Book 2 Unit 2 The Olympic Games
Period 1 Read ing —An In terview (Teach ing Pla n)
Desig ned by: Yulei
Teach ing Aims:
1. Knowledge aim: To let the studentsknow some basic information about the ancient
Olympics and moder n Olympics.
2. Ability aim:
(1) To get the stude nts familiar with the form of an in terview.
(2) To develop students ability of using what they have learned to make a dialogue.
3. Emotion aim:
(1) .To arouse stude nts in terested in the Olympic Games.
(2) To let the Olympic spirits in spire stude nts in their life and study .Enhance their
n atio nal pride.
Teach ing importa nt point:
1. Train the stude nts ' readi ng ability
2. The similarities and differences between the ancient Olympic Games and the modern Olympic Games
3. How to make an in terview
Teach ing difficult point:
(1) How to en able the stude nts con clude the key in formatio n from an in terview.
(2) How to enable the students use what they have learned to express their own ideas. Teach ing skills
1) Task-based teachi ng and lear ning.
2) Discussi on
IV. Teach ing method: self-learni ng before teach ing mixed with task based teach ing Teach ing aids
Multi-media
Teach ing procedures
Step1 lead-in
Enjoy a song of the Olympic Games to lead in the topic: the Olympic Games.
Step 2 Warmi ng up
Step 1: warm ing up
Competiti on:
How much do you know about the Olympics?
1.. How often are the Olympic Games held ?
A. Every 4 years
B. Every 2 years
C. Every 3 years
2. How many kinds of Olympic Games are there?
A. 4
B. 3
C. 2
3. What do the five rings on the Olympic flag stand for?
A. Five coun tries
B. Five con ti nents
C. Five athletes
4. What are the three words that show the spirit of the Olympics?
A. swifter, higher, stro nger
B. Friendship, competition, harmony
5. Where was the 2008 Olympic Games held?
A. En gla nd
B. Chi na
C. New York
6. Who was China ' s first gold medal winner anfebr what eve nt?
A. LI Ning , gymn astics
B. Xu Haife ng , shoot ing
C. Fu Min gxia , divi ng
7. Which one is the mascots （吉祥物）of Beiji ng Olympics?
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Step 2 :Fast -read ing
Listen to the tape, then answer the following questions.
1. Why does Pausa nias in terview Lili?
2. This in terview is main ly about ___ .
A. The story of a Greek writer Pausanias and a Chinese girl Li Yan.
B. A magical journey by Pausa ni as.
C. The similarities and differe nces about the ancient and moder n Olympics.
D. The an cie nt Olympic Games in Greece.
Step3. Careful -eading
Read the passage carefully and then finish the following questions.
1. Find out the differences and similarities between the ancient and modern Olympic Games. Differe nces:
Ancient Olympic Games
1. one set of games
2. fewer eve nts
3. no _____ or _______ can take part in. competitors only from ______
4. get ________ as prize
Modern Olympic Games
1. ___ main sets of Games
2. more events like ____ and ___________
3. anyone can take part in it if they reach the agreed _______
4. get ____ as prize
Similarities
1. have running race
2. were held _______ years
3. Both are held not for money but for ______ .
4. Seen as most importa nt competiti on
2. Multiple choice
*What amazes Pausa nias about the Olympic Games?()
A. Men are allowed to take part in the Games
B. It ' s expensivlaotst the Olympic Games
C. All the sports events and all the countries as well as women can take part in it.
D. No country wants to host the Olympic Games
*Why does Pausa nias thi nk Beiji ng should feel proud ?( )
A. Because Beijing will host the Olympic Games in 2008
B. Because China had won 32 medals in 2004 Olympic Games.
C. Because Beijing is the first Asian country to host the Olympic Games.
*Why does Pausanias think people may be competing for money in the modern Olympic Games ?()
A. Because so many thi ngs have cha nged in the Olympics that he fears the spirit of Olympic may cha nge.
B. Because the olive wreath has bee n replaced.
C. Because the winners will became very rich.
5. True or False
( )1.The Win ter Olympic Games are held every three years.
( )2.The 28th Olympic Games was held in Beiji ng.
( )3. A special village is built for competitors to live in.
( )4.To hold the Olympic is a rich prize and a big honor for a coun try.
( )5. Every athlete can take part in the Olympic Games.
