译林高中英语模块三第三单元第二课时微课教学过程
Title: Lost civilization Reading II
Targeted learners : Senior one
I. Learning objectives
At the end of this class, students will be able to :
1. Have a better understanding of lost civilization.
2. Master the usage of some important words & phrases: unfortunately;
take over; turn out; alive; ruin; remain; etc.
3. Understand the following sentences:
(1)Many people were buried alive, and so was the city.
(2)It was believed to have been gradually covered over by sandstorms from
AD.200 to AD400.
II. Learning procedure
Step 1 Revision
According to the text, fill in the blanks with proper words.
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time event
in the 8th century It was 1._______
in 2._____ BC It was taken over by the 3._______
on 24th Aug. AD79 The volcano 4.________
in 1860 It was put under 5.________ protection.
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6.______ years ago It existed as a 7.________ city.
from AD 200 to AD
400
It was covered over 8._______ by
sandstorms.
100 years ago It was 9.________ by European
10.________.
Step 2 Translate the following words and phrases.
1.兴建,创建 ____________
2.不幸的,遗憾的 ____________
3.毁坏,摧毁 ____________
4.渐渐地,逐渐地 ____________
5.废墟;毁坏 ____________
6.材料,物质 ____________
7.富有的,富裕的 ____________
8.文化的 ____________
9.文献;文件 ____________
10 爆发 ____________
11.接管 ____________
12.被活埋 ____________
13.砍倒 ____________
14.和……一起 ____________
15.听讲座 ____________
16.在泥泞中 ____________
17.流经 ____________
18.导致 ____________
19.消失的文明 ____________
20.结果是 ____________
21.逃离城市 ____________
22.坏掉,垮掉 ____________
Step 3 Read the passage and underline the following sentences.
(自主阅读课文,在文中找出以下句子,并翻译为中文。)
1. Near the city was a volcano.
_______________________________________________________________
2. Many people were buried alive, and so was the city.
_______________________________________________________________
3. The city was forgotten for many years until the 18th century when a farmer
discovered a stone with writing on it.
_______________________________________________________________
4. People started to dig in the area for treasure, which caused much damage.
_______________________________________________________________
5. When I walked around the city, I saw streets just as they had been, with stepping
stones along the road so you did not have to step in the mud on rainy days.
_______________________________________________________________
6. It turns out that after the ash covered the people who failed to flee the city, their
bodies nearly completely broke down and disappeared.
_______________________________________________________________
7. It is believed to have been gradually covered by sandstorms from AD 200 to AD
400.
_______________________________________________________________
8. Sven found the remains of buildings buried beneath the sand, together with a lot
of treasures, including coins, painted pots, material such as silk, documents and
wall paintings.
_______________________________________________________________
9. There was an ancient water system that ran through the middle of the city.
_______________________________________________________________
10. The desert was once a green land with huge trees, but they were cut down and
that resulted in the city being buried by sand—what a pity!.
_______________________________________________________________
Step 4 Language points:
Passage one:
Recently a terrible disease ruined many people’s lives all around our country.
Many people were caught in Wuhan and wanted to flee from this city but they didn’t .
Things got worse in Wuhan. Several days ago, the army took over many hospitals in
Wuhan. It remains to be seen whether this kind of disease will be kept under control.
1. ruin n.[c](pl) 废墟,遗迹;[u] 毁坏,毁灭,崩溃 vt.破坏;毁灭;使破产
Useful phrases:
(1) lie / be in ruins ________________
fall into ruin ________________
bring…to ruin ________________
(2) ruin sth./ sb ________________
ruin one’s health /fame /future ________________
即学即练:
Complete the sentences with a proper preposition..
①A large number of churches fell _____ ruin after the big flood.
②The big earthquake brought the city _____ ruin.
Complete the following sentences.
③That city _______________ after the hurricane.
飓风过后,那座城市成了一座废墟。
④Drunk driving not only ______________ but also killed several passers-by.
