1、【美文阅读】 Fading Beauty 蒙娜丽莎是达芬奇的作品，是美术史上永恒的经典。读下面的文章， 了解更多关于这幅名作的信息吧！ She is widely seen as proof that good looks can last forever.But，at nearly 500 years of age，time is catching up with the Mona Lisa. The health of the famous picture，painted by Leonardo da Vinci in 1505，is getting worse by the year，a
2、ccording to the Louvre Museum(卢 浮宫)where it is housed. “The thin， wooden panel(画板) on which the Mona Lisa is painted in oil has changed shape since experts checked it two years ago， ”the museum said.Visitors have noticed changes but repairing the worlds most famous painting is not easy.Experts are n
3、ot sure about the materials the Italian artist used and their current chemical state. Nearly 6 million people go to see the Mona Lisa every year，many attracted by the mystery of her smile.“It is very interesting that when youre not looking at her，she seems to be smiling，and then you look at her and
4、she stops， ”said Professor Margaret Livingstone of Harvard University.“Its because direct vision(视觉)is excellent at picking up details，but less suited to looking at shadows.Da Vinci painted the smile in shadows.” However，the actual history of the Mona Lisa is just as mysterious as the smile.Da Vinci
5、 himself loved it so much that he always carried it with him，until it was eventually sold to Frances King Francis in 1519. In 1911，the painting was stolen from the Louvre by a former employee，who took it out of the museum，hidden under his coat.He said he planned to return it to Italy.The painting wa
6、s sent back to France two years later.During World War ，French hid the painting in small towns to keep it out of the hands of German forces. 【诱思导学】 1Why is it not easy to repair the famous painting Mona Lisa? _ _ _ _ _ _ 2What attracted millions of visitors to see the Mona Lisa? _ _ _ _ _ _ 【答案】 1.B
7、ecause exports are not sure about the using materials and their current chemical state. 2.The mystery of Mona Lisas smile. Period Previewing (教师用书独具) 教学课标解读 本课时主要是通过学生对学案所给出的内容的学习，了解本课文中所出现 的词汇，初步了解课文以及相关的背景知识，为下一堂课对课文的全面理解起 到一个铺垫作用。 教学地位分析 本单元是让学生通过探讨美的定义，了解每个人有不同的审美标准，讨论 人物、文学作品、音乐和电影以及分享对诗文作品的欣赏。
8、通过本节的学习， 增强学生的对美的认识和审美能力。此外，上好本堂课会增进学生和老师之间 的融洽关系。 (教师用书独具) 新课导入建议 用多媒体向学生展示几幅古今美人图片，如历史上的四大美人和现在的影 视明星；或者向学生介绍几位感动中国十大人物，如“最美女教师”张丽莉； 残疾医生周月华等等。有些人貌美如仙，但有些人虽是相貌平平但是在平凡的 岗位上默默无闻的做着不平凡的事，体现了心灵美才是真正的美。由此，转到 “什么是美”这一话题上。 教学流程设计 .篇章结构 根据课文内容在表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词(每空不超过 3 个单词) Beauty is in the eye of the behol
9、der In 1878，Margaret Wolfe stated that there was no 1._ view on beauty.Standards of beauty change 2._ and cultural groups.In the past Traditions and fashions change and 3._ time. Culture remains a major part in 4._ our ideas of beauty.In contemp orary society With the influence of 5._，society and 6.
