Section Ⅱ Lesson 1
1.Discussion—Look at the following pictures and discuss what active learners do.
a.answer__questions__actively b.ask__questions c.__take__notes
2.Prediction—Look at the pictures and the title and predict what the text is probably about.
The__text__is__mainly__about__active__learning__and__how__to__take__an__active__role__in__learning.
1.First reading—Read the text and match the main idea with each paragraph. Para.1 Para.2 Para.3 Para.4 Para.5 Para.6
A.Ask questions B.Get to the truth
C.Listen to the outer voice D.Focus on the message E.Argue with your inner voice F.What is active learning?
答案 Para.1 F Para.2 C Para.3 E Para.4 A Para.5 B Para.6 D 2.Second reading—Read the text carefully and choose the best answer. (1)Most people believe that ________.
A.we need to train ourselves to be better learners B.the human brain learns all by itself
C.we need to actively take part in the learning process
D.it isn’t always true that the human brain is set to be “automatic” (2) How many suggestions are given in the text to take an active role in learning? A.Five. B.Four. C.Three. D.Six. (3) Which one is the easiest way to promote active learning? A.Listening to the outer voice. B.Arguing with your inner voice. C.Asking questions. D.Getting to the truth.
(4)What can we learn from the text?
A.The outer voice expresses your personal opinions.
B.Active learners focus on what their brain is saying in the background. C.Active learners accept everything they learn.
D.Active learners don’t judge people based on first impressions or personal feelings.
答案 (1)B (2)A (3)C (4)D
3.Third reading—Read the text and then fill in the form below.
Suggestions Learning process Listen to the outer The outer voice tells you about opinions from voice ①what__you__hear__or__read.Active learners are open-minded and ②focus__on what the speaker/writer is saying, not on what their brain is saying in the background. Argue with your inner voice, When your inner voice tells you a speaker/writer is wrong, ③think__about why the speaker/writer may be right. Be flexible in your opinions and you might end up ④agreeing__with the speaker/writer after all. If not, at least you have “listened to” another point of view. Ask questions When you ⑤get__information from someone, from books or the Internet, ask two,three, even five questions about the topic. The very act of ⑥working__out__questions will help you to achieve a higher level of understanding about the topic. Get to the truth Active learners don’t accept everything they learn. They ⑦attempt__to find the truth ⑧at__the__heart__of each idea. Even when an idea sounds entirely unlikely, there may be an aspect of it that is based on truth. Focus on the message Active learners do not judge people based on ⑨first__impressions or personal feelings. Instead, they separate the message ⑩from the messenger.
1.Discussing :Which of the suggestions in the text do you think is the most useful for you? Why?
The__answer__is__open.
2.Group work:How will you learn actively in the future? Make a list.Then compare and discuss with your group members. The__answer__is__open.
积极的学习活动
1.to take notes 2.to focus on 3.to ask questions 4.to reflect on 5.to pay attention to 6.to be curious about 7.to be open-minded
8.to listen to a different point of view
如何识别文章结构
1.By finding out the topic paragraph of the text. 2.By finding out the topic sentence of each paragraph. 3.By understanding what the pronouns refer to in the text. 4.By understanding how the text is developed.
语言现象感知
Ⅰ.单词理解
体会句中加黑单词的词性和含义
1.Most people assume that the human brain is set to be “ automatic ”.vt.认为;假定,假设
2.There are two kinds of voices:the inner voice and the outer voice.adj.内部的 3.Be flexible in your opinions and you might end up agreeing with the speaker/writer after all.adj.灵活的;可变通的
4.So if someone says that dinosaurs still exist today, think about why they believe this.n.恐龙 Ⅱ.词块积累 写出下列词块的含义
1.learning process学习过程
2.take an active role in your learning积极参与学习 3.pay too much attention to对……多加注意 4.be flexible in your opinions 灵活表达你的观点 5.in short总之;简言之 6.find the truth发现真相 7.get in the way妨碍,阻碍
8.cannot help doing sth禁不住做某事 Ⅲ.句式欣赏
1.while引导并列句;what 引导宾语从句
Your inner voice expresses your personal opinions,while the outer voice tells you about opinions from what you hear or read. 2.if引导条件状语从句;that 引导宾语从句
So if someone says that dinosaurs still exist today, think about why they believe this.
3.that引导宾语从句;because引导原因状语从句
This goes the other way as well—do not just assume that some people are always right because of who they are or just because they are your friends.
Ⅰ.单词语境记忆——根据英汉提示写出单词的适当形式
1.He attempted (试图) to escape from the prison, but he couldn’t find anybody to help him.
2.We must assume(认为)him to be innocent until he is proved guilty. 3.This heating system has an __automatic(自动的)temperature control.
4.Most scientists believe that water doesn’t exist(存在)on the surface of the moon.
5.They discussed how to promote(促进)cooperation between the two countries. 6.Some dinosaurs(恐龙)ate meat and some ate only plants. 7.She __ignored(置之不理)the stares of everyone around her. 8.We need a foreign policy that is more flexible (flex).
9.After all, it’s __unlikely (likely) that everyone is wrong except you. 10.Her gentleness has given me a deep impression ( impress). Ⅱ.短语语境填空——根据汉语提示写出适当的短语 1.I reflected__on(思考)this proposal for some time. 2.I’ll work__out(制定出)the schedule next week. 3.In__short(总而言之), we live in an age of challenges. 4.We shall attempt__to (尝试)answer it in this book. 5.All of the work we do is__based__on(以……为基础)science.
6.Do not __argue__with(争吵)the person if he/she disagrees with you. Ⅲ.句式语境仿写
1.If you find your inner voice difficult to control, you can argue with it as most active learners do.如果你发现自己内心的声音难以控制,你可以像大多数积极的学习者一样与之争辩。
[仿写] 我希望别人怎样对待我,我就会怎样对待他们。
I’ll behave toward them __as__I__would__like__to__be__treated. 2.If not, at least you have “listened to” another point of view. 如果不是这样的话,至少你听过另一种观点。