高中英语外研版必修4学案：Module 6 Unexplained Mysteries of the Natural Worl

Module6UnexplainedMysteriesoftheNaturalWorld

Period1:Vocabulary

学习目标：

1.了解模块话题的意义

2.熟悉模块单词

3.掌握重点单词的用法

学习重占.

熟悉模词

学习难占.

掌握重£量词的用法

课前预习

使用说明与学法指导：

i.学会利用构词法和音标知识记忆单词

2.15分钟之内完成

教材助读：

品味语段，熟悉单元词汇

Researchindicatesthatsomeanimalsaredisappearingfromtheworld.Thereasonwhytheygoextinctis

notamystery.Asweallknow,manypeoplehuntthe.animalsorevendestroytheirhabitatstomakeafortune,

forcingtheanimalstoadapttotheirnewenvironmentordieout.Thepollutionalsoposesagreatthreattotheir

existence.Fortunately,peoplehaverealizedtheseriousnessoftheproblemandworkedtogethertoprotectthe

animals.

预习自测：

根据提示用适当的单词或短语填空

1.The（神秘的）（多毛的）（怪物）likes（攻击）other（动物；生物）atnight.

2.The（凶残的）（皇帝）（声称）thatnoonecould（存在）withouthim.

3.The（有雅量的；大方的）managerhasagood（名声）andhasa（积极的）effectonhisstaff.

4.rm（怀疑的）ofhis（身份），butheappearstobe（”镇静的）.

5.The（海豹）soon（适应）toitsnewhomeanditliked（潜水）intothewater.

我的疑问：

课内探究

质疑探究:

1.|attack|

【双语释义】”.袭击，攻击；.进攻；侵嘉JRW(haveaharmfuleffecton)；〃.袭击,攻击;进攻；抨击;

发作，侵袭；损害(damage)

【学情诊断】

(1)介、副词填空

①Thecompanyhascomefierceattackforitsdecisiontoclosethefactory.

②Theyattackedhimtheirbarehands.

③Manypeoplemakeanattackthegovernment'spolicies.

④Shehasbeenattackedignoringherownpartymembers.

(2)This.coastalareawasnamedanationalwildlifelastyear.

A.attackB.existenceC.reserveD.survival

【归纳拓展】

attacksb.forsth.因某事而责难某人

attacksb.withsth.用...攻击某人

beattackedwithadisease患病

makeanattackon...向...发动进攻

underat.tack受到攻击)

2.|claim|

【双语释义】宣称，声称，断言；索取，认领(demandoraskfor)；〃.声明，宣称，断言；所有权;

索赔

【学情诊断】

(.1)完成句子

①Idon't.

我不敢自称为专家。

②somedoctorswereworking80hoursaweek.

据说有些医生每周工作80小时。

③Theworkershigherpay.

工人们要求提高薪水。

(2)Thejudgeannouncedthatthemanwasguiltyofrobbing,butheclaimednotafairhearing.

A.togiveB.givenC.tohavebeengivenD.tohavegiven

【归纳拓展】

claimforsth.宣称/要求/索取某物

claimtodosth./that…声称/主张做...

Itisclaimedthat...据说...

claimsth.back索回/要回某物

makeaclaimfor索赔；要求

haveaclaimonsb.对某人有的要求权

layclaimtosth.声称对的拥有权

3.|adapt|

【双语释义】(使)适应(adjust),(使)适合；改编，改写(change.・・into)

【学情诊断】

(1)完成句子

①Thefilmisatruestory.

这部影片改编自真人真事。

②Thestudentsfinditdifficulttothenewschool.

学生们发觉很难适应新学校。

(3)Ittookherawhiletohernewsurroundings.

她过了一段时间才适应新环境。

(2)Thegoodthingaboutchildrenisthattheyveryeasilytonewenvironments.

A.adaptB.appealC.attachD.apply

【归纳拓展】

adapt(...)to(使)适应于

adapt...from...根据改编

adapt...for...把改编

adaptation〃.适应；改编

adaptableadj.能适应的；适应性强的

4.|fortune]

【双语释义】加机会；运气(hick)；大笔的钱，巨款(alargeamountofmoney)；命运，前途

【学情诊断】

⑴用fortune的适当形式填空

①Hemadeainthelocalironbusiness.

©Nowadaystherearestill_manyyoungpeopleseekingtheirinbigcities.

