2014-2015学年度第13期总第577期
苏州工业园区第二高级中学 孙炳芳
Fear missing out (P3)
I. Lead-in
How do you feel when you see a photo of your friends hanging out without you?
II. Fast reading
Part 1 para 1—4  ______ a new expression, “FOMO”.
Part 2 para 5– 7 The _____ of a study and the ____ of FOMO.
Part 3 para 8– 12  Some ______ to FOMO.
III. Detailed reading
1. What is the first paragraph intended to do?
The first paragraph is intended to introduce the topic of FOMO to the reader.
2. What does FOMO mean in this article?
It means the fear of missing out.
3. What were the results of the study by a US research organization?
47 percent of teens feel upset or nervous when they learn that their friends are doing something they are not. 41 percent said they tried to do too many things at one time to avoid FOMO.
4. What is FOMO caused by?
It is caused by today’s technology.
5. How can we solve the problem?
Some said we should stay off social media and focus on what we are doing in the moment.
IV. Language points
1. hang out: to spend a lot of time in a place
当地的孩子常去商场闲逛。
The kids hang about in the street. _______
Hang on to the rope and don’t let go.   ____
After I hung up I remembered what I’d wanted to say.    ______
2. add to
add… to  ________
Should I add your name to this list?
add to     _________
The bad weather only added to the difficulty.
add up to   ________
The numbers add up to exactly 100.

Fear may be good for you (P5)
I. Lead-in
What do you think fear does to us?
II. Fast reading
Part 1 para1 Some  __________ that fear brings us.
Part 2 para2-12  Some  __________ that fear brings us.
Part 3 para13  Encouraging us to love fear.
III. Detailed reading
1. What is the purpose of the first paragraph?
It is used to give reader an introduction to the topic of the article.
2. What advantages of fear are mentioned in this article?
1). Fear can tell us about danger.
2). Fear makes our brain fill with healthy chemical substances.
3). Fear makes our body produce a chemical that is good for us.
4). Fear builds up team spirit.
5). Fear helps a person to manage stressful situations.
6). Fear makes us more confident.
IV. Discussion
In your opinion, what effects does fear have on your life?
How can we take advantage of fear?
V. Language points
1. Fear is often associated with weakness.
Fear is often _________ with weakness.
Fear is often ________ to weakness.
Fear is often ________ to weakness.
2. But interestingly, sometimes we make ourselves feel fear on purpose.
  But interestingly, sometimes we make ourselves feel fear _________ .
3. Fear can be good for us.
Fear can be ________ to us.
Fear can be of great _________ to us.
4. In addition, when you’re scared, your body produces a chemical which helps people bond with each other.
________, when you’re scared, your body produces a chemical ________ you _______ with other people.
5. So you’re better able to work through it during tense situations.
So you’re better able to work through it during ________ situations.

Always watching (P6)
I. Lead-in
Are you good at watching?
What kind of things make you focus on watching the most?
II. Fast reading
Go through the article and find out why the author mentioned her grandson.
III. Fast reading
Part 1 para 1-2 _________ why the author has done a lot of watching.
Part 2 para 3-6 She recalls ________ her grandson tie his shoes.
Part 3 para 7-11 It ______ _____ a flood of memories of the boy growing up to be a man.
Part 4 para12 Drawing a conclusion
IV. Detailed reading
1. Why has the author done a lot of watching?
One reason is that she writes about life. The other is that she is a mother. Mothers watch in order to take good care of their children.
2. Why did the author write in detail about watching her son?
She wanted to show that she had watched carefully.
3. In your opinion, who was prouder?
4. What is the article intended to do?
To show the author’s affection for her son and ask the reader to cherish the process of growing up.
Thinking
5. How do you feel after reading the article?
V. Language points
My heart broke as I watched him sit with his dad the night he died, whispering a last goodbye.
不定式作状语
1.目的
Helen had to shout to make herself heard above the sound of the music.
2.不定式在句中作结果状语
He hurried to the station only to find that the train had left.
3.不定式在某些形容词后表示 喜怒哀乐的原因
I am so sorry to hear about your business problems.
4.不定式在带有enough 或to 的句子里作状语
He is old enough to go to school.
分词作状语
1.分词作状语表示时间，原因， 条件，结果，让步，伴随
Separated from other continents for millions of years, Australia has many plants and animals not found in any other countries in the world.
Be careful while crossing the street.
1. _____ many times, she still can’t remember it.
A. Had told     B. Having been told
C. Having told  D. Being told
2. ____ full preparations, we decided to put off the meeting until next week.
A. We did not make   B. Having not made
C. Not having make    D. Not having made
3. Given that it was written in a hurry, _____.
A. Peter made many mistakes in the paper
B. there were many mistakes in the paper
C. many mistakes were found
D. the paper is full of mistakes