初三19-20学年春季合刊教案四

本部分教案由包小丹，袁志国老师完成。

West’s greatest writer

作者：包小丹

Warm up

Famous works of Shakespeare

-Romeo and Juliet

-Hamlet

-King Lear

-Macbeth

 

Pre-reading

Read the title and the first paragraph. What do you think the passage will be about?

 

Fast reading

1. The story is mainly about _____.

A. how Shakespeare created his plays

B. Shakespeare’s successes and failures

C. how Shakespeare succeeded

D. Shakespeare’s life and his works

 

Careful reading

Words

locate v. 位于， locate at/in some places

surviving adj. 现存的。 survive v. 幸存，活下来。

consist of 由......组成，包括。

major adj. 主要的

 

Shakespeare

(1564-1616) — A short life

so many works — hard-working

plays, sonnets and poems — talented

be translated & be performed — outstanding

 

1. What do we know about the Globe Theatre?

A. It was built before Shakespeare’s birth.

B. Shakespeare’s plays were all performed in this theatre.

C. It burned down after Shakespeare’s death.

D. People rebuilt it after it was destroyed.

 

2. Why was the Globe Theatre important to Shakespeare?

Because some of his plays were first performed in this theatre.

 

3. Is the Globe Theatre today the same as the original one?

No. It was rebuilt near the original site in a more modern style.

 

4. What do we know about Shakespeare?

A. He finished 38 plays and 154 poems in his life.

B. He is famous for his plays.

C. He wrote more plays than any other playwright.

D. He married Anne Hathaway in 1599.

 

5. Why are Shakespeare’s works still popular now?

A. Because people like old-fashioned things.

B. Because his characters are all brave.

C. Because his plays are full of excitement.

D. Because his plays contain few battles or deaths.

 

Words in use

Complete the sentences using the words in the box

1. Most of the houses in this district __________ completely in the earthquake.

2. I can’t ________ on 100 yuan a week.

3. As a manager, he plays a ______ role in the company.

4. If you can ______ someone, you can find out where they are.

5. A healthy diet should ________ meat and vegetables.

 

1. were destroyed

2. survive

3. major

4. locate

5. consist of

 

Post reading

To be or not to be, that is the question.

译文：

①生存还是毁灭, 这是个值得考虑的问题。

②是或不是, 这是一个问题。

③做还是不做, 这是一个选择。

 

Famous quotes by Shakespeare

There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so. (Hamlet 2.2)

　　世上之事物本无善恶之分，思想使然。——《哈姆雷特》

The rest is silence. (Hamlet 5.2)

　　余下的只有沉默。——《哈姆雷特》

The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.

                               ——William Shakespeare, "As You Like It"

        愚者自以为聪明，智者则有自知之明。——莎士比亚《皆大欢喜》

The course of true love never did run smooth. (A Midsummer Night's Dream 1.1)

        真爱无坦途。 ——《仲夏夜之梦》/真诚的爱情之路永不会是平坦的。

Things won are done; joy's soul lies in the doing.   ——William Shakespeare

        得到即是完结,快乐的精髓在于过程。 ——莎士比亚

 

The four major tragedies四大悲剧：

Hamlet《哈姆雷特》,

Othello《奥赛罗》,

King Lear《李尔王》,

Macbeth《麦克白》。

 

The four major comedies四大喜剧：

A Midsummer Night's Dream

《仲夏夜之梦》,

As You Like It《皆大欢喜》,

Twelfth Night《第十二夜》,

The Merchant of Venice《威尼斯商人》。

 

 

Science never stops

作者：袁志国

 

Warm up

1. Which jobs are suitable for working from home? Which are not? Why?

teacher ，reporter ，architect ，scientist ，cook ，babysitter

2. What is NASA?

It stands for National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

3. What is NASA responsible for?

It is responsible for exploring space.

4. Is working for NASA fun?

 

Pre-reading

Look at the titles and headings

1. What will be discussed in the text?

NASA found a way to control a rover on Mars from home.

 

2. What does “science never stops” mean?

Despite the virus, scientists are still working.

 

 

Fast reading

1. What is this story mainly about?

A. NASA’s project on Mars.

B. The problems NASA faces.

C. How NASA analyzes pictures from Mars.

D. How NASA scientists work at home.

 

Careful reading

Words

adapt v. 适应

In order to 为了

send out 分发

rely on 依赖

figure out 能够理解/解决

 

1. During the outbreak, NASA scientists _______.

A. use different computers to work

B. work on spreadsheets

C. don’t need to follow social distancing rules

D. are operating Curiosity from home.

 

2. Working at home is inconvenient for NASA scientists because _______.

A. they have to use special red-and-blue lenses

B. they cannot communicate person to person

C. they don’t have the equipment to do their job

D. they cannot work together at the same time

 

3. How do we understand “classic, textbook NASA” in the last paragraph?

A. NASA wrote a textbook on how to deal with problems.

B. NASA always finds ways to deal with new situations.

C. Setbacks are common for NASA.

D. Setbacks have never been a problem for NASA.

 

Structure

Paragraph 1：引入

Paragraph 2：NASA科学家在家控制火星探测器

Paragraph 3：和我们在家工作内容不同，NASA科学家们的工作内容是......

Paragraph 4：工作方式

Paragraph 5：工作仪器和工作中不方便的地方

Paragraph 6：困难并没有阻挡他们

 

Words in use

Complete the sentences using the words in the box

1. We shouldn’t _________ anyone but ourselves.

2. I couldn’t ________ what the teacher was talking about.

3. We have ______________ numerous problems.

4.  ________ please her, the man bought her whatever she wanted.

5. She is going to ________ invitations to all her friends.

6. Everyone should _________ this new working environment.

 

1. rely on

2. figure out

3. been presented with

4. ln order to

5. send out

6. adapt to

 

Post reading

1. Are you interested in space?

2. Have you seen any of NASA's videos before?

3. Working from home has become necessary for many people during the COVID-19 outbreak. The inconvenience is obvious. What about learning from home? Has it been convenient or not? Share with us.