Step 4: Post-readi ng
Micro-writi ng
The Olympic Games arel. __________ (big) sports meeting in the world. Which
in clude two kin ds, the summer and the wi nter Olympic Games. Both of them 2. _____ (hold)every four years.. All countries can take part 3. ________ their athletes reach the
standard for the games. Women are not only allowed to join in 4 . ___________ play a importa nt role. A special village5 . ______ (built) for the competitor to live in, several stadiums for competitors , large 6. _______ (swim)Pools , a gymn asium as well as seats
for those7. _____ watch the Games. It ' asgreat honor 8. ________ (host )the Olympic games. It ' s just as much a competition to host the Olympic Games as to win an Olympic medal. The olive wreath has been 9. _________ (replace)by medals. But it ' s still about being able to run faster , jump higher and throw 10. _______ ar).
Motto
1. Because she competes with/aga inst no one, no one can compete with/aga inst her.
以其不争，故天下莫能与之争。---老子
2. Defeat never comes to any man until he admits it.
人只要不认输就不会失败.一谚语
3. Rest breeds rust. --- Voltaire
生命在于运动。---伏尔泰
4. Readi ng is to the mi nd what exercise is to the body.
读书健脑，运动强身。
5. You have to believe in yourself. That ' s the secret of success.
——Charles Chaplin 卓别林
你必须相信自己，这是成功的关键。
Step 5: Discussi on :
What can we learn from the athletes and the Olympic spirits?
As a senior high school stude nts ,what should we do( aboultudy/life)?
Step 6: Homework
1. Collect more information about the Olympic Games.
2. Make a dialogue as an in terview. (work in pairs, imagi ne one of you is a volun teer of
Beijing Olympics, and the other one is Pausanias,who want to know some in formatio n about the 2008 Olympic Games)
教学后记：由于时间关系，加上高一学生实际情况，在学生讨论环节旨在提高学生的民族自豪感和用奥运精神激励他们的学习和生活，希望讨论能够更加深入。
Unit 1 Cultural relics I. 单元教学目标 II. 目标语言
II. 教材分析与教材重组 1. 教材分析 本单元以cultural relics为话题，旨在通过单元教学使学生了解世界文化遗产，学会描述它们的起源，发展和保护等方面的情况，复习并掌握定语从句，能就如何保护和处理世界文化遗产给出自己的观点。 1.1 Warming up热身部分提供了四幅图片，设计了三个问题让学生交流对于cultural relic的了解，并就此进行讨论。这部分的目的是呈现本单元的中心话题“文化遗产”。 1.2 Pre-reading是Reading的热身部分，提供了ambers的图片并就此此设计了两个问题。这两个问题极易引起学生对amber的兴趣，并能引导学生对课文进行prediction。 1.3 Reading是关于寻找丢失了的普鲁士国王威廉一世送给俄罗斯沙皇的那个琥珀房子的建立、转让、被毁、重建的整个历史。设计这篇文章的目的是让学生了解什么是文化遗产以及讨论保护和重建文化从文化遗产的重要性和必要性。 1.4 Comprehending既有知识性的问题，同时又跳出了课文，对文章进行整体评价，由易到难，有较好的梯度，全面考查学生对文章的理解。Exercise 1将人物及相关事件匹配，检验学生对文章细节的理解；Exercise 2 将所给的问题与段落匹配，是段落大意理解题；Exercise 3安排了对于重建lost cultural relics的意义进行讨论，使得学生能对本单元的主题进行较为深入的探讨。 1.5 Learning about language 分Discovering useful words and expressions 和Discovering useful structures两部分。其中第一部分的Exercise 1着重训练对英语单词解释的理解。Exercise 2 着重词汇在短文中的用法练习。要求学生按所给的语境填入所需的词汇。Exercise 3 专练belong to的词义和用法。在Discovering useful structures 中，分为四个练习，从课文中出现的定语从句入手，让学生自主学习限定性定语从句及非限定性定语从句的联系和区别。再通过连句练习和造句练习来巩固本次所学定语从句的内容。 1.6 Using language分Reading and Listening、Speaking 及Reading and writing 三部分。以不同的学习形式：听、说、读、写，从不同的角度围绕本单元的目标
Frederick William Ⅰ，the King of Prussia , could never have imagined that his greatest gift to the Russian people would have such an amazing history . This gift was the Amber Room , which was given this name because several tons of amber were used to make it . The amber which was selected had a beautiful yellow-brown colour like honey . The design of the room was in the fancy style popular in those days . It was also a treasure decorated with gold and jewels , which took the country's best artists about ten years to make . In fact , the room was not made to be a gift . It was designed for the palace of Frederick Ⅰ. However, the next King of Prussia , Frederick William Ⅰ,to whom the amber room belonged, decided not to keep it. In 1716 he gave it to Peter the Great. In return , the Czar sent him a troop of his best soldiers. So the Amber Room because part of the Czar's winter palace in St Petersburg.About four metres long, the room served as a small reception hall for important