高二英语understanding each other教案4

M6U3

Task

学案第一部分：重点讲解：1.

The

breaking

of

a

taboo

is

usually

upsetting

or

embarrassing

for

the

person

concerned

and

the

peoplearound

him

or

her.

(P43)

打破禁忌对其相关人员和其周围的人来说往往是不快的，令人尴尬的。upsetvt.

upsetting,

upset,

upsetto

make

someoneworried,

unhappy

or

angry:It

still

upsets

him

when

he

thinks

about

the

accident.[R]

Don't

upset

yourself

by

thinking

about

what

might

have

been.adj.

[after

verb]Don't

get

upset

about

the

dress

-

there's

only

a

little

stain

on

it.[+

to

infinitive]

Shewas

very

upset

to

hear

that

theholiday

had

been

cancelled.[+

that]

He

was

very

upset

that

you

didn't

reply

to

his

letters.upsettingadj.Seeing

her

again

would

be

an

upsetting

experience

after

so

many

years.2.

This

will

help

you

interact

successfully

with

people

from

other

cultures.

(P43)

这可以帮你与来自其他文化的人成功地交往。interactvi.to

communicatewith

or

react

to:Dominique's

teacher

says

that

sheinteracts

well

with

theother

children.It's

interesting

at

parties

to

seehow

people

interact

socially.We

arestudying

how

thesetwo

chemicals

eractionn.

[Cor

U]

when

two

or

morepeople

or

things

interact:There's

not

enough

interaction

between

themanagement

and

the

eractiveadj.

describes

a

system

or

computer

program

which

is

designed

to

involve

the

user

in

the

exchange

ofinformation:This

is

an

interactive

museum

wherechildren

can

actively

manipulate

the

exhibits.3.

In

North

America

and

the

UK,

people

greet

one

another

with

a

firm

handshake.

(P43)

在北美和英国，人们见面是热情地握手致意。greetvt.

to

welcomesomeone

with

particular

words

or

aparticular

action,

or

to

react

to

sth.

in

thestated

way:He

greeted

meat

thedoor.Theteacher

greeted

each

child

with

a

friendly

'Hello!'greetingn.

[C

or

U]

something

friendly

or

polite

that

you

say

or

do

when

you

meet

or

welcomesomeone:They

briskly

exchanged

greetings

beforestarting

thesession.He

nodded

his

head

in

greeting.greetingsplural

nounamessagethat

says

you

hopesomeone

is

well,

happy,

etc:birthday/Christmas

greetingsFORMAL

My

father

sends

his

greetings.FORMAL

Greetings

to

you,

my

friends

and

colleagues.4.

In

India,

it

is

impolite

to

shake

hands

or

give

someone

something

with

your

left

hand.

(P43)

在印度，摆手和用左手给别人递东西是不礼貌的。shakevt.

shook,

shakento

move

backwards

and

forwards

or

up

and

down

in

quick,

short

movements,

or

tomake

sth.

or

someonedo

this:A

young

boy

climbed

into

theapple

tree

and

shook

the

branches

so

that

thefruit

fell

down.shake

sb.'s

hand/shake

sb.

by

the

hand

to

hold

someone's

hand

and

move

it

up

and

down,

especially

whenyou

meet

them

for

thefirst

time

or

when

you

make

an

agreement

with

them:"Pleased

to

meet

you,

"

he

said,

shaking

my

hand.ThePrincess

was

photographed

shaking

hands

withAIDS

victims.第二部分：练习阅读下面短文，回答1-5五个小题。Situated

in

the

southeast

part

of

California,

Death

Valley

covers

an

area

of

more

than

3.3

millionacres，even

larger

than

the

famous

Yellowstone

National

Park．Death

Valley

is

a

land

of

extremes．It

is

one

of

the

hottest

places

on

earth．The

highest

groundtemperature

ever

recorded

was

93．

9℃

on

July

15，

1972．

It

is

the

driest

place

in

North

America

with

anaverage

rainfall

of

only

1.96

inches

a

year.

Death

Valley

also

has

the

lowest

point

in

the

easternhemisphere-Badwater

at

85.95

metres

below

sealevel．Death

Valley

got

its

name

in

1849．

At

that

time，

a

group

of

people

were

looking

for

a

faster

way

toget

to

the

gold

fields

of

California．

They

were

given

bad

advice

and

went

into

the

valley．

Some

of

themdied

because

of

thebad

weather

and

the

difficult

trip．

When

the

rest

finally

walked

out,

they

gavethe

areaits

name

by

saying,

“Good-bye,

Death

Valley.”Asthenamemightsuggest,thereisverylittleplantlifeinDeathValley

..

First

impressions，however,can

fool

you.

Actually,

Death

Valley

includes

more

than

1,000

species

of

plants

that

have

been

able

to

stayalive

there．______________,

too．The

sunrise

and

sunset

aretwo

of

the

most

beautiful

attractions.

Fromdifferent

angles(),

they

show

many

of

the

area’s

different

moods．For

the

best

views，be

sure

to

be

thereone

hourbeforesunset

or

sunrise．Death

Valley

National

Park

is

open

year

round.

In

spite

of

the

climate，hiking

is

one

of

the

mostpopular

activities

in

Death

Valley．The

surrounding

mountains

are

a

beautiful

sight

along

withsnow-covered

peaks，abandoned(deserted)

mines,

and

industrial

structures．1．What

is

probably

the

purposeof

this

passage(Please

answer

within

15

words)______________________________________________________________2．How

does“Death

Valley”get

its

name?(Please

answer

within

25

words)

_______________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________(Please

3．In

spite

of

the

horrible

living

conditions，what

does

the

author

think

is

the

best

view?

answer

within

10

words)