a powerful computer.
6.The call center handles ____________complaints every day.
7.（有这么多的玩具供选择)__________________,   the boy didn’t know what to do.
Research into ghosts (Page 5)
山东东平高级中学 蔚晓华
I. Pre-reading
Do you think ghosts exist? Why or why not? Discuss with a partner.
II. While-reading
Task 1. Skimming
Reading strategy: Go through the passage looking for the gist, which is the general idea of the article. Don’t worry about the language.
Read the article quickly and sum up the topic of the article in a sentence.
According to a new study, the sense of someone near you when no one is actually there, called “feeling of presence” or FOP, is caused by the brain.
Task 2. Scanning
Reading strategy: Go through the article looking for specific information. Don’t read sentence by sentence.
Read the passage and choose the best answers.
1. According to a new study, the researchers found that _____.
A. there are no ghosts in the world
B. “feeling of presence” is caused by the brain.
C. patients with neurological disorders had experienced FOP.
D. the three areas of our brains are the ones that deal with self-awareness, movement, and positioning.
2.In the experiment with a robot device, why were the participants very frightened?
A.They thought there was something behind them.  
B. The learned new things about their inner perception of the “self” and “other”.
C. Our brain has several representations of our body in space.
D. They were touching their own backs.
3.When the back-touching was delayed, what happened to the participants?
A. They felt too scared to stop the experiment
B. They controlled  the robot device with their index fingers
C. They felt as if they were being watched and touched by one or more invisible people
D. They asked the scientists for water
4. In which section of a website do you think you could find this passage?
A. Health       B. Art                    C. Society          D. Science
III. Language Points
1. As a child = when you were a child
as 引导时间状语从句，也可以引导定语从句，原因，让步，方式比较状语从句等。
2. What was that thing chasing you in the darkness chasing you in the darkness 是现在分词做定语，和被修饰词thing构成主谓关系。
3.It seemed that 似乎好像，也可以是It seems as if
4.It was all because their inner perception (感知) of “self” and “other” was confused. because 引导表语从句.
5.came over 刺激或影响
Eg.1) A wave of sleepiness came over me.
2) I stood up too quickly and came over all dizzy
6. put together 装配，把某物结合成一整体
Eg: I can't work out how to put this table together.
7. in this case既然这样
Eg: I've made up my mind. In this case, there is no point in discussing it.
根据提示完成句子。
1.Nobody knew anything about the man ______（抱着那只狗的）, except that he was a foreigner.
2. ________ （似乎） the boy had been dead for a long time.
3. It took all morning to ___________(把建议整理好), which meant that they had more work to do in the afternoon.
4. __________ （正如能被看见的）by the leaders’ disappointed faces, the two countries couldn’t reach an agreement in the peace talks.
5. You don’t like the job？_________（在这中情况下）why don’t you leave？
Doing one’s best (Page 6)
山东东平高级中学 蔚晓华
I. Pre-reading
What have you learned from your parents?
II. While-reading
Task 1. Skimming
Reading strategy: Go through the passage and try to find the gist, which is the general idea of the play. Don’t worry about the language.
Read the article quickly and sum up the message of the article in a sentence.
Doing your best is more important than being the best.
Task 2. Scanning
Reading strategy: Go through the passage looking for specific information. Don’t read sentence by sentence.
Task 2: Getting to know the story.
Read the passage and answer the questions.
1. How did the girl perform in the daily workouts?
2. Was her mother pleased with her?
3. What did the author do when she saw the girl crying?
4. What was the writer’s mother like?
5. In Munich, why did she not get a gold medal?
6. After the Games, what did the author realize?
1. Not well. The girl was good, though not good enough to ever compete at a championship (锦标赛) level. And the author noticed how nervous she was.
2. No. Her mother called out: "That was awful. You looked like a sack of potatoes falling downhill.” The girl burst into tears.
3. The author comforted and encouraged the girl.
4.She never let her disability discourage her. She managed to raise five children and have a career as well. She was strong willed and determined.
5. She was tense with the determination not to disgrace her country and herself .
6. Doing your best is more important than being the best.
Task 3. Detailed reading
Reading strategy: Read the article carefully for as much information as possible. Try to keep it in mind.
Retell the story
A girl at the summer gymnastics camp for girls that my husband and I _____ near Fresno, California _____ by her mother for her poor performance, _____ reminded me of what I learned from my mother. She ______, but _____ 5 children and had a good career. I competed in the the Olympic Games in Munich but_____ to win a gold medal. Instead of blaming me, though, she made me _____ that doing your best is more important than being the best.
III. Post-reading
What is success to you?
IV. Language points
Let’s learn some important words and expressions:
1. burst into tears = burst out crying突然大哭起来
2. found myself remembering 发现我自己正记起  
find oneself +adj./adv./v-ing /v-edfind one’s +介词短语/分词 （发现某人自己不知不觉…)
e.g. He found himself walking in the direction of the park.
3. watching you improve     看着你提高（强调看到整个过程）如果强调正在进行则用v-ing.
4. ever since = since /since then
Eg.1) He's been depressed ever since he got divorced.
2) I have never seen her since.
5. before long =soon不久
6. be absorbed in = be interested in
用下列短语的正确形式填空
find oneself, before long, be absorbed in, watch sb. do, ever since, burst into
1. My back has been bad ________I fell and hurt it two years ago.
2. The next morning, I ______ lying in a small house surrounded by trees.
3. I ____ the girl _______ and become a woman.
4. _____, the man died and his wife got married to another man.
5. All the day, the boy was sitting on the floor, ____ the games.
6. The play ended, and the audience ____ laughter.