牛津高中英语教学设计
单 元：Unit 3 Amazing people 板 块：Reading
Thoughts on the design:
本节课是以听、说、读、练为主的词汇教学课。通过梳理本单元阅读文章中出现的相关重要词汇，帮助学生构建一定的词汇知识。遵循和运用认知规律，温习已学词汇，巩固和拓展新词汇，力争在词汇教学中，努力提升运用语言的能力，并给学生传授一些相关的词汇学习的方法和策略。
Teaching aims:
After learning the text, the students will be able to grasp the key words and expressions required in the passage, for example, curious, discovery, riches, empty, present, coincidence, disturb, result; set sail for, search for, as well as, upon doing, result in. In addition, the students are expected to broaden their vocabulary with the assistance of the teacher in learning the text. The students are also expected to be given aid or guided in learning method and strategy for vocabulary.
Teaching procedures:
Step 1 Revision
Fill in the blanks with words from the magazine article on pages 42-43 of your book, according to the first given letter. (PPT4-5)
1. Children are c__________ about everything. They are always asking a lot of questions.
2. I am going to move to another city and start my new life. Now I am e__________ my old flat of
everything.
3. The police e__________ the window frame for fingerprints after the theft happened. 4. When he broke the record, no one was p__________. So, he has no witness.
5. There are many well-p__________ old buildings in this small town. These buildings attract a lot of
visitors every year.
6. This man spent all of his life sailing across the oceans. Can you imagine living such an a__________
life?
7. Don’t d__________ her; she is doing her homework.
8. The d__________ of gold in California made people rush to the west. 9. What a c__________ that we meet in Paris!
10. The Great London Fire, which began on 2nd September 1666, r__________ in huge damage to the city
of London.
(Keys: curious; emptying; examined; present; preserved; adventurous; disturb; discovery; coincidence; resulted) [Explanation]
通过巩固练习，复习阅读中的主要词汇。
Step 2 Explanation for language points
1. He was bright and curious about the world outside his hometown. (Page 42, Lines 5-6) (PPT6) ●In the sentence “curious” means “eager to learn / know”, its common usages are listed below. be curious about sth. 对……好奇 be curious to do sth. 好奇地做某事
Curiously enough … 奇怪的是，……（口语，常放句首） e.g. They were very curious about the people who lived in the island.
2. In 1891, at the age of 17, he set sail for Alexandria, Egypt. (Page 42, Lines 6-7) (PPT7)
●The phrase “set sail for” means “to travel to somewhere by boat”. In the phrase, the word “sail” means “a short trip usually fro pleasure or in a boat with sails”. e.g. We set sail from Dover for Ostend.
We went for a sail around the island.
●The preposition “for” here refers to the destination. e.g. The sun was sinking as we set out for home.
3. By the 1920s, he had become an explorer, searching for the tombs of the Egyptian Kings. (Page 42, Lines 7-8) (PPT8-9)
●In this sentence the preposition “by” means “not later than” or “before”, and is often followed by a phrase indicating a point of time.
e.g. By the time the doctor arrived, the woman had given birth.
Mike must have made some friends in his new school by now.
●The phrase “searching for the tombs” works as an adverbial of manner. Here “search for ” means “to look for”.
e.g. Scientists are still searching for a cure for the common cold.
The police didn’t give up searching for the missing boy. search sp./ sb. for sth. 搜索（某地/某人）;寻找某物 in search of… （介词短语）寻找
He moved to New York in search of a better life.
4. These preserved bodies are known as mummies. (Page 42, Lines 9-10) (PPT10-11)
●In this sentence “preserved” means “keep from risk of going bad”, functioning as attributive. Its common usages are listed below.
preserve sth./ sb. from… 保护……免于…… preserved fruit 防腐水果 the preserve （野生动物）保护区 ●There are some other expressions for “search”.
We left our bags in the station and made straight for the shipyard. He is always curious to find out how everything works.
Curiously enough, a year later exactly the same thing happened to me again.
e.g. The police searched the house for the stolen jewelry.
e.g. The city should take steps to preserve the old temple
Oil usually preserves metal from rust. No hunting is allowed in the preserve.
●The phrase “be known as” in the sentence means “be famous as”. We can use different prepositions after “known”, then the phrase has the different meaning. be known for … 因为……而闻名 be known as … 作为……而闻名 be known to … 对于（谁来说）而闻名
e.g. Li Bai is well known to the young generation as a great poet for his beautiful poems.
5. In 1922, Howard Carter made his most amazing discovery of all, in the Valley of the Kings, in Egypt. (Page 42, Lines 12-13) (PPT12)
●“Discovery” here means “something that is discovered”. We’d better remember the following.
6. “The tomb contained more riches, gold and jewels than any of us had ever seen before, as well as the mummy of the king.” said Carter. (Page 42, Lines 17-19) (PPT13) ●In the sentence “riches” means “wealth”. E.g. All his riches are no good to him if he is ill.
●The word “jewel” is usually used in its plural form “jewels”, which means “pieces of jewellery that contain one or more precious stones and are worn on clothes or on the body”. E.g. She was too poor to buy jewels, so she borrowed some from her friend.
●Attention, please! The “jewel” is a countable noun, while the word “jewellery” is an uncountable noun. We usually say “a piece of jewellery”.
E.g. This ring is my most valuable piece of jewellery.
●The phrase “as well as” works as a conjunction, meaning “in addition to”, when it joins two subjects, the subject in number is determined by the first one. E.g. We shall travel by night as well as by day.
