2018-2019学年度第17期总第736期

Spiders under the skin(P4)
河北师大田家炳中学  赵乃平

I. Lead-in
Have you ever seen these movies?
What do they have in common?

All these movies are about superheroes, and they are all produced by  the famous Marvel Studios.

II. Skimming 
What is the main idea of the passage?
It is about the new movie Spider-Man into the Spider Verse.

III. Scanning 
Read the passage and answer the questions.
1. Who are the characters in the new movie?
They are six Spider-Beings, including a woman and a pig.

2. What is the relationship between Peter Parker and Miles Morales?
Peter Parker acts as the trainer of Morales, hoping that Morales can replace him as Spider-Man one day.

3. What problems do Parker and Morales have in their real life?
Parker:  divorced; suffers from depression.
Morales: can’t fit in at school due to racism against his minority family.

4. How are the six superheroes different and how are they similar?
Similarity: the same sense of purpose
Difference: from wildly different worlds

5. What message does the movie intend to convey?
Anyone, whoever he is or wherever he comes from, can be Spider-Man, a hero, an inspiration.

IV. Discussion 
What can we learn from these heroes? (Answers may vary)
cheer each other up
inspire
help each other
not show prejudice
unite together
unite together
be brave

How do you understand the following sentence?
“You can’t think about saving the world. You have to think about saving one person.”
         
V. Summary
In the movie Spider-Man, Peter Parker gets ________ after being _________ by a spider.
In the new movie, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Peter Parker, now in his _____, is trying to pass his power to Morales. Both Parker and Morales have troubles. Parker is _______ and suffers from ________. And Morales can’t ____ at school.
Besides Parker and Morales, there are four more Spider-Beings. They come from _________ worlds but have the same sense of ________. They unite together to fight against the bad guy.
The movie conveys the message that anyone who is _____ can be a hero and an _________.

VI. Language focus
1. Peter Parker, for example, is in his 40s in the film.
分析：in his 40s表示“他年龄四十多岁”。
比较：in the 1940s = in the 1940’s 表示“20世纪40年代”。

In _________, when he was _________, his family moved to Chicago.
A. 1950s, in his 50  B. the 1950s, in his 50s
C. the 1950, in 50s  D. 1950, in the 50s

2. He’s divorced and he suffers from depression.
分析：suffer from 表示“受（某种病痛）折磨，患（某种病）” 。
Mrs White’s little boy is suffering from a bad flu.
也表示“为……所苦，因……而吃苦头”。
Perhaps you suffer from overwork.

3. He finds it difficult to fit in at high school because of prejudice (偏见) against his minority (少数民族) family .
分析：fit in表示“适应”。
I joined the club but did not fit in.
也表示“有地方容纳; 有时间从事（某事）; 有时间接待（某人）”。
We can’t fit in any more chairs. 
Our director can’t fit in any more visits this week．

4. This is why he’s been training Miles Morales, a high schooler, to replace him as Spider-Man one day.
分析：划线部分为why 引导的表语从句。
释义：这就是他一直训练高中生Morales ，希望将来有一天能代替他成为蜘蛛侠的原因。
这就是我做出这一决定的原因。
This is why I have made this decision.

5. Anyone, no matter who you are or where you come from, can be Spider-Man.
分析：no matter who引导让步状语从句，可以用whoever代替。
No matter who is in charge of the company, you can ask him.
= Whoever is in charge of the company, you can ask him.
（让步状语从句）
注意：在让步状语从句中既可以用no matter who 引导，也可以用whoever 引导；但是在名词性从句中，只能用whoever 引导。
Whoever helps others will be praised.
（主语从句，不能用no matter who）

Why can’t I get to sleep (P6)
河北省邯郸市第四中学    杜冬洋

Lead-in
Do you find it difficult to fall asleep when you sleep in other places?
Why can’t we sleep well in a new environment?
The scientists call this phenomenon ____________.

Fast Reading
Read the passage quickly and decide what kind of text it is.
A news report.
An exposition(说明文).
Argumentation(议论文).

What’s the main idea of the passage?
A significant _______ found by a new study about ______  _______ _________.

How does the writer develop the passage?

Skimming
Introduction (Para 1)
Study (Para 2-8) {Result (Para 2); Process (Para 3-4); Findings (Para 5-8)}
Suggestions (Para 9)

Careful Reading
Result (Para 2)
Why do we experience first night effect?
It’s because “one side of the brain acts as a ‘night watch’ to warn us about potential  dangers. It forces us to stay awake on the first night in a new environment.”.

Process (Para 3-4)
Why did the participants get an increasingly better sleep experience in the process?
Because they got used to the environment gradually and their left brains got used to the calm.

Findings (Para 5-8)}
The brain is continuing to _______ things, even though you are not ________ the analysis.
This phenomenon is _______the way some animals sleep. They can sleep with half of their brain _____ the other half _________.
The researchers think that it is the result of _______. They think it works to protect us in potentially ______environments.

True (T) or false (F)
1. Human beings can sleep with half of their brain while the other half stays awake. This phenomenon is similar to the way some animals sleep.
2. On their first night, the right brains were more active than the left brains and people had a hard time sleeping.
3. Human brains can be alert to protect us in potentially dangerous environments as a result of evolution.

Post Reading
Discussion
Did you experience first night effect in your high school dormitory?
Can you give some tips on how to sleep well in your dormitory?

Tips on good sleep
Go to bed at about the same time every night
Arise at about the same time each morning
Put away digital devices
Make your bedroom dark & quiet
Drink warm milk
Soak feet in hot water

Language points
除了，不同于      other than
充当，担任      act as
保持清醒，保持醒着的  stay awake
尽管，即使     even though
意识到，察觉到    be aware of
与……相似     be similar to
强迫某人做某事     force sb to do sth 

Sentences
According to a new study _________ in Current Biology, a significant reason is ________ the scientists call “first night effect”.

Translation:
The findings suggest that the different rhythms (节奏) of the sides of the brain affect our sleep. 
If you have ever had what you think is “first night effect”, researchers suggest that you bring your own pillow or sleep in a room similar to your bedroom next time you sleep away from home.

1. He suggested that we ____ (have) a meeting at once.
2. His pale face suggested that he ___ (be) ill.
注意: 如suggest表示 “建议” 时, 宾语从句用虚拟语态；但当表示 “暗示、表明 ” 时，宾语从句用陈述语气。

3. More surprisingly, this phenomenon is similar to the way some animals sleep.
注意: 定语从句中，way 是先行词，从句中缺状语，关系词为that, in which或省略;  若从句缺主语或宾语时，关系词用that/which。

a. I don't like the way ____________ you talk to me.
b. I want to know the way __________ he told you yesterday.
c. He has given you the way _________ is best to solve the problem.

Homework
1. Review what you have learned from this article.
2. Write an article on tips about having a good sleep in our dormitory.