visitors . Later,Catherine Ⅱhad the Amber Room moved to a palace outside St Petersburg where she spent her summers. She told her artists to add more details to it .In 1770 the room was completed the way she wanted . Almost six hundred candles lit the room ,and its mirrors and pictures shone like gold. Sadly , although the Amber Room was considered one of the wonders of the world , it is now missing . In September 1941, the Nazi army was near St Petersburg . This was a time when the two countries were at war . Before the Nazis could get to the summer palace , the Russians were able to remove some furniture and small art objects from the Amber Room . However , some of the Nazis secretly stole the room itself . In less than two days 100,000 pieces were put inside twenty-seven woooden boxs . There is no doubt that the boxs were then put on a train for Konigsberg, which was at that time a German city on the Baltic Sea . After that, what happened to the Amber Room remains a mystery . Recently , the Russians and Germans have built a new Amber Room at the summer palace . By studying old photos of the former Amber Room , they have made the new one look like the old one .In 2003 it was ready for the people of St Petersburg when they celebrated the 300th birthday of their city . A FACT OR AN OPINION? What is a fact? Is it something that people believe? No. A fact is anything that can be proved. For example, it can be proved that China has more people than any other country in the world. This is a fact. Then what is an opinion? An opinion is what someone believes is true but has not been proved. So an opinion is not good evidence in a trial. For example, it is an opinion if you say “Cats are better pets than dogs”. It may be true, but it is difficult to prove. Some people may not agree with this opinion but they also cannot prove that they are right. In a trial, a judge must decide which eyewit nesses to believe and which not to believe. The judge does not consider what each eyewitness looks like or where that person lives or works. He/she only cares about whether the eyewitness has given true information, which must be facts rather than opinions. This kind of information is called evidence. Unit 2 AN INTERVIEW Pausanias, who was a Greek writer about 2,000 years ago, has come on a magical journey on March 18th 2007 to find out about the present-day Olympic Games. He is now interviewing Li Yan, a volunteer for the 2008 Olympic Games.
新课标高中英语必修二教案合集Unit 1 Cultural relics Part One: Teaching Design （第一部分：教学设计） Period 1: A sample lesson plan for Reading (IN SEARCH OF THE AMBER ROOM) Aims： To read about cultural relics To learn about The Restrictive and Non-Restrictive Attributive Clause I. Warming up Warming up by defining Good morning, class. This period we are going to read about IN SEARCH OF THE AMBER ROOM. Before our reading, I’d like to know: A.What kind of old things are cultural relics? Are all the old things cultural relics? B.What is the definition and classification of cultural relics? C.To whom do cultural relics belong? Keys for reference: A. Cultural relics are physical remainders of what different peoples valued in the past and continue to value now. It can also be said that cultural relics are more than works of art, they are symbols of history and the people who lived in the past. B. No, not all the old objects are cultural relics. C. Each kind of relics preserves some aspect of cultural heritage and each relic is still a unique cultural expression and contributions. D. In a larger sense, it can be said that all the cultural relics belong to all peoples and whole societies, not a certain individual. Warming up by presenting Hi, everyone. Let’s look at the screen. I’ll present yo u some pictures. They all
