Unit 1
A brief of Stephen Hawking
Stephen Hawking ; born , 1942 Oxford,England.
High School: St Albans School
College: Oxford University
Cambridge University: Do research
Incurable Disease; motorneuron (肌萎缩性侧索硬化症) wheelchair; a computer system made great contributions in physics
Scanning
Why did Stephen Hawking need a PhD?
When did Hawking become famous ?
When did Hawking visit Beijing ?
True or false statements:
1.Hawking was told that he had an incurable disease when he was just 21 years old. T
2.Finally Hawking had to give up PhD and his research
3.He and Roger Penrose made new discoveries about the Big Bang and black holes. T
4.“A Brief History of Time” is too difficult for people to understand.
5.Science is about true facts that never change.
6.When Hawking gives lectures, he always speaks through a computer.
Choice
1. Which of the following best express the main idea of the passage? ______ d
A. Hawking is famous for his new discoveries.
B. People should come to terms with their fate.
C. A scientific theory is always wrong.
D. Anyone with great determination will achieve his success.
2. Hawking became famous in the early 1970s because _____. D
A. he was disabled B. he was a PhD
C. he was sitting in a famous chair D. he made new discoveries about universe
3. According to the passage, what does “an American accent” mean? ______ C
A. Hawking’s accent. B. Hawking’s voice.
C. Sounds translated by computer. D. Accent of some British people.
4. From the passage, we can infer that _____. D
A. Hawking got married to Jane Wilde before he fell ill B. science is always true
C. Hawking is an American D. great scientists always want to know more
Questions
1. What did Steven Hawking do when he was told that he had an incurable disease?
2. How would most people feel when they were told that they had incurable diseases and may not live long?
3. What did Hawking do when visiting China?
4. What did Hawking write in 1988? And what did he explain in the book?
5. According to Professor Hawking, how do people misunderstand science?
6. What is that Hawking does not like about his speech computer?
7. What are the basic steps of the scientific method?
Discussion
How can we grow rice where there is little water?(using the scientific method )
Integrating skills
What’s the characteristic of Galileo Galilei?
Curious creative
Why could Stephen Hawking make contributions to science work? Want to know more
What can be described as the ability to use knowledge? Creativity
Read for the information to complete the table:
Scientists How they make a difference Characteristics
Stephen Hawking Always want to know more;
Never satisfied with a simple answer… Curious
Galileo Galilei Used a microscope and telescope… Curious Believe in what you do
the earth moves around the sun
Zhang Heng Built a model…show how the
position of the stars changed…. Creative..imagination,believe in what you do
Invented seismograph
Unit 2
Step1 Lead in
Do you know what they are?
And do you know how they are made?
Step 2 Pre-reading
The text below is about reporters and newspapers. Look at the title and the pictures. Try to guess which of the following questions the text will answer.
_____ How does a reporter decide what to write?
_____ How much does a newspaper cost?
_____ Why do people read newspapers?
_____ How do newspapers report what happens?
_____ Where do people read newspapers?
_____ How do newspapers help us understand the world?
Topic sentence :Newspapers and other media do more than simply record what happens
How do you decide what you are going to write?
Zhu lin: Before …, discuss … editor…listens, suggests… ( long & important ) …tell…develop Editor’s job----keep …balanced & interesting
Chen ying: …done…before starting; begin by contacting…questions interviewing, how ---ask, get…to talk…After…present….,make sure----reflects…
Which of the articles that you have written do you like best?
Chen Ying: About the efforts Contact museums & interview experts Because …news & story
Zhu Lin : …about an ordinary young woman who…adapt to…life because …with real passion; realize…unique
Topic sentence: The media can often help solve problems and draw attention to situations where help is needed.
Step 3 Careful reading
Now please read the text carefully and try to find out the answers to the following questions.
1.Who were asked to be interviewed?
2.Whom does a reporter have to discuss with before he/she decides what to write? And what is the person’s job?
3.Is interviewing someone difficult? What must a reporter know?
4.Which of the articles that they have written do they like best? Why?
5.What could they write about if they could write any article? Why?
6.What is the basic task for a reporter?
7.What result can TV programmes and printed articles bring to us?
Post reading
1.Which of the Pre-reading questions are answered in the text?
2. If you were a reporter, what would you like to write about?
3. It is important to be a critical reader. How would you “read” the following media messages?
True or false
1.Newspaper and other media just record what happens.
2.The reporter has to discuss with the editor before he/she decides what to write. T
3.Much has been done before the reporter starts writing. T
4.Chen Ying’s favourite story is about an ordinary young woman.
5.The media can often help solve problems and draw attention to situations where help is needed. T
Discussion:
Do you believe these media ?
Unit 3
Scanning
1.When was Modernism invented?
2.Who invented Modernism?
A group of architects who wanted to change society with building that went against people’s feeling of beauty
3.Why did they invent Modernism?
Modernism … in the 1920s by …who …
that went against people’s feeling of beauty. They wanted their buildings…to look natural.
Skimming
Sum up the main idea of the text:
Paragraph 1 Architecture looks at the man-made living environment.
Paragraph 2 Modernism
Paragraph 3 Modern architecture
Paragraph 4 Though modern buildings impress us, they seem hard and unfriendly.
Paragraph 5 Ancient architecture shows us many beautiful buildings.
Paragraph 6 Antonio Gaudi was an architect inspired by nature.
Paragraph 7 There are other modern architecture inspired from nature
Paragraph 8 The new Olympic Stadium.
Part 1(1 para.) Architecture looks at the man-made living environment.
Part 2(2-4 para.) Modernism and modern buildings
Part 3(5 para.) Ancient architecture
Part 4(6-8 para.) Some modern architecture takes examples from nature.
