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河南省京密高级中学 高二年级 选修7 宋新伟 张超霞 宋秀英 Unit 1 Living well 姓名： 班级： Period 2 Comprehending of the text: Martys StoryLearning aims: 1). To enable the students to understand the passage as a whole.2). To make the students realize people with disabilities can also live well.Key points: Understand the passage as a whole.Difficult points: Understanding of some long and difficult sentences.Learning procedure:Step I Revision1. Read the new words. 2. Important phrases in last periodStep II. Fast reading1. Read the text quickly and choose the right answers.(1). Marty is _ person. A. a healthy B. an ill C. a disabled D. a rich(2). Marty has _disease. A. a mental B. a muscle C. an eye D. a leg(3). Whats Martys dream?A. Being a doctor.B. Being a famous football player and representing his country in the World Cup.C. Being a college student.D. Being a basketball player.2. Read the text again and judge whether the sentences are TRUE or False.(1).The doctors know the real reason of my disease. ( )(2). I started to have this disease at the age of ten. ( )(3). All of my fellows have begun to accept me when Im at high school, so my life is a lot easier than before. ( )(4). Now I have a very busy life and get a lot of enjoyment. ( )Step III Detailed readingFill in the following formMartys mini biography (传记)His diseaseA _ diseaseHis symptoms_, _ and tiredHis ambitionTo _His achievementInvented _His hobbyWatching _ and football_, looking after _.His mottoHis advice(1). Dont _ for them. (2). Dont _ them (3). Dont _ them,(4)._ them for who they are(5). _ them to live as we doStep IV. Main idea1.Match the main idea of each paragraph.Para.1: How his life has become easierPara.2: The advantages of his diseasePara.3: An introduction to Marty and his muscle disease.Para.4: How his disability developedPara.5: Marty met a lot of difficulties at school.2. Whats the main idea of the text?Though he is a _ person, Marty never feels sorry for himself and he enjoys his life.Step V 词汇学习1 adapt (1) 使适应；使适合，适应。一般与to 连用adapt (oneself ) to，相当于adjust to Can you adapt yourself to the new job? Youd better adapt to the new environment as soon as possible. She adapted herself quickly to the new climate. He could not adapt his way of life to the company. (2) 改编，改写（rewrite） adapt A for B 把A 改编为B The story was adapted for a TV play.Difficult books are sometimes adapted for use in schools . 以适应学校之用。 adapt from 从选取/改编 The play is adapted from a novel. This novel has been adapted for radio from Russian original. adapter/adaptor (n) 改编者 adaptation (n) 适应，改编 adaptable (adj) 能适应的，可改编的 2absence （n） 不在，缺席，缺少 absence of mind 心不在焉，精神恍惚 in ones absence /in the absence of sb 在背地里，在某人不在时 absent (adj) 缺席的 absent-minded 心不在焉的 be absent from 不在，缺席 They spoke ill of the captain in his absence/ in the absence of him.3every time 可用作连词，引导时间状语从句。类似词有： the first /last ime , the moment , the minute , the day , the year Every time I turn to him for help , he is always generous. I was really scared the first time I saw a snake. I got started the moment I received your letter. I sent you the news the instant I heard it. His son was brought into the world the day he went abroad. 4annoy (vt) 打搅，干扰，使烦恼，使生气（尤用于被动语态） He was annoyed with his wife because the dinner badly cooked. He got /was/felt annoyed with the boy for being so stupid.= He was annoyed at the boys stupidity. be annoyed at /about sth with sb annoyed (adj) 恼怒的，生气的 annoying （(adj) 令人恼怒的，令人生气的5get done “get+pp ” 可用来表示被动语态。另外get后还可加形容词、现在分词等表示状态的改变。 Its time you got married. He went out last night and got drunk. He was caught in the rain and got wet all over. When these women get talking , they go on for hours.这些妇女一谈就是几个小时。6encouragement (n) 激励，鼓励（1） encourage (v) encourage sb to do sth （2） encouraging (adj) (事、物)令人振奋的，振奋人心的 （3） encouraged (adj) （人）感到振奋 （4） discourage 使泄气 discourage sb from 阻止干7beneficial（adj） 有益的，有好处的 benefit (n) 利益，好处（v） 对有益 (1) benefit sb/sth 对有好处（2） benefit from /by 从中受益（3） be of benefit to 对有益 （4） for the benefit of 为了的利益8 as well as /as well (1) （除之外）又， 不但而且 连接两个并列的主语时谓语动词的数与前面的主语保持一致。 He speaks English as well as French . The teacher as well as the students likes the film. She is a talented musician as well as being a photographer. They sell books as well as newspapers. (2) 另外，又，也 He sent me a letter and some money as well. Are they coming as well? (3)与一样好 Tom plays basketball as well as , if not better than Bob. She cooks as well as her mother does.9 make fun of / play a joke on sb / 开某人的玩笑，捉弄某人 play a trick on sb捉弄某人 make a fool of sb愚弄某人 laugh at sb 嘲笑某人 for fun 好玩，为其中的乐趣 have fun玩得开心，玩得快乐 What (great) fun ! fun 为不可数名词，不与a/an连用 What fun it is to go swimming !Step V. A quiz1.换句话说_ 2.此外，另外_3.撞上_ 4.学会做_5.适合_ 6.一次_7.过去常常_ 8