How to greet strangers?(P4)
南昌市外国语学校  朱庆鹏
I.Word bank
dilemma        n. 进退两难的局面
offend     v. 冒犯
passionate        adj. 有激情的
stiff         adj. 僵硬的；呆板的
etiquette        n. 礼仪
psychologist     n. 心理学家
appropriate      adj.合适的

II. Lead in
How do you usually greet a stranger?
  Handshake, hug, kiss on the cheeks, etc.

III. Skimming
What does the passage mainly talk about?
   It talks about the way people greet strangers.

IV. Scanning
What is the most appropriated way of greeting a stranger?
   Handshake.

V. Detailed reading
What has the study found?
What do the two examples in Paragraph 2 show us?
What factors affect the way we greet each other?
According to the last paragraph, why is handshake the best way of greeting strangers?

VI. Detailed reading
1. What has the study found?
  The study has found that most people don’t like to be touched by a stranger anywhere but on the hands.
2. What do the two examples in Paragraph 2 show us?
    It shows that though greeting new friends with a kiss on one or both cheeks is becoming increasingly popular, in real life, people still don’t feel comfortable getting so close to strangers.
3. What factors affect the way we greet each other?
    Culture’s characteristics and the closeness of the relationship between people.
4. According to the last paragraph, why is handshake the best way of greeting strangers?
    Because a handshake is never considered rude, and carries little danger of making anybody feel uncomfortable.

Ⅶ. Usage tip
1. Only if you are a friend will Italians greet you by kissing you on both cheeks.
   only if此处意为“只有”,置于句首的话句子要用部分倒装结构。如：
    Only if you work hard can you achieve success.
    Only if they follow the teachers’ instructions will they finish the experiment successfully.
If only表示“要是…就好了”，句子要用虚拟语气。如：
If only he had taken my advice.
(暗含他当时没有听我的建议。)

2. Indeed, it is the closeness of the relationship that decides where we can be touched.
    这个句子用了强调句型,it is +被强调的部分+that/who+句子其他成分。 如：
    It is his hard work that has earned him the respect.
    正是因为他的努力才赢得了别人对他的尊重。

Turn on happy memory (P5)
北京市陈经纶中学 蔡芸
I. Brief reading- True or False
1. Scientists have already found a way to turn on happy memories to stop mice feeling depressed.
2. The research can be directly used in humans.
3. People with depression usually find it hard to think of happy memories.
4. Improved technology will already allow us to start happier brain activity when we want to.
5. Turning on the memory is more powerful in treating depression than actually going through the happy experience.
TFTFT

II. Careful reading
1. How did the mice become less depressive straight away?
A. Kept in a small space for two or three hours each day.
B. Give a female for company again.
C. The happy-memory cells were put back into action with a blue light for several minutes.
D. Just after few days practice.

2. What can be helpful for human to start happier brain activity?
A. optogenetics.
B. Blue lights.
C. hippocampus.
D. Brain memories.

3. What’s the author’s attitude towards the study?
A. approval
B. disapproval
C. indifference
D. neutral

III. Words learning– fill in the blanks
Depressed, positive, stressful, display, behave, take advantage of
1. Remember, keep a _______ attitude and good things will happen.
2. She is ________ by the loss of her job.
3. You may wish to _____________ what you’ve learnt at school.
4. He has ________ remarkable courage in his efforts to reform the party.
5. He has _______ well at school.
6. Teaching can be a tiring and _______job.
positive, depressed, take advantage of, display, behave, stressful

IV. Further thinking
Basically, what will you do to help you out of the depression in your daily life?
Discuss with your partner.

No time to worry(P6)
北京市陈经纶中学 蔡芸
I. Warming up
What are you going to do when you meet difficulties?  Predict the content of the passage from the title.

II. Brief reading
Please give the right order of the following events.
A My mother had breast cancer.
B My ulcer was surgically removed.
C I had radiation therapy.
D Mummy passed away.
F Cancer was found in my neck.
G I attend a work-related conference.
ABDFGC

III. Careful reading
1. What did the author feel after he was diagnosed caner?
He accepted he had cancer, but it wasn’t going to hold him back.

2. What did the author do when he knew he needed radiation therapy?
I was again not going to allow cancer to interfere with my job and life

3. What’s the author’s attitude towards cancer?
Optimistic/positive

IV. Words learning
1. My family was already distressed.
facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty;

2. I can handle it.
be in charge of, act on, or deal with

3. I e-mailed the concerned editor about my situation.
feeling or showing worry

4. In effect, I accepted I had cancer, but it wasn’t going to hold me back.
in actuality or reality or fact
keep under control

5. I recovered quickly, but Mummy passed away soon.
get over an illness or shock

6. What are my chances of survival?
a state of surviving; remaining alive

7. I was again not going to allow cancer to interfere with my job and life.
disturb, interrupt