10、_，there are no precise 7._ with which to 8._ beauty. Physical beauty must 9._ something deeper within a person. Conclusion Beauty has more than one 10._ 【答案】 1.consistent 2.across time 3.adapt with 4determining 5.history 6.culture 7.criteria 8judge 9.be accompanied by 10.dimension .语篇理解 1Why did the
11、 women in the 19th century enjoy corsets? ATo keep healthy. BTo show their beautiful body shape. CTo save money. 2People in different cultures _ Ahave different ideas about slimming beauty Bhave the same ideas about slimming beauty Call like the fat body shape 3If we judge beauty in a limited criter
12、ia，_ Athe human race would develop slowly Bthe human race would develop quickly Cthe human race would end up slowly 4Which is right according to the text? APhysical beauty is the most important. BPhysical beauty is not as important as the inner beauty. CInner beauty is the most important. 5What can
13、be used to judge beauty? ATradition，fashion and culture. BAppearance，kindness and warmth. CBiology and time. 【答案】 1.B 2.A 3.C 4.B 5.A .课文缩写 inner，criteria，culture，attractive，consistent，quality，die，o verweight，fashion，change As Margaret once said in the 19th century，there is no 1._ view in beauty.Sta
14、ndards and ideas of beauty 2._ and adapted with time. Nowadays，some customs and actions once regarded as beauty in the 19thcentury Europe is not considered healthy or 3._，while something now regarded as 4._ had different functions in the past. In contemporary society，5._ still determines our ideas o
15、f beauty.In some countries，people like being thinner，while in others，people like being a little 6._There are no precise 7._ to judge what beauty is.If beauty was limited by some criteria，the human race would soon 8._ out. There is physical beauty as well as 9._ beauty.The latter is found in a wide r
16、ange of personal 10._It is inner beauty that requires us to truly see.Beauty is certainly in the eye of the beholder. 【答案】 1.consistent 2.changed 3.attractive 4fashion 5.culture 6.overweight 7.criteria 8die 9.inner 10.qualities .词义搭配 1superior Astay with sb.as a companion 2adore Blose weight；slender
17、 3slim Climits between which sth.varies 4commitment Daspect；measurement 5accompany Esenior；upper 6range Forder；control 7dimension Glove deeply；worship 8command Hresponsibility；promise 【答案】 1.E 2.G 3.B 4.H 5.A 6.C 7.D 8.F .短语填空 in the eye of，a variety of，be consistent with，in preparation for，be accom
18、panied by，with the influence of，die out，be superior to 1The wolf _ in Britain hundreds of years ago. 2I urge you to do some reading _ lectures. 3This candidate _ others. 4His conduct _ what he says. 5Strong winds _ heavy rain that night. 6The new park has _ things to see and do. 【答案】 1.died out 2.in
19、 preparation for 3.is superior to 4.is consistent with 5.were accompanied by 6.a variety of .句型背诵 1.it_is_reasonable_that our ideas of beauty change as well. 我们的审美观点也在改变是理所当然的。 2In other cultures，looking thin for a husbandtobe is not_what_a_woman_desires_at_allrather，looking a little overweight is c
20、onsidered more attractive. 而在其它文化中，女人根本不想在未来丈夫的眼中显得苗条相反，看 起来稍微丰满则被认为是更加迷人。 3Judging the appeal of a persons inner beauty is much_more subjective. 判断一个人的内在美是否有感染力是很主观的。 4It takes _more_than a casual glance to appreciate and it is much_more_important than physical beauty. 它(人的内在美)不是随意一瞥就能欣赏到的，它远比外在美重要
21、得多。 5.it_is inner beauty that requires us to truly see. 内在美才是要求我们真正看到的东西。 Period Warmup & What Is Beauty? (教师用书独具) 教学课标解读 (1)熟记学案中所列出的单词和短语。 (2)通过学案中所给出的重点单词和短语的学习，让学生能够正确理解和使 用这些单词和短语，能够运用这些词语造句。 (3)通过对这些词汇的理解能够更深层次的理解课文，并通过课文加深对这 些词汇的理解，更加熟练的运用这些词汇。 (4)通过对本课文的理解，让学生学会用英语写影视评论作文，以提高学生 的书面表达能力。 (5)通