Part 1: Every great culture in the past had its own ideas expressed in art and architecture.
Part 2 How and when modernism came into being?
Part 3: The difference between traditional and modern…, and why ancient architecture…
Part 4: Examples of famous architects and great buildings that take examples from nature.
Answer the following questions
1.Who is Antonio Gaudi?
He is a modern architect. His Building are full of fantastic Colors and shapes and he likes to use some natural materials.
2.Who is Lloyd Wright ?
He is a modern architect, and build an art museum in New York. He was inspired by Japanese seashells.
3. What the materials of modern architecture and the ancient architecture?
Careful reading
1. Every great culture has the same styles for buildings, streets, squares and parks
2. Modernism wants the buildings constructed in a way to look natural.
3. Earth, stone, brick and wood are used in modern architecture.
4. Compared with ancient architecture, modern architecture stands much closer to nature.
5. Both the works of Antonio Gaudi and Frank Lloyd Wright take examples from nature. T
6. The 2008 Olympic Stadium in Beijing looks warm and friendly . T
Compare ancient architecture with modern architecture
Shape material feeling example
ancient architecture Nature does not earth,stone, beautiful Taihe Dian
have any straight lines. brick,wood natural the Temple of heaven
Cathedral
modern.. Huge,like boxes with flat steel, glass,
roofs,sharp corners and concrete, hard and Most of modern buildings
glass walls unfriendly look the same
Post reading
Answer the questions on Page20: What do the words in bold refer to?
You do not feel invited to enter them modern buildings
Antonio Gaudi, a Spanish architect, was the first to understand that.
Nature doesn’t have any straight lines.
He only wanted natural materials, such as stone, brick and wood to be used and many parts of his building. Antonio Gaudi’s
Scan the text and find two architects whose work was inspired by nature. What inspired them.
Antonio Gaudi: eyes, bones, fish and a dragon
Frank Lloyd Wright: Japanese seashells
Answer the following question
1.Which two architects were inspired by nature when they designed?
Antonio Gaudi and Frank Lloyd
2. Into which two groups can we divide those materials mentioned in the text?
Traditional materials and modern materials.
Discussion
What’s your feeling about the design of the 2008 Olympic Stadium in Beijing?
Share your design for the 2008 Olympics!!
Unit 4
Scanning
Scan the text and answer the questions.
1.Whose poetry reminds us of Su Dongpo?
John Donne reminds readers of Su Dongpo.
2.Whose poetry reminds Chinese readers of Du Fu or Li Bai?
Wordsworth, Byron, and Keats remind readers of Du Fu and Li Bai.
3.Can you name some famous Chinese poets?
Li Bai, Du Fu, Wang Wei, Bai Juyi etc.
4.Write down 5 key words that you would expect to find in a text about poetry.
Poem, poet, rhyme, style, image (literature, language, form, line)
Fast-reading
Questions
1. What are the differences between poetry and other forms of literature?
2. Whose poetry reminds Chinese readers of Du Fu or Li Bai? Whose of Su Dongpo?
William Wordsworth
George Gordon Byron John Donne
John Keats
Careful-Reading
Para. 1 The characters of poetry.
Para. 2 Chinese ancient poets and poetry.
Para. 3 Early English poets.
Para. 4 English poets of the 19th century.
Para. 5 Why modern poets have special attraction?
Para. 6 The introduction of English poetry to China.
Para. 7 Why more people are interested in English poetry.
Divide the text into 4 parts
Part 1 Para 1 Brief introduction to poetry
Part 2 Para 2 Chinese poetry and poets
Part 3 Para3,4.5 History of English poetry
Part 4 Para 6,7 Poems can be bridges between the east and the west
Choose the best answer
1.Modern English came into being from about the middle of the ____ century. A
A.16th B. 17th C. 18th D. 19th
2. The poetry of Marvell reminds Chinese readers of the poems by ____. C
A.Du Fu B. Li Bai C. Su Dongpo D. Gou Moruo
3. Byron’s “Isles of Greece” is an example of _____. B
A. a sonnet B. romantic poetry C. nature poetry D. modern poetry
4. The wider public in Cina discovered English poetry at the beginning of the _____ century. D
A.17th B. 18th C. 19th. D. 20th
5. The advantage of reading English poetry in Chinese translation is ____. D
A.that you have more advice B. that something of the spirit is lost
C. that you understand it better D. that you learn how to express yourself in new ways
True or False
1.The wider public in China discovered English poetry at the beginning of the 19th century. F
2. Modern English came into being from about the end of the 17th century.
3. The advantage of reading English poetry in Chinese translation is that you understand it better.
Further-understanding
1. When did modern English start ?
Modern English started around the Time of William Shakespeare,towards the end of the sixteenth century .
2. Why do modern poets have their special attraction?
Because they stand closest to us both in the language and images they use .
3. When did Chinese readers start reading more foreign poetry?
Towards the end of the nineteenth century Chinese readers started reading more foreign poetry .
4. What are the differences between poetry and other forms of literature?
① Poetry plays with sounds, words and grammar
② Poetry is difficult to write,but interesting to read
③ Poetry calls up all the colors, feelings,experiences and curious images of a dream world.
there are some words in bold; can you tell what do they refer to?
Para. 1 That makes poetry difficult to write, but very interesting to read.
------Poetry plays with sounds,words and grammar.
Para. 3 Despite its short history,there is a lot of good poetry around.
------English poetry’s
Para. 4 The style and atmosphere in their poems has often…
------William Wordsworth,Byron,John Keats
Para. 5 Finally, modern poets have their special …in the language and images they use.
------modern poets
Para. 7 They can help us to understand each other better,…------poems and literature
Discussion
Are poems good for our life? What can we get from poems?
1. Poems bring passion (激情) to our life.