福建省石狮市中英文实验学校  孙丽平

US bills to see long-awaited changes in 2020 (P4)

I. Pre-reading
1. Do you remember what images are on our RMB money?
2. What do you know about these images?
3. Who are the people on US money?

II. While reading
     Answer the following questions:
1. Who will take past President Andrew Jackson’s place on the $20 bill?

2. When will the new edition of the $20 bill be released?

3. Why was Harriet Tubman thought to be a great woman?

4. According to New York Daily News, is the $20 bill the only bill that will see changes?

5. Why is the bill change important?

III. Grammar point
All the changes will be shown by the year 2020, but it may take several years for the bills to get into circulation.
分析：表示“做某事花费某人多长时间”可以用：It takes (sb) some time to do something. 或 Sb spend some time in doing sth.
e.g.  我花近六年的时间学会了钢琴。
It nearly took me six years to learn the piano. 
= I nearly spent six years in learning the piano.   

IV. Words in use
根据所给中文完成下列句子：
1. I _________ (将要) clean my room this afternoon.
2. Two tigers __________ (逃离) the zoo last night.
3. We’re expected to _______ (为……而战，争取) what we want.
4. Childhood experiences often  _______ _____ (有很重要的作用) in shaping one’s character.

V. Post reading
    Facts about US money:
1. When was paper money first printed in the US?
2. What denominations (面额) of money were printed first?
3. Which president is on the one dollar bill?
4. Can living people appear on money?
   

Can animals really raise humans? (P5)

I. Pre-reading
1. Have you seen the movie The Jungle Book?
2. Is it possible for animals to raise a human in real life?

II. While reading
(     ) 1. Only wolves and dogs are able to look after human children.
(     ) 2. Mishukov was raised by dogs before he was 6 years old.
(     ) 3. A colonel was found living with many wolves in India.
(     ) 4. Cheetahs and gorillas are able to care for other species.
(     ) 5. It’s difficult for children raised by animals to enter human society.

III. Grammar point
It tells the story of the boy Mowgli who is raised by wolves and must go on a journey of self-discovery.
    分析：划线部分是由who引导的定语从句。Who引导的定语从句的先行词是表示人的名词或代词。Who是主格，在定语从句中作主语，不能省略。Who在人称、数上与其前面的先行词保持一致。
    e.g. The student who is answering the question is John.   正在回答问题的那个学生是约翰。 

IV. Words in use
Fill in the blanks with the words from the text.
live with, luckily, no matter, according to
1. He ________ his grandparents when he was young.
2. ________ what you say, I won’t believe you.
3. They divided them into three groups _________ age.
4. _______, we both like basketball.

V. Post-reading
Think about how animals raise humans?

A policeman tries to help (P6)

I. Pre-reading
1. Has a policeman ever helped you?
2. How did you act when a policeman tried to help you?
     
II. While reading
Fill in the blanks according to the passage.
  One day, the writer ________________(陷入汽车事故) because the other driver ________________________(忙着打电话). The writer’s speed was about _______, while the city speed limit is ______. So the writer only got paid from ________________ for the damages to her car. A kind policeman tried to help the writer out. He didn’t mention ________. But the writer acted _______ to the policeman.

III. Grammar point
     The other driver was so busy on his phone that he went right through a red light and hit my car.
     分析：so +形容词或副词+that ,引导结果状语从句，意思是“如此……以致于……”。
     e.g. The man is so strong that he can lift the heavy box.
      这个人如此强壮以致于他能举起这个重箱子。

IV. Words in use
Fill in the blanks with the words from the text:
1. The little girl is__________ (如此年幼以致于) she can’t dress herself.
2. I didn’t go to school yesterday _____ (由于) my illness.
3. There are ______ (至少) 45 students in the classroom.
4. He went out to play sports ________ (而不是) watching TV at home.

V. Post-reading
What can you learn from the story?

Key:
【P4】
II. 1. Harriet Tubman.
2. By 2020.
3. Because she played a big part in the Underground Railroad, a road that led slaves to freedom in the North.
4. No, the $10 and $5 will also see changes.
5. Because this will help Americans remember great people who shaped the US.
IV. 1. am about to
2. got away from
3. fight for
4. play a big part
V. 1. The US Department of the Treasury first issued paper US currency in 1862.
2. 1 cent, 5 cents, 25 cents, and 50 cents.
3. George Washington.
4. No. Only history’s top leaders get their portraits on currency.
【P5】
II. 1-3 ADC
【P5】
II. 1–5 FTFTT
IV. 1. lived with
2. No matter
3. according to
4. Luckily
【P6】
II. got into a car accident
was busy talking on the phone
55 km/h
50 km/h
her insurance company
the 5 km/h
rudely
IV. 1. so young that
2. due to
3. at least
4. instead of