7. We emptied the tomb of everything it contained – We were rich and famous right away. (Page 42, Lines 20-21) (PPT14)
●In this sentence “empty” is a verb which means “to make or become empty”. We usually say “empty sth. out of a place” or “empty a place of sth.”
e.g. I emptied the closet of my clothes and put them into the black case. = I emptied my clothes out of the closet and put them into the black case.
8. Upon entering the tomb, Carter’s lucky pet bird, which had led him to the place, was eaten by a snake. (Page 42, Lines 23-25) (PPT15)
●In the sentence the preposition “upon” means “directly after”, we can use a noun or a gerund (the –ing
discover Vt. 发现 discoverer n. 发现者
make a discovery of … 发现了……e.g. Columbus was a great discover and he discovered America
in 1492. It is said that his discovery took place by accident.
Annie as well as her sister is seeing a Chinese film at the cinema.
form of a verb ) after “upon”. Here, “upon” can also be replaced with “on”. e.g. Upon / On his arrival at the airport, he was arrested by the police.
9. At the moment of Carnarvon’s death, the lights went out in Cairo, the capital of Egypt. (Page 43, Lines 27-28) (PPT16)
●In the sentence, the phrase “go out” means “stop burning or shining”. Pay attention to the different usages of “go out” in the following sentences.
e.g. There was a power cut and all the lights went out. （灯/火）熄灭
10. Some people way the deaths were just coincidence. (Page 43, Line 38) (PPT17)
●In the sentence, “coincidence” means “something that happens by chance”. Its common usages are listed below.
by coincidence 碰巧
What a coincidence (it is) to do sth! 真是巧合……
It is a coincidence that – Cl. 真是太巧了，…… （从句中常用“should”情态动词，表示惊讶） e.g. We met in London by coincidence.
11. If breathed in, they can result in illness or even death. (Page 43, Lines 43-44) (PPT18-19)
●The conjunction “if” can be used to introduce a verb or a verb phrase in its past participle form. Here “If breathed in” means “If the viruses are breathed in”. In some adverbial clauses we can omit the subject and verb “be” in the subordinate clause. Only the participle form remains when the subject in the subordinate clause and main clause is the same. e.g. If taken correctly, the medicine should work well.
Look out for cars when crossing the street.
She worked very hard though still rather in poor health. I won’t go to her party unless invited.
If possible / necessary = If (it is) possible / necessary
Where / When necessary = Where / When (it is / they’re ) necessary Fill in the blanks with articles where necessary. What a coincidence (it is) to meet you here!
It’s rather a coincidence that her hair should be the same colour as mine. Can I go out to play for a while, Mom? 外出，出去 Long skirts are gradually going out. （流行等）衰退，过时
The young mother was joyful upon / on seeing her child take his first steps.
●Similarly, we’ve learned the following structure.
e.g. If possible I should like to have two copies of it.
●The phrase “result in” means “to have a result or to cause”. We can change it with “result from” like this.
e.g. His carelessness resulted in the terrible accident. =
The terrible accident resulted from his carelessness.
利用一定的语境，帮助学生掌握阅读教材中所要求的词汇和句式。
[Explanation]
Step 3 Exercises for consolidation
Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence. (PPT20-24)
1. The town government spent a lot of money the old castle and other places of historic interest. A. preventing
B. preserving
C. presenting
D. deserving
2. the danger from another attack of earthquake, people had to overcome a shortage of food, drinking water, medicine, clothing, and almost everything. A. As far as
B. As well as
C. As many as
D. As much as
3. Every boy and every girl as well as some teachers who to visit the museum required to be at the bus station at 6:30 a.m. A. are ; is A. went off
B. are; are
C. is ; are
D. is; is D. went out D. satisfaction D. disturbed D. quantity D. last
D. having begun D. introduced D. lay in D. in
4. She must have gone to bed, for the lights when I passed her room just now.
B. went over B. pity
C. went away C. coincidence C. upset C. deal C. suffer
5. What a ! I was thinking about Roy when his letter arrived.
A. happening A. troubled A. much A. survive A. begins
6. The host was quite annoyed when he found out that his things on the desk had been .
B. interrupted B. many B. exist B. begun
7. —Do you have much time now? —Yes, a great . 8. Camel can in desert for a good many days without water.
9. The research is so designed that once nothing can be done to change it.
C. beginning
10. When first to the market, these products enjoyed great success. A. introducing A. caused A. for
B. being introduced C. to be introduced B. resulted from B. to
C. led to C. as
11. His curiosity and hard work his great discoveries in science. 12. France is well known its fine wine and perfume in the world. 13. , he couldn’t help crying. A. The moment to hear the bad news C. As soon as hearing the bad news —A man Zhang Heng. A. was called
B. called
C. calling
D. to be called
15. —You look quite sad. What happened to you? —My house was broken into and . A. emptied of everything valuable C. emptied everything valuable [Explanation]
B. Immediately hearing the bad news D. On hearing the bad news
14. —Who invented the first equipment for earthquake in history ?
B. everything valuable was emptied D. everything valuable was empty
(Answers: 1.B 2.B 3.A 4.D 5.C 6.D 7.C 8.A 9.B 10.D 11.C 12.A 13.D 14.B 15.A )
进一步深化词汇教学，检测学生对词汇的掌握程度。
Step 4 Homework (PPT25)
1. Exercise A2 (Workbook P102) 2. Exercise D1 (Workbook P105) [Explanation]
课后进行巩固，熟悉课文。
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