(3)rminhavingsuchsupportiveparents.

④,thefirewasdiscoveredsoonafteritstarted.

⑤hisfatherdied,leavingthefamilyevenworseoff.

(2)Themillionairepassedaway,leavinghischildrenwithalarge.

A.fortuneB.luckC.moneyD.amount

【归纳拓展】

makea/one'sfortune发贝才

seekone?sfortune寻找财富；找出路；闯天下

tryone'sfortune碰运气

tellone'sfortune算命

fortunateadj.幸运的

fortunately“da幸运地

unfortunatelyadv.不幸地

5.|throwlighton/upnn|

【双语释义】帮助弄清楚；阐明某事(castlighton/upon)

【学情诊断】

(1)完成句子

①Herewrotethebookfurtherresearch.

他根据进一步的研究重写了那部书。

©Couldyoumove-you，re

挪动一下好吗？你挡住我的光线了。

③Thesefactshaveonlyjustbeen.

这些事实刚刚才被披露出来。

©Thesediscoveriesmaytheoriginsoftheuniverse.

这些发现可能会使人了解宇宙的起源。

(2)1feelsurethatqualification,abilityandexperience,youareabundantlysuitedtothepositionwe

haveinmind.

A.onaccountofB.intermsof

C.onthebasisofD.inthelightof

【归纳拓展】

inthelightof(=inlightof)考虑到；鉴于

inone'slight挡住某人的光线

bringsth.tolight揭露；披露；揭发

cometolight为人所知；变得众所周知

makelightof轻视；对...等闲视之

6.|dueto|

【双语释义】因为，由于(作表语或状语，不可置于句首Mowingto)

【学情诊断】

(1)完成句子

①Themeetingatthree.

会议预定在3点钟开始。

②Hisabsencetheheavyrain.

他的缺席是因为暴雨。

(2)Itisreportedthattheaccidentcarelessdriving,soalotofmoneybepaidbythedriver.

A.wasdueto；wasdueto

B.duet.o；wasdueto

C.isdueto；wasdueto

D.isdueto；dueto

【归纳拓展】

due.*•.欠款的；预定的；至！J期的

beduetodosth.预期做某事，预定要做某事

beduetosth./sb.归因于某事/某人；欠某人...

bedueforsth.应有；应得到

当堂检测：

根据提示写出相应的词汇及其派生词

1.exist。，.存在fn.存在

2.sharp。的.锋利的；尖的一。.(使)变得锋利；力口强；使尖锐

3.mysterious//.神秘的fn,神秘的事物；谜

4.unpredictable。力变化莫测的f〃方.(反义词)可预见的；可预料的；意料之中的fn.预言；

预测一.预测的；预言的一r.预言；预告；预报

5.indicate8.象征；暗示-n.象征；表明

课后反思：

课后训练

从方框中选择恰当的词或短语并用其正确形式完成句子。

|coverclaimcalmindicateexist|

1.Afterthebattle，bothsidesvictory.

2.Theyonbreadandwater.

3.Shethebabydownbygivinghimsomemilk.

4.Thegroundiswithsnow.

5.Thesnowthecomingofwinter.

Period2:Reading

学习目标：

1.读懂课文，了解文章大意

2.学习了解文章内容及篇章结构，培养快速阅读，整体理解能力

3.重要单词，短语和句型

学习重点：

读懂课文，了解文章大意

学习难点：

学习了解文章内容及篇章结构，培养快速阅读，整体理解能力

课前预习

使用说明与学法指导：

1.了解背景知识加深对文章的理解

2.15分钟之内完成

教材助读：

课文原句欣赏：

1.Heclaimstohaveseenaroundblackcreaturemovingquicklythroughthewater.

他声称看见一个黑黑的、圆圆的动物在水中快速游动。

2.Theyalsothinkthattheremightbesimilarcreaturesinotherlakesaroundtheworld.

他们还认为，在世界其他地方的湖泊里也许有类似的生物。

3.Theysaythatthelow-temperaturelakeisunlikelytobeabletosupportsuchlargelivingcreatures.

他们说，水温这样低的湖泊不可能生存有体形如此巨大的生物。

4.Thedinosaursmayhave(toppedevolving,andbeenunabletoadapttochangesintheclimate.

恐龙或许已经停止了进化，不能适应气候的变化。

预习自测：

Readthepassageandfinishthetask.