Practice makes perfect! 高一英语 Book 2Unit 1 Cultural relics 1.survive 幸免；幸存；生还（survival 幸存 , survivor 幸存者） 2.in search of 寻找 (介词短语 ) search for sth 寻找 (动词短语 ) search sb/ sp 搜身 /搜某地 3.to one's amazement 令人惊讶的是(amazed 感到惊讶的 , amazing 令人惊讶的 ) 4.select 精选 ,choose 普通选择 ,elect 选举 5.be designed for sb/sth 计划或打算给某人 /某物用 be designed to do sth 设计目的是做某事 by design=on purpose 有意地 (by chance/ accident 偶然 /意外地 ) 6.fancy 奇特的；异样的；想象/喜欢（ +doing ） 7. decorate sth with sth用...装饰... be decorated with被装饰; 8.belong to 属于不用于被动结构、完成时和进行时态 9.worth 值得的；相当于的价值；值钱的 be +worth +doing ( 主动形式表被动含义) It is really/well/very much worth doing. be worthy of being done= be worthy of to be done It is worthwhile doing/to do 10.doubt 怀疑；疑惑There is no doubt that.... 毫无疑问 .... doubt 作动词时，用在肯定句中通常后面接whether 或 if 引导的名词性从句，在否定或疑 问句中通常后接that 引导的名词性从句 She doubted whether/if the story was true.; Do you doubt that he can do the work well? 11.in return 作为报答；回报（in turn 依次 / 反过来 , in return for sth作为对的回报 12.remain 保存，保留 ,任然 ; remain a mystery任然是个迷; remain at home ; remain to be done 有待于被 ...remain beautiful 13.at war 处于交战状态“ at+n.”处于某种状态 14. think highly/ well / much of看重；器重;对评价高( think poorly / ill / badly of对评价不高） ---被动 : be highly thought of 15 否定词 / 否定介词短语位于句首时,主句用部分倒装( 参见优化P16) Unit 2 The Olympic Games https://www.doczj.com/doc/194116576.html,pete with/against sb(for sth) 与某人（为某事物）竞争 compete in参加..比赛/竞争(competitor 竞赛者 ; competition 竞赛 ) 2.take part in sth 参与，参加 (较大型活动 ), take part 不接宾语take an active part in 积极参加( join 参加组织机构并成为其中一员,join in 参加游戏或小型活动, attend 出席会议 ,讲座 ,上课 ,婚礼 ; ) join sb( in doing)加入某人(一起做) 3.stand for( 字母或符合 )代表，象征，表示; stand by 袖手旁观 ; stand out 突出，显眼 https://www.doczj.com/doc/194116576.html,ed to do sth 过去常常做 ; be/get used to doing sth 习惯于做; 5.be used to do sth 被用来做某事 6.be admitted to /into 被 ....接受 /录取admit (to)doing sth承认做了某事 7.as well 也，又，还 (句末 ); as well as 和 (谓语形式取决前面名词)，与 ...一样好 8.replace by/with用...替换/取代=take the place of， be in place of ， 9.take one's place 10.in charge of 主管 / 负责 ; in the charge of 被 /由主管 / 负责 charge sb some money for sth 因某事（物）收某人钱 charge sb with (doing) sth控诉某人做某事; free of charge 免费
Module 1 Our body and Healthy Habits Introduction Look at these words and expressions. Which of them are connected with illness? dentist diet fat fit flu (influenza) get/catch a cold health rare toothache unhealthy wealthy Read the proverbs and try to explain them in English. ?You are what you eat. % ?Healthy mind in a healthy body. % ?Early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. % ?An apple a day keeps the doctor away. % Vocabulary and Reading 1.Look at these words and answer the questions. anxious; break (as in break an arm); captain; fever; injure; injury; pain; painful; normal; sweets
1. Which word is connected with food? 2. Which words are connected with body? 3. Which word means usual or ordinary? 4. Which word means leader? 5. Which word means worried about something that may happen? Zhou Kai (1) When Zhou Kai's mother saw him heading towards the front door without a jacket on, she eyed him anxiously. "Zhou Kai, where are you going?" she asked. "To the park. I'm going to play football," said Zhou Kai. "But it's raining! You'll catch a bad cold," said his mother. "No, I won't. I'll be fine," said Zhou Kai, as he opened the door. "Zhou Kai, you'll get ill. You know you will. You can at least go and get your jacket." "OK, OK." Zhou Kai went and did as he was told.
Unit 5 Music 写作和口语课 一、教学内容 S peaking and writing (pp. 39-40) 二、教学目标 在本节课结束时，学生能够 ● 在口语中运用提建议和征求建议的表达法，并且熟悉一些关于音乐和组建乐队的 话题。 ● 写信向音乐人征求建议，并恰当运用一些相关表达法。 三、教学步骤 步骤一 热身 1. 教师将问题展示在PPT 上，第一个问题可以请全班一起回答；第二个问题可以请学生四 人一组讨论，小组讨论会用到一些提建议的表达法，讨论前教师可以和学生一起回忆以前学过的相关表达法，并将其展示在PPT 上或写在黑板上；对于比较难的表达法，教师可以给出例句。 2. 教师请两三个组的代表先说出本组同学的看法，其他组学生补充，最后再综合学生的想法，形成类似右图的思维导图。 设计意图：热身旨在让学生回顾上节课所学 内容和自己已有的与话题相关的知识，并引入此节课的教学内容，起到承前启后的作用；列出表达法和例句旨在为小组讨论提供语言上 a music band band name musicians instruments the kind of music main singer (lead vocals) piano drum bass guitar guitar pop music folk music classical music rock ‘n ’roll rap country music orchestra companions
