Module 6 Unexpected Mysteries of the Natural World 学案- 高中英语外研版必修四

Module6UnexpectedMysteriesoftheNaturalWorldTeachingaims:1．Encouragethestudentstoknowhowtowriteadescriptionofthemonstersofthenaturalworld.2.Trainthespeakingabilityofthestudents.TeachingImportantpoints：TeachthestudentssomenewwordsandthestudentscanusesimpleEnglishtodiscussthemonstersofthenaturalworld.ThestudentscanknowthedifferencesbetweenChinesedragonsandwesterndragons.Teachingmethods:Individualwork,pairworktogeteverystudentparticipateinclass.Period1IntroductionandCulturalCornerPart1I词汇预习1.攻击，袭击2.多毛的3.吓人的4.动物，生物5.锋利的6.存在vn.7.变化莫测的8.正面的9.象征，暗示10.身份，特性11.运气，命运12.由于，因……造成II.Finishtheexercises1&2onP51.III.ReadingTask1:ReadthepassageonP59andmatchthemainideaofeachparagraph.Paragraph1aTheChinesethinkwellofdragons.Paragraph2bInChina,dragonsprobablyoriginatedfromthealligatorParagraph3cInthewest,dragonsprobablyoriginatedfromthesnakeParagraph4dDragonsaretalkedabouteverywhereintheworldParagraph5eTheEnglishthinkillofdragonsbutinWalesitisanpositivesymbolTask2:Readthepassageandchoosethebestanswers.1.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.DragonisanativecreaturetoChina.B.Dragonisapositivesymboltothewholeworld.C.Manycountriesknownothingaboutdragon.D.Peoplefromdifferentcountriesthinkdifferentlyofdragon.2.InChineseculture,dragons.A.canbringbadlucktopeopleseeingthemB.werecloselyconnectedtotheroyalfamilyC.representintelligence,friendshipandleadershipD.cancausedeathanddestruction3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUE?A.InScandinavia,dragonisadangerousanimalB.ThereddragonindicatesstrengthandasenseofresponsibilityC.SomebelievethedragoncomesfromthesnakeD.InChineseculture,whenthereisplentyofwater,peoplecanusuallyseeadragonIV.语言点学习1.Dragonscanbefriendlyorfierce,theycanbringgoodluckorcausedeathanddestruction,butonethingissurepeopletalkalmosteverywhereintheworld.【解析】friendlyadj搭配befriendlytosb对……友好翻译：他对班上所有同学都很友好。以-ly结尾的形容词有：可爱的；生动的；寂寞的，偏僻的；致命的；可能的；每天的；每月的；井井有条的；母亲般的。2.Othermembersoftheroyalfamilywereallowedtoweardragonsymbols,too,butwithfewerclawsandofadifferentcolor.试翻译这个句子beallowedtodosth翻译：在学校，我们不被允许抽烟。【解析】①“（be）of+名词”结构中的名词是抽象名词时，相当于其中名词所对应的形容词的意思，说明被修饰词具有某种特征或属性。常用的名词有：use,importance,help,value,interest,service,benefit等。如：Idon’twanttohearwhatyouaresaying.It’sofnointeresttome.(ofnointerest=notinteresting)Doingmorningexerciseswillbeofbenefittoyourhealth.(ofbenefit=beneficial)Coalisofgreatimportancetothedevelopmentofindustry.(ofgreatimportance=veryimportant)②“（be）of+名词”结构中的名词表种类、数量、度量等时，表示不同的人或物的共同特征，此时名词前常有冠词。常用的名词有：size,kind,type,price,height,width,weight,age,shape,color等。如：We’reofthesameage.我们同岁。Thetwinsistersareofasizeandtheskirtfitseachofthemexactly.双胞胎姐妹身材一样，这件裙子两个人穿都非常合适。Machinesareofdifferenttypesandsizes.机器有不同的型号和规格。③“（be）of+名词”结构可以表示主语的根源关系，此时的名词多是表示亲属、血统、种族、国籍及出处的名词，常见的名词有：family,blood,race,origin等。We’reofthesameblood.我们是同一家族。Theyareofnoblerace.他们出身名门。 翻译：学好英语很重要。他的建议非常有帮助。3．Foracreaturethatdoesn’tactuallyexist,that’squitesomething.