2017-2018学年度第32期总第707期高二教案
Electronic heroes (P1)
烟台第二中学 孔洁
I. Lead-in
Do you know her?
Miquela Sousa, an internet influencer, posts pictures of herself sporting fashionable looks and has just made her way into the March edition of Vogue magazine.
Anything special about her?
She isn’t real!
Do you know any other internet icons like Miquela Sousa?
II. Skimming 
Read the passage quickly and summarize its main idea.
It introduces some electronic heroes and explores the reason why they are popular.
Read the passage quickly and divide it into different parts.
Part 1 Para. 1-5 “fake” internet influencers
Part 2 Para. 6-7 the authenticity of humans
Part 3 Para. 8 the significance of Miquela’s existence
III. Scanning 
Judge whether the following statements are True/False
1. Miquela Sousa is a UK internet influencer who has just appeared in the March edition of Vogue magazine.
2. Miquela Sousa has released many albums.
3. Miquela Sousa is a computer-generated figure.
Read & answer
Are humans the best example of how to be authentic?
Not really, because most of us edit our photos before posting them online, and we tend to create a fantasy that we’re living a perfect life by letting people only see the brighter side of it.
What does Miquela’s existence represent?
Her existence in itself represents a new breed of influencer – someone who is breaking the boundaries of what is real and what is fake.
IV. Language focus
Paraphrase the following sentences.
Perhaps the reason for Miquela’s popularity lies behind the fame of a similar star, Hatsune Miku.
It seems that the reason for Miquela’s popularity is similar to that of Hatsune Miku.
Miquela is no less real to me than any other internet stranger with whom I’ve interacted.
Just like other internet strangers with whom I’ve interacted, Miquela seems real to me.
V. Learn to use
Fill the blanks with the expressions in the box.
generate   when it comes to  limitation  fame  popularity   
The program would _______ (产生) a lot of new jobs.
Despite the ________ (局限性) of the survey, it did suggest some general trends.
He claims he is not really interested in ______ (名声).
__________ (一提到) diet and exercise, we know what to do, but most of us still don’t do it.
Organic food is increasing in ________ (流行).
VI. Discussion
What’s your attitude towards so-called electronic heroes?
Expressions you can refer to
I personally think/ In my personal opinion/view, ...
From my perspective, I think ...
From my point of view, I prefer ...
I’m convinced that ...

Female scientists becoming visible (P6)
烟台第二中学 孔洁
I. Lead-in
Take a piece of paper and draw a scientist.
Why not a woman scientist?
II. Skimming 
Read the passage quickly and summarize the main idea of the passage
•It introduces a study investigating children’s perceptions of a typical scientist which shows that children in the US associate women with scientists more than in previous decades.
III. Scanning 
Read the passage thoroughly and answer the following questions
•1. What’s the aim of the test?
“Draw a scientist” is an open-ended test ________ to investigate children’s perceptions of a _______ scientist.
•2. What did the study find?

•3. What has caused the rise in the  number  of women in children’s perception?
Because women’s ___________in the scientific workforce has improved __________.
In fact, by 2013, women ________49 percent of biological scientists, 35 percent of chemists, and 11 percent of physicists and astronomers in the US, the study found.
•4. Why is the study important?
The study is important because it shows that children’s gender stereotypes of scientists have _________over the past five decades in the United States.
•5. Why do children still draw more males than females?
This first reason is the fact that the number of women scientists is not equal to that of men scientists.
The second reason is media stereotypes, which play a significant role __children’s views of scientists ___they get older.
V. Language focus
Analyze the following sentences
1. But now, the number has risen to as high as 28 percent, given the fact that women’s representation in the scientific workforce has improved significantly.
•rise to 上升到
•given the fact that: considering the fact that…
2. Given the under-representation of women we observe in several science fields, we shouldn’t expect equal numbers.
•Given the under-representation of women: 考虑到代表名额不足（人数少）
Find out the following expressions in the passage and make sentences with them
•pop up
•associate …with…
•conduct
•a typical scientist
•significantly
•be likely to
VI. Discussion
Can you give any more examples of gender stereotypes?