的帮助；思维导图的设计是为了向学生展示思考的过程；同时复习学过的关于音乐和乐队的一些词汇，为学生下面的写作做好词汇准备。 步骤二 写前 1. 教师介绍写作任务：给Freddy 写一封信，向他征求一些有关组建乐队的建议。 2. 语言准备： 1）教师提问学生关于征求建议的英文表达法。可以全班一起回答也可以找个别学生回 答。教师可以进行补充并在PPT 中或黑板上展示。 2）用表示征求建议的表达法翻译一些句子。教师请学生自己思考后完成翻译练习，然 后找学生说出答案，教师或其他学生更正错误并提供正确答案。 设计意图：请学生列出征求建议的表达法 旨在为下面的书信写作做语言准备；把几个较难掌握的表达法提出来让学生练习，旨在帮助学生掌握其用法，帮助他们克服写作中可能遇到的语言困难。 3）教师向学生介绍咨询信的特点，并请学 生看学生用书p.39给出的信的开头 和p.40Freddy 的回信，两人一组根据回信写出李华向Freddy 提出的问题；然后结合前面讨论的组建乐队需要考虑的问题，列出自己要向Freddy 咨询的问题。 4）教师和学生一起分析一封咨询信范例，讨论咨询信的写法。
高中英语人教版必修二知识点总结 Unit 1 Cultural Relics 1.重点短语 belong to 属于in return （for）作为回报at war 处于交战状态in search of 寻找less than 少于rather than 而不是other than 除了look like 看起来像hardly…when…= no sooner…than 一….就… take apart 拆开apart from除了 think highly of 对…评价很高on trial 在审判中by design= on purpose 故意 to one’s amazement 令某人吃惊的是…be amazed at… 对…感到吃惊 care about 关心；在乎agree with 同意remove one’s doubt 消除某人的疑虑decorate..with…用…装饰by chance= by accident 偶然at midnight 在午夜 fancy doing…. 想做某事… fancy sb to be / as… 认为…是… 2.句型 1）There is no doubt that… 毫无疑问…There is doubt whether… 有疑问 2）when的用法be doing…. when… 正在做某事…这时 b e about to do… when…. 将要做某事…这时 h ad just done…when…刚做完某事…这时 3) China is larger than any other country in the world. (同一范围) She runs faster than any man in Greece. （不同范围） 4）the way的用法 The way___ he explained to us was quite simple. (that/which/省略) The way ___ he explained the sentence to us was not difficult. (that/in which/省略) 5) worth的用法 be (well) worth doing sth （很）值得做某事 be worthy to be done = be worthy of being done It’s worthwhile to do sth= it’s worthwhile doing sth 6) “疑问词+ to do” 结构，在句中做主语.宾语.表语； How to do it is a question. I don’t know what to do next. 7) it做形式主语 句型：it is said that…./ it is reported that…/ it can be proved that… / it is evident that… / it is well known that..= what is well known is that… it occurs to sb that…（某人突然想起….） 8) 主谓一致（rather than/ as well as/ with/ together with/ along with） He rather than they is going to help us. They rather than he are going to help us. 9）what 引导主语从句；在从句中作主语 What he has said is of great importance. What happened to him remained unknown. 3.书面表达：班级辩论报告 It is widely recognized that stealing vegetables online is becoming more and more popular. However, different people hold different opinions over this． There are some supporting the game for the following reasons．To begin with, people can experience farm life and enjoy the pleasure without going out．In addition, it helps forget the trouble in life and reduce pressures in work and study．Last but not least, by playing the game, people can gain some agricultural knowledge．
高一英语必修二第五单元语法教案 Period 2: A sample lesson plan for Learning about Language (The Attributive Clause (in/ for/ with/ by＋which/ whom). Aims To help students learn about the Attributive Clause with a preposition in front. TTo help students discover and learn to use some useful structures. Procedures I. Learning about grammar 1.Reading and thinking Turn to page 34 and read with me the text of THE BAND THAT WASN’t. As you read on, pay attention to The Attributive Clause (in/ for/ with/ by＋which/ whom), that is, the attributive II. Turn to page 34. Look at the two sentences: The musicians of whom the band was formed played jokes on each other as well as played music. However, after a year or so in which they became more serious about their work, “The Monkees” started to play their own instruments and write their own songs like a real band. Pay attention to the structure: preposition + relative pronoun. Usually only two relative pronouns --- which and whom--- can be used in the Attributive Clause, with a preposition put before the clause. That can’t be used. Look at the screen. Here are more examples on this kind of structure. Now go on to do Exercise No. 2 on page 36, that is, to sort out the sentences.