【解析】that引导定语从句，修饰creature,(可/不可)省略somethingn.相当重要的人或物试译：He’sreallysomething.There’ssomethinginwhatshesaid.Period2ReadingandVocabularyTeachingimportantpoints:Thestudentscanunderstandthepassagebetter;Studentscanlearnandmasterimportantwordsandphrasesinthisperiod.Part1I词汇预习1.神秘的2.声称3.平静的4.潜水5.不可能的6.怀疑的，不相信的7．火山的8.占地（多大面积）9.表面，水面10.使适应11.消失12.绝种了的II．课文预读Task1:ScanthetextanddecidewhereitcomesfromA.atouristguideB.anewspaperC.adictionaryD.ascientificjournalTask2:Matchthemainideaofeachparagraph.Para1A.athirdsightingoftheTianchimonsterPara2B.moreinformationabouttheTianchimonsterPara3C.thelatestsightingoftheTianchimonsterPara4D.informationaboutLakeTianchiPara5E.anotherrecentsightingoftheTianchimonsterTask3:Choosethebestansweraccordingtothetext.1.Howmanysightingsofthemonsterdoesthearticlereport?A.2B.3C.4D.52.Accordingtothescientists,largelivingcreaturescannotexist_______.A.inhotwaterB.inbrightsunlightC.inlowtemperatureD.underdeepwater3.Whywerethephotosnotclear?A.Becauseitisunderdeepwater.B.Becausetheweatherwasnotfineenough.C.BecausethewaterinLakeTianchiwasnotsoclear.D.Becausethemonsterwastoosmalltobeseenclearly.4.WhatisspecialaboutLakeTianchi?A.Itisthehighestvolcaniclakeintheworld.B.Itisthedeepestvolcaniclakeintheworld.C.Itisthebiggestvolcaniclakeintheworld.D.Itsaveragedepthis370meters.5.Whatdoesthetexttellus?A.ThemonsterofLakeTianchi.B.SomethingabouttravelinTianchi.C.SomestrangescenesofLakeTianchi.D.Someonehasseenthemonstercloseup.III.Discussion:Doyoubelievetheexistenceofthemonster?Why?IV.Consolidation:Trytofillintheblanksaccordingtothetext.The“MonsterofLakeTianchi”is1inthenewsafterseveralrecentsightings.Someonesaid“themonster,whichseemedtobeblack2color,jumpedoutofthewaterlikeaseal.”Alocalphotographerclaimedthatitsheadlookedlikea3.Anothersaid“Itwas4andhadaroundheadwith10-centimetrehorns”.Athirdman5tohaveseenaroundblackcreaturemovingquicklythroughthewater.Thenit6intothewater,tenminuteslaterit7againandrepeatedtheaction.Manypeoplethinkthemonstermaybea8cousinoftheLochNessmonster.Theyalsothinkthattheremightbe9creaturesinotherlakesaroundtheworld.Butscientistssaythatthelow-temperaturelakeis10tobeabletosupportsuchlargelivingcreatures.Period3ReadingandVocabularyPart2自主学习1.难点突破翻译并分析句子成分1.Heclaimstohaveseenaroundblackcreaturemovingquicklythroughthewater.2.Theysaythatthelow-temperaturelakeisunlikelytobeabletosupportsuchlargelivingcreatures.3.Itis2,189metreshighandcoversanareaofabouttensquarekilometres.2.语言点学习1.The“MonsterofLakeTianchi”intheChangbaiMountainsinJilinprovincenortheastChina,isbackinthenewsafterseveralsightings.【解析】bebackinthenews的意思是。sightingn.目击，发现ThisisaboutareportedsightingofaUFO.这是一篇关于看到UFO的报道。【拓展】sightn.视力，眼界atfirstsight初看，乍看outofsight看不见losesightof看不见catchsightof看见insight看见，在视野范围内Catchingsightofapolicemancoming,thethiefswiftlywentoutofsight.A.the,theB./,/C.the,/D./,the2.XueJunlin,alocalphotographer,claimedthatitsheadlookedlikeahorse.【解析】claimtodosth./that宣称，声称做某事HeclaimedtohaveseentheMonsterofTianchi.【拓展】claim的意思还有：①要求，认领Hasanyoneclaimedthiswatch?