1、2014春季英语人教版新课标选修7U3方案二第3课时教案Period 3Language StudyTeaching aims1To learn the useful expressions and sentence structures in the reading.2To enable students to use language points both orally and in written forms.3To further understand the friendship between man and whales.Teaching proceduresStep 1Lea
2、rning words and phrases 1witness vt. (1)be present at(someplace)and see it 当场见到/目击Did anyone witness the accident？有人亲眼看到那次事故了吗？(2)“见证了”，时间、地点等作主语。Recent years have witnessed the collapse of the steel industry.近年来钢铁业日渐衰落。nC目击者，证人The police found the witness to the murder case.警察找到了那件谋杀案的目击者。There was
3、 no witness at the scene of the accident.在事故现场没有证人。witness 还可表示“作证”“证明”，常用“witness to sth./doing sth.”a live witness to.活生生的证人bear/give witness to sth.为作证witnessbox(英)witness stand (美)证人席2sort out(1)分类，整理I am just sorting out the papers that can be thrown away.我在整理可以被扔掉的文件。(2)解决(问题/困难)Weve got a few
4、 little problems to sort out.我们有几个小问题要解决。近义词：sort through 查看并挑选出He was sorting through a pile of papers on his desk.他在整理桌子上的一堆文件。3accommodation n.(1)rooms，esp.for living in 房间/住所The high cost of accommodation makes life difficult for students in London.由于住宿费用昂贵，伦敦的学生感到生活困难。(2)lodgings，rooms and food
5、(often pl.)膳宿(在英国英语中为不可数名词，在美国英语中为可数名词，常用复数)Can we find accommodations at a hotel for tonight?我们今晚能找到旅馆住宿吗？短语：make accommodation for.为提供膳宿4yell v& n叫喊/叫声，喊声(1)v.shout often because you are frightened，angry，or excitedShe yelled(out)at her naughty child.她朝她那淘气的孩子大喊。They yelled at him to stop.他们朝他大喊，让他
6、停下来。(2)n.a loud shout.e.g.a yell of delight/warning5ahead of(1)(时间、空间上)在之前(2)领先，比强、好6head 朝方向移动；带领We headed the boat out to sea.我们将船驶向外海。They are heading home. 他们正朝家走去。Who is heading the Party？该党现在由谁在领导？Whose name heads the list?谁的名字列在名单的最前头？head forleave for/start for 朝方向走去7flee(fled，fled)vi./vt. 逃
7、走，逃掉，消失And those others are stopping it diving or fleeing out to sea.其他的虎鲸阻止它潜水逃入大海The spectators fled in panic when the bull got loose.那只公牛挣脱了束缚，吓得观众四下逃窜。We were forced to flee to the country.我们被迫逃往国外。8aim.v.aim(sth.)at sb./sth.瞄准，对准aim at doing sth./aim to do sth.力求达到，力争做到nU瞄准 C目的，目标9drag v.(1)拖，拉
8、，拽He dragged the table into the corner.他把桌子拖到角落里。(2)勉强某人做He hates parties，and we have to drag him into going.他讨厌参加聚会，我们得硬拉着他去。If he fails，hell drag us all down with him.如果他失败了，他会把我们大家一起拖下水。10depth n. 的深度，深的地方.its body was dragged swiftly by the killers down into the depths of the sea.它的尸体被虎鲸们迅速拖向深海中
9、去了。Plant the beans_at_a_depth_of_about six inches.把种子埋到大概六英尺深的地下。短语： in depth 深入地，彻底地拓展the depths of the jungle 丛林深处 the depths of the country 穷乡僻壤the depths of the winter 隆冬the depths of ones heart 心灵的深处the depths of despair 绝望的深渊 11have a good feed on.饱餐一顿feed：n.meals or food for babies or animals
10、 餐、顿。如：When is the babys next feed?下一次要什么时候喂这个婴儿？vgive food to 喂养feed sb./sth.on sth.feed sth.to sb./sth. 喂吃feed on 以为食(一般指动物)近义词 live onThe prison is required to feed and clothe the prisoners.监狱被要求向犯人提供食物和衣服。Several children were feeding bread to the ducks.Several children were feeding ducks on bre
11、ad.几个孩子正在喂鸭子吃面包。Owls feed on mice and other small animals.猫头鹰以老鼠和其他小动物为食。12From Jamess face，I could see he was terrified of being abandoned by us.从詹姆斯的脸上，我能看出他非常恐慌，生怕被我们遗弃。He abandoned his wife and children.他抛弃了他的妻子和孩子。此处abandon的意思是“放弃，抛弃”，相关短语有：(1)背弃祖国/朋友：abandon ones country/friend(2)抛弃家庭：abandon
12、ones family(3)革除陋习：abandon a bad habit(4)放弃职位/希望/计划/主意：abandon ones post/hope/plan/idea13help out帮助(摆脱困境或危险)My mother helped me out(with some money)when I lost my job.我的母亲在我失业的时候给我金钱上的援助帮我摆脱了困境。The children help out in their fathers shop when things are busy.父亲店里忙的时候，孩子们在店里帮忙。14approachvi.& vt. 接近，靠
13、近n接近，道路，方式，方法15hold up(1)支撑，举起(2)延迟，阻碍Step 2Using words and phrases1Do Exercises 1 and 2 on Page 63 in Using Words and Expressions.2Translate the following sentences into English，using the words and expressions given in brackets.(1)当我意识到她在场之时前，她正好走到我身边。(be aware of)(2)凯莉每读一本书都喜欢反思一下书的含义。(reflect on)