Unit1 IN SEARCH OF THE AMBER ROOM Frederick William I, the King of Prussia, could never have imagined that his greatest gift to the Russian people would have such an amazing history. This gift was the Amber Room, which was given this name because several tons of amber were used to make it. The amber which was selected had a beautiful yellow-brown colour like honey. The design of the room was in the fancy style popular in those days. It was also a treasure decorated with gold and jewels, which took the country's best artists about ten years to make. In fact, the room was not made to be a gift. It was designed for the palace of Frederick I. However, the next King of Prussia, Frederick William I, to whom the amber room belonged, decided not to keep it. In 1716 he gave it to Peter the Great. In return, the Czar sent him a troop of his best soldiers. So the Amber Room became part of the Czar's winter palace in St Petersburg. About four metres long, the room served as a small reception hall for important visitors. Later, Catherine II had the Amber Room moved to a palace outside St Petersburg where she spent her summers. She told her artists to add more details to it. In 1770 the room was completed the way she wanted. Almost six hundred candles lit the room, and its mirrors and pictures shone like gold. Sadly, although the Amber Room was considered one of the wonders of the world, it is now missing. In September 1941, the Nazi army was near St Petersburg. This was a time when the two countries were at war. Before the Nazis could get to the summer palace, the Russians were able to remove some furniture and small art objects from the Amber Room. However, some of the Nazis secretly stole the room itself. In less than two days 100,000 pieces were put inside twenty-seven wooden boxes. There is no doubt that the boxes were then put on a train for Konigsberg, which was at that time a German city on the Baltic Sea. After that, what happened to the Amber Room remains a mystery. Recently, the Russians and Germans have built a new Amber Room at the summer palace. By studying old photos of the former Amber Room, they have made the new one look like the old one. In 2003 it was ready for the people of St Petersburg when they celebrated the 300th birthday of their city.
