2. 课标人教实验版 高一 Module 2 Unit 1

3. Reading

4. Cooperative learning 1. Do you know these famous places? If you know, what do you know about them? 2. Which one do you like to visit? Why? Warming up

5. 3. What makes a city great and famous? (a long history; cultural relics; many great people; important events taking place there) 4. In your opinion, what are cultural relics?

6. The Great Wall

7. The Pyramids in Egypt

8. The Tai Mahal (In India)

9. The Sydney Opera (in Australia)

10. The Great Barrier Reef (In Australia)

11. The Big Ben (In England)

12. 1. What do you think of the cultural relics? 2. Suppose one of them got lost, how would you feel and what will you do with it? (Try our best to find it; Protect the others in order that they will not get lost; Rebuild a new one if we really can’t find it) Pre-reading

13. Reading Task 1: Fast reading—Main idea 1) Why is it called the Amber Room? (It was given the name because almost seven thousand tons of amber were used to make it.) 2) What happened to the Amber Room? (The Amber Room was given to the Russian people as a great gift by the king)

14. 1. The king of Prussia who gave the Amber Room as a gift to Russia was___. A. Frederick I B. Frederick William I C. Peter the Great D. Catherine II B Task 2: Careful reading—Detailed information (Ex 1&2 on page 2&3)

15. 2. The king of Prussia gave the Amber Room to Russia because_____. A. he wanted to marry Catherine II. B. he was kind. C. he needed better soldiers D. he wanted to make friends D

16. 3. The Amber Room was stolen by___. A. Russian soldiers B. German soldiers C. People in Konigsberg D. People in St Petersburg 4. In 1941, the city of Konigsberg was in ___. A. Germany B. Russia C. Sweden D. France B A

17. C 5. The Russians didn’t hide the Amber Room because ______. A. they were at war B. the couldn’t find a place C. the German soldiers arrived too soon D. no train could take it away

18. ( ) 1. The Amber Room was not easy to make. ( ) 2. Catherine II didn’t like everything about the Amber Room when she first saw it. ( ) 3. The Amber Room was taken to Konigsberg and hidden there in 1941. NS S S

19. ( ) 4. The Russians didn’t care about the Amber Room. ( ) 5. The Russians don’t think the Amber Room will ever be found. NS

20. 1. The Amber Room has a strange history and something about its design and building. 2. The history of the Amber Room and its functions in Russia. Task 3: Main idea of each paragraph

21. 3. Catherine II had the Amber Room moved to the palace outside St Petersburg and it became one of the great wonders. 4. The Nazi German army stole the Amber Room in 1941. After that what really happened to it remains a mystery.

22. 5. The Russians and Germans have built a New Amber Room at the summer palace, following the old photos.

23. Listen to the tape and follow it to read the text. Listening Discussion What should we do to protect our cultural relics?

24. Explanation 1. compete: (vt) take part in a race, contest, exam, etc. (1)compete in 在 … 中比赛 / 竞争 Will you compete in the race? (2) compete against / with… 与 … 竞争 / 比赛 He is going to compete against / with his classmates.

25. (3) compete for 为 … 而竞争 / 比赛 The two teams will compete for the championship. (4) competitor 竞争者 competition 竞争, 比赛 competitive (adj.) 竞争性的, 比赛性的

26. 2. survive vt &vi 幸存 Fortunately he survived the traffic accident. Camels can survive for many days with no water. The helicopter picked up all the ________. They prayed for the _______ of the sailors. survivor (n.) 幸存者 survival (n.) 幸存 survivors survival

27. 3. remain (1) vi. 留下, 遗留 I went to the city, but my brother remained at home. (2) link-verb. 后接 n. /adj. / 介词短语 / 表位置的 adv. My friend became a boss, but I remained a teacher. The death of the old man remained unknown. The problem remains to be discussed.

28. Nothing remains but to send the invitation out. ( 只要 … 就行了 ) It only remains for me to sign the paper that you gave me. ( 某人所要做的只是某 事 ) He bought a new book with the _________ ( 剩下的 ) 40 yuan. =He bought a new book with the 40 yuan ___. ( 剩下的 ) remaining left

29. --- Why do you look so upset? --- There are so many troublesome problems ___. A. remaining to settle B. remained settled C. remaining to be settled D. remained to be settled. C

30. 4. the rest 作主语时, 根据指带对象不同, 可能是单数, 也可能是复数。 (1)I have finished most of the work, and the rest __ to be done next week. (2)Some students went out, and the rest ___ remained in the classroom. is are

31. 5. imagine vt. 想象 n. imagination (1) You can’t imagine how I miss you all. (2) We can hardly imagine life without water. (3) Can you imagine her becoming a thief? = Can you imagine her as a thief?