ParalA.athirdsightingoftheTianchimonster

Para2B.thelatestsightingoftheTianchimonster

Para3C.informationaboutLakeTianchi

Para4D.moreinformationabouttheTianchimonster

Para5E.anotherrecentsightingofTianchimonster

我的疑问：

课内探究

质疑探究：

Readthepassageandanswerthefollowingquestions.

1asightingiswhensomeone.

(a)seessomething(b)findssomething(c)putssomethingsomewhere

2Asealis.

(a)akindofanimal(b)aswimmer(c)akindofboat

3Ifyouclaimsomethingyou____

(a)sayitistrue(b)sayitisnottrue(c)arenottellingthetruth

4Ahornisatype,ofbonewhichcomesoutofananimal's.

(a)tail(b)head(c)back

5Ifyoudiveintowateryougo—

(a)feetfirst(b)bottomfirst(c)handsandheadfirst

6Ifyourepeatsomethingyou___

(a)doitagain(b)stopdoingit(c)doitmanytimes

7Somethingwhichappearscanbe_____.

(a)seen(b)heard(c)touched

8Calmwaterisnot_____.

(a)dangerous(b)deep(c)moving

9Ifyouareskepticalaboutsomethingyou.

(a)knownothingaboutit(b)believeittobetrue(c)don'treallybelieveit

10Thetemperatureofsomethingis_.

(a)howheavyitis(b)howhotorcolditis(c)howdeepitis

当堂检测：

Completethearticlewithonewordineachblank.

The"MonsterofLakeTianchi”,the___volcaniclakeintheworld,intheChangbaiMountainsinJilin

province,northeast.China,is___inthefocusaft.erseveralrecentsightings.

Thedirectorofalocaltouristoffice,MengFanying,saidhesawa___inthelake.Itseemedtobeblackin

colour,tenmetresfromthe___ofthelakeduringthemostrecentsighting.

Inanotherrecentsighting,agroupofsoldiers___theysawananimalmovingon

thesurfaceofthewate.r.Athirdreport___fromLiXiaohe.Heclaimstohaveseenaroundblackcreaturemoving

quicklythroughthewater.There___beenreportsofmonstersinLakeTianchi

sincethebeginningofthelastcentury,althoughno___hasseenonecloseup.

ManypeoplethinkthemonstermaybeadistantcousinoftheL.ochNessmonsterinScotland.Theyalsothink

thattheremightbesimilarinotherlakesaroundthe.Scientists,however,areskeptical.Theysaythat

thelow-temperaturelakeisunlikelytobetosupportsuchlargelivingcreatures.

课后反思:

课后训练

阅读理解

Memory,theysay,isamattero.fpracticeandexercise.Ifyouhavethewishandreallymadeaconscious(自觉

的)effort,thenyoucanquiteeasilyimproveyourabilitytorememberthings.Butevenifyouaresuccessful,

therearetimeswhenyourmemoryseemstoplaytricksonyou._

Sometimesyourememberthingsthatreallydidnothappen.Onemorninglastweek,forexample,Igotupand

foundthatIhadleftthefrontdoorunlockedallnight,yetIclearlyrememberlockingitcarefullythenightbefore..

Memory“trick“worktheotherwayaswell.Onceinawhileyouremembernotdoingsomething,andthen

findoutthatyoudid.OnedayLastmonth,forexample,Iwassittinginabarber（理发!I币）shopwaitingformyturn

togetahaircut,andsuddenlyIrealizedthatIhadgotahaircuttwodaysbeforeatthebarbershopacrossthestreet

frommyoffice..

Wealwaysseemtofindsomethingfunnyandamusing（有趣的）inincidentscausedbypeople'sforgetfulness

orabsent-mindedness.Storiesaboutabsen.t-mindedprofessorshavebeentoldforyears,andwenevergottiredof

hearingnewones.Unfortunately,h.owever,absent-mindednessisnotalwaysfunny.Therearetimeswhen“trick”

ofourmemorycancauseusgreattrouble."