Unit 2 The Olympic Games 教学设计 Using language：Reading and Listening I. 教材分析Teaching analysis This lesson is the fourth period of this unit, which is about the ancient Olympic Games. By studying of this unit, we’ll enable the students to know something abo ut the ancient Greek stories, which arouses students’ interest in western culture. Most importantly, it trains students’ reading and listening ability. II．三维目标Teaching aims 1．Knowledge aims 1) 1、Important words and expressions a、bargain, compete, foolish, race, pick up ,one after another b、sentence structures ①Her father said that she must marry, so Atlanta made a bargain with him. ②She could run faster than any men in her country. ③He threw the golden apples one after another. ④ No one will be pardoned.. 2) Let Ss know more about the ancient Olympic Games. 2．Ability aims 1) Develop the students’ reading skills by using different reading skills 2) Enable Ss to express themselves by answering questions.. 3．Emotional aims 1) Stimulate Ss’ love of the anci ent Greek literature and culture. 2) Train the students’ ability to cooperate with others. III．教学重点Teaching important points 1) Develop Ss’ reading skills by extensive reading. 2) Train the students’ reading and listening ability..
2.（课文翻译）Unit 1寻找琥珀屋 普鲁士国王腓特烈·威廉一世绝不可能想到他送给俄罗斯人民的厚礼会有这样一段令人惊讶的历史。这件礼物就是琥珀屋，它之所以有这个名字，是因为造这间房子用了好几吨的琥珀。选出来的琥珀色彩艳丽，呈现蜂蜜一样的黄褐色。琥珀屋的设计采用了当时流行的别致的建筑式样。它也是用金银珠宝装饰起来的珍品。一批国家最优秀的艺术家用了大约十年的时间才把它完成。 事实上，这个琥珀屋并不是作为礼物来建造的。它是为腓特烈一世的宫殿设计（制作）的。然而，下一位普鲁士国王，腓特烈·威廉一世，这个琥珀屋的主人却决定不要它了。在1716年，他把琥珀屋送给了彼得大帝。作为回赠，沙皇则送给他一队自己最好的士兵。这样，琥珀屋就成了沙皇在圣彼得堡冬宫的一部分。这间琥珀屋长约四米，被用作招待重要来宾的小型会客室。 后来，叶卡捷琳娜二世派人把琥珀屋搬到圣彼得堡郊外她避暑的宫殿中。她叫她的工匠在原来设计的基础上增添了更多精细的装饰。1770年，这间琥珀屋按照她的要求完成了。将近600支蜡烛照亮了这个房间，里面的镜子和图画就像金子一样闪闪发光，可悲的是，尽管琥珀屋被认为是世界上的一大奇迹之一，可是现在它却消失了。 1941年9月，纳粹德国的军队逼近圣彼得堡。这是在两国交战的时期。在纳粹分子到达夏宫之前，俄罗斯人只能把琥珀屋里的一些家具和小件艺术饰品搬走。可是琥珀屋本身却被一些纳粹分子偷偷地运走了。在不到两天的时间里，10万个部件装进了27个木箱。毫无疑问，这些箱子后来被装上火车运往哥尼斯堡，它是当时德国在波罗的海边的一个城市。从那以后，琥珀屋的去处便成了一个谜。 近来，俄罗斯人和德国人已经在夏宫建起了一个新的琥珀屋，通过研究琥珀屋原来的照片，他们建造的新琥珀屋样子和旧的看起来非常像。2003年，圣彼得堡人民就用它来庆祝该市建成300周年。 3.事实还是看法？ 什么是事实呢？是不是人们所相信的就是事实呢？不是。事实是可以证实的信息。举例来说，中国人口比世界上任何其他国家的人口都多，这是可以得到证实的，这就是事实。 那么，什么是看法呢？看法是人们相信是真实的但是未经证实。因此在审判中， 看法不是强有力的证据。举例来说，如果你 说：“猫作为宠物比狗好。”这就是看法， 这个看法可能是正确的，但是它难以被证 实。有些人可能不同意这种看法，但是他们 也不能证明他们是正确的。 在审判中，法官必须断定哪些证人可以相 信，哪些证人不能相信。法官并不考虑证人 的长相如何，也不考虑这个人住在哪里，在 哪儿工作。他（她）关心的只是目击者是否 提供了真实的信息，这些信息必须是事实而 不是个人观点或看法。这种信息就叫做证 据。 2.（课文翻译）Unit 2采访 帕萨尼亚斯是大约2000年前的一位希腊 作家，他于2007年3月18日作了一次魔幻 旅行，来打听当代奥林匹克运动会的情况。 现在他正在采访一位2008年奥林匹克运动 会的志愿者李燕。 帕：我叫帕萨尼亚斯。我生活在你们所说的 “古希腊”。我曾经写过很久以前奥林匹克 运动会的情况。现在我来到你们这个时代， 想了解有关当代奥运会的情况，因为我知道 2004年奥运会是在我的祖国举行的。我可 以问你几个有关现代奥林匹克运动会的问 题吗？ 李：天哪！你真的来自那么久远的年代？当 然你可以问你想问的问题。你想知道什么 呢？ 帕：你们的奥运会多久举行一次？ 李：每四年一次。运动会有两种：夏季奥运 会和冬季奥运会。这两种运动会都是四年举 行一次。冬季奥运会总是在夏季奥运会的前 两年举行。只有达到他们各自项目统一标准 的运动员才会被接受参加奥运会。选手可以 来自全世界任何一个地方。 帕：冬季奥运会？