高二教案 第809期(1)
发布时间:2020-11-02
2020-2021学年度第10期总第809期
Perfecting our homes (P4)
邯郸市第一中学 张蕴
Activity 1 Warm-up
Can you use some adjectives to describe the room? How would you feel if you lived in such a room?
It is not clean/not tidy/messy/disordered/disorganized …
You may feel tired/worn-out/frustrated/depressed/stressed/like you are stuck in a bad situation/uninterested in everything ...
Home organizers help you to pursue a simple and organized life.
What about living in a clean and tidy space?
You may feel refreshed/peaceful/hopeful/comfortable/productive ...
Activity 2 While-reading
Read the passage quickly and figure out what the passage refers to and how the passage is developed.
•Why has pursuing a minimalism (极简主义) lifestyle become a trend now?
•1. The COVID-19 pandemic.
•Having a comfortable living environment became more pressing for people who were forced to work at home, and for families spending long hours together under one roof.
•It is a good idea to clear your home as a way of clearing your mind. This is an ideal (理想的) time to tidy up and give some thought to what we have and to be thankful for it.
•2. It can help begin a conversation with themselves and reflect upon their lives.
•It’s a way of improving relationships between people, their belongings (所属物) and their space, which can help lead to a tidy and comfortable life. It’s about education and bringing beauty and harmony (和谐) into one’s living space.
•What's the difficulty the home organizers face? How do they work it out?
•Most people aren’t in the habit of throwing out useless things unless they’re worn out.
•They try to ... [be] accustomed to (习惯于) the idea and make it much more acceptable.
Activity 3 Language study
The author uses various ways to explain the same term. Work with your partner to find out how the author explains “收纳,整理,扔除”.
tidy up the house
sort things
put them away
organize things
put her books and pencil box in order
decluttering
sort things out
threw away
getting rid of stuff
throwing out
Activity 4 Expressions
• a full-time mother
• feel organized
• seek help
• pursue minimalism lifestyles
• became pressing
• reflect upon their lives
• not merely
• their belongings
• lead to a tidy and comfortable life
•bringing beauty and harmony into one’s living space
•treasure possessions
•be worn out
•be accustomed to