醉驾不仅毁掉了他自己还导致几名过路人死亡。
⑤It rained for two weeks. It completely___________________>
下了两天的雨,它毁了我们的假期。
2. flee vt.&vi 逃避,逃跑; 迅速离开
Useful phrases:
flee someplace ____________
flee to someplace ____________
flee from=escape from ____________
即学即练:
Complete the following sentences.
① When the war broke out, he __________ Yunnan of China with his wife.
战争爆发后,他携妻子逃到了中国云南。
② People got into a panic and _________________.
人们惊恐万状地逃离了火灾现场。
③ He was caught when trying to __________________.
他试图逃离该国时被抓住了。
④Hearing the dog barking fiercely, away ________(flee) the thief.
听到狗叫的声音,这个小偷逃跑了。
3.remains n.遗物,遗迹,遗骸;剩余物
Useful expressions:
the remains of … ________________
形容词/ 名词/分词 ________________
remain + 介词短语 ________________
to be done ________________
remaining adj. ________________
即学即练:
Fill in the blanks with the given words.
①The poor man ate the ________ (remain) of the dishes hungrily.
②The ____________(remain) twenty patients were transferred to another hospital.
③It remains _____________(see) whether the news that a new library will be built in
our school is true.
④The guests came in, but she remained _________(seat) at the desk reading.
4. take over 夺取,占领;接替;接管
Useful phrases:
take_______ 拿走;夺走
take_______ 写下,记下;拆卸
take_______ 吸收;理解;欺骗;收容
take_______ 起飞;匆匆离去;脱下;大获成功
take_______ 接纳;雇佣;呈现;承担
take_______ 拿起;接受;占据;开始从事;继续
即学即练:
Complete the following sentences:
①他的遗孀已经接手管理他创下的帝国,其中包括 6 家伦敦剧院。
His widow has __________ the running of his empire (帝国), including six London
theatres.
②没有任何别的组织有能力或愿意承担此项工作。
No other organization was able or willing to ________ the job.
③我知道您肯定特别忙,我当然不想占用您太多的时间。
I know how busy you must be and naturally I won’t want to_______ too much of your
time.
Passage two
Wuhan, which is known for Wuhan University, founded in 1893, is suffering lot.
Fortunately, our government took effective measures to stop the disease spreading(传
播). Another news came that the fire in Australian lasts for several months and is still
burning. Millions of animals were burning alive. Things turned out worse than we
expected. I hope everything will be OK in the near future.
5. found vt.(founded; founded) 兴建,创建;建立,创立
Useful expressions:
found…on/ upon… _______________
be founded on upon… _______________
foundation n _______________
founder n. _______________
即学即练:
Complete the following sentences.
①The people’s Republic of China _______________ in 1949.
中华人民共和国成立于 1949 年。
②The castle is founded ________ solid rock.
6. alive adj. 有生命的;有生气的;活着的
词义辨析:
alive,living,live
alive 意为“有生命的;有生气的,活着的”,只用作表语、后置定语或补足语,不
作前置定语;既可指人,也可指物,常和 living 互换。stay alive 活下去。
living 意为“活的,健在的,现行的”,既可作定语,也可作表语;既可以用于人,
又可用于物。Living language 现用的语言;living things 生物。
live 意为“活的,有生命的”,只作定语,且只用于物。还可作“现场直播的”之
意。
即学即练:
基础知识训练----[选词填空] alive,living,live
①She bought a/ an _______ fish.
②They managed to stay _______ by eating roots.
③There are many __________ things in the world.
能力提升训练----[完成句子]
④在接下来的几天里,这个房子恢复了生机。
The house _____________ the next few days.
⑤直到地震两天后她才发现母亲还活着。
Not until two days after the earthquake __________________________.
7. unfortunate adj. 不幸的,遗憾的
Useful expressions:
be (un)fortunate to do sth./in doing sth. ________________
It is (un)fortunate that… ________________
make a fortune _______________
seek/ try one’s fortune _______________
即学即练:
Complete the following sentences.