22、过对语法的教学让学生能够理解并能够运用这些语法知识，熟练掌握 used to 和 would 的用法。 教学地位分析 单词和短语是构成句子的最小单位，在语言学习中起至关重要的作用，所 以理解和正确运用英语单词和短语是英语学习的重点所在。另外，让学生正确 理解和掌握语法知识是让学生学好英语的关键，所以应给学生创设一个语境， 让学生理解该语法的应用，而不要让学生死记硬背语法条文，应在理解的基础 上去运用这些语法。 (教师用书独具) 新课导入建议 As the saying goes, beauty is in the eye of the beholder(情人眼里 出西施)Different p
23、eople have different views for beauty.Whether in ancient times or in modern times there are many beauties who people adore, only those who have inner beauty are remembered forever.So, what is beauty？What do you think of beauty? (老师让 xxx 同学读一读他 /她写的短文)。 教学流程设计 1leave me breathless(P 33)让我喘不过气来 leave
24、me breathless 是“leave宾语宾补”结构，表示“使处于 某种状态” 。 The long climb left Jane feeling breathless. 长时间的攀登使简感到喘不过气来。 leave sb./sth. (作宾语补足语) adj.n. doinged prep.adv.) His words left us talking all the day. 他的话使我们谈论了一整天。 How careless you are to leave your room unlocked. 没锁门你多粗心呀！ You can leave me to deal with t
25、he matter. 你可以让我去处理这事。 【教师备课资源】 leave sb./sth.behind 把某人/物拋在后边，落下，遗忘 leave sth.aside 不予考虑，搁置一边 leave sb.alone 不去打扰某人，让某人独自待着 leave sth.alone 别碰某物 leave for 前往 leave off 停止 leave out 遗漏，漏掉，排除 完成句子 He left the office，_(让灯亮着) They covered him with a blanket，_(只露出眼睛) 【答案】 leaving the lights on only leav
26、ing his eyes exposed 2superior(P 33) adj.级别或地位更高的；高傲的；上等的；优秀的 n长者；上级；优胜者 Our football team has many superior qualities，compared with other teams. 我们的足球队与其他队相比拥有许多优势。 He echoed every word of his superior. 他随声附和他上级的每一句话。 be superior in 在方面优秀 be superior to 优于；胜过 superiority n优越，优越感 inferior adj.较差的，次的
27、，比不上的 be inferior to 比差/次 Of the two books，I think this one is superior to that one.就这两 本书而言，我认为这本比那本好。 This engine is superior in many respects to that one. 这台发动机在很多方面比那一台要好。 I always felt slightly inferior to her. 我总是感觉比她稍逊一筹。 【提示】 以ior 结尾的形容词无比较级，表示比较时用介词 to，不用 than。常见的这类形容词有： senior，junior， supe
28、rior，inferior。例如： be senior to.比 年长，比地位高；be junior to.比年轻， 比地位低。 完成句子 他们的学生在数量上超过我们的。 Their students are _ numbers _ ours. 她在中国文学方面比我强。 Her knowledge of Chinese literature _ 【答案】 superior in；to is superior to mine 3compared to 与相比 How are tattoos seen nowadays as compared to the past？(P 34)与过 去相比，如今
29、对纹身是什么看法？ Compared with the sun，the moon is much smaller. 和太阳相比，月亮小多了。 Compared to the children in the mountainous area，I feel I am so happy. 和山区的孩子相比，我感觉我已经很幸福了。 compared to (with)“与相比” ，在句中作状语，可位于句首或句尾， 介词 to 和 with 可通用。但作“把和比较” ， “把比拟为”时可用 with 或 to；而用于比较的情形时，常用 with；用于比喻时常用 to。句中 as 引导省略句即 as (t
30、hey are)，可换成 when。 compare.with/to.把与相比 compare.to.把比作 Compare my plan with/to his，and youll see which is better. 把我的计划和他的比较一下，你就会看出哪个更好了。 The poet compares his lover to a rose. 诗人把他的爱人比作玫瑰花。 【对接高考】 (2012课标全国卷)Film has a much shorter history，especially when _ such art forms as music and painting. Ah
31、aving compared to Bcomparing to Ccompare to Dcompared to 【解析】 句子的主语是 film，它和 compare 之间是被动关系，所以要用 被动形式，因此只能选择 D 项。 “when compared to.”相当于 when 引导的状语从 句的省略，补全后为：when it is compared to.。句意：电影的历史短得多， 尤其是它与诸如音乐、绘画等艺术形式相比较时。 【答案】 D 完成句子 和他的老房子比，她的新房子就像宫殿一样。 _ the old one，her new house is like a palace. 我
32、们不能把这场战争比作那场战争。 We cant _ this war _ that one. 【答案】 Compared with/to compare；to 4consistent adj.一致的，始终如一的 .she was stating that there was no consistent view on beauty.(P34)她写道，人们对美没有一致的观点。 There are no consistent ways in teaching English in a middle school.在中学英语教学中，教无定法。 This report is consistent wi
33、th what we already know. 这个报道与我们所知道的是一致的。 A is consistent with B A 和 B 是一致的，主语和宾语是同类事物 A and B be consistent in. A 和 B 在是一致的，主语和宾语不是同类事物 The results are entirely consistent with our early research.这些 结果与我们早期的研究完全吻合。 We must be consistent in applying the rules. 我们在实施这些规则时必须始终如一。 完成句子 他的论点始终如一。 He _ h
34、is argument. 他的陈述与事实不符。 His story _ the facts. 【答案】 is consistent in is not consistent with 5Traditions and fashions，like society itself，change and adapt with time， so it_is_reasonable_that our ideas of beauty change as well.(P34) 传统和时尚如同社会本身，与时俱进，因此，我们的审美观点也在改变是 理所当然的。 句中 it 是形式主语，真正的主语是 that 引导的主语
