2017-2018学年度第26期总第702期高二教案
Speak with pride (P1)
邯郸市第一中学  王永仙

I. Warming up  
Do you know who this man is?
How do you understand his words, “If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to a man in his own language, that goes to his heart”?
II. While reading
What’s the article mainly about?
The article mainly introduces International Mother Language Day. It explains why on Feb 21, the United Nations holds International Mother Language Day to raise awareness of dying languages, as well as to profile the people who are struggling to preserve them.
1. What do people who speak an ancient tongue as their mother language feel about it?
For the people who speak an ancient tongue as their mother language, it is the repository (贮藏库) of tradition. The language is their main link with their ancestors. And it’s also how they imagine the future.
2. Why have many languages disappeared in recent years?
The answer has to do with globalization. With greater trade and communication, the planet has become smaller. It’s become more useful to speak certain languages.
3. How have people responded to this phenomenon?
There are people and organizations all over the world that aren’t prepared to accept a planet with fewer and fewer languages. Through efforts both large and small, they are getting people to speak and read in certain languages, and to pass them on.
4. Have their efforts been recognized?
The United Nations recognizes this work. This is why each year on Feb 21, it holds International Mother Language Day to raise awareness of dying languages, as well as profile the people who are struggling to preserve them.
III. Language study
1. We can communicate in a more nuanced (微妙的) way through our mother language, _______ (express) our emotions and moods more fluently.
分析：expressing our emotions and moods more fluently为现在分词短语，与主语we为主动关系，在句中做结果状语。
句意为：我们能用我们的母语进行更微妙的交流，因而更流畅地表达感情和情绪。
2. As US writer Rita Mae Brown wrote, “Language is the roadmap of a culture. It tells ____ its people come from and _____ they are going”.
分析：1. as引导非限定性定语从句，表示“正如……那样”，类似的表达有as we know, as is often the case等。
      2. 两个where分别引导两个宾语从句，做tell的宾语。
句意为：正如美国作家丽塔·麦·布朗所写的：语言是文化的地图。它告诉我们说这种语言的人从何而来，去往何处。
IV. Discussion
1. What’s your understanding of the title of the article?
2. What can we do to stop languages from disappearing?

Chocolate could become history (P6)
河北省邯郸市第一中学  黄珍珍
I. Lead-in  
1. What is chocolate usually used for?
2. Which plant is chocolate produced from?
3. Does climate change have an impact on the production of chocolate? Why?
II. Skimming
Why could chocolate become history?
Because of climate change. If we are not able to prevent the worst impacts of it, chocolate will become a thing of the past.
III. Scanning
True or False
1. Climate change won’t have an effect on future generations’ enjoyment of chocolate. (F)
Key: “But while it may seem like such issues won’t affect most of us directly, it looks like future generations could grow up without something that many of us now take for granted: chocolate.
2. Changes to the climate in the regions that produce cacao may mean that cacao will die out soon. (T)
According to an essay published by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, changes to the climate in the regions that produce cacao – the plant from which chocolate is produced – may mean that it will soon become extinct.
1. Most of the world’s cacao grows in countries close to the equator (赤道), with over half of it growing in the African nations of Ghana and Ivory Coast. What does it refer to?
Key: It refers to cacao.
2. What are researchers doing to adapt cacao to drier conditions?
Key: They are working on changing the DNA of cacao plants to allow them to survive in drier conditions.
3. Why is it difficult for cacao to grow in countries with rising temperatures?
Key: The problem doesn’t lie in increased heat, however, but in lower humidity (湿度), as it’s believed that rainfall will stay at the same level if the temperature rises.
IV. Language study
Translate the sentences. Pay attention to the sentence structures.
1. From the loss of wildlife to rising sea levels, we’re all well aware of the problems that climate change could cause.
be aware of 意识到
be aware of the problems that…此处that 引导的是限定性定语从句，先行词problems 在从句中作宾语。
句意：从野生动物的消失到海平面的上升，我们都清楚地意识到气候变化造成的问题。
2. But while it may seem like such issues won’t affect most of us directly, it looks like future generations could grow up without something that many of us now take for granted: chocolate.
• it may seem like …看起来好像……
•take sth for granted 认为……理所当然
•不定代词something为定语从句的先行词,此处只能用引导词that引导。
•句意为：虽然这些问题好像并不会直接影响我们大部分人，然而我们的后代成长时会缺失一些我们习以为常的东西，比如巧克力。
3. It’s predicted that by 2050, climate change will have accelerated the rate at which temperatures in these countries rise, making it extremely difficult for cacao to grow in them.
It’s predicted that…据估计…
…making it extremely. 此处it为形式宾语，真正的宾语为for cacao to grow in them.
句意为：据估计，到2050年气候变化将会加快这些国家温度上升的速度，这就使得可可豆在这些国家生长变得极其困难。
4. The problem doesn’t lie in increased heat, however, but in lower humidity (湿度), as it’s believed that rainfall will stay at the same level if the temperature rises.
•lie in意为“在于”
•as引导原因状语从句
•句意为：然而，问题并不在于上升的气温，而在于过低的湿度，因为人们认为在气温上升的情况下，降雨量却会保持不变。
5. In the meantime, US company Mars, one of the world’s biggest manufacturers (制造商) of chocolate products, announced in January that it would spend $1 billion (6.33 billion yuan) to help reduce its contribution to climate change.
• announce意为宣布。
•句意为：同时，美国公司Mars,世界上最大的巧克力生产商之一，在一月份宣布将会花10亿美金（合人民币63.3亿）来减少该公司对气候变化的影响。
V. Language focus — words & phrases
extinct, aware, accelerate, impact, require, announce
•to have an effect on something
•no longer existing
•to need something or depend on something
•having or showing realization, perception or knowledge
•make something happen faster or earlier than expected
•to make known publicly
Translate sentences using the words we learned.
1. 吸烟的人都知道吸烟对自身健康的危害。
Smokers are well aware of the dangers to their own health.
2. 恐龙已灭绝数百万年了。
Dinosaurs have been extinct for millions of years.
3. 明年的增长会加快到2.9%。
Growth will accelerate to 2.9 percent next year.
4. 他们称他们预期会议对国家的未来会产生显著影响。
They say they expect the meeting to have a marked impact on the future of the country.
5. 如果需要进一步了解信息，请咨询教务主任。
If you require further information, you should consult the registrar.
6. 他将于今晚宣布辞职。
He will announce tonight that he is resigning from office.
V. Post-reading  
1. According to the text, climate change may cause problems such as the loss of wildlife, rising sea levels and even affect the future development of chocolate. What other problems could arise from it?
Most of the land in the Maldives (马尔代夫) is only 1.5 meters above sea level. If current global warming trends are not checked (遏制), then the Maldives and other low-lying nations may disappear this century.
Palm trees (棕榈树) are a symbol of the country, but because of climate change and water erosion (侵蚀), the roots of the tree in this picture are fully exposed. It’s been reported that in another 50 years, this island will disappear. This means that it will be forever buried under the sea.
2. What can we do to slow down climate change?
•Eat less meat.
•Walk more, drive less.
•Plant trees, use less disposable products.
•Adapt to climate change.
•Strengthen international cooperation.