2017-2018学年度第13期总第693期高二教案

Say one powerful word (P1)

山东省烟台第二中学 赵娜娜

I. Lead in   

How do you usually greet others?

World Hello Day

November 21, 2017 is the 45th annual World Hello Day.  Anyone can participate in World Hello Day simply by greeting 10 people.  This demonstrates the importance of personal communication for preserving peace.

World Hello Day was begun in response to the conflict between Egypt and Israel in the Fall of 1973.  Since then, World Hello Day has been observed by people in 180 countries.

 People around the world use the occasion of World Hello Day as an opportunity to express their concern for world peace.  Beginning with a simple greeting on World Hello Day, their activities send a message to leaders, encouraging them to use communication rather than force to settle conflicts.

II. Understanding-fast reading

Read the passage quickly and find out the main idea of the passage.

The significance of saying “Hello” is often neglected. And World Hello Day reminds us of the importance of small gestures, especially to shy people or those who start a conversation.

III. Understanding-detailed reading

Read the passage thoroughly, and answer the following questions.

1. Can you give some examples of small gestures?

1). Offering someone a piece of candy  

2). ___________ someone’s new coat or hairstyle

3). Saying “Hello” 

4). Smiling 

5). Nodding our head 

2. Why are small gestures important?

To people who are shy and find it difficult to talk with others, even a two-second _________ can make all the difference to their mood .

Besides, a greeting is the way most friendships begin. A new person appears, we exchange greetings, and then _______a conversation.

3. What does Joubert mean by saying “Politeness is the flower of humanity”?

By politeness, he meant more than good manners. Joubert wanted to say that simple things like being _______of other people – including greeting them – are connected to the best thing in our _________: our _____to care for others. 

IV. Understanding-sentences

Analyze the following sentences and pay attention to the words in bold/red.

1. Often they find it difficult to communicate with the people around them.

it 形式宾语 to do 不定式真正的宾语

他们经常发现和周围的人沟通有困难。

2. Even a two-second acknowledgment can make all the difference to their mood.

acknowledgment 致意

make a difference 有影响

make all the difference 影响很大

3. It began after the war between Egypt and Israel ended in 1973 and has been kept up ever since.

keep up 保持

ever since 从那以后和现在完成时搭配

4. Most of us know that simply greeting each other probably isn’t going to bring about world peace.

Greeting each other 动名词做主语

Bring about: to make sth. happen =cause

Science has brought about many changes in our lives.

科学给我们生活带来了诸多变化。

5. A new person appears, we exchange greetings, and then strike up a conversation.

Exchange … for … 用……交换……

Strike up = start

When you strike up a conversation or friendship with someone, you begin one.  

V. Discussion

How can you strike up a conversation?

VI. Homework

1. According to what you learned, write a composition stating the importance of small gestures.

2. Help shy people to strike up a conversation

 

Media content evolves (P4-5)

山东省烟台第二中学 赵娜娜

I. Lead in   

Digital publication Print edition of Teen Vogue 

Which one would you choose to read? Why?

II. Understanding-fast reading

Read the passage quickly and find out its main idea.

The old days are long  ____ ,and this current ________ is best served with mobile and digital products. Instead of appearance, it’s the story itself _____  attracts the audience.

III. Understanding-detailed reading

Read the passage thoroughly, and answer the following questions.

1. What does “the in thing ” in Para.1 refer to?

Young readers would _____ (交易) their copy with friends at ________ (午歇) and ______(装饰)  their rooms with pictures cut out from the pages.

2. Except from reducing costs, what else could be the reason for dropping the print edition of the magazine and continuing it as a digital-only publication, according to the founding editor-in-chief?

This  _____ (目前的) generation is best _____ (serve) with mobile and digital products, it is easier have ____ (空间) for _______ (creative) and more voices ____ (digital).

3. What attracts the audience?

•It’s the story itself that attracts the audience.

“We’re not really____________ ink and paper,” said South Africa media expert Elan Lohmann in an interview with CNBC. “We’re in the business of ____.”

IV. Understanding-sentences

Appreciate the typical example of digital products.

One of the loudest answers came from “Snow Fall”, The New York Times’ 2012 multimedia ________ (cover) of a _____ (dead) avalanche accident in the US. 

Open that page and you’ll see immediately ____ digital storytelling is so good at – a motion image  of _____(猛烈的) wind and snow on the mountain brings you into the same environment _____ the skiers were in on that day. 

Scrolling down the page, you’ll see 3-D images ________ (illustrate) the layout of the area, interactive graphics _________ (explain) the accident, and interview videos of ________ (survive) skiers, __________ (更不用说) the ________ (写得好的) feature story by reporter John Branch. And with little surprise, this piece – ____ The Atlantic called an “experience-based” story – won a Pulitzer Prize in 2013.

“We’re limited only by our ________(image),” Branch told Taylor Campbell from the University of Southern California. “The ‘old’ way of ________ (present) or structuring a story does not always need to apply.”

V. Understanding-words

Find the words in the passage and figure out their basic usage.

1. decorate

decorate ... with ... → be decorated with

decoration n.

•______(decorate) the room with books, she has finished decorating the room.

•______(decorate) with books, the room is really beautiful.

2. current   adj.

•current situation

•currently= for now= at present 

3. coverage 

•cover        cover sth with sth

            → sth be covered with

•the coverage of sth

•______(cover) with snow, the hill  looks great.

4. illustrate

Please illustrate the sentence in the passage.

= Please explain the sentence in the passage.

5. not to mention  

•Not to mention it, I just lost my wallet.

不用提了

-Thanks.

-Not to mention. 不客气

VI. Discussion

What are the advantages and disadvantages of print newspapers/magazines and online editions? Do you agree on the opinion the passage presented?

VII. Homework

According to what you learned, write a composition.