35、从句。 it 常常在下面的句型中作形式主语，真正的主语是 that 引导的从句：It is reasonable/clear/strange/obvious/true/possible/certain that.常译 为：那是有理由的/清楚的/奇怪的/显然的/真的/可能的/肯定的/。 Its true that we dont know what weve got until we lose it，but its also true that we dont know what weve been missing until it arrives. 的确只有当我们失去时才知道曾拥有的是什么，同
36、样，只有当我们拥有了 才知道曾经失去了什么。 it 常用作形式主语，代替不定式和主语从句。 It is adj.(hard/important/impossible/proper etc.)to do. It is said/reported/believed/suggested/wellknown that. It is a pity/fact/wonder/shame/surprise that. It is important for students to study English well. 学好英语对学生来说是很重要的。 It is important that you (sho
37、uld) stop smoking. 你应该停止抽烟，这很重要。 完成句子 大家很清楚她在撒谎。 _ that she was lying. 据说他正在国外学习。 _ he is studying abroad. 【答案】 It was obvious to everyone It is said that 6influence nU影响；作用C有影响的人或事物 v. 影响；对 起作用 With the influence of history，society and culture，there are no precise criteria which can be used to judg
38、e what is beautiful.(P34)受 历史、社会和文化的影响，没有精确的衡量标准用来判断什么是美。 The influence of the climate on agricultural production is great. 气候对农业生产的影响是巨大的。 Dont let me influence you. 别受我的影响。 have an influence on/over sb./sth.对有影响 under the influence of 在的影响下 influence sb.to do sth.影响某人做某事 The moon has an influence
39、on the tides. 月亮对海潮有影响。 Under the influence of his father，he becomes greatly interested in handwriting. 在他父亲的影响下，他对书法很感兴趣。 完成句子 她的作品已经影响了数百万人的生活。 Her writings have _ the lives of millions. 他们受到一个奇特教派的影响。 They had come _ a strange religious sect. 【答案】 had a great influence on under the influence of 7
40、commitment n责任；义务；承诺 Lifelong commitment and，indeed，the survival of society itself rely on people seeing beauty in difference and depth.(P34)人们毕生的 责任，甚至社会自身的存亡都取决于人们对美的不同层面和深度的认识。 Im overworked at the momentIve taken on too many commitments. 我目前劳累过度我承担了太多的责任。 He made a commitment to pay 100 to chari
41、ty. 他承担了捐赠慈善事业 100 英镑的义务。 make a commitment(to.)(对)作出承诺 carry out ones commitment 履行承诺 commitment to do sth.承诺做某事 She doesnt want to make a big emotional commitment to Steve.她不 想对史蒂夫在感情上作出重大承诺。 Come and look round our shop without commitment to buy something. 请随时来我们店转转，不一定非要买东西。 【教师备课资源】 commit vt.承
42、诺；犯(错误、罪行等)& vi.忠于，全心全意投入 commit oneself to (doing) sth.承诺(做)某事 commit to sb./sth.全身心地投入 【对接高考】 (2011湖北高考)Giving up my job to go back to fulltime education was a big _，but now I know it was the best decision I ever made. Aproject Bcommitment Ccompetition Dambition 【解析】 project 工程，项目；commitment(对工作、活
43、动的)献身，奉 献，(资金、时间、人力的)花费、使用；competition 竞争；ambition 抱负， 野心。 【答案】 B 完成句子 He refused to _. (做出承诺) We must honour our _(对他人的承诺) 【答案】 make a commitment commitment to others 8die out(指家族、物种等)死光；灭绝；绝迹；(指习俗、做法等)消失； 过时 The human race would soon die out if we could only see beauty within a set of limited crit
44、eria.(P34) 如果我们只能够用一套有限的标准来衡量美，人类不久将灭绝。 The old traditions are dying out.旧传统正在消失。 With the forest being cut off，more and more rare animals and plants are dying out.随着森林的被砍伐，越来越多的稀有动植物正在濒临灭 绝。 die off(家庭、种族等)相继死亡；(草木)先后枯死 die away(声音、光线、风等)渐弱，渐息，平息 die down(火、光线、兴奋、暴风雨等)渐弱，渐息；(声音)静下来 die of 指死于疾病、衰老、
45、饥饿、悲伤等 die from 指由于外伤、外界原因、粗心、不注意、劳累过度等而死 The breeze has died away.微风渐渐止住了。 The fire died down.火慢慢熄了。 As he grew older，his relatives all died off. 随着他年龄的增长，他的亲人都一个一个地死去了。 用 die 相关短语的适当形式填空 The wild population of koalas is in danger of _ Her voice _ as she saw the look on the boss face. When you saw
46、him，his anger had _ a bit. Winter is coming and the leaves of the tree are _ 【答案】 dying out died away died down dying off 9accompany vt.伴随；陪伴；为伴奏；附有；带有；配有 Physical beauty must also be accompanied by an attraction to something deeper within a person.(P34) 外在美也一定要有一个人的内在魅力来伴随。 I must ask you to accompany me to the police station. 我得要求你陪我
