高二2019-2020学年度第12期总第770期教案

Seeing the scene (P4-5)

吉林省吉林毓文中学 刘媛 

 

I. Lead-in 

National Geographic has announced the winners of its 2019 Travel Photo Contest

Let’s enjoy some of the winning photos.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First prize for Cities category

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

II. Scanning

   When reading the title “Seeing the scene”, what do you think the article might be about?

 

III. Detailed reading

1. What does the picture Greenlandic Winter  focus on?

2. Why is the place special in Chu’s eyes?

3. What ability is required to be a good travel photographer?

4. What can we learn from the fact that Chu shot many pictures with his phone instead of a camera?

(Answers: 1. It focuses on a small fishing village in Greenland called Upernavik.

2. It was the beauty of the tranquil village that attracted his attention.

3. The ability to identify amazing moments is a necessity for a good travel photographer.

4. He probably thinks both cameras and phones can record what he is seeing. They don’t make any difference.) 

 

IV. Post-reading

What is the essence of photography, according to Chu?

A good photographer should have the ability ________________.

To record what you are seeing, a camera _____________ other tools.

(Answers: to have an eye for beauty; is no different from)

 

V. Discussion

“To do a good job, one must first sharpen one’s tools.”

Do you approve of the old saying? Why?

 

VI. Language focus

1. There is an old saying in Chinese: “ To do a good job, one must first sharpen one’s tools.”

sharpen    v. 磨快、使锋利、使尖锐

eg. The knife needs sharpening.

    The sea air sharpened our appetites.

    There is a need to sharpen the focus of the discussion.

2. Haas told his students that they were too obsessed with cameras to understand the essence of photography.

obsess   v.  使痴迷；使迷恋；使着迷  (常用被动)

eg. He is obsessed by computers.

   The need to produce the most exciting newspaper story obsesses most journalists.  

3. … … covered by pure white ice and snow.

pure   adj. 纯的、纯粹的、纯洁的、清白的

eg. Do we have no pure love?

    In remote regions, the air is pure and the crops are free of poisonous insecticides.

4. Through my entire flight, I could only see the land, covered by pure white ice and snow.

Please change the sentence into two sentences.

(Answer: Through my entire flight, I could only see the land. It was covered by pure white ice and snow. )

从这点我们可以判断： “covered” 修饰的是：_____

表达        a. 被动含义  b. 主动含义

所以它是    c. 过去分词  d. 现在分词 

(Answers: land; a; c)

5. In the end, it’s really the artist that makes a good painting, not the paintbrush.  

Who really makes a good painting?

此句用了强调句式，强调句子的主语the artist。该句式由it is … that … 构成。

用强调句式改写下面句子：

What matters is not what you do but how much love you have put into it.

(Answer: t is not what you do but how much love you have put into it that matters. )

VII. Expressions

1. an old saying

2. when it comes to…

3. take first place

4. beyond one’s imagination

5. identify a “wow” moment

6. make a difference

7. be obsessed with

8. put emphasis on

9. be reluctant to

(Answers:

1.习语、俗语

2.当提到……

3.获得一等奖

4.超出某人的想象

5.察觉令人惊叹的时刻

6.有差别

7.对……着迷

8.强调

9.对……不情愿)

 

VIII. Homework

Choose from the following:

•Have you ever had a “wow” moment? What was it? What did you see or feel? Write about it.

•Surf the internet for more information about this year’s National Geographic Travel Photo Contest. Write a 100-word passage about your favorite winning photo.  

 

高二2019-2020学年度第12期总第770期教案

Internet still needs work at 50 (P6)

山东省烟台第二中学  孔洁

 

I. Lead-in 

50. Do you know this man?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tim Berners-Lee is an English engineer and computer scientist, best known as the inventor of the World Wide Web (The system we use to search for information on the internet. ).

 

50. The Internet has brought great convenience to us, but there are also negatives.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

II. Skimming

50. What is the passage about?

It introduces the World Wide Web, which turned 50 last month, and talks about the negatives and benefits of it.

 

50. Divide the passage into three parts

Part 1: Para. 1-3     The World Wide Web turned 50. (the birthday)

Part 2: Para. 4-9     The negatives and benefits of the Web

Part 3: Para. 10-11   The future of the Web

 

III. Scanning

The birthday

•1. What’s your understanding of “their power for good is under threat”?

(Possible answer) Some negatives are affecting today’s web.

•2. What’s the significance of the birthday?

This birthday must mark the moment we take on the fight for the web we want.

 

The negatives and benefits

•1. What are the three problems affecting the Web? How did Berners-Lee deal with them?

The three problems affecting today’s Web are criminal behavior, ad-based clickbait websites and offensive online communication.

He created the Web Foundation and a contract for the Web.

 

•2. What’re the benefits of the Web?

The Internet connects the world through social media, cashless payments and has become an instant source of information.

It can also make a positive difference through campaigns that push for positive change, education or aid.

The Internet is also a source of fun.

 

•3. What do you know about Movember?

The movement, held every November, encourages men to grow a mustache for the whole month, post pictures online, and donate. The charity promotes physical health, mental health, and suicide prevention for men.

 

IV. Deep thinking

•Some people say the internet is a double-edged sword. Do you agree? Give a talk on this topic.(You can organize your talk based on the following form.)

 

 

 

V. Language focus

Transform the underlined part into clauses

•1. Speaking at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), he pointed out three problems affecting today’s Web.

When he spoke at the university of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), he pointed out three problems affecting today’s Web.

•2. Speaking to the Web Foundation, Berners-Lee said, ….

When he spoke to the Web Foundation, Berners-Lee said…

 

现在分词做状语

•1. He looked back. He saw he was followed by a dog.

Looking back, he saw he was followed by a dog.

•2. Work on the terraces started in the Yuan Dynasty. It took hundreds of years to be completed.

Starting in the Yuan Dynasty, work on the terraces took hundreds of years to be completed.