Learning about Language教案设计（一等奖）

Unit 3 Inventors and inventions Words and expressions

重

点

词

汇

重

点

词

组

1.

专利权.

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dynamic

2.

清白的；天真的

12.

personnel

3.

标准；尺度

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caution

4.

鉴定；省份证明

14.

extension

5.

便利的；方便的

15.

forehead

6.

实际的；实用的

16.

lantern

7.

联想；联系；同伴

17.

multiple

8.

否则，不然

conj.

18.

passive

9.

辨别；显示…的差别

19.

stable

10.

无锈的；不锈的

20.

invaluable

1.

回电话

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set out

2.

打电话

10.

ring off

3.

似乎有什么/发生什么

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far from

4.

使自己与众不同; 使自己12.

scientific idea

出名

13.

now and then

5.

用----把-----盖上

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at the same time

6.

想起来,记起;想出来

16.decide on

7.

小心的，谨慎的

15.

political situation

8.

摆脱，除掉

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Period 2

Reading Task 1 . Guess what

the invention or the inventor is

A.

_____________ •

It’s made of plastics and metal.

•

It looks like a small box with a screen and buttons on it. •

With the invention you can contact someone while you are walking.

B.

______________ •

He was a world-famous inventor from Sweden.

•

Here is one of his photos.

•

He invented dynamite (炸药).

•

A famous prize was named after him. Task 2

Warming up（热身）

Difference between a discovery and an invention A discovery is something ________in nature but not yet _______. An invention is something_______ by human beings. Connection

between discoveries and inventions？

Discoveries often _______ inventions. Inventions ___often________ discoveries

Task 3 Pre-reading

Do you know the stages every inventor must go through before they can have their invention approved? Here give you some similar stages used in

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research, please work out them in the suitable order. (

)Applying for a patent

(

) Doing research (

)Testing the solution

(

)

Thinking of a creative solution (

)Finding a problem

(

) Deciding on the invention

Task 4 Reading

(

skimming

)

１．Skim the whole passage and get the main idea:

The text narrates the p______ of the snakes and presents the p_________ of catching them

and applying for a p______.

2.Divide the text into four parts and work out the main idea for each paragraph.

Part I

(Para.

＿＿)

The discovery of the problem of the snakes. Part II

(Paras

＿＿)

The research on the approaches to solve the problem. Part III

(Para.

＿＿)

The attempts to catch the snakes. Part IV

(Para.

＿＿)

The requirement of getting a patent.

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paragraph

Stages

Examples in this story The snake must be

________but not______ Look for ______ of removal;

the ______ of snakes Find a problem

Do research

Think of a

creative solution Identify _______ Possible approaches: choose______.

Test the solution

several times

Try _____times

to

make

it work____________ ____the opportunity to get

Deciding

on

the invention ________ for the idea.

Apply patent for a

3.What are the three creative steps that the writer takes to catch the snakes without hurting them?

① to put the frozen bowl over the snakes’ habitat

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______________. ②to put the frozen bowl over the snakes’ habitat

_______________.

③to put the frozen bowl over the snakes’ habit

______________and carry______ to collect the snakes without harming them the next morning.

4.. What’s the writing purpose of the writer?

The writer wants to （

）us of the scientific methods to （

）

present problems so that we students can not only （

）

the horizons but become more （

）

in discovering and considering carefully the problems in （

）

life. We are also （

）

by the writer to be（

）

and hardworking as well as thinking （

）. 5. What should we learn from this text? We can learn from the text the way of doing （

）researches and how to（

）

for a patent. We can also learn that it takes an inventor great（

）

or persistence to （

）his or her goal in life.

Step 4 Study reading Read the text again, find out the sentences and analyze them. 1)Here was a chance for me

to distinguish myself by inventing something that would catch snakes but not harm them. 译：________________________________________________________ 本句中有个完全倒装句，是：_____________________________________，

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其中，distinguish myself 意为：_____________________________________。

2) The first thing I tried to do was to see if there were products that might help me.

