2015-2016学年度第8期总第 610期高一教案
History reader (P3)
Teens高中版编辑部
I. Warming up
Do you like reading books?
What is your favorite kind of book?
How do you think reading books can benefit you?
II. Skimming
What is the article mainly about?
How her love for books has changed Grace’s life.
III. Careful reading
1. How much did Grace suffer from her disease?
The doctor said she might not survive; she’s had 22 surgeries and a lot of appointments in the past 14 years; she could only read with her nose buried in a book to see it clearly.
2. How did Grace develop an interest in reading books?
Her parents read books to her when she was little, and she needed reading to calm her in doctors’ waiting rooms or during long drives to appointments.
3. How did Grace’s grandmother feel about her winning a prize in the National History Day competition?
She was not surprised.
4. Use at least three words to describe Grace.
Curious, inspiring, brave, courageous, hardworking, strong-minded.
IV. Vocabulary
on one’s own 独自地，独立地
be home to 是……的家园
come to love history 开始喜欢历史
passion for sth 对……的热情
give up 放弃
apart from 除……之外
V. Discussion
What would you do in face of difficulty or serious illness?

Singing secrets (P4-5)
山东省烟台开发区高级中学   季绍妮
Warming up
•What type of songs do you like to listen to?
•Do you know Adele or Sam Smith? If so, do you like their songs?
Scanning
Read the passage and answer the following questions.
•1. Why has Sam Smith been called “the male Adele” according to the Guardian?
•2. How does Smith feel when he is compared to Adele?
•3. Why does Smith think he and Adele are not like normal pop stars?
•4. What was his parents’ attitude towards his talent?
•5. What is his deepest secret?
Scanning
1. Why has Sam Smith been called “the male Adele” according to the Guardian?
Because they are both British vocalists who
have been very successful in America with an album full of heartbreak.
2. How does Smith feel when he is compared to Adele?
He felt flattered but he would rather stand on his own.
3. Why does Smith think he and Adele are not like normal pop stars?
Because he thinks they sing real songs.
4. What was his parents’ attitude towards his talent?
They found his talent and let him get involved in many local theater productions and singing lessons.
5. What is his deepest secret?
He was a bit lonely.
Structure
分析下列定语从句
1. Like Adele, Smith is “a British vocalist (歌手) who’s been very successful in America with an album full of heartbreak”, The Guardian noted.
2. I feel disappointed that people can’t understand that we’re two different singers, singing really personal songs, who are not like normal pop stars.
3. The honesty that Smith shows really works, because it’s real.
4. The thing that I’ve always kept hidden is the fact that I was a bit lonely .
5. I’m saying the thing that I think some people can’t say, and finding strength (力量) in that.”
Challenge your memory:
1. 独立自主   stand on one’s own
2. 因此  as a result
3. 非常担忧  get extremely worried
4. 使某人想起  remind sb of
5. 认为……是理所当然的  take … for granted
6. 听见某人做  hear sb do