1.Ifyouwanttohaveagoodmemory,

A.youshouldforceyourselftorememberthings,

B.youshouldmakeaconsciouseffortofpracticeandexercise,

C.youshouldneverstoplearning,

D.youshouldtryhardtoremembertings_

2.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?,

A.Onenightthewriterforgottolockthefrontdoor._

B.Onenightthewriterforgothavinglockedthefrontdoor._

C.Thewriterrememberedtolockthedoor._

D.thewriterrememberedunlockingthefrontdoor._

3.Fromthesentence“Wenevergettiredofhearingnewones”,wecaninferthat

A.weenjoyhearingnewstoriesaboutabsent-mindednessofproLessors,

B.wedon'twanttoknowanythingmoreaboutabsent-mindednessofprofessors,

C.wewillnevergettiredoflisteningtonewstoriesaboutabsent-mindedness,

D.absent-mindednesshappensnotonlytoprofessorsbuttomanyotherpeople,

4.Inthepassage,thewriterseemstotellyou.

A.forgettingthingsisseriousanddangerous

B.alwaysforgettingthingsisunderstandable

C.forgettingthingsattimesisnatural

D.thewaytoprotectyourselffrommemory“tricks”

5.Thebesttitleforthispassageis.

A.HowtoGetaGoodMemory

B."Tricks"OfMemory

C.ForgetfulnessandAbsent-mindednessisDangerous

D.GetRidofAbsent-mindedness

Period3:LanguagePoints

学习目标：

i.掌握文章中包含的重要语言点

2.培养快速阅读，整体理解能力

学习重点：

掌握文章中包含的重要语言点

学习难点：

培养快速阅读，整体理解能力

课前预习

使用说明与学法指导：

1.在语境中掌握重点单词、短语和句型的用法

2.15分钟之内完成

教材助读：

1.今晚她很有可能给我打电话。

Sheisverylikelytoringmetonight.

2.由于这场大雨他不可能来这里了。

Heisunlikelytocomehereduetotheheavyrain.

3.他声称见过这种已经绝迹了的怪物。

Heclaimedthathehadseenthespeciesofmonsterthathaddiedout.

4.湿杯子在桌面上留下一个痕迹。

一Thewetglassleftamarkonthesurfaceofthetable.

5.我看见一只兔子钻进洞。

Isawarabbitdiveintoitshole.

6.这个项目所处的区域面积约450亩。

Thisprojectwillcoveranareaof450Chinesemu.

7.拍照是一种保存和分享回忆的方式。

Takingphotosisawayofsavingandsharingmemories.

预习自测：

选词填空

claimedscepticalexistsattackfrightening

l.Shestartedtotheburglarwithapieceofwood.

2.Itistothinkhoweasilychildrencanbehurt.

3.Thecustomofarrangedmarriagesstillinmanycountries.

4.Manyscientistsremainaboutthevalueofthisresearchprogram.

5.Thatoldladythatshehadalotofmoney.

我的疑问：

课内探究

质疑探究：

1.Theysaythatthelow-temperaturelakeisunlikelytobeabletosupportsuchlargelivingcreatures.

他们说，水温这样低的湖泊不可能生存有体形如此巨大的生物。

句型公式：beunlikelytodosth・

【学情诊断】

(1)用likely,possible»probable填空

①Arewetoarriveontime?

②Itisthatwewillarrivebeforedark.

③Rainisbutrnot-thisevening.

(2)Itseemsthatitistorain,sotaketheumbrellawithyou.

A.likeB.likelyC.unlikeD.unlikely

【归纳拓展】

beunlikelytodosth.不可能做某事

Itisunlikelythat...不可能...

belikelytodosth.可能做...

Itislikelythat…可能...

Itispossible/probablethat...可能...

Itispossible(forsb.)todosth.(某人)可能做某事

【易错提不】

(l)likely既可以用人也可以用物作主语。

(2)possible和probable表示客观上有可能，不能以人作主语。*probable的可能性比possible大。

2.单元语法：情态动词+havedone

【学情诊断】

完成句子

(l)MysistermethimattheGrandTheatreyesterdayafternoon,sohecouldn'[haveattended(不可能听了)

yourlecture.

(2)-Jenny,Ihavewashedyourclothesforyou.

―Thanks.Youneed，'thavedone(没有必要那样做)it.Icouldmanageitmyself.

(3)Therewasalotoffunatyesterday'sparty.Yououghttohave,come(原本该来)，butwhydidn'tyou?

(4)一Mummy,Iclimbedtogettheteddybearfromthetopoftheshelf.

一Mygoodness!Youmighthavehurt(可能会伤到)yourself.

