高中英语外研版高中选修8Module2TheRenaissance-七选五学案

1、Lets explore the secret of“七选五”class _ Name _ date _课前预习案My dear friends, When you face this exercise, do you have the following feelings as me?I can understand the whole passage, but I cannot choose the correct answers.The options(选项) are too similar to choose the correct answers.I usually choose t

2、he false one when there are only 2 options left.(宝宝心里苦啊！)Im so tired that I dont think I can do this exercise well again.(累觉不爱).BUT TODAY ALL THE PROBLEM WILL NOT BE THE PROBLEM, PLEASE FOLLOW MEActivity 1 Read for the style and the structure of the passage. Please choose the correct items to fill i

3、n the blanks according to your own ideas.Passage 1Last week I went to the theatre. I had a very good seat. The play was very interesting. I did not enjoy it. A young man and a young woman were sitting behind me. They were talking loudly. I got very angry. I could not hear the actors. I turned round.

4、 I looked at the man and the woman angrily. They did not pay any attention. In the end, I could not bear it. I turned round again. I cant hear a word! I said angrily. Its none of your business, the young man said rudely. This is a private conversation!. Passage 2Trust is a learned behavior that we g

5、ain from past experiences. It is putting confidence in someone. That is a risk. But you cant be successful when theres a lack of trust in a relationship that results from an action where the wrongdoer takes no responsibility to fix the mistake.Unfortunately, weve all been victims of betrayal. Whethe

6、r weve been suffer from, lied to, misled, or cheated on, there are different levels of losing trust. Sometimes people simply cant trust anymore. Theyve been too badly hurt and they cant bear to let it happen again. Its understandable, but if youre willing to build trust in a relationship again, we h

7、ave some steps you can take to get you there.Learn to really trust yourself, having confidence in yourself will help you make better choices because you can see what the best outcome would be for your well-being.Stop regarding yourself as the victim .If youve been betrayed, you are the victim of you

8、r circumstance. But theres a difference between being a victim and living with a “victim mentality”. At some point in all of our lives, well have our trust tested or violated.You didnt lose “everything”. Once trust is lost, what is left? Instead of looking at the situation from this hopeless angle,

9、look at everything you still have and be thankful for all of the good in your life. Seeing the positive side of things doesnt mean youre ignoring what happened. instead, its a healthy way to work through the experience to allow room for positive growth and forgiveness. for the style of the passage.N

10、arrative（描述）、Expositive（说明）、Argumentative（议论）subjective、objectivePassage 1 is _.Passage 2 is _.2. Choose the structure of the passage.Passage 1 is _. Passage 2 is _. B. C. 课中探究案Activity 1 Guessing.According to the title “Kids health: Four steps for fighting stress”, this passage is _ Activity 2 Figu

11、re out the main point of the passage.Kids health: Four steps for fighting stressEverybody gets stressed time to time.16 Different people feel stress in different ways.Some ways of dealing with stress -like screaming or hittingsomeone一dont solve much. But other ways, like talking to someone you trust

12、, can lead you to solving your problem or at least feeling better.Try taking these four steps the next time you are stressed:(1) Get support. When you need help, reach out to the people who care about you. Talk to a trusted adult, such as a parent or other relatives.17 And dont forget about your fri

13、ends. They might have had similar problems, such as dealing with a test, or the death of a beloved pet.(2) Dont take it out on yourself. Sometimes when kids are stressed and upset they take it out on themselves. Oh, dear, thats not a good idea. Remember that there are always people to help you. Dont

14、 take it out on yourself.18 Ask for a helping hand to get you through the tough situation.(3) Try to solve the problem. After youre calm and you have support from adults and friends, its time to get down to business.19 You need to figure out what the problem is.Even if you cant solve it all, you can

15、 solve a piece of it.(4) Be positive. Most stress is temporary(暂时的).Remember stress does go away, especially when you figure out the problem and start working on solving it.These steps arent magic, but they do work. And if you can stay positive as you make your way through a tough time, youll help y

16、ourself feel better even faster.20 Ah, it feels so good when the stress is gone.TitleAuthorCharacter(人物)Scene（场景）ProblemSolution（If you cannot find the answer, please leave it own.）Activity 3 Please tick() the function of the underlined sentences.number主旨句（句首）承上启下过渡举例解释说明概括总结句（句尾）1617181920Activity

17、3. Answer and underline the informative sentences to simulate examiner.Can you find out some repeated words after number16?_I am the examiner(please underline the informative sentences): Starting a conversation is the second most important step in making new friends. Do not wait to be spoken to. You

