2018-2019学年度第29期总第744期

A word you can use anywhere (P5)
烟台第二中学  李欣桐

Lead in
1. What is the meaning of "OK"?
One of the most common gestures.
People might use it countless times in their lives.
…

2. What does  “OK” imply in the following situations?
①Can you lend me the book you bought last week?
Hmm, OK.
Not so willing.
②Shall we go for a walk after dinner?
OK. I was thinking about a walk too
Very willing to do.

Fast reading
Read the text quickly and summarize the main idea of the article.
The article mainly tells us about the  ________, ____ and ____of the word “OK”.
What makes “OK” so common?
Where does this simple expression comes from?
[The sounds]O and K are present in every language and OK even appears in presidential speeches.

Detailed reading
1. Although “OK” is useful and easy to say, write and understand, it can only be a noun.
2. Something needs to be said when people use “OK” .
3. Whether OK was the name of a person or product is still in doubt.
4. “OK” was too informal to appear in a speech by Barack Obama.

Language points
1. Some say “OK” was the name of a person or product, but others doubt this.
doubt v. 怀疑
有些人说OK是一个人或是产品的名字，但有些人对此表示怀疑。
There is no doubt that she is absent.
I strongly doubt whether the book is available.
2. Some might argue that the word is too informal, but it even appears in presidential speeches.
argue v. 争论 ；appear v.出现
有些人可能认为这个词太不正式，但它甚至出现在总统演讲中。
This argument is not so convincing.
It appears that his appearance is from what it was in junior high.
3. US author Allen Metcalf, who wrote OK: The Improbable Story of America’s Greatest Word, told The Times, “What OK provided ... was neutrality.”
who引导定语从句  what 引导主语从句
《OK：美国最伟大词语不可思议的故事》一书的作者，美国作家Allen Metcalf的告诉《泰晤士报》：“OK所提供的（信息）是中性的。 ”
4. The sounds “O” and “K” are present in every language of the world, as expressions that can be abbreviated OK.
as prep.作为； that引导定语从句
O和K在世界上每一种语言中都存在，作为语言表达，可以缩写成OK。
As we know, light travels faster than sound.
As I was about to leave, he rushed out from the classroom.
Young as he is, Tom is capable of making a living.
5. Even though I am president …, Al-Qaida is still a threat and that we cannot pretend somehow that because Barack Hussein Obama got elected as president, suddenly everything’s going to be OK.
even though 引导让步状语从句；that 引导宾语从句；because 引导原因状语从
尽管我是总统，基地组织仍然是一个威胁，我们不能因为巴拉克•侯赛因•奥巴马当选总统就假装一切就会突然好起来。
6. No matter where you go, someone will understand you.
no matter where 引导让步状语从句
=wherever
不管你去哪儿，总有人会理解你。
 I don’t care whoever you are, wherever you are, whatever you did.
名词性从句只能用疑问词+ever

Post reading
Review and retell.
 one of the most common
 expressions on the planet
 use it countless times every day
 easy to say, write and understand
 celebrate the popular word
 mark the 180th anniversary of its first appearance
agree without adding any opinion.
…
Translation

Homework
1. Review the language points in the article.
2. Write a composition about “a word you can use anywhere” (with the popularity, origin and usage listed) and share your opinions with the class.

Why we look like our names (P6)
河北师大附中  赵乃平

I. Lead-in
What is your name?
Why did your parents choose it for you?
To show parents’ expectations for you
In memory of something or somebody
…

Do you know any English names for boys and girls?
What are their meanings?
 

Do you think it possible to guess a person’s name based on his/her appearance?
   
II. Skimming 
Why we look like our names
Read the article quickly and find out the main idea of the article.
Researchers find people look like their names and the reasons for that.

How does the writer introduce the topic?
A. By telling a story.
B. By giving examples.
C. By asking questions.
D. By comparing different cases.

How does the writer develop the article?
The writer develop the article by doing an experiment which tests the statement in a study.

III. Scanning 
A study
What is suggested in a study published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology?
Humans tend to associate people’s names with their appearance.
People can even guess someone’s name based on their looks.

The experiment
procedure
Collecting photos.
Labeling each photo with 4 names.
Asking volunteers to guess.

The experiment
findings
1. Succeed in guessing some names from their own culture.
Certain facial characteristics help guess some names.  
2. It’s hard to guess the real names if they use their nicknames more often than their real names.
A person’s appearance is often affected by the name they have.  

analysis
1. Why could the volunteers guess some names ?
It is because a person tends to grow up and become what others expect him/her to become, which is the way he/she is named.  
2. Give an example to show the stereotype about a name.
People tend to think that a woman named Angela should look beautiful.

IV. Summary
A study suggests that people tend to _________ people’s names with their appearance. Researchers found that certain facial __________ can help people guess names. The reason is that a person tends to become what other people ________ him/her to become.  Besides, there are _________ about names.

V. Language focus
affect
1. to influence sb/sth
With the government's aid, those who were affected by the earthquake have moved to the new settlement. （2009上海改）
在政府的援助下，那些受到地震影响的人已经搬到新的定居点。

2. to make sb have strong feelings
She was deeply affected by the story.
她被这个故事深深打动了。

3. 使感染（疾病）
Disease affects almost everyone at some time during their lives.
生活中几乎每个人都会生病。

根据句意选出affect的最佳释义
A. 影响       B. 打动，使深有感触     C. 使感染（疾病）
1. Welch examined a sick boy, Billy, and knew he had diphtheria, a deadly disease mainly affecting children. (2016北京改)
2. We were deeply affected by the news of her death.
3. Their opinions will not affect my decision.

associate
1. to connect, relate, link…
I always associate the smell of baking with my childhood.
一闻到烘烤食物的味道我就想起了童年。

2. to spend time with sb that sb else does not approve of
I don't like you associating with those people.
我不喜欢你和那些人混在一起。

what
…as we become what other people expect us to become.
因为我们变成别人期待我们成为的样子。
分析：
what引导表语从句，在从句中充当become的表语

This is what I like.    这是我喜欢的。
（what作从句里like的宾语）
He is no longer what he used to be.
 他已经不是原来的他了。
（what作从句里be的表语）