1、 UNIT 1 Reading and ThinkingTU YOUYOU AWARDED NOBEL PRIZE(Post-reading)Learning Objectives:By the end of this class,you will be able to 1.know the characteristics(language,structure)of news;2.conclude the rules of derivation(derve()n 派生派生);3.use target words in other contexts.Lead Body Conclusion/En
2、ding Headline Activity 1 Work in groups to fill in the table below.CharacteristicsHeadlineLeadBodyEndingeye-catching;topic;brief;no function words the most important;topic;specific;5Ws&Hmore details that expand on the lead background information;quotations Activity 2 Scan the text to find whether th
3、ere are more facts or more opinions and give your reason(you can draw a mind map).Activity 3 Use the words in the text to complete the sentences below.1.The two flowers are quite _ from one another,so it is easy to make a distinction between them.2.Scientists need to _ how the new material stands up
4、 to wear and tear to prove how valuable it is.3.A talented scientist well known for his commitment to his country,Huang Danian _ himself to his research in geophysics.4.She spends a lot of time _ her patients dreams.This analysis is very helpful,explaining their daily behaviour very well.5.Liang Xia
5、osheng,_ as one of the greatest modern writers in China,expressed his acknowledgement to ordinary people in his latest book.distinctevaluatecommittedanalysingacknowledgedRefer to your dictionary to find more words that have the same roots.distinct:distinctive;indistinct;distinguish evaluate:valuable
6、;invaluable;valuelesscommitted:commission;commissioner;committeeanalysing:analytical;analyst;analyseracknowledged:knowledgeable;knowingly;knownprefixsuffix decrease;decline;disadvantage;discourage unable;bicylcle;tricycle;international;export forehead;minibus;microphone;review;subway supermarket;sup
7、erman;transport;transform beggar;director;employee;tourist;servant modernize;safety;strength;handful;argument failure;fluency;clarify;weakness;leadership childhood;deeply;actually;ladylike;tiresomeRULES:We add prefixes to the beginning of a word to change its meaning.Suffixes go at the end of words.
8、They change a words meaning,and sometimes they change the words part of speech（词性）.Activity 4（Practice）Read the passage and fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the given words!Lu Xun,one of the _(great)modern _(write)in China,was born in Zhejiang in 1881.In 1904,he went to Japan with the _(
9、object)of improving peoples health.However,he changed his mind when he saw in a photo a Chinese man about to be killed by a _(Japan)soldier.It _(strike)him that the other Chinese men in the photo _(apparent)did not care about what was happening to their fellow countrymen.From this he _(conclude)that
10、 the crucial problem was not physical but _(spirit)illness.Following this,he quit medical school.When he returned to China in 1908,he _(obtain)a teaching job.In 1917,a friend insisted that he help write for a magazine called New Youth.That was how his first _(fame)short story A Madmans Diary got pub
11、lished.greatestobjectiveJapanesestruckapparentlyobtainedconcludedspiritualfamouswriters Activity 5 Write a short passage to introduce Huang Danian using the words learned just now!One possible version:To pursue his value of life,Huang Danian gave up his well-paid job in Britain and returned to China
12、 when his country needed him.As a professor,he tried to analyse and meet his students distinct needs.As a researcher,he committed himself to developing many devices needed for deep-Earth exploration.No wonder he was acknowledged as a man worth our admiration.Assignment Polish your passage!(handwriting;grammar;spelling;collocation)Try to read English news on a regular basis.Thanks for your attention!