Batteries using mushrooms (P5 )
烟台经济技术开发区高级中学   唐福珍
I. Warming up
1. How much do you know about batteries?
2. Are used batteries environmentally friendly?
3. Are you satisfied with your phone’s battery? How long does it take to be recharged?
II. Skimming
Look through the passage and answer the following questions.
1. What is the main idea of the passage?
Researchers have created a battery out of the skins of portabella mushrooms.
2. What is the future of batteries using mushrooms?
The carbon anodes made from mushrooms could replace graphite anodes. With battery materials like this, future cell phones may see an increase in run time after many uses.
III. Scanning
Read the passage again and answer the following questions.
1. What are the benefits of the move to make batteries out of the skins of portabella mushrooms?
The move could not only make battery production cheaper and greener, but also mean that batteries have longer lives in future.
2. What are the disadvantages of old batteries?
Making graphite is not environmentally friendly.
3. Why can we say the mushrooms make good replacements for?
Because they are highly porous, which is a good quality in batteries because it helps them to keep and transfer energy. And because the mushrooms have high amounts of potassium salt in them, which would mean longer battery life.
IV. Sentence structure
找出下列句子中的非谓语动词
1. To make battery materials more environmentally friendly, the researchers have created a battery out of the skins of portabella mushrooms.  不定式做目的状语
2. Carbon materials like synthetic graphite are often used for the anode in lithium-ion batteries, but making graphite is not environmentally friendly. 动名词做主语
3. First, past research has shown that they are highly porous (多孔的), meaning they have a lot of small spaces for liquid or air to pass through. 现在分词做定语，相当非限制定语从句
4. To get what it wanted, the team had to take skin from the caps of portabella mushrooms and heat it to 500 C, before it was turned into a carbon material similar to a nanoribbon. 不定式做目的状语
分析下列复合句
The graphite needs to be treated with chemicals such as acids，which creates large amounts of harmful waste.
Second, the mushrooms have high amounts of potassium salt in them, which would mean longer battery life.
V. Vocabulary
1. The graphite needs to be treated with chemicals such as acids，which creates large amounts of harmful waste.
large amounts of / a large amount of:
amount用作名词时，意为“数量”“金额”等，通常用于 a (great, large) amount of 这类结构，其后通常接不可数名词。如：
There was a fair amount of traffic on the roads. 路上的车辆颇多。
An increasing amount of organic produce is being found on supermarket shelves. 越来越多的有机产品出现在超市货架上。
2. First, past research has shown that they are highly porous (多孔的), meaning they have a lot of small spaces for liquid or air to pass through.
for sb./sth. to do --- 是动词不定式的复合结构。还有一种形式： “of  sb./sth to do”
It's impossible for a child to learn everything.
It was very cruel of them to eat rare wild animals.
There was a red flag for him to use.
He gave the order for them to climb the mountain.
VI. Discussion
•What is your attitude to the new batteries？
•Do you think they will definitely replace the old ones? Why or why not?

Without my card (P6)
烟台经济技术开发区高级中学   唐福珍
I. Warming up  
1. Do you have any courtesy cards?
2. Have you ever had the experience of being persuaded to register a courtesy card?
II. Skimming
Look through the passage and answer the following questions.
What is the author’s feeling about her experience in the drugstore?
She is reluctant to accept the clerk’s suggestion and she feels that she is falling into a trap.
III. Scanning
Read the passage again and answer the following questions.
1. Why do the clerk and the author try so many phone numbers?
Because they want to know which number the author’s card is under.
2. Does the author really have a courtesy card?
No. 
3. What are the benefits of the courtesy card?
The author can have a two-for-one on the tanner or get 10 percent off.  
4. Does the author register a card?
Yes.
5. What does the clerk ask the author to do after she bags the items?
To enter their monthly competition for $2,500.
IV. Sentence structure
Read the sentences and pay attention to their structure.
1. I give it to her, because I don’t have time to argue the point about why everyone I buy anything from wants my phone number.
because 引导的原因状语从句中why引导的是介词about的宾语从句。 I buy anything from为everyone的定语，从句中省略关系代词whom。
V. Vocabulary
1. I love a fake tan.
fake tan 就是假装晒黑。人们把皮肤涂上这种化妆品，看起来好像他们的皮肤是真的被太阳晒黑了一样。
2. Ten percent off your purchase if you sign up today.
sign up: 签约；注册；（for）报名参加
Can I sign up for this course in advance?
我能提前申请上这一课程吗？
He was not the only one to sign up.
报名参加的不光是他一个人。
He saw the singer's potential and persuaded the record company to sign her up.
他看到了这首歌的潜力，就说服公司和她签约。
3. “Suit yourself,” the woman says with a shrug (耸肩). love a fake tan.
suit yourself:随你便
1) Suit yourself if you want to go there. 去留悉听尊便.
2) “Suit yourself, Mr. Wheeler,” said the shopkeeper.  “ 那么, 你看着办吧, 惠勒先生.”店主说.
4. She bags my items, and is about to hand them to me.  
bag 此处为动词。英语中有很多名词可以用作动词，如：eye, face, hand, head father, master, mother, nurse, house, fish 等。
The child was eyeing the chocolate cake.
那孩子眼睛盯着巧克力饼。
They shouldered the responsibility of going on the mission．
他们肩负着重要使命去了那儿。
VI. Discussion
If you were persuaded to register a courtesy card in a shop or a club, what would you do?