Lesson4 Reading

1 《英语》（选修·第一册）

Unit 4 Fun with science

Reading (II)

I. Learning objectives

By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:

1. Practice the following vocabulary: *twinkle, *steady, *density, *horizon, *fragrant, *naked,

*trillion, *blend foothold, *obesity, *cognitive, blood, stream, nerve, transplant, *malnutrition,

*isolation, *inject;

3. use some of the vocabulary in new context;

4. understand and analyse some complex sentences in the text.

II. Key competence focus

1. Develop the techniques of flexible use of language.

2. Improve the power of cognition and comprehension.

3. Apply learning strategies to practice.

III. Predicted area of difficulty

1. How to use the vocabulary in new context;

2. How to understand some complex sentences in the text.

IV. Teaching procedures

T Greet the class.

T: Class begins. Good morning/afternoon!

1 《英语》（选择性必修·第四册）

Unit 4 Never too old to learn

Welcome to the unit & Reading (II)

I. Learning objectives

By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:

1. master the following core vocabulary: composition, educator, bound, resolve, refresh, criticize,

inquire, register, subscribe, cease;

2. understand the core vocabulary in the text;

3. use the core vocabulary in new context;

4. understand the core vocabulary in context;

5. analyse some complex sentences in the text.

II. Key competence focus

1. Master and use the core vocabulary in new context.

2. Grasp and apply the new reading skills.

III. Predicted area of difficulty

1. How to use the core vocabulary in new context.

2. How to understand some complex sentences in the text.

IV. Teaching procedures

T greets the class.

T: Class begins, boys and girls! Good morning/afternoon!

《英语》（必修·第二册）

Unit 4 Exploring literature

Reading (II)

I. Learning objectives

By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:

1. understand the usage of the following words and expressions: appeal (to), determine, significant,

description, reflect, capable (be capable of), contain, element, (in) summary;

2. use the above words and expressions in new situations;

3. understand synonyms and antonyms;

4. give examples to support ideas.

II. Key competence focus

1. Understand some new words and expressions.

2. Use the new words and expressions in new situations.

III. Predicted area of difficulty

Use the new words and expressions correctly.

IV. Teaching procedures

Step 1 Lead-in

Review the main points of the article.

T: Hello, everyone! We’ve learned an article which describes the wonder of literature. We need to

《Lesson4》 知识清单

一、词汇部分

1、 重点单词

adventure：意为“冒险；冒险经历”。例如：“They went on an

adventure in the jungle”（他们在丛林中冒险。）

explore：有“探测；探索；探险”的意思。如：“Scientists are

exploring the unknown world”（科学家们正在探索未知的世界。）

mysterious：“神秘的；难以理解的”。“The mysterious disappearance

of the plane puzzled everyone”（飞机的神秘失踪让每个人都感到困惑。）

curious：“好奇的；求知欲强的”。“The little boy was curious about

everything around him”（这个小男孩对他周围的一切都很好奇。）

2、 短语

set out：“出发；动身；开始”。“They set out early in the morning”（他们一大早就出发了。）

be full of：“充满；装满”。“The box is full of books”（这个盒子装满了书。）

in search of：“寻找；搜寻”。“He went out in search of his lost dog”（他出去寻找他丢失的狗。） 二、语法部分

1、 过去进行时

过去进行时表示过去某一时刻或某一段时间正在进行的动作。其构成是“was/were ＋ 现在分词”。

例如：“I was reading a book at that time”（那时我正在读一本书。）

常与过去进行时连用的时间状语有：at that time, this time yesterday,

from eight to ten last night 等。

2、 宾语从句