译：__________________________________________________________ 本句是由________________ 引导的条件状语从句，主句中to see 做_____________________。而从句含有一个________________从句，其先行词是________________。

3) This was in the expectation that the snakes would bite again. 译___________________________________________________________ (1) 本句中that从句是一个________________从句，其先行词是expectation。Expectation 为名词意为预料；期待。例如：今晚预计无雪。

译____________________________________________________________ 4) Find out the sentences in the text which have similar meanings with the following ones. (1) You can’t say you are truly an inventor unless you had that recognition.

______________________________________________________________ (2)You’ll know if I receive a patent by check my bank balance. ______________________________________________________________ 5)Change the sentences according to the suggestion. (1)The criteria are very strict. It is not easy tfor new ideas to be accepted.(用so……that连成句子)

(2)Nor will you receive a patent until a research has been made to find out you’re your product really is different from everybody else’s.(改成强调句

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式) _________________________________________________________

6）. Read the passage carefully and match the meaning of the words and expressions using the context. (1)The word “approach ” in the second paragraph can be replaced by________________.

A. arrival

B. method

C. movement

D. request ⑵The habitat to an animal or plant is what the ____________to us humans. A. home

B. house

C. village

D. farm ⑶The word “abruptly” in the sentence

“They abruptly disappeared into a convenient hole in the wall.” means______________ .

A. fast

B. quickly

C. suddenly and unexpectedly

D. completely ⑷The word “released” in the last sentence of the sixth paragraph means________________.

A. returned

B. relaxed

C. dismissed

D. set free ⑸“… unless they are

truly novel” .What does the word

“novel” mean?

A. strange

B. unique

C. new and unusual

D. special 1.call up

【教材原句】When I __________my mother in the countryside on the telephone she was very upset. ( 翻译)

【探究】

1）I called him up and told him the excited news.

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我打电话告诉他这让人激动的消息。

2）All the men between the ages of 18 and 25 were called up.

所有18至25的男性都被应召入伍。

3) The sound of happy laughter called up memories of my childhood. 幸福的笑声让我想起了童年。

【总结】call up的意思是1

；

2

；

3

。

【知识链接】打电话的具他表达方式有：①ring sb. up; ②call sb.( up)；

③telephone sb.；④phone sb.；⑤give sb.a phone call;⑥ give sb.a ring 有关call的其他短语：

① call back召唤某人回来；再访；回电话

② call for需要，要求

③ call in召见，叫进来

④ call on拜访（人）；呼吁、号召

⑤ call at拜访（某地）

⑥ call off取消

【即学即用】

1．单项选择。

1)

--Can I do the job?

--I'm afraid not, because it__

skill and patience.

A. calls on

B.calls out

C.calls up

D.calls for 2) When I____

Tom, he was doing some shopping.

A. call on

B.called up

C.called off

D.called over 2. distinguish 【教材原句】Here was a chance for me to _________ myself by inventing something

（翻译）

【探究】

1) Speeches distinguish human beings from animals.

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人类和动物的区别在于人会说话。

2) She distinguished herself by her coolness and bravery. 她因头脑冷静、敢做敢为而为人称道。

3) Dogs can distinguish a great range of sounds than humans. 狗能够辨别的音域比人类大。

【总结】distinguish vi．&vt.的意思是①

②

③

【知识链接】distinguish from／between区别；区分

distinguish A from B = tell A from B

区分A和B

distinguish oneself by某人因……而突出

distinguished adj.著名的，出名的，令人钦佩的

distinguishing adj.有区别的

distinguishable adj.可区别的，区分得开的

distinguish oneself某人表现出众

【即学即用】翻译句子。

1)这个人因智慧而扬名。

2)把工作和娱乐区分开来很重要。

3. convenient

【原句】They abruptly disappeared into a convenient hole in the wall. （翻译）

【探究】

1）This dishwasher is very convenient to me.

对我来说，洗碗机很方便。

2) Will it be convenient for you to start work tomorrow? 你方不方便明天开始工作？

3) It's very convenient to have a supermarket nearby.

附近有家超市，确实很便利。

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【总结】convenient adj.意思是

、

常用句型：①

（对某人方便）

②

（对某人来说）做某事方便（convenient的主语往往是something,而不是somebody）

【知识链接】convenient n.便利、方便

for convenience 为了便利

at one’s convenience 在某人方便时

for the convenience of sb.为了┅的便利

【即学即用】

1) Come and see whether

. (2005,天津)

A. you are convenient

B. you will be convenient

C. it is convenient to you

D. it will be convenient to you

2) If it is quite

to you, I will visit you next Tuesday.