①_______________ all the students have passed the exam.
幸运的是,所有同学都通过了这次考试。
②He wanted to ______________ five years ago and so he did. Finally, he _______.
五年前他想去碰碰运气,他的确这么做了。终于,他发财了。
Sentence structure:
1. Many people were buried alive, and so was the city.
许多人被活埋了,整个城市也是如此。
注:“so was the city”是全部倒装结构,意为“……也是如此”,句中有一个常用
的倒装句式“so+助动词/系动词/情态动词+主语”。
Translate the following sentences.
①他会骑自行车,我也会。
________________________________________________________
②社会变了,人也变了。
_________________________________________________________
注:以 neither/nor 开头的句子,表示相同概念的否定时同样要用部分倒装。结
构为“某人/某物的确如此”时,即使以 so 开头,也不用倒装;若有两个或两个以
上不同的谓语,要表示“某人/某物也如此”,不管肯定还是否定都用“so it is /was
with sb/sth”来表示。
即学即练:
Complete the following sentences.
③--Peter works hard.
--_______________ and ______________.他确实很努力,你也很努力
④我喜欢唱歌,但是唱不好。
我姐姐也是这样的。
_______________________________________________________________
2. It is believed to have been gradually covered over by sandstorms from AD200 to
AD400.
许多人相信,它是在公元 200 年至 400 年之间被风沙渐渐覆盖的。
注:It is believed to…= People believe that…意为“人们相信”,句中的 it 代替的是
Loulan, 构成的是“主语+be+ to do”句型,当 to do 先于谓语动作发生时,常用动
词不定式的完成形式。这种句型常可以转化为“It be + 过去分词+that…”句型,常
见的句型有:It is thought/ hoped/suggested/well known that…人们认为/希望/建议/
众所周知……
即学即练:
Complete the following sentences.(同义句转换)
①People say that Bell invented the telephone.
________ _______ _________ that Bell invented the telephone.
②People believe that Jay Chou is a famous singer.
_________ ________ _______ that Jay Chou is a famous singer.
Jay Chou is believed _____ ______ a famous singer.
③Tom ________________________ the country.
人们相信汤姆已经离开了这个国家。
III. Self-assessment
I.Fill in the blanks.
1. The enemy soldiers were ______ (逃跑) in all directions when they were attacked.
2. Along the way, at Kurla, you can visit the _______(遗迹)of the Iron Fortress.
3. In order to gain much w_______ and fame, the singer left his hometown as a poor
boy and f__________ he returned successfully.
4. She devoted her r_____________ years to the cause of studying the r_______ of
the Forbidden City.
5. As is known to all, education is a g_________ process, and people are
g___________ aware of its importance.
6. One of the most famous theatres in Georgia, the Marjanishvili, _________(found)
in 1928, appears regularly at theatre festivals all over the world.
7. That car accident r_________ all his life. After that he was limited to a
wheelchair.
8. Ladies and gentlemen, please remain _______(seat) until the plane has come to a
complete stop.
II. Fill in the blanks with the proper prepositions or adverbs.
1. Tom Hanks first became famous for the film Splash. He is now well known ____
a two-time Oscar winner.
2. Mrs. Fray is going to have a baby soon, so someone else will have to take _____
her classes.
3. The number of giant pandas has been increasing since they were put _____
government protection.
4. The French piano player will give a concert in Beijing this Saturday; on Sunday
he will be ____ to Shanghai, where he will give another concert.
5. The river that runs _____ the city is polluted. We must try to prevent people
_____ pouring waste into it.
III.请阅读 Reading 课文, 并按照要求用英语写一篇 150 词左右的文章。
(1)用约 30 个单词写出本篇课文的概要;
(2)用约 120 个单词阐述你对保护文化遗产的看法, 内容包括:
①你认为保护文化遗产重要吗? 为什么?
②如何保护文化遗产的建议。
(3)用 2~3 个理由支持你的看法。尽量使用本单元的知识点。