1、Unit 1 Face values Using language 新标准新标准英语英语高中选择性必修第三册高中选择性必修第三册 Subject clauses Activity 1 Look at the sentences and answer the questions. a what I say is that my pictures arent hurting anyone, so who cares? b “That my pictures arent hurting anyone is what I say, so who cares?” c Its true that inne
2、r beauty is very important d That inner beauty is very important is true 1 What is the role of the words in bold in each sentence? 2 In sentence (a), what does “what” refer to? The role of the words in bold in each sentence is to act as the subject of the sentence. In sentence (a), “what” refers to
3、the thing(s) that / which the speaker says. Sentences (a) and (c) are from the reading passage. Activity 1 a what I say is that my pictures arent hurting anyone, so who cares? b “That My pictures arent hurting anyone is what I say, so who cares?” c Its true that inner beauty is very important d That
4、 inner beauty is very important is true 3 What does “it” refer to in sentence (c)? In sentence (c), “it” refers to “that inner beauty is very important”. The author chooses to use the sentences (a) and (c) to place the focus on the end of the sentences, rather than the beginning. 4 Why does the auth
5、or choose to use sentences (a) and (c) instead of sentences (b) and (d)? Activity 1 Now look for more sentences with subject clauses in the reading passage, and summarise their uses in your own words. Activity 2 Read the passage and choose the correct words. It is a well-known fact / what the faces
6、some people show to the world might be completely different to their real personalities. For instance, most comedians have permanent smiles on their faces and always sound cheerful because thats the nature of their work. From this, its impossible to know / where their true feelings are. Although the
7、y might be laughing on the outside, they might be crying on the inside. That / others are feeling is not something that we should make assumptions about, because its not always obvious who is truly happy. / That is certain is that comedians often use comedy to help them understand themselves and the
8、 world. In fact, comedy is a very serious job indeed! that what How What Activity 3 Write an introduction to Ma Xu based on the profile. Write an introduction to Ma Xu based on the profile. Use three or four subject clauses in your introduction. Use three or four subject clauses in your introduction
9、. Ma Xu became a military doctor in 1947. She applied to become a paratrooper in 1961, but her first application failed because there were no female paratroopers at that time. Ma was only 1.53 metres tall and weighed just 37.5 kg. But she learnt to parachute by training hard in secret. After Ma prov
10、ed that she could jump as well as anyone else, her application was successful. Ma is Chinas first female paratrooper. She completed over 140 parachute jumps over a period of 20 years the most of any female paratrooper. She also set a national record as the oldest enlisted woman to do a parachute jum
11、p, at the age of 51. In 2018, Ma donated her entire life savings to her home town in Mulan County. This donation was to support local education and public welfare. Activity 4 Think of another famous person and give an introduction to the class. Use three or four subject clauses in the introduction.
12、Activity 5 Listen to the speech. Choose the title that best describes the topic and give your reasons. 1 How to Hide Scars 2 Our True Self Lies Within 3 The Life Story of Dr Kleck 4 The Psychology of Sadness Activity 6 Listen again and complete the fact sheet. The Scar Experiment Basic facts The res
13、earcher: Dr Robert Kleck Year: 1 0 The procedure: 2 0was drawn on each volunteers face using Hollywood-style make-up. Dr Kleck showed the scars to the volunteers. He 3 0the scars without the volunteers knowing it. The volunteers went outside and noted how people 4 . They thought that people were rud
14、er to them, and less kind. They thought people 5 0the scars. 1991 An ugly fake scar removed reacted to them stared at Findings The volunteers 6 others behaviour towards them. Who we are is in our heads, not 7 . If people choose to feel 8 , they will actually feel that way. Now give a short introduct
15、ion to the experiment using the information in the fact sheet. Imagined / misunderstood how we look on the outside happy and positive Activity 7 Complete the boxes with the expressions from the speech. Today, Im going to talk about The subject of this speech is First / Next / Then After that, As you
16、 can see, To sum up, Defining a topic Presenting ideas Concluding Today, Im going to talk about. The subject of this speech is First / Next / Then After that, As you can see, To sum up, Activity 8 Work in pairs and discuss the questions. 1 What can you learn from the Scar Experiment? 2 Does your app
17、earance influence how you feel inside? 2 2 She is smallsmall and her face is plainplain. Despite a difficult childhood, she grows up to be an independentindependent, determineddetermined and generousgenerous young woman. She remains true to herself and never loses hope in her search for love and hap
18、piness. . Activity 9 Read the descriptions and match them to the characters from literature. Pay attention to the words in bold. a a Jane EyreJane Eyre b b Cowardly Lion Cowardly Lion 1 He is able to transform into various animals and objects. People often regard him as frightful or monstrous, but i
19、n fact he is just and righteous. When theres danger, he never hesitates to protect others. d d c c Harry Potter Harry Potter d d Monkey Monkey KingKing a a Activity 9 a a Jane EyreJane Eyre b b Cowardly Lion Cowardly Lion 3 3 He has the outward appearance of the King of the Beasts, but he has a timi
20、dtimid and sensitivesensitive character, which causes him to believe he is a coward. However, he performs brave actions even when he feels afraid, proving that he is in fact a courageouscourageous individual. 4 4 He is a thin thin and bookishbookish boy with untidy dark hair. He doesnt appear to be
21、particularly toughtough and sometimes looks as if he lacks confidence. In reality, he is bravebrave and loyalloyal, and always ready for a dangerous challenge when it is necessary to do the right thing. b b c c c c Harry Potterd Harry Potterd d d Monkey KingMonkey King Activity 10 Appearance Persona
22、lity Put the words in bold in Activity 9 into the boxes. Add any more you can think of. courageous, tough brave, loyal 补充：funny, calm frightful, monstrous, small, plain, thin bookish 补充: tall, strong just, righteous, independent, determined, generous, timid, sensitive Activity 11 Choose a character from literature and prepare a speech. Talk about the characters appearance and personality. Work in pairs and make the speech to each other. Now give feedback and talk about whether you have used the words in this section properly in your speech.