A. convenient

B.fair

C.easy

D.comfortable 4.bear

【探究】

1) She bore the pain with great courage. 她以极大的勇气忍受着痛苦

2）All the costs of the repairs will be borne by our company. 所有的维修费用都由我们公司承担。

3) The lady has borne three children.那位妇女生了三个孩子。

4) The tree is bearing a lot of apples this year.今年那棵树结了很多苹果。

5) On the way back from the forest，we met with a huge brown bear. 在从森林回来的路上，我们遇见了一只巨大的棕色的熊。

【总结】bear vt.

意思是

①

②

③

④

。

bear n．意思是

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【知识链接】作为“忍耐、忍受”时，与bear同义的单词或短语还有：

stand；endure；tolerate；put up with

其用法为：bear sth. /bear doing sth.／bear to do sth.

1)

a free man，he is now in chains.（他生来是自由的，……）

2) I don't think our relationship could

the strain of her mother visiting for a month.

A. bear

B.tell

C.put up

D.hold 5．every time

【教材原句】_______you do you will be certain to find something that you have never seen before．

（翻译）

【探究】The old man is sitting in the same chair every time I see him．

每次我看见他的时候，他都坐在同一把椅子上。

【总结】every time的意思是

，等于each time。此处是名词短语连词化，引导时间状语从句。

【知识链接】引导时间状语从句，能用做连词的名词短语还有：the first time

第一次；

the last time上次；next time下次；

the instant／moment／minute一……就

【即学即用】1．单选。

1) I found myself in an entirely new world

I arrived in Beijing.

A.at the moment B.the moment C.for the moment

D.in the moment 2)

Jack saw her; he fell in love with her.

A. For the first time B.The first time

C.At the first time

D.In the first time

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3) I know her address, but I can't remember it

.

A.at the moment B.the moment C.for the moment D.in the moment 6.get through 【探究】1) Just now I phoned David, but I couldn’t get through.

刚才我给大卫打电话，但是没有打通。

2）Let’s start, there is a lot of work to get through.

还有很多工作要完成，让我们开始吧。

3）The bill has got through .这项议案通过了。

4）I can not imagine how they will get through the time.

我无法想象他们将怎样打发时间。

【总结】get through 的意思是①

②

③

④

【知识链接】常与

go through 进行区别。go through ①经历（困难，痛苦等）②仔细审阅，检查

③翻找，查，搜寻

④穿过，通过（地点、地方）

【即学即用】用get through 和go through 填空。

1）Her telephone is so busy/ engaged that I can’t

to her all day.

2) I have never

this kind of the thing, so I’m afraid.

3) I will join you as soon as I

with my assignment.

4) Tom

his composition once again and was sure that there were no mistakes.

7．set about 【教材原句】I＿＿＿＿

researching the habits of. snakes to find the easiest way to trap them. (翻译)

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【探究】Do you know how to set about going on this work? 你知道怎样着手进行这项工作吗？

【总结】set about的意思是

【知识链接】set about doing sth.= set out to do sth.

有关set的其他短语：

set off出发、动身

set out for = set off for = leave for动身去……

set aside留出（时间、金钱）、储蓄；对……不予考虑

set down记下、写下

set up创立、建立

Multiple choice. Ⅱ．单项选择。

1.--My brother

from Shanghai last night, saying he would offer me a job.

-- Congratulations!

A. called on me

B.called me up

C.called me off

D.called me in

2. -- Can you

the different musical instruments playing now?

-- Of course. I can even play all of them.

A. recognize

B.speak

C.judge

D.distinguish 3. We have to

his bad temper because he is a bit annoyed these days.

A. admit

B.appreciate

C.bear

D.accept

4. For all these years I have been working for others. I'm hoping I'll_

my own business someday.

A. tum up

B.fix up

C.set up

D.make up Period 3

Reading & Language study Task 1 Vocabulary Preview the new words and phrases of this text.

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1.___________ n.

额头

2.

n.

