2019-2020学年度第3期总第761期

Passion has no gender (P1)
山西省灵石县第一中学  任立琴

I. Lead-in
Girls, which one of the following sports will you choose? And Why?

Boys, which one of these sports would you choose ? Why?

II. Fast-reading
Writing style:  Exposition 
Structure: whole-parts
Main idea: Changes in gender expectations can lead to misunderstandings, but passion should have no gender.

III. Intensive reading
Read and answer:
1.What does “This” in Paragraph 1 refer to ?
“This” refers to “each generation seems to have a different opinion about what it means to be a boy or a girl.”
该句为what 引导的_____从句，作介词about的_____。

2. What did Lara Spencer react when she heard about Prince George’s ballet lessons? Did her attitude change later?

She laughed at him first because she thought ballet is an activity for girls rather than for boys.
Later, she said sorry and she said, “we should all be free to pursue our passions”.

3. What do we know about Brian Friedman from his words?  
He criticized Lara Spencer for misleading people to have gender stereotypes.
He himself was bullied as a dancer when he was young.

4. What do we know about how kids today choose their hobbies, according to the article?  
They choose their hobbies based on their interests instead of those gender stereotypes.

IV. Read for deep thinking
Discussion:
* Do you have gender stereotypes? If you do, what will you do in the future?

* What do you consider when you choose a hobby?

V. language focus
Put the following expressions into Chinese.
be subject to
appear to
laugh at
take on
burst into laughter
criticize sb for sth
social media
in particular
be part of
go for

Complete the word family:
 man(n)---manly(____)---unmanly(adj)
 tradition(n)---________(adj)---traditionally(adv)
 laugh(v)--- _______ (n)
 criticize(v)--- ______(n. 批评者；评论家)--- _____(n. 批评) --- ______ (adj. 批判性的；关键的 )
 male(adj)--- _____ (adj. 女性的)

Sentences
Today, as more girls are participating in traditionally male activities, like weightlifting, more boys are doing activities that were stereotypically female.
该句中as意为______,引导的是_____从句. that引导的是____从句，在句子中充当____，可以用_____替换。

Ballet in particular has become a way in which boys and men are exploring a new meaning of masculinity and sexuality.
该句中in which引导的是_____从句。定语从句中，先行词为the way且在句中作状语时， 引导词可用that, in which或者省略。

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Plastic snow falls from the sky (P6)
河北师大附中  赵乃平

I. Lead-in 
What do you know about the Arctic?
What is changing the Arctic?
Global warming, and plastic pollution

II. Skimming 
From the article, we know that it mainly talks about ____________________.

III. Scanning 
In most people’s eyes, what is the Arctic like?
 an icy land of pure white snow
 the last really clean place left on Earth

What did CNN find?
Microplastics are polluting Arctic snow.

What are microplastics?
They are pieces of plastic smaller than 5 millimeters.
How is plastic pollution reaching the Arctic?

Can microplastics get into our bodies?
Yes. If small enough, they may be absorbed into our bodies and it is hard to get rid of them.

What will be the consequences?
Microplastics may result in lung cancer.

Besides in the air, where else are microplastics found? What is the consequence?
They are also found in water of rivers and oceans, which damages ecosystems.

How do they influence humans?
Sea animals may eat plastic fibers found in water, then humans if eat those sea animals we also eat the plastic inside them as well, which negatively effect our health.

IV. Discussion
Imagine you were a polar bear, what would you want to say to humans?

What do you think people can do to reduce plastic pollution?
    Plastic pollution is much more serious than we thought!
    It is the hidden killer, which is invading (侵入) our life secretly through water, air, and soil.
Plastics are polluting our drinking water, killing animals, and if burnt, they will let out poisonous gas that can cause different types of cancers.
    If nothing is done about it, by 2050 we will be surrounded by 12 billion tonnes of plastic trash.

- The government must make laws.
 - Enterprises are finned for causing excessive environmental damage.

     Businesses are supposed to change their attitude, stop producing disposable plastic products, and design environmentally friendly products from the source.

     Consumers should raise their awareness of protecting the environment by, refusing to use disposable plastic packaging and reusing recyclable packaging.

V. Language focus
It’s the Arctic’s turn.
译：这次轮到北极了。
It is one’s turn. 轮到某人了。
It is your turn to clean the room.
Whose turn is it to take care of the baby?

The nurses and doctors take turns to be on night duty.
We look after him in turns.

It’s readily apparent (显然的) that the majority of the microplastic in the snow comes from the air.
译：显然，大多数雪里的微塑料来自于空气。
It is apparent that…  显然……
It is apparent that you dislike your job.
He is very unhappy, and it is apparent that he wants to leave now. 

The high concentrations (浓度) found in snow samples (样本) suggest microplastics, which contain rubber or chemicals used in synthetic fabrics (合成纤维), may cause significant air pollution.
译：雪样本中微塑料的高含量表明，含有橡胶或合成纤维中使用的化学物质的微塑料可能会造成严重的空气污染。
suggest 
1.“表明、暗示”
       主语往往是物。宾语从句用陈述语气。
2.“建议”
       主语往往是人。宾语从句用虚拟语气（should do）。

I suggested he should go home.
The smile on his face suggested that he was satisfied with our work.

He nodded his head and smiled，which suggested that he __________ (understand) what I said.  
The doctors suggested that the new hospital ________________(not, set up) on the hill.