2021-22学年度第4期总第842期(P6)
Thank your muscles
吉林省永吉高级实验中学 邢鸽

I. lead in 
Have you been vaccinated against COVID-19?

II. Skimming 
Read the passage quickly, and answer the two questions.
1.What is the type of writing?
A. Narration    B. Exposition    C. Argumentation
2. What is the article mainly about?
It mainly tells us why vaccines are injected into the muscle tissue of the upper arm.
III. Read for details 
Read the text carefully and answer the following questions.
1. What’s the function of the lymph nodes ？
As key parts of our immune system, lymph nodes contain more immune cells that recognize the antigens in vaccines and start the immune process of creating antibodies.

2. What’s an advantage of getting the vaccine in the upper arm muscle? 
Upper arm muscles help localize any adverse reactions and minimize them, so it’s safer.

3. What should also be taken into consideration when thinking about the best place to get a vaccine shot?
Muscle size should also be taken into consideration.
IV. After-reading 
Focus on title and subtitles, first and last paragraphs, key sentences to grasp the main idea. 
V. Language focus 
Find the following expressions in the article.
1. 撸起袖子                  1. roll up sleeves 
2. 新闻发布会                2. a press conference 
3. 上臂                      3. upper arms 
4. 值得注意的是              4. be worth noting that 
5. 免疫细胞                  5. immune cells 
6. 免疫反应                  6. immune response 
7. 免疫系统                  7. immune system 
8.使某人免受于……           8. save sb. from doing
9..…的可能性                9. the chance of
10.血液供应                  10. blood supply
11.导致                      11. lead to
12.把…考虑进去              12. take into consideration
13.易于，趋向于              13. tend to
14.理想地点                  14. ideal spots
15.在人群聚焦的疫苗接种诊室  15. at a mass vaccination clinic