18、 can always start the conversation. Being able to make small talk is a very useful skill in relating with other people.Practice makes perfect: .On the other hand, the advantages of going overseas may include day-to- day opportunities to learn a new culture, meet new friends with whom you can use and

19、 practice the language, and chances to see different parts of the world. _Those disadvantages include expense, time away from ones school, family,A. The following are its advantages.B. However, there may be a number of disadvantages.C. Consider a distance education.D. Most of us are adapted to study

20、ing at school.“Some ways of dealing with stress -like screaming or hittingsomeone一dont solve (解决) much. But other ways,”Whats the function of “But”?_I am the examiner(please underline the informative sentences) : Such changes often leave us without a friend. Making new friends comes easy for some pe

21、ople. But for many of us the process is difficult and requires courage. Below are some helpful suggestions on how to make and keep friends.Practice makes perfect: Parents should help their children understand money. 71 So you may start talking about money when your child shows an interest in buying

22、things, candy or toys, for example.D. Tell your child why he canor cannothave certain things.E. Ask yourself what things that cost money are most important to you.G. The best time to teach a child anything about money is when he shows an interest.Whats the relationship between “Dont take it out on y

23、ourself.”and “18 Ask for a helping hand to get you through the tough situation”._I am the examiner(please underline the informative sentences) : The best way to enjoy your friendship is to allow your friends to be themselves. Try not to find fault with your friends. Try not to change them from who t

24、hey are to what you want them to be. Become the kind of friend you will want your friend to be to you.Practice makes perfect: Surround yourself with happy people. It is easy to begin to think negatively when you are surrounded by people who think that way. _.A. There are some tips in life that lead

25、to happiness.B. Being overweight or not eating nutritious foods can have a negative effect on your mood.C. On the contrary, if you are around people who are happy, their emotional state will be infectious.4. (1)_It is a very happy day for many boys and girls. Before the terms ends in some schools, t

26、he children act a nativity（基督诞生）or “birth”play, showing how Jesus was born in a stable(马厩).A. People are often busy going shoppingB. Now the Chinese people also celebrate Christmas.C. The turkey or chicken is quickly eaten.D. Christmas Day falls on the twentyfifty of December.(2).That happens in the

27、 1980s. And, most recently, she says many kinds of people have joined the movement. _They represent many races, regions and political beliefs.A. They are mainly rich peopleB. Parents choose homeschooling for several reasons.C. Most often, their parents are their teachers.D. She says these include ri

28、ch people and poor people.小结：What have you learned?CHALLENG YOURSELF: To be the examiner, please underline the informative sentences in the passage 2?课后巩固案1Secret codes (密码)keep messages private. Banks, companies, and government agencies use secret codes in doing business, especially when informatio

29、n is sent by computer.People have used secret codes for thousands of years.36Code breaking never lags(落后) far behind code making. The science of creating and reading coded messages is called cryptography.There are three main types of cryptography.37For example, the first letters of “My elephant eats

30、 too many eels” Spell out the hidden message “Meet me.”38You might represent each letter with a number, For example, Lets number the letters of the alphabet, in order, from 1 to 26. If we substitute a number for each letter, the message“Meet me”would read“13 5 20 13 5.”A code uses symbols to replace

31、 words, phrases, or sentences. To read the message of a real code, you must have a code book.39For example, “bridge” might stand for “meet” and “out” might stand for “me.” The message “bridge out” would actually mean “Meet me.”40However, it is also hard to keep a code book secret for long. So codes

32、must be changed frequently.A. Itisveryhardtobreakacodewithoutthecodebook.B. Inanylanguage,somelettersareusedmorethanothers.C. Onlypeoplewhoknowthekeywordcanreadthemessage.D. Aslongastherehavebeencodes,peoplehavetriedtobreakthem.E. Youcanhideamessagebyhavingthefirstlettersofeachwordspellitout.F. With

33、acodebook,youmightwritedownwordsthatwouldstandforotherwords.G. Anotherwaytohideamessageistousesymbolstostandforspecificlettersofthealphabet.TitleAuthorCharacter(人物)Scene（场景）ProblemSolutionPlease give the reasons of your choices.numberThe reasons1617181920 2UrbanizationUntil relatively recently,the v

34、ast majority of human beings lived and died without ever seeing a first city was probably founded no more than 5,500 years . In fact,nearly everyone lived on farms or in tiny rural(乡村的) was not until the 20th century that Great Britain became the first urban society in historya society in which the majority of people live in cities and do not farm for a living.Britain was only the . The process of urbanizationthe migration(迁徙) of people from the countryside to the citywas the result of modernization,which has rapidly transformed how people live and where they live.In 1