冬天运动员怎么可能赛跑 啊？又怎么可能赛马呢？ 李：噢，不！冬奥会并不包括跑步和骑马比 赛，但是却有像滑冰和滑雪这类需要冰雪的 比赛项目，所以才叫它冬季奥运会。跑步、 游泳、划船和一些团队项目是在夏季运动会 上进行。 帕：我明白了。你原来说邀请来的运动员来 自世界各地。你指的是希腊世界？我们希腊 各个城市之间曾经为了赢得荣誉而彼此竞 争。别的国家不能参加，奴隶和妇女也不能 参加。 李：现在只要他们的运动员达到了参赛的标 准，任何国家都能参赛。总共有250多个运 动项目，每个项目都有自己的标准。妇女不 仅允许参加，而且她们还在体操、竞技和团 队等比赛项目中起着非常重要的作用…… 帕：请等一下！所有这么多项目，所有这么 多国家，甚至妇女也都参加！所有这些参赛 的人住在哪里呢？ 李：每届奥运会都有一个特殊的村庄（奥运 村）供参赛的人住，一个主要的接待大楼， 好几个供比赛用的体育场，还有一个室内体 育馆。 帕：那听起来要花很多钱吧。会有人想承办 奥运会吗？ 李：事实上，每个国家都想抓住这个机会。 被选中不仅要承担巨大的责任同时也享有 极大的荣誉。国与国之间争取奥运会承办权 的竞争就跟争夺奥运奖牌一样的激烈。2008 年的奥运会将在中国举行，你知道吗？ 帕：是的，听说过，你一定很自豪。 李：当然。那么2012年的奥运会将在伦敦 举行。他们现在已开始筹划。在伦敦的东部 将为运动员建立一个新的奥运村和所有的 运动场。当然还会设计新的奖牌…… 帕：你刚才说奖牌是吗？就连橄榄枝花环也 被取代了！天哪，你们也为奖金而竞赛吗？ 李：不，不是的。仍然是为了能够跑得更快， 跳得更高，掷得更远。你知道，奥运会的口 号就是“更快，更高，更强”。 帕：这是个好消息。很有趣！占用了你的时 间，非常感谢。 3.（课文翻译）阿特兰大的故事 特兰大是一位希腊公主。她长得很美， 跑得比希腊的任何男人都快，但是她却不被 允许在奥运会上参加比赛为自己赢得荣誉。 她因此非常生气，就跟她的父亲说，她不会 嫁给任何跑不过她的男人的。她的父亲说她 必须结婚，于是亚特兰大就和她的父亲达成 了一个协议。她对父亲说：“我有我的条件。 如果有人说想娶我，我就跟他赛跑。如果他 跑得不如我快，他就要被杀掉，任何人不得 求饶。” 许多国王和王子想要娶阿特兰大。但是当听 到她规定的条件时，他们知道是没有希望 的，因此许多人就闷闷不乐地回家了，但是 也有一些人留下来赛跑。有位叫希波墨涅斯 的人，听到亚特兰大的条件，大为吃惊。他 想：“为什么这些人那么愚蠢呢？为什么他 们跑不过这个公主就让别人把自己杀掉 呢？”后来，当希波墨涅斯看到亚特兰大从 屋子里出来跑步时，他改变了主意。他说： “我要娶亚特兰大，否则就去死。” 比赛开始了，虽然那些男人跑得很快，可是 亚特兰大跑得更快。希波墨涅斯想：“我怎 样才能跑得像亚特兰大一样快呢？”他去 向希腊爱情女神求助。女神答应帮助他，并 且给了他三个金苹果。她说：“当亚特兰大 跑过你的时候，你就把一个苹果扔在她前 面。当她停下来去捡苹果时，你就可以继续 向前跑而获胜。”希波墨涅斯拿着苹果去见 国王。他说：“我要娶亚特兰大。”国王很忧伤，因 为又要看到一个人去送死了，但是希波墨涅斯说： “我要娶她，要不，我就去死。”于是比赛开始了。 2.（课文翻译）Unit 3我是谁？ 经过一段时间我已经被改变了很多。1642年我在法 国诞生时是一台计算机器。尽管当时我还年轻，但是 我能简化一些复杂的数学题。我发育缓慢，差不多到 了两百年之后，查尔斯·巴比奇才把我制成了一台分 析机。在操作员用穿卡孔为我设计程序后，我能够进 行逻辑“思考”，并且能够比任何人更快地算出答 案。那时这被当作是一次技术革命，也是我“人工智 能”的开始。在1936年，我真正的父亲艾伦·图灵 写了一本书，讲述了怎样使我成为一台“通用机器” 来解决任何数学难题。从那时起，我在体积和脑容量 方面迅速成长。到二十世纪四十年代，我已经长得像 一间屋子那么大，我不知道是否还会长得更大。但是， 这个现实也使得我的设计者很担心。随着时间的推 移，我被弄得越来越小。自二十世纪七十年代以来， 我一直被用在办公室和家庭里，先是用作个人电脑， 后来又被做成便携式。 这些变化只有随着我的存储能力的不断提高才成为 可能。最初是被存储到电子管中，以后是晶体管上， 后来是非常小的芯片上。因此，我已经完全改变了我 的形状。随着我的年龄越来越大，我也变得越来越小。 随着时间的推移，我的记忆能力发展得如此之快，就 像一头大象一样，从来不会忘记告诉我的任何事情！ 我的存储容量变得如此巨大，连我自己都不能相信！ 但是我总是孤孤单单地站在那里，直到二十世纪六十 年代初，人们才给了我一个用网络联成的家庭。我能 够通过万维网和其他人分享我的知识。 从二十世纪七十年代起，我又被开发出了很多新的用 途。我在通讯、金融和商业领域变得非常重要。我还 被放在机器人里面，被用来制作移动手机，并且用来 帮助作医疗手术。我还被放置在航空火箭里去探测月 球和火星。不管怎样，我的目标是给人类提供高质量 得生活。现在我充满了幸福感，因为我是人类忠实的 朋友并时时给他们提供帮助。 3.（课文翻译）机器人安迪 我是安迪足球队的一个成员。每年大约有一次， 我们可以获准在一起进行一次足球赛。我同真人一样 大小。事实上我看上去也很像人。我在球队中是前锋， 所以我需要跑得非常快。我的电脑芯片帮助我像真人 一样运动和思考。例如，当我前面没人防守有机会射 一个好球的时候，我已经学会了用计算机语言向队友 示意把球传给我。 我第一次足球比赛是几年前在日本的名古屋。去年， 我们队去了美国华盛顿州的西雅图比赛，获得了第二 名。我个人认为得冠军的那个队作弊了。他们恰好在 比赛前研制了一种新程序。因此我们也需要鼓励我们 的程序编制员来提高我们的智能。我们决心创造一个 更好的系统。从某种程度上看，我们的程序员就像是 我们的教练。她把观看人类比赛时所看到的一切可能 动作编入我们的程序，然后她把我在新情况下能用得 上的可靠动作准备好。这样，我就可以用“人工智