高三教案 第707期
发布时间:2020-02-17
2019-2020学年度第26期总第707期
Reflecting on our relationship with nature (P4-5)
石家庄二中 肖玮
I. Lead-in
Why do we have a different Spring Festival this year?
Because of the novel coronavirus pneumonia.
新型冠状病毒肺炎
II. While-reading
Reflect on our relation with nature
Nature is pleased with simplicity and nature is no dummy. – Isaac Newton
Watch a short video clip and think about what you can learn from the story.
The boy is compared to human beings and the big tree to nature, who can provide almost everything humans need if we follow the rules.
What if we humans break the rules?
She is likely to be cruel and lash out at us.
lash out at = punish
Para.3-4
•Human beings master more knowledge and make more advanced tools;
•They use more land to make buildings, genetically modify (改变) plants, capture some wild and odd animals to suit their own needs.
Humans gradually lose contact with nature and even throw it out of balance.
Result:
III. Post-reading
Critical thinking
What should we do to keep the balance between nature and human beings?
Every individual should make an effort to help.
We should reduce our fossil-fuel consumption.
We'd better protect the diversity of wildlife.
Sustainable development is what we should insist on.
…
The Earth does not belong to us. We belong to the Earth.
IV. Grammar focus
1. It's believed that the virus originated in the Huanan Seafood Market in Wuhan, Hubei province, where live wild animals were sold.
•It's believed that...大家认为......;据说......
It 为形式主语,指代that引导的主语从句。
常用句式还有:
It's said that...... 据说......
It's reported that......据报道......
•where 引导非限制性定语从句,在句中做状语,先行词为the Huanan Seafood Market。
2. On a global scale (规模), human population density (密度), wildlife diversity, and land use
are what drive new pandemics (流行病).”
what 引导表语从句,在句中做主语,无固定含义,随句意翻译。
句意为:在全球范围内,(逐渐增大的)人口密度,野生动物多样性和耕地利用的变化都促成了新的流行病。
V. Language Focus
1. Reflect on our relationship with nature.
熟词生义:
reflect:熟义:反映,反射;
生义:反思,回顾
•A newspaper report seems to reflect the view of most members.
•The sun reflected off the snow-covered mountains.
•Reflect on our relation with nature.
2. Mother Nature can provide almost everything human beings need if we follow her rules. But if we break the rules, she is likely to be cruel and lash out at us.
3. In this process, humans gradually lose contact with nature and even throw it out of balance.
•contact n./v. 接触,联系
lose/keep contact with... 与......失去/保持联系
balance n./v. 平衡;使......平衡
out of balance 失去平衡
VI. Assignment
Write a composition of no more than 100 words on “our relationship with nature”.
Social media anxiety (P7)
山西大学附属中学 陈芳
I. Lead-in
Social media has become an indispensable (不可或缺的)part of our life. However, it is a double-edged sword (双刃剑).
What are the mental problems caused by social media?
Peer pressure
Anxiety
……
II. While-reading/skimming
Read through the article, and then find out main idea.
The article mainly tells us that the “sword” of social media has a gender preference in its damage: It cuts deeper into girls than boys.
II. While-reading/Scanning
Read through the article, and try to find out some facts and details to support the viewpoint that social media cuts deeper into girls than boys.
Deeper thinking
What are Shannon McLaughlin’s solutions to her problem?
III. Post-reading
Group Discussion
How to cope with the anxiety caused by social media?
Take part in more after-school activities.
Enjoy more time with your family.
Get close to nature.
Develop more hobbies and interests.
Make friends with paper books.
Develop a strong sense of self.
…
IV. Language Focus
Word Bank
1. a double-edged sword 双刃剑
2. a gender preference 性别偏好
3. hurt one’s own self-esteem 伤某人的自尊
4. online shaming 网上羞辱
5. for starters 首先
6. skinny culture 骨感文化
1. And when it comes to online shaming, girls are also more vulnerable than boys.(Para 5)
翻译:当我们谈及网上羞辱时,女孩比男孩更容易受伤害。
句式:when it comes to sth. 当说到 .....的时候, 当涉及到....的时候,书面表达中的常用句式。when 引导时间状语从句。
例句:When it comes to the 2019 Novel Coronavirus, we are more than frightened.
当提及2019新型冠状病毒时,我们非常恐惧。
vulnerable adj. (身体上或感情上)脆弱的,易受…伤害的
2. “I was constantly confronted (面对) by women with skinny bodies who were praised for the way they looked. This was only made worse by the diet fixes and skinny culture,” she said.
翻译: 她说:“我不断地面对其他女性的骨感身材,她们因看上去骨感而备受赞誉。(通过宣传)节食定量和骨感文化会让情况更糟糕。”
confront sb. with sth. 使某人面对某事,使对付(令人不快或难处的人、场合)
例句:He confronted her with a choice between her career and their relationship.
他要她在事业和他们两人关系之间做出选择。
3. “It’s so easy to forget the importance of real connections when we have hundreds of people that we’re trying to impress at our fingertips,” she told the Guardian.
分析:It is + adj. to do sth. 句子是主系表结构。It 作形式主语,动词不定式作真正的主语。when引导时间状语从句,that引导定语从句,先行词是people。
翻译:她告诉卫报:“当我们通过手指敲字的方式给数以百计的人留下印象时,我们很容易忘记了真实联系的重要性。”
To kids:
You are not defined by social media statistics.