高三英语lefthandedness公开课

1、 A left-handed personA left-handed person is one who uses his is one who uses his left hand more often than his right hand to left hand more often than his right hand to do everyday things. do everyday things. famous left-handed famous left-handed peoplepeopleAlbert EinsteinAlbert EinsteinMarilyn Ma

2、rilyn MonroeMonroefamous left-handed famous left-handed peoplepeopleFast readingFast readingPara. 1Para. 1：Left-Handers DayLeft-Handers Day11 percent of Americans and Europeans are left-handed.11 percent of Americans and Europeans are left-handed.There are some weak relationships between left-There

3、are some weak relationships between left-handedness and characteristics and occupations.handedness and characteristics and occupations.No one knows for sure what makes a person become No one knows for sure what makes a person become left-handed.left-handed.Peoples attitudes toward left-handedness ha

4、ve Peoples attitudes toward left-handedness have changed a lot over the years.changed a lot over the years.Para. 6Para. 6：Para. 2Para. 2：Para. 3Para. 3：Para. 4Para. 4：Para. 5Para. 5：Most people around the world are right-handed.Most people around the world are right-handed.Detailed readingDetailed r

5、eadingPar 3Par 3 Whats the meaning of the underlined word Whats the meaning of the underlined word “vegetarianism”? “vegetarianism”? vegetable-vegetarian- vegetarianismvegetable-vegetarian- vegetarianism2. Whats the meaning of the underlined word 2. Whats the meaning of the underlined word “occupati

6、on”?“occupation”? job, careerjob, career baseball and tennis players, architects, lawyersbaseball and tennis players, architects, lawyers -words for occupations -words for occupations word formationword formationcontextcontextPar 4Par 43. What does the writer mean by the underlined 3. What does the

7、writer mean by the underlined sentence?sentence?The theory is not The theory is not worth believing.worth believing.Para 5Para 54. What changes do people have towards the left-handed?4. What changes do people have towards the left-handed? Different attitudes towards left-handed peopleDifferent attit

8、udes towards left-handed people in the pastin the past todaytodaylooked down on/ uponlooked down on/ upon respected respected abnormalabnormalnormal, normal, acceptableacceptable5. 5. What attitude does the writer have towards What attitude does the writer have towards being left-handedness accordin

9、g to the passage? being left-handedness according to the passage? A) positive B) negative A) positive B) negative C) both positive and negative D) The writer doesnt tell us C) both positive and negative D) The writer doesnt tell us6 6. Whats the title of the passage?. Whats the title of the passage?

10、A) The left-handedness B) The right-handedness A) The left-handedness B) The right-handedness C) The left-handedness and the right-handedness C) The left-handedness and the right-handedness D) Respect for the left-handedness D) Respect for the left-handedness Although there have been some famous peo

11、ple Although there have been some famous people who were who were left-handedleft-handed, , leftieslefties used to be considered used to be considered _._. In fact, not only were In fact, not only were left-handersleft-handers not not _in the past, they were also trained to in the past, they were al

12、so trained to stop using their left hands and use their right stop using their left hands and use their right handshands_. Today, . Today, _have have changed, and most people think that changed, and most people think that left-handednessleft-handedness is not wrong and it can be is not wrong and it

13、can be _. Some say . Some say left-handedness is genetic left-handedness is genetic _others say it is others say it is caused by mild brain caused by mild brain _, but so far nobody , but so far nobody has found the real has found the real _to this question.to this question. Fill in the blanks with

14、the proper wordsFill in the blanks with the proper words abnormalabnormalrespectedrespectedinsteadinsteadattitudesattitudesacceptableacceptablewhilewhiledamagedamageansweranswerWhat are advantages and disadvantages What are advantages and disadvantages of being left-handed? of being left-handed? adv

15、antages:disadvantages:more more creativecreative sometimes, good sometimes, good at art, sports, at art, sports, uniqueunique, have their , have their own special dayown special daySometimes Sometimes laughed atlaughed at , , inconvenientinconvenient , when writing , when writing with a pen, dirty,

16、products with a pen, dirty, products designed for right-handed, get designed for right-handed, get your elbow bumped your elbow bumped A left-handed person is the one who often does his everyday A left-handed person is the one who often does his everyday things with his left hand instead of the righ

17、t one. Being left-things with his left hand instead of the right one. Being left-handed handed have some advantages. It is said that they are more creative have some advantages. It is said that they are more creative comparing to the right-handed . However, there are many comparing to the right-hand

18、ed . However, there are many disadvantages for the left-handed too. Sometimes they are disadvantages for the left-handed too. Sometimes they are laughed by others, that makes them sad. Beside, the left-handed laughed by others, that makes them sad. Beside, the left-handed will bring themselves much

19、inconvenient. For example, while will bring themselves much inconvenient. For example, while writing from left to right by a pen, they will usually make their left writing from left to right by a pen, they will usually make their left hands dirty. Whats more, left-handed people find this difficult h

20、ands dirty. Whats more, left-handed people find this difficult to to use almost all the products are just designed for the right-handed. use almost all the products are just designed for the right-handed. hashascomparedcomparedat atwhichwhichinconvenienceinconveniencewithwithit itBesidesBesides A le

21、ft-handed person is one who often does his everyday things A left-handed person is one who often does his everyday things with his left hand instead of the right one. Being left-handed has some with his left hand instead of the right one. Being left-handed has some advantages. It is said that they a

22、re more creative compared to the right-advantages. It is said that they are more creative compared to the right-handed . However, there are many disadvantages for the left-handed handed . However, there are many disadvantages for the left-handed too. Sometimes they are laughed at by others, which ma

23、kes them sad. too. Sometimes they are laughed at by others, which makes them sad. Besides , the left-handed will bring themselves much inconvenience. Besides , the left-handed will bring themselves much inconvenience. For example , while writing from left to right with a pen, they will For example , while writing from left to right with a pen, they will usually make their left hands dirty. Whats more , left-handed people usua