②索赔，索取Didyouclaimtheinsurance(保险)afteryourcaraccident?3.AthirdreportcamefromLiXiaohe,whowasvisitingthelakewithhisfamily.【解析】athirdreport意思是“还有一则报道”a+序数词,表示动作或事情的重复，意为“再一”，“又一”。Thebookisworthreadingathirdtime.这本书值得再读一次。the+序数词，表顺序Sheisthesecondstudenttoarrive.他是第二个来的学生。Inordertofindbetterjob,hedecidedtostudysecondlanguage.A.the,aB.a,aC.the,theD.a,the4.MrLiXiaohesaidthatheandhisfamilywereabletoseethemonsterclearlybecausetheweatherwasfineandthelakewascalm.【解析】calmadj平静的，镇静的Keepcalm,andtrynottopanic!沉住气，别慌张！Theseawascalm.海上风平浪静。【拓展】calmv.使平静，使镇静Calmyourself.请你镇静下来。calmdown平静下来It’sdifficulttocalmdownthefootballfans.5.Itis2,189metreshighandcoversanareaofabouttensquarekilometres.【解析】①表示“长、宽、高……”的常用句型：a.sthbe+数词+度量单位+long/wide/high/deep…b.sthbe+数词+度量单位+inlength/width/height/depth…翻译：这条河宽20米。姚明有2.26米高。②sthcoversanareaof…占多大面积试译：这个镇占地100平方公里。试观察下列句子，理解cover(v/n)的具体含义。a.TheCCTVwillcoverallthemajorgamesofthetournament.b.Bysunsetwehadcoveredthirtymiles.c.Thesurveycoversallaspectsofthebusiness.d.Muchofthecountryiscoveredbyforest.e.Isthatwordcoveredinthedictionary?f.Ihavecovered30pagesofthebook.g.$100shouldcoveryourexpenses.h.Thebookhasabluecover.6.Theysaythatthelow-temperaturelakeisunlikelytobeabletosupportsuchlargelivingcreatures.【句型】Sbbeunlikelytodosth=It’sunlikelythat…Sbbelikelytodosth=It’slikelythat…She’slikelytoringmetonight.=It’slikelythatshewillringmetonight.eg:Studiesshowthatpeoplearemoretosufferfrombackproblemsiftheyalwayssitbeforecomputerscreensforlonghours.A.likelyB.possibleC.probableD.sure【辨析】possible,likely,probablepossible强调事情客观上有发生的可能，但这种可能性较小，究竟能否成为现实尚存疑虑。possible不能用人作主语，常用Itispossibletodosth.;Itispossibleforsb.todosth.;Itispossiblethat...等结构likely一般指表面上看来有可能，成为现实的可能性比possible要大。likely既可以用人也可以用物作主语，还可以用Itislikelythat...结构替换probable一般指事情的发生是有根据的、合情理的或可信的，推理成分较重，所表示的事情成为现实的可能性在三个词中最大。probable不能用人作主语，表示某人可能做某事用Itisprobablethatsb....结构①Itis,thoughnot,thathewillcometomorrow.②She'sverytoringmetonight.③Lindaistoattendthislecture,butitisthatshewillbetenminuteslate.A.possible;likelyB.likely;possibleC.maybe;likelyD.likely;possibly【拓展阅读】Itwasadarkandcoldnight.Thecardriverdidn’thaveevenonepassengerallday.Whenhewentbytherailwaystation,hesawayoungmancomingoutwithtwobagsinhishands.Sohequicklyopenedthedoorofthecarandasked,“Wheredoyouwanttogo,sir?”“TotheStarHotel,”theyoungmananswered.Whenthecardriverheardthat,hedidn’tfeelhappy.Theyoungmanwouldgivehimonlythreedollarsbecausethehotelwasnotfarfromtherailwaystation.Butsuddenly,hehadanidea.Hetookthepassengerthroughmanystreetsofthebigcity.Afteralongtime,thecarfinallyarrivedatthehotel.“Youshouldpaymefifteendollars,”thecardriversaidtotheyoungman.“What!Fifteendollars?DoyouthinkI’mafool?OnlylastweekItookacarfromtherailwaystationtothissamehotelandIonlygavethedriverthirteendollars.IknowhowmuchIhavetopayforthetrip.Iwon’tpayyouonedollarmorethanIpaidtotheothercardriverlastweek.”1.Whichofthefollowingistrue?