第8/713期初二教案

蒋莉

 

 

 Girls rule for a day (P2)

 

 

I. Pre-reading

·What do prime ministers do?

·What can children do to make life better in their home countries?

 

Take a guess.

·Who is this girl?

·Where is she?

·What is she doing?

·What can Aava Murto do as prime minister

 

II. While reading

1. How long did Murto work as PM?

  One day.

 

·run v. to be in control of something 管理、经营、运行

  He's been running a restaurant since he left school.

 

·chance n.

a. 机会

   It is a good chance to study English.

b. 可能性

   He has no chance of winning.

c. by chance偶然地、无意中。

  He met her by chance.

 

2. What do countries like Kenya allow girls to do?

  Step into the shoes of their leaders as part of the campaign.

 

·allow v. 允许

  allow sb. to do sth.允许某人做某事

 

·step into the shoes of =step into sb.'s shoes 接替某人的职位

 

3. How many times has Finland taken part in Girls Takeover?

  Four.

 

·opportunity=chance  n. 机会

 

·provide ... for ...为...提供

 

·take part in 参加

  All the children took part in the sports meeting.

 

4. What did Murto discuss in her speech?

  Gender equality.

 

·in the field of 在...领域 

  China has many great scientists in the field of technology.

  中国在科技领域有很多伟大的科学家。

 

5. What might make people think that someone is strange?

  If a girl plays video games or a boy does not play video games, people might think he/she is strange. 

 

·if conj. 如果，引导条件状语从句。

  I'll pay you double if you get the work finished by Friday.

 

6. Are girls as good as boys at technology?

  Yes.

 

·引号中是宾语从句。在主从复合句中充当宾语，位于及物动词、介词或复合谓语

  之后的从句称为宾语从句。

  宾语从句的语序一律用陈述句语序。

  He didn‘t tell me when we should meet again.

 

7. What is Finland known for?

  Its strong support for women’s rights.

 

·be made up of 由...组成

·according to 根据

·at the age of 在...岁时

 

Choose the answer:

1. By the “Girls Takeover” campaign, girls _____.

A. can be treated more fairly than boys

B. can become politicians in the future

C. need to raise money for Plan International

D. might have the chance to be PM for one day

由第二段第一句Murto's chance to be PM...可知答案为D。

 

 

2. What can we learn from Paragraph 4?

A. Reasons for joining the campaign.

B. Countries that have joined the campaign.

C. The theme of the campaign this year.

D. The history of the campaign.

theme n. 主题   由第四段the campaign's focus is... 可知答案为C。

 

 

3. Murto thinks that _____.

A. girls shouldn’t play video games

B. girls are also good at technology

C. girls can do anything they want

D. boys are better at video games than girls

由第七段...how they are just as good at technology as boys 可知答案为B。

 

 

4. “Girls Takeover” aims to _____.

A. help more girls become politicians

B. raise girls’ interest in technology

C. call for more attention to gender equality issues

D. find new gender differences

由第二段最后一句可知答案为C。

 

III. Further reading

Read the passage and fill in the blanks.

       Caitlin​ Figueiredo​ still remembers the first time she told her class she wanted to be prime minister of Australia. Her teacher told her to sit down; she was a girl and girls needed "more realistic" dreams.

       Now, the Canberra law student runs her own social enterprise（企业、事业）, helps oversee Australian projects for the UN, and sits on various boards（委员会、理事会）and charities. She was named a Global Changemaker by Michelle Obama at the White House.  

       On Wednesday, Ms Figueiredo joined forces with 16 other local girls who share her ambitions for high office in a "takeover" of Parliament House（国会大厦）.      "We're here to send a message, we are powerful," Ms Figueiredo said as the team gathered on the lawn of the House on Wednesday morning.                                                         

       The young women, aged between 17 and 30, each hijacked（劫持、操纵） the seat of a federal MP（联邦国会议员) as part of a global "takeover" in parliaments and boardrooms across the world to celebrate International Day of the Girl.

 

Fill in the blanks.

1. Caitlin​ Figueiredo​’'s teacher told her to sit down when she told the class her dream because she thought it was not realistic.

2. The team gathered on Wednesday morning to send the message that they are powerful.

 

IV. Post reading

·Design a poster for the International Day of the Girl 2020. How can we help girls around the world?

·Group activity:

  You have the chance to be the leader of your country. You need to post a speech on the government’s official website. What are you going to discuss?

 

 

 

 

 

Why we love snacking (P6)

I. Pre-reading

·Do you eat snacks often?

·What do you usually eat?

·Do you find it hard to stop eating while snacking?

 

Look at the picture and the title.

·What are we going to read about?

·Why do we love snacking?

 

II. While reading

1. Is it common to eat too much junk food?

  Yes

 

·figure out 算出、想出、解决

  If they know the cause of the problem, they might be able to figure out how to prevent it from happening again.

  如果他们知道问题的原因，他们就能想出如何组织它再次发生。

 

2. What did the research team find in the brains of mice?

  A set of special neurons.

 

·a set of 一套、一群

  His mother bought him a set of Dickens novels.

  他母亲给他买了一套狄更斯的小说。

 

·feel like 想要

  I feel like (going for) a swim.

 

·even adv. 甚至、更加          

  修饰形容词或副词的比较级。

  能用于修饰比较级的词有：much, far, a little, a bit, a lot等。

 

·continue v. 继续

  continue doing sth 继续做同一件事(还没完成)

  After taking a break, he continued reading.

  稍事休息后，他继续看书。

 

  continue to do sth 继续做另一件事情(已经完成一件)

  After he finished reading his novel, he continued to play games with his friends.

  他读完小说后跟朋友们继续玩游戏。

 

3. Are there neurons that can make us stop eating?

  Yes

 

·stop v. 停止

  stop doing sth 停止做某事，指停止做原来的事情

  The students stopped talking when the teacher came in.

  当老师进来的时候，学生们停止交谈。

 

  stop to do sth 停下（手头的事情）去做另外一件事 

  Hearing the doorbell, she stopped to open the door.

  听见门铃声，她停下手中的活去开门。

 

Choose the answer:

1. What did the scientists study?

A. Why people like to eat junk food.

B. How our brains work while we eat.

C. How mice brains work differently from human brains.

D. Why we can’t stop snacking once we start.

由第一段可知答案为D。

 

2. When mice are eating or drinking, the periLC neurons _____.

A. stop firing entirely

B. fire more than usual

C. fire less than usual

D. fire without stopping

由第三段第二句...less than usual... 可知答案为C。