稻草；饮料吸管

3.

n.重要性

4.

n. / adj. 流；电流

/ 现在的；当前的；

5.

adj.

稳定的；稳固的

6. _________________开始（做）

7. _________________ 迅速把手伸入；一心投入

8 . ________________的确，事实上

Step1 Check-up and lead in

Step 2 Fast reading Read the passage quickly and find out the main idea of the text.

__________________________________________________________ Step 3 Careful reading

1. Read again and find the answers to the following questions.

1) How did curiosity make Alexander Graham Bell into a great inventor? _____________________________________________________________ 2) What did he think was the key to his success as an inventor? ____________________________________________________________ 3) Why will he always be known as the inventor of the telephone?

____________________________________________________________ 2. Read the text carefully and choose the correct answer to complete each sentence.

A. Morse code

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2). Which statement is true according to the text?

C. Bell thought you shouldn’t think too much about something you had never seen before. D. Bell invented a lot of flying machines while searching for a kite to carry a man into the air. 3). According to the text, Bell got such great achievement thanks

D. his exc

A. doing research in telegraph helped Bell greatly in inventing the

B. Bell was given the patent after he succeeded in sending the first telephone

C . in order to make

D. Bell discovered so many practical solutions that he must be a millionaire

Step 4 Study reading Read the text again, find out the sentences and analyze them. 1. He found that by pressing his lips against his mother’s forehead, he could

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make the bones move in such a way she could understand what he was saying. (P25 L4-6) 译_________________________________________________________ 本句是一个复合句，that 引导________从句; she could understand what he was saying是以_________为先行词的_________从句。

注意：the way 做先行词引导__________时引导词有三种情况，1)in which 2) that

3)不填

如：I don’t appreciate the way that /in which /-- you deal with such a problem.翻译：

___________________________________________________________ 2. It was this exploring around problems that led to his most famous invention—the telephone in 1876. (P25 L14) 译：_________________________________________________________ 本句为_______句式，该句式结构为___________________. 比较：The patent was given in 1876, but it was not until five days later that Bell sent the first telephone message to his assistant, Watson. (P25 L28) 由until引出的短语或者从句，所用的强调句型是__________________________. 注意:

在强调结构中一般不用which代替其中的that，当被强调部分是人时可用who, whom, that. Step5

Language study 1. Bell never set out to invent the telephone and what he was trying to design was a multiple telegraph. ( P25，L14) 译__________________________________________________________

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Step5

Language study 1. Bell never set out to invent the telephone and what he was trying to design was a multiple telegraph. ( P25，L14) 译___________________________________________________________

set out. 【探究】

1) He set out to study a foreign language at the age of sixty.他六十岁时开始学习一门外语。

2) They have set out for shanghai．他们已经出发到上海去了。

【总结】

set out有两层意思：set out to do…意为___

_；set out for…意为____________。

【知识链接】set about 开始做某事；set against使与（某人）对立；

set aside（为某种目的）留出，拨出；set back延缓，阻碍；set down写下，制定，下车；set off 启程，动身，引起，激发；set up（公司、机构等）建立，成立 【即学即用】

1) He

clearing up after the party a proper.

2) Try to ____________ at least an hour each day for learning new vocabulary..

3) We packed our rucksacks and _____________ the hills. 2. Although he will always be known for his invention of the telephone, he was in truth

a continuing searcher after practical solutions to improve the quality of everybody’s life. ( P26，L2-3)

译___________________________________________________________

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in truth 【探究】

1) In truth, I didn’t mind whether we went or not.事实上，当时我们去不去我都无所谓。

2) The newcomer was in truth a spy.新来的人实际上是个间谍。

【总结】

in truth意思为

，相当于

。

【即学即用】

The ugly frog was __________a handsome prince. [句式透析] a continuing search 【探究】

1) This is a very pressing problem.这是一件紧急的事情。

2) We talked a great deal about the boring speech.我们谈论了很多关于这个乏味的演讲的事情。

【归纳总结】

句中continuing是动词-ing形式做定语。

【即学即用】

Everyone present was deeply__________ by the __________story.