14、(3)这场演出没有什么可以挑剔的，这是真正的享受。(pure)(4)你刷那面墙，同时我准备好这一面墙你好接着刷。(in the meantime)(5)我的女儿喜欢把自己倒吊在操场的机械上。(upside down)(6)夜里一些奇怪的声音把我吓得半死。(scare to death)Suggested answers：(1)She was standing right next to me before I became aware of her presence.(2)Whenever Kelly reads a book，she likes to reflect on its meani
15、ng for a while.(3)There was nothing I didnt like about the performance.It was pure enjoyment.(4)You paint that wall and，in the meantime，I will prepare this one for you to paint next.(5)My daughter loves to hang upside down on the playground equipment.(6)The strange noises in the night scared me to d
16、eath.Step 3ConsolidationAsk students to retell the text after learning the useful words and phrases.Step 4Homework1Finish off Exercises 1 and 2 on Page 22 in Learning about Language.2Go over the useful words and phrases in the text.高考链接Clenching your fist could be enough to help you get a grip on yo
17、ur memory Research suggests that balling up the right hand and squeezing it tightly actually makes it easier to memorize lists Later, when it is time to get back the information，it is the left hand that should be clenchedIt is thought the movements activate brain regions key to the storing and recal
18、l of memories The American researchers suggest those who are short of a pen and paper should try the trick when attempting to remember a shopping list or phone number In the study,volunteers were given a rubber ball and asked to squeeze it as hard as possible before trying to memorize a list of 72 w
19、ords They squeezed the ball again a couple of minutes later,ahead of recollecting as many of the words as possible The first group of the volunteers used their right hand on both occasions，and the second group their leftThe third group clenched their right fist ahead of memorizing and their left ahe
20、ad of recall and the fourth did the oppositeThe fifth group held the ball but did not squeeze it Those who squeezed with their right hand，followed by their left，remembered the most words The next best were the volunteers who made a fist with their right hand both times，while those who didnt squeeze
21、at all did better than those who led with their left It is thought that the movement of clenching the right fist activates a brain region that is involved in storing memories，while squeezing the left hand awakens an area that is key to getting back information Lead researcher Dr Ruth Propper said：Th
22、e findings suggest that simple body movementsby temporarily changing the way the brain functionsCall improve memory46Whats the writers purpose to write the passage?ATo make known the result of the experimentBTo tell people memory depends mostly on their handsCTo show the function of bodymovements in
23、 memoryDTo state that good memory benefils from labor47If you want to recall something in your memory，you should clench_Ayour fight hand Byour left handCboth of your hands Dyour left hand first，and then right48The underlined word“trick”in the fourth paragraph is the closest in meaning to“_”Amethod B
24、game Ccheat Dexperiment49Which group in the experiment remembered the fewest words?ATIle first group BThe second groupCThe fourth group DThe fifth group50Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?AMemory experiments on body movementsBWhat is a good memory?CGood memory lies in acti
25、onsDClenching hands improves the memory【参考答案】46-50 CBACD 【语篇导读】如何有效地培养自己的记忆能力？请看作者对握拳与记忆力的关系。46. C 该文属于新闻体裁，主要还是说明身体的运动对于记忆的作用。文章结尾提到这一点。47. B 单纯为了记起某事，就文中所述，应该先攥紧左手。48. A trick的原意有“诡计、恶作剧”等义，在这里应该是作为一种“方法、技巧”来采用的。这一点提示我 们记忆词汇一定不可过于机械和短视。49. C 记忆效果最差的反而不是一点动作也没有的第五组，而是第四组，因为他们做反了（opposite），导致效果最差。50. D 文章的核心内容就是握手对记忆的作用，因此D项是最直接的表述。