(5)一DidMarycometotheparty?

-Idon'tknow.Shemayhavecome(可能来了)whileIwasout.

当堂检测:

1.一Theterrjbleaccidentisunderinvestigation.

——Actually,quickeractionthoseworkerstrappedinthemine.（2013•福州联考）

A.mighthavesavedB.musthavesaved

C.oughttohavesavedD.shouldhavesaved

2.Cathywenttothehospitalalone.Ifshehadtoldmeaboutit,Iwithher.（2013・:|匕京东

城期末）

A.hadgoneB.wouldhavegone

C-wouldgoD.went

3.一Why!Igetyouonthephone.

一Webasketabllontheplaygroundwhenyouphoned.

A.didn't；mustbeplaying

B-couldn't；mustbeplaying

C.couldn't；musthaveplayed

D・didn't；musthavebeenplaying

4.一Annisstillunhappytoday.

一It'sallyourfault.Youtoheryesterdayforyourmindlessmistake.（2013•合肥质检）

A.shouldapologizeB.shouldhaveapologized

C.shouldn'thaveapologizedD.mustapologize

课后反思：

课后训练

1.Listen!Doyouhearsomeoneforhelp?（2010・湖南卷，21）

A.callingB.callC.tocallD.called

2.Hisfirstbooknextmonthisbasedonatruestory.（2010•陕西卷,19）

A.publishedB.tobepublished

C.topublishD.beingpublished

3.Fishermensometimesclaimmonstersinthesea.

A.havingseenB.tosee.

C.tohaveseenD.saw

4.Assoonashecameback,hesetaboutwiththeproblem.

A.doingB.dealing

C.workingD.attacking

5.Over80,000peoplearereportedinthe5-12bigearthquakewhichhappenedin

SichuanProvince.

A.beingkilledB.havingbeenkilled

C.tohavebeenkilledD.killed

Period5:CulturalCorner

学习目标：

1.了解西方龙与中国龙的不同

2.掌握短文内部分重点单词和短语

3.了解西方文化，树立跨文化交际意识

学习重点：

了解中西方龙的不同

学习难点：

了解西方文化，树立跨文化交际意识

课前预习

使用说明与学法指导：

1.了解西方文化，树立跨文化交际意识

2.15分钟之内完成

教材助读：

预习自测：

ReadtheCulturalCorneronPage59andfinishthetask.

Paria.TheChinesethink.wellofdragons

Par2b.Dragonsaretalkedabouteverywhereintheworld

Par3c.Inthewest,thedragonprobablyoriginatedfromthesnake

Par4d.TheEnglishthinkillofthedragonbutinWalesitisapositivesymbol

Par5e.InChina,thedragonmayhavecomefromthealligator.

我的疑问：

课内探究

质疑探究

ReadtheCulturalCorneronPage59andanswerthequestion

HowarewesterndragonsdifferentfromChinesedragon?

LanguagePoints:

A.Fillintheblankswithprepositions.

1.Thedragonwascloselyconnectedtheroyalfamily

2.Theemperor'srobeshaveasymbolofagolddragonfiveclaws.

3.butwithfewerclawsandadifferentcolor.

4.However,theborderofWales,thereddragonisapositivesymbol.

5.butwhichisonlyseenwhenthereisplentyofwater——agoodsignagriculture.

B.Findoutthephrasesinthepassage.

1.和密切联系.

2.根据__________________

3.民族身份意识_______________________

4.由于__________________

5.产生自_________________

6.许多__________________

课后训练

I.微写作

【写作素材】

1.稀有动物的存在使我们的世界丰富多彩，充满生机。

2.不幸的是，最近我们听到吓人的消息。

3.消息说由于人类的破坏，一些稀有动物正在灭绝。

提示黑体部分用本单元词汇表达。

【连句成篇】（将以上句子连成一篇50词左右的英语短文）

II.完形填空

Happinessisforeveryone.Youdon*tneedtocareaboutthosepeoplewhohavebeautiful1withlarge

gardensandswimmingpools2thosewhohavenicecarsandalotofmoneyandsoon.3?Because

thosewhohavebighousesmayoftenfeel4andthosewhohavecars5wanttowalkonthecountry

roadsattheir6time.

Infact,happinessisalwaysaroundyouifyouputyour7intoit.Whenyouare8atschool,yourfr