Learning about Language教学设计(第一课时)

Book 2 Unit3 Learning about Language教案

Step 1. Language points. 1.

I began as a calculating machine in France in l642．

calculate

v. to find the answer using numbers 计算，估计，算出

e.g. Let me calculate the cost of the journey. 让我计算一下旅途的费用。

The scientists calculated when the spacecraft would reach the moon.

科学家推算出了宇宙飞船抵达月球的时间。

be calculated to do sth.

被计划成……；打算做某事

e.g. His remark was calculated to hurt her.

他的话是故意要伤害她的。

[拓展] calculable adj. 可计算的；可估计的

calculated adj. 精心计划的

calculation n.

计算；估计

calculator n.

计算器

The loss has not yet been _____ accurately, but it is believed to be well beyond a hundred million dollars. A. calculated B. considered

C. completed

D. controlled 【点拨】

选A。由题意(损失尚未被精确地计算出来，但人们相信会超过一亿美元)可知选calculated。consider认为，考虑；complete完成，结束；control控制。

2. Although I was young I could simplify difficult sums.

simplify vt. to make things easier使简化

e.g. Simplify the instructions so that children can understand them.

The application forms have now been simplified.

While intelligent people can often _____ the complex, a fool is more likely to complicate the simple.

A. sacrifice B. substitute C. simplify D. survive 【点拨】

选C。由While可知，主从句意思相对照，且结合complicate the simple (使简单的事情复杂化)可知，设空处要用simplify。

3. …I could be made to work as a “universal machine”

to solve any difficult mathematical problem. solve vt. to work out the answer to a problem 解答，解决

e.g. The expert cannot solve this difficult problem. Talk to me about whatever is troubling you. I’ll help you solve it.

The clever child solved the riddle quickly. solve后跟__名词__或__代词__作宾语。

【拓展】

solution

n.

解答，解决办法

e.g. There’s no simple solution to this problem.

4. As a result I totally changed my shape. as a result

结果；终于；因此

as a result可用于句首，可用于句中。

e.g. He didn’t work hard, as a result，he failed the exam.

他学习不努力，结果考试不及格。

He runs every day. __As a result__,he has lost weight.他每天跑步，结果他减肥了。

选用以上合适的短语完成下列句子。

1) Jackson couldn’t work any longer _as a result of_ the car accident.

2) We helped each other in studies, and as a result we became good friends.

5. I have even been put into space rockets and sent to explore the Moon and Mars. explore v. to travel around an area to find out about it. 探索；探测；探究

e.g. They explored the land to the south of the Murray river.

给出explore的中文意思。

1) As soon as we arrived on the island, we were eager to explore. 考查，勘探

2) Kate’s father works in a company exploring for oil.勘探

3) We must explore all possible ways to increase food production.探索

4) Let’s explore this idea more fully.探讨

【拓展】

explorer n. 勘探者，考察者，探险者；exploration

n. 勘探，探索，研究

翻译下列句子。

1)

It is worth exploring other ways of dealing with this problem. 其他处理这个问题的方法值得探讨一下。

2)

你真的考察了离你们那儿最近的城镇？

Have you really explored your nearest town? 6.

goal

n.

球门；进球得分；目的，目标

根据句意，写出goal的汉语意思。

1) I wish I could achieve my goal of writing 2,000 poems.目的，目标

2) He kicked the ball towards the other team’s goal.球门

3) Their team beat us by three goals to one. 进球得分

Step 2. Useful expressions. 1. have ... in common

2. compare it with your partner 3. put them in an order

4. according to the time 5. a calculating machine

6. an analytical machine 7. a technological revolution 8. artificial intelligence 9. be made to work

10. from then on

11. grow rapidly in size

12. as large as a room

13. as time goes by

14. as a result

15. over time

16. share my knowledge with others 17. as well as

18. help with medical operations 19. explore the Moon

20. a life of high quality 21. be filled with happiness

22. the human race Step 3. Exercises. I.

根据下面各句句意以及所给单词的首字母或汉语提示词，写出该单词的正确形式。

1. The best way to __explore__(探索) the countryside is on foot. 2. Have you filled in the __application__ (申请) form for your passport yet? 3. Charlie thought money would solve all his problems, but he was wrong. 4. Martin’s been sick, but anyhow/anyway, I think he’s hoping to come with us tomorrow. 5. At the last moment of the football match, he kicked the ball into an open goal_. 6. Modern __technology_(科技) makes moving money around much easier than before. II. 用括号内单词的正确形式填空。

1. They come from __totally_(total) different cultures. 2. Maria had spirit and __intelligence__ (intelligent) as well as beauty. 3. __Personally__(personal), I think the show is going to be a great success.

4. We want our children to have the best possible chance of _happiness__ (happy). 5. You need to __simplify__ (simple) the instructions so that children can understand them. 6. I was surprised that a ten-year-old boy was able to argue so clearly and _logically_.

III. 根据括号内的汉语提示补全下面句子（每空一词）。

1. Although Jane and I are twin sisters, we have / share nothing in common (毫无共同之处). 2. According to our record(s)(根据我们的纪录), you’ve been absent six times. 3. From now on (从现在开始), I will only be working in the mornings. 4. As time went by / on (随着时间的推移), she grew more and more attracted by the subject. 5. He made one big mistake, and, as a result (结果), lost his job. 6. There isn’t an empty table. Would you mind me sharing this table with you (和你共用这张桌子)? IV.Find the word or expression for each of the following meanings from the text. 1.__revolution___complete change in ways of thinking, working, etc. 2.__network__connected computer system 3. __simplify_ to make things easier 4. __calculate__to find the answer using

numbers 5.__mobile _can be moved easily from place to place 6. __solve__ to work out the answer to a problem 7. __explore_to travel around an area to find out about it 8. __totally__completely 9. __anyhow__anyway 10. __finance__ activity of managing money V. Complete the passage with the words below. artificial

technology

intelligent

applications explore

Web

reality

logically When my brother was is high school, he was very interested in computers and enjoyed writing programs of his own. He used to download information from the Internet and made good use of it. He liked to _explore_the World Wide _Web_ and used the Internet to communicate with computer programmers all over the world. When he went to university he studied IT (information technology) and developed a special interest in __artificial_ intelligence.

After developing special _applications_of the computer, he hopes to design an _intelligent_robot which can think _logically_and look like a human being, but in _reality he has a long way to go. VI.Read the story below and then use the outline to create one of your own. As time went by I did research into how to make my radio. By the time I was sixteen, my dream had come true. I made my own radio. As a result I became interested in electronics and computers. From then on I worked hard to get into university. Now I am working in a computer company designing new programs for computers. As I grow older I realize how much my life has been connected with my interest in radios! Step4. Homework. Finish exercise on page 56.