A. moved; moved

B. moving; moving

C. moving; moved

D. moved; moving

I. 单词拼写

2. The real __________(重要) of this new law is the protection it gives to

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3. He is wearing a p___________ uniform which is comfortable and doesn’t

4. This illness makes a m________ of my holiday plans. 5. Norman is a bit neurotic(神经质的), but his wife is a very s____________ person. II. 选用方框内的词或短语，并用其适当形式填空。

beaten back; dive into; set out; in truth; out of order 1. Our refrigerator is _____________again; we’d better buy a new one instead of repairing it. 2. He ____________ his pocket and pulled out a quarter.

3. At dawn, they ____________ to get ready for the work of the day. 4. They live miles off the ____________.

5. He was ____________ the greatest artist of them all. III. 单项填空

A. put in

3. At dawn, they set ______to ge

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5. They _____the mountain at noo

A. careful

7. It is believed

VI. 翻译句子

1. 这确实是个奇迹。(in truth) ____________________________________________________________ 2. 就是在公园里你遇到了我。(It was…that…)

____________________________________________________________ 3. 我的胃不舒服,得立刻去看医生。(out of order) ____________________________________________________________ 4. 他跳到水中,救起那快要溺死的小孩.(dive into) ____________________________________________________________

Writing

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Write a letter to James Dyson asking him for a job in his company. I. 写作指导：

求职信

(Letter of Application) 属于应用文。它通常是通过介绍自己的优点和技能等条件向雇主表达自己对其所提供的职位感兴趣并且有能力胜任该职位，因此求职信要写得简捷而充实，目的明确，理由充足，具有合理性和说服力。

明确要求：

1. 格式要正确。在高考中，书信的格式一般都会给出，不作为考查的内容，但同学们仍然要掌握其基本格式。

2. 语气和用词要得体。语言和措辞要考虑读者的特点，宜采用严谨、谦虚、正式的语言。

3. 结构要合理。要合理安排所有的内容，使文章有条有理、符合逻辑。

结构和内容：

建议信一般包括以下内容：首先说明写信的目的，其次，介绍自己，包括姓名、年龄、身高、健康状况、业余爱好、,特长、工作态度及人际关系等;最后表达希望。

常用句型：

1. I enjoyed learning about…

2. I’d like to know more about…

3. I wish…

4. apply for…

5. I really hope that…

6. I have learned about…

7. Looking forward to your reply. …….

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黄金模板

Dear Mr. Dyson,

I learned（

）

from the newspaper that your company wanted（

）

a … and I’m very interested in it.

Here’s my skills（

）

that your company is （

）seeking, and would like to be （

）considered for the position. … …

I would be very thankful if you would give me an（

）

early reply.

Yours,

…

II. 写作步骤：

1. 班内讨论: 开展brainstorming活动,让学生总结写求职信要用到的一些词汇、短语. 2. 将这些词汇、短语展示到黑板上.

be in good health,

be good at,

be expert in,

have rich working experience,

enjoy doing sth. in one’s spare time,

be strict with,

be kind to,

get on well with……

3. 确定时态(现在时)、人称(第一、三人称), 依照写作指导，草拟信件轮廓，并完成信件书写. 4. 与同桌互换批改，检查拼写和语法，然后自己进行修改。

5. 组内欣赏点评。

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MODEL:

Dear Mr Dyson,

I learned with great（

）

interest form newspaper that workers are （

）wanted in your company. I would like to（

）

apply to become an assistant in your company.

I（

）

expect to get a degree in mechanical engineering from Beijing University at the end of this year. I have always been a good student and last year I finished third in my year and my professor expects me to do even better in this year’s exams.

I have worked in my holidays for a company that makes toys for the Western market. I helped in the design （

）department and designed a（

）

range of new panda （

）playing cards and board games. It was fun and made me think that I would like to work in a real inventor’s company.

I understand that my（

）

qualifications and experience are what you look for in a new（

）

employee. So I would be grateful if you would consider（

）

employing me in your company.

Yours sincerely,

Li Ying After class（课后巩固提高、预习准备）

假如你是林雪,从从<<学生报>>中得知,某公司要招聘一名英语翻译,你打算写一封求职信,信应包括以下内容: 1.

你的学业情况

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2.

受过何种奖励

3.

相关的工作经历

字数:120左右

Dear Sir,

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