____________A.Theyoungmanwentpasttherailwaystation.B.TheyoungmanwasworkingintherailwaystationC.Theyoungmanhadjustgotoffatrain.D.Theyoumanwaswaitingforhisfriendthere.2.Whatdoyouthinkofthecardriver?__________A.Hewasaniceandcleverman.B.Helikedtoworkveryhard.C.HewasgoodatdrivingD.Hewasnotanhonestperson.3.Thedriverfeltvery_____whenhesawtheyoungmancomingoutoftherailwaystation.A.sadB.sorryC.happyD.worried4.Fromthepassageweknowthattheyoungman__________.A.knewclearlyhowfaritwasfromthestationtothehotel.B.Hadbeentothehotelseveraltimes.C.Didn’twanttostayinthiscity.D.Mustbeastrangeranddidn’tknowthecityverywell.5.Thedrivertookthepassengerthroughmanystreetssoasto_________.A.maketheyoungmanhappyB.lettheyoungmanthinkitwasveryfarfromthestationtothehotel.C.Lettheyoungmanhaveagoodlookatthecity.D.Getmorethantwentydollars.Period4ListeningandVocabulary,WritingandEverydayEnglishStep1FinishEx1beforelisteningStep2ListenanddoEx2Step3Listenagainandfillintheblanks.Listentothefirstpartandfillintheblanks:Goodafternoon,andwelcometothisweek’seditionof__________________.Today’stopicisabigone—it’sdinosaurs,thosestrange________whichruledtheearthfornolessthan_______________,someofthemwere__________,otherswereliketheinfamousTyrannosaurusRex,carnivoreswho_______meatandwho________themorepeacefulplanteatingdinosaurs.Notalldinosaurswerebig—somewerethesizeof________,andinfacttheclosestthingstodinosaurslivingtodayareactually_____.Butthemysterywearegoingtotalkabouttodayiswhythedinosaurssuddenlydisappearedexactly__________________,andtothrowlightonthesubjectwe’veinvitedoneoftheworld’s________expertsonthesubject,fromthePittRiversMuseuminOxford,DrRogerBinfield.Listentothesecondpartoftheinterviewandfillintheblanks.(PRES=Presenter,DR=DrBinfield)PRES:Goodafternoon,DrBinfield,andwelcometotheprogramme.DR:Thankyou.PRES:I'mgoingto______________thepoint,evenifIthinkthere'snotgoingtobeaneasyanswer:whydidthedinosaurssuddenlydisappear,almost________,66millionyearsago?DR:You'reright.There’snoeasyanswertothatquestion,buttherearelotsoftheories.PRES:Suchas?DR:Well,probablythemostwidely________theoryisthe_________one...PRES:Youmeantheearthwas___byameteoritefromspace?DR:Yes,that'sright.PRES:Andthedinosaursdiedimmediately?DR:Notexactly,notallofthem.Themeteoritemayhavehittheearthwithsuchforcethatit______ahugedustcloud,whichstoppedthesunlightfrom_____________...sotherewasnolight,noheat,andnofood.PRES:Butotheranimals________?DR:Yes,smallercreatureslike________,whichmayhavesurvivedbecausetheyatenutsandseeds.PRES:Whatothertheoriesarethere?DR:Lots.Thedinosaursmayhave_______________,andbeenunableto________changesintheclimate.Ortheymightallhavekilledeachother.PRES:Isthatpossible?DR:Ohyes.Theyspentalotoftime_______.Thereagain,itmighthavebeen_______________,notameteorite,whichsentupcloudsofdustandcutoffthelight.Oneveryrecenttheorysaysthey______cancer.PRES:Cancer?Youmeanthedinosaurs________becausetheyfellill?DR:Yes.