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2017-2018学年度第12期总第692期高二教案

Make yourself count (P1)

烟台二中 李欣桐

I. Lead in

What Guinness World Records holders are mentioned in the article? 

•A person who holds the record for growing the largest onion.

•A person who holds the record for the most wooden toilet seats broken within a minute using only the forehead. 

•An athlete who wins the 100m and 200m Olympic titles three times in a row.

II. Skimming

What is Guinness World Records Day about? / What is the point of Guinness World Records Day?

Guinness World Records Day is not only about fun. _______, it’s about letting people count ____ something in the world. 

III. Scanning

Judge whether the statements are T or F.

1. Some of these Guinness records seem a bit silly, for it is unlikely that anyone today would compose an ode to a man for growing an unusually big vegetable. 

2. People are always trying to find a way to make themselves seem like they are at the top, so they choose to try and attain world record holder status.

3. “Optimal distinctiveness” means being the best at everything instead of being the best at something.

IV. Language points - words & phrases

1. attain  vt. & vi. 实现,达到,得到 

attain one’s goal达到目的

E.g., Few people could ever hope to attain an acceptable standard of living.

achieve

attempt

attack

attend

2. seek vt. 寻找；寻求 sought; sought

seek one’s fortune寻找出路，寻找发迹的机会

seek sb’s advice/help征求某人的意见/帮助

seek to do sth试图做某事

seek out找出；找到

E.g., We must seek out a solution to the problem.

我们必须找到解决问题的办法。

3. stand out  突出

stand/bear/tolerate/put up with容忍

stand doing sth容忍做某事

stand for代表

stand up for维护；替……说话

stand by袖手旁观

stand by sth信守约定

take a firm stand on在某事上采取坚定的立场

E.g., Her bright dress made her stand out from everyone else.

4.  desire  vt./n.渴望    desirable

desire to do sth渴望做某事

desire; wish ; want

He got the book he desired.

I wish I could have a new car.

All I want is the truth.

V. Language points-sentences

Analyze the structure of the sentences.

1. Every year, it’s a time when we get to appreciate the marvelous things that people have achieved.  

2. It’s perfectly possible to appreciate the achievement of a sportsperson like... in a row. 

3. But one wonders whether the person who holds the record for growing the largest onion...using only the forehead, is quite as worthy of our admiration as Bolt is.

4. It’s not that they want to be the best at everything but just to be the best at something. 

 

1. Every year, it’s a time when we get to appreciate the marvelous things that people have achieved.  

when 引导定语从句，修饰a time

• Every year, it’s a time.

• We get to appreciate the marvelous things that people have achieved at the time.

2. It’s perfectly possible to appreciate the achievement of a sportsperson like Usain Bolt, for example, who is the only athlete to win the 100m and 200m Olympic titles three times in a row. 

who 引导定语从句，修饰Usain Bolt

• It’s perfectly possible to appreciate the achievement of a sportsperson like Usain Bolt.

• Usain Bolt is the only athlete to win the 100m and 200m Olympic titles three times in a row.

3. But one wonders whether the person who holds the record for growing the largest onion, or the one who holds the record for the most wooden toilet seats broken within a minute using only the forehead (前额), is quite as worthy of our admiration as Bolt is.

• whether引导宾语从句

• who引导定语从句，修饰the person / the one

• using 现在分词做伴随状语

4. It’s not that they want to be the best at everything but just to be the best at something. 

but 表示转折

• that引导主语从句

can’t help but do 忍不住做某事

but for conj.   要不是；如果没有

VI. Homework

Write a composition based on this passage to exchange your opinion with your partners.

 

Delivery drivers asked to take more care (PIII)

Integrated reading and writing

江苏省南菁高级中学 闫璇

 

Warming up

 

Benefits? 

Dangerous Delivery

Why? 

Busy food delivery workers have caused serious traffic problems. They seem to care more about speed rather than safety.

 

Reading Task - Structure

 

 

 

 

 

 

Overview of the Writing Task

*Rewrite the passage in the form of a speech

Speed Over Safety?

 

Requirements:

1. Use the same structure the passage does;

2. Apply some of the writing skills from the passage;

3. Apply some of the useful expressions and sentence patterns from the passage.

 

Analysis– Part I - Introduction

 

 

Writing– Task I - Introduction

Describe what you see in the picture. Think about what you see in the street and finish writing Para 1 according to writing tip #1.

 

Deliverymen are running a red light

 

Possible version:

Food delivery services bring us a lot of benefits. Thanks to food delivery workers, it is convenient, cheap and saves time for us to order food online. However, problems have also arisen along with the prosperity of the food delivery industry. As we can see in the streets, food delivery workers always seem to be in a hurry. Many of them don’t follow traffic rules. They drive on the wrong side of the road and run red lights. They use mobile phones while driving. They seem to care more about speed rather than safety when delivering food.

 

Analysis– Part II - Reasons

Q: What are the reasons for food delivery drivers’ reckless behaviors mentioned in the passage?

 

Writing Tip #2: use examples, further explanation, use evidence.

 

Analysis– Part II - Reasons

Other reasons?

 

Writing– Task II - Reasons

 

Requirements:

1. Follow the structure

2. List three reasons and further explain each reason

3. Use transitions (you may chose other transitional words)

4. No grammatical mistakes

5. Neat handwriting

 

Possible version:

    What makes delivery workers take such risks? There are several reasons behind this phenomenon. For one thing, food delivery workers are under high pressure, since they are likely to be fined or get bad reviews from customers if they deliver food late. To improve their work efficiency, they choose to break traffic rules. For another, some food delivery workers lack the awareness of road safety. They don’t take traffic rules seriously. In addition, delivery workers are usually paid for each order they take. In order to earn more money, they continue to work even if they are already exhausted, which in turn puts their lives at risk.

 

Analysis– Part III - Solutions

Q: What measures are being taken to solve this problem, according to the passage? 

A: 

1.Workers are being trained on traffic rules and safety

2.Workers are punished if they break traffic rules

 

Analysis– Part III - Solutions

Discussion:

Q: What other measures can we take to solve the problem?

 

 

Writing– Task III - Solutions

Requirements:

1. Start the paragraph with a topic sentence and end the article with a closing sentence;

2. Use transitions;

3. No grammatical mistakes;

4. Diversified vocabulary and varied sentence structures;

5. Neat handwriting.

 

To solve the safety problems of delivery workers, I firmly believe that proper measures should be taken. On the one hand, the government should make relevant regulations to prevent delivery workers from breaking traffic rules. On the other hand, food delivery service companies should not only train their delivery workers on traffic rules and safety, but also make sure their workers are not overloaded by working too many hours. 

  There is clearly still a long way to go to solve the problem, but I hope all delivery workers keep in mind that safety should always come first.

 

Homework

1. Search the internet for related statistics and examples to supplement your writing;

2. Polish up your writing;

3. Be prepared to present your speech.

 

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