32. 6. state / condition / situation (1) We try to make ourselves get into a ____ before the exam. (2) Janna is in a poor ____ of health, which worries her parents. (3) His health is in good ________. state condition

33. (4) Suddenly he found himself in a difficult ________. state 状态, 可数名词 ; condition 条 件, 复数形式表 “ 环境, 状况 ”; situation 指处境, 局势。 situation

34. 7. find / find out / discover (1) I’ve _____ the book I was looking for. (2) Please _______ what time they are coming. (3) The police are trying hard to _______ about the accident. found find out

35. (4) Columbus _________ the New World in 1492. find out : 经过努力有意去 “ 找 ”, “ 打 听 ”, “ 弄清楚 ” ； find: “ 找到, 发现 ”, 强调结果。 discover: 发现本来就存在但未被人 所知的事物, 地方, 思想等。 discovered

36. 8. gift 礼物 ; 天赋 He has got lots of birthday gifts. He is a man of gifts. 他多才多艺。 The boy has a gift for music. gifted (adj.) 有天赋的

37. could couldn’t 9. 情态动词 +have done ( 对过去发生的事 实的推测 ) He paid for a seat when he _____ have entered free. (could /would / must / need) I _______ have been more than six years old when the accident happened. (shouldn’t / couldn’t / mustn’t / needn’t)

38. 10. …it easily melts when heated… 连接词 + 分词 ( 前后主语一致 : 主动用 v- ing, 被动用过去分词 ) 。 (1) While (they were) ________the house, they found the vase. (2) When (he was) _____, he made no answer. building asked

39. (3) Unless (I am) ______, I won’t go there. (4) When ______ help, one often says “Thank you” or “It’s kind of you”. (offering / to offer / to be offered / offered) (5) When first __________ (introduce) to the market, these products enjoyed great success. (o4 四川 ) offered invited introduced

40. 11. design (v. / n.) (1) They ________ the building carefully. (2) The experiment ____________ test the new drug. ( 打算将 … 用作 …) (3) I like the ______ of the new school. (4) Children above 12 are able to take part in skiing or other activities ________ (design) for them. (05 丰台统考 ) designed is designed to design

41. 12. fancy adj. (1) fancy clothes 新奇服装 (2) Fancy meeting you here! 想不到在这儿见到你了 ! (3) I don’t fancy walking in the snow. 我不喜欢在雨中行走。 have a fancy for… 爱好, 爱上, 入迷 fancy sb. doing sth. 想象某人做某事

42. 13. in return 回报, 作为报酬 What can we do for them in return for all the help they have given us? 我们将怎样来报答他们所给予我们的 种种帮助呢 ? I gave him some books in return for his assistance. in turn 轮流地, 依次 ; 反过来 by turns 轮流地, 时而 … 时而 …

43. 14. missing / lost / gone (1)Five people were _______. (2)The boat and all the men were ___ in the storm. (3)My pain in the leg is ____ now. (4)Much to his upset, Bob found his wallet _______ just as he wanted to pay for the necktie. missing lost gone missing

44. missing: “ 丢失的, 缺少的 ”, 强调不在场 ; lost: 过去分词, “ 失去的, 丧失的 ” gone: 过去分词, “ 过去的, 不在的, 丢了 ”, 常作表语和补语。 15. 介词 + 名词 ( 表状态 ) at war/work/home/table on show/duty/sale/holiday/fire/watch in trouble/danger/battle/doubt under repair/discussion/construction

45. 16. There’s no doubt that… There’s no need to do / for sth / sb There’s no possibility that… (It’s) no wonder (that)… 难怪 … (1)Do you doubt ____ she will succeed? (2)I doubt _________ he will keep his word. (3)I have no doubt ____ he will win the game. that if/whether that

46. 1. Remember the useful words and Expressions. 2. Prepare for the next period. Homework