___________radiationcomingfromadyingstarsomewhereinourgalaxy...PRES:Thatsounds________.DR:Well,Ithinkit's_______,butit'snot__________.PRES:Whichtheorydoyoubelieve?DR:I'd______themeteorite.Ithinkit'sthemostlikelyone.Andinfactthereisa__________intheCaribbeansea,offthecoastofMexico,wherethemeteoritemayhavelanded...Step4Languagepoints:1.Ifyoucanadapttosomething,youcanchangeinordertomakethesituationbetter.【解析】adaptto适应adaptoneselfto使……适应注意：to是介词eg:He’squicktoadapthimselftolivinginthecountryside.Thegoodthingaboutchildrenisthattheyveryeasilytonewenvironments.A.attachB.adaptC.appealD.apply2.Ifyoucomestraighttothepoint,estraighttothepoint开门见山tothepoint切题，中肯That’sthepoint..那才是关键所在。3.I’dgoforthemeteoritemeans.gofor挑选；拿；努力追求；适用于观察下面的句子，理解gofor的具体含义。a.Youshouldgoforagoodopportunitytoshowyourself.b.Heaskedmetogoforagamewithhim.c.Whenshefoundthechildstillhadafever,theyoungmotherdecidedtogoforadoctor.d.Youlikeplayingbasketballandthatgoesformychild,too.e.Mostchildrengoforcartoons.f.ThedogwentformewhenIopenedthedoor.Period5GrammarModalverb+havedone一、“must+have+done”表示对过去事情的肯定推测，译成“一定做过某事”，该结构只用于肯定句。1.Itmusthaverainedlastnight,forthegroundiswet.昨晚一定下雨了，因为地面还是湿的。2.Youmusthavebeenmadtospeaktotheservant.你和仆人说话，一定是发疯了。二、“can't+have+done”表示对过去事情的否定推测，译成“不可能做过某事”。1.Mr.Smithcan’thavegonetoBeijing,forIsawhiminthelibraryjustnow.史密斯先生不可能去北京了，我刚才还在图书馆见过他。2.Marycan'thavestolenyourmoney.Shehasgonehome.玛丽不可能偷你的钱，她回家去了。三、“can+have+done”表示对过去行为的怀疑，用于疑问句，译成“可能做过……吗？”。1.Thereisnolightintheroom.Cantheyhavegoneout?屋里没有灯，他们可能出去了吗？2.Thereisnowheretofindthem.Wherecantheyhavegone?到处找不到他们，他们可能到什么地方去呢？四、“could+have+done”是虚拟语气，表示对过去事情的假设，意思是本来能够做某事而没有做。zazaHecouldhavepassedtheexam,buthewastoocareless.本来他能够通过考试，但是他太粗心。五、“may+have+done”表示对发生过的事情的推测，意思是“可能已经”或“也许已经”，用于肯定句中。—WhathashappenedtoGeorge?—Idon'tknow.Hemayhavegotlost.—乔治发生了什么事？——我不知道，他可能迷路了。六、“might+have+done”表示对过去事情的推测，might与may意思相同，但可能性更小。多用于虚拟语气结构中。1.Hemighthavegivenyoumorehelp,eventhoughhewasbusy.(MET90)他或许会多给你一些帮助，即使他很忙。2.Shemighthaveachievedgreaterprogress,ifyouhadgivenhermorechances.如果你多给她点机会，她可能已经取得更大的成绩。七、“would+have+done”虚拟语气，表示对过去事情的假设，意思是“本来会做”。1.Iwouldhavetoldyouallabouttheboy'sstory,butyoudidn'taskme.我本来会告诉你这个小男孩的故事，但是你没有问我。2.Withoutyourhelp,Iwouldn'thaveachievedsomuch.没有你的帮助，我是不会取得如此大的成绩。八、“should+have+done”意思是“本来应该做某事，而实际没做。”“shouldn’t+have+done”表示本来不应该做某事，而实际做了。含有指责对方或自责的含意。1.Tom,youaretoolazy.Theworkshouldhavebeenfinishedyesterday.汤姆，你太懒惰了，这项工作本来应该昨天就做完的。2.Look,Tomiscrying.Ishouldn'thavebeensoharshonhim.看，汤姆哭了，我本来不应该对他如此严厉。九、“oughtto+have+done”表示过去应该做而实际并没有做，译成“理应做……”，往往表示遗憾。与“should+have+done”用法基本一样。1.IoughttohavegonehomelastSunday.我理应上星期日回家。2.Yououghtnottohavegivenhimmorehelp.你不应该帮助他那么多。十、“need+have+done”表示本来需要做某事而没有做。“needn’t+have+done”则表示“本来不需要做某事而做了”。1.Ineedn’thaveboughtsomuchwine—onlyfivepeoplecame.我本来没有必要买这么多酒，只来了五个人。2.Heneedhavehurriedtothestation.Inthatcase,bewouldn'thavemissedthetrain.他本来需要快点去车站，那样的话，他就不会误了火车。巩固性练习：从A、B、C、D中选择最佳答案。1．Youdidn’twaitforMr.Smithlastnight,didyou?No,butwe______.Hedidn’treturnhomeatall.A.couldn’thavewaited

B.needn’thaveC.didn’tneedto

D.shouldwait2．Harry______havewonthePhysicscompetitioneasilyyesterday,buthe