Unit 1 People Of Achievement Learning About Language Build up your vocabulary 教学设计-2025-2026学年高中英语人教版选择性必修第一册

Teaching and Learning Design 选择性必修Book1 Unit1 People of Achievement 教学设计 Period 3 Teaching and learning contents: Learning About Language—Building up your vocabulary Comprehensive teaching and learning objectives: By the end of this period, the students will have been able to: 1) Complete the vocabulary exercises in the textbook and workbook; 2) Practise using the words and expressions learned in the previous period in contexts and consolidate their usage; 3) Use the words and expressions to express their ideas—to discuss how people can achieve success. Teaching and learning important points: Using and consolidating the usage of some new words and expressions. Teaching and learning difficult points: Using and consolidating the usage of some new words and expressions. Teaching and learning procedure: Step 1 Review and leading in Activity 1 Review and leading in 1. Review some of the language items learned in the previous period briefly. 2. Introduce the learning objectives of this period. Step 2 Learning About Language—Building up your vocabulary Activity 2 Building up your vocabulary 1. Write down the word that matches each definition. Then find the sentences containing these words in the text. Check the answers and give some explanations if necessary. Answers to the exercises: 1) boil; 2) botanical; 3) properties; 4) liquid; 5) substance And then fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the above words. Tu Youyou and her team first tried boiling sweet wormwood and used the liquid obtained, only to find it didn’t work since its medical properties were destroyed. It was not until she used a lower temperature that the substance named artemisinin, a botanical treatment for malaria, was successfully extracted. 2. Guess the meaning of the underlined words. Then fill in the blanks with words that have the same roots. Answers: 1) distinction; 2) evaluate; 3) commitment; 4) concluded; 5) analysing Learn about derivation and new language items: Root words: A root as its name suggests, is a word or word part from which other words grow, usually through the addition of prefixes and suffixes. Word formation (构词法) 在英语中，常见的构词法有派生合成与转化(derivation, compounding, combination, conversion)等。派生法(derivation) 是由词缀（前缀或后缀）和词根相结合构成单词的方法，了解和掌握重点派生词缀，能够提高词汇学习的效率。单词前加前缀，一般不改变词性，只引起意义上的变化。单词后加后缀，一般意义变化不大，只改变了词性。如：(dis)honest, (il)legal, (ir)regular, fool(ish), farm(er), visit(or)等。 distinct (adj.)—indistinct(adj.)—distinction (n.)—distinctive (adj.独特的)—distinguish (vt.) commit (v.)—committed (adj.)—commitment (n.)—commission (n.) conclude (v.) —conclusion (n.)—conclusive (adj.确定的；结论性的)—concluding (adj. 结束的) analysis (n.) —analyse (vt.)—analytical(adj.)—analyser (n.) value (n.)—valuable(adj.)—invaluable(adj.)—valueless(adj.不足道的)—evaluate (v.)—evaluation (n.) New language items: 1) conclusion n.结论；推论；结束 conclude vt.断定；推断出；得出结论 vt. vi.(使)结束 in conclusion＝to conclude 总之；最后 draw/reach/come to/arrive at a conclusion 得出结论 conclude sth. from sth. /conclude from sth. that...从……中推断出…… conclude sth. with sth./ conclude sth. by doing sth. 以……结束…… e.g. He concluded his speech with these words, “I’d like to acknowledge all the help I have received from my friends.” I have concluded from my own experiences that “Where there is a will, there is a way.” → I have drawn/come to/reached/arrived at a conclusion from my own experiences that “Where there is a will, there is a way.” (conclusion) In a word, the self-study room is a good place to promote cooperative and autonomous learning. →In conclusion/To conclude, the self-study room is a good place to promote cooperative and autonomous learning. 2) It struck him that the other Chinese men in the photo apparently did not care about what was happening to their fellow countrymen. 他突然意识到，照片中的其他中国人显然不关心同胞们的遭遇。 It＋特殊动词(短语)＋从句，句中it是形式主语，that或wh-引导的从句是真正的主语。这一类常见句型有： It strikes/hits/occurs to sb that/wh-从句... 某人突然想起……；某人突然意识到……； It makes no difference that/wh-从句... ……没有影响/没有关系/没有作用； It remains to be seen that/wh-从句... ……还有待观察。 e.g. It struck/hit/occurred to me that it was not a challenge but a chance to do such a job. 我突然想起做这项工作不是一个挑战而是一个机遇。 It suddenly struck/hit/occurred to me that traditional culture like tea culture was of great charm and huge value. 我突然想到，像茶文化这样的传统文化具有极大的魅力和巨大的价值。 It makes no difference whether they will come or not. It sounds a good idea, but it remains to be seen whether it will succeed. 听上去这主意不错，但是否能成功要等以后才能知晓。 3. Read the passage about Lu Xun. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in the box. Check the answers and then answer the questions to understand the passage better. Answers: acknowledged, objective, apparently, crucial, obtained, insisted. Think and answer: 1) What was Lu Xun’s original objective? To be a doctor to improve people’s health and save lives. 2) What made him change his mind? He changed his mind when he saw in a photo a Chinese man about to be killed by a Japanese soldier. 3) If you were him, would you change your mind? Why? (Open question) 4) Which of his great qualities can be inferred from the passage? Patriotism, selflessness, a sense of responsibility, strong determination, … 5) What title would you give to the passage? Lu Xun—A Real Patriot./Lu Xun’s Choice… Activity 3 Discussion Work in pairs to discuss how people can achieve success, using words and expressions you have learnt in this unit. Sample discussion: A: In order to achieve success in life. I think it is crucial to work hard. B: I agree, but I think it is vital to also work hard doing the right things. A: What do you mean? B: Well, some people apparently try to get ahead by being dishonest and lying. Even though they are working hard, what good will it do? A: That’s right. And even more people are working hard with wrong objectives. They just want to obtain money or become famous. B: But what is a good reason? A: I think it is good to work to make the world a better place, or to help other people with difficulties. B: I see what you mean. Step 3 Using Words and Expressions in the Workbook Activity 4 Using Words and Expressions Check the answers to the exercises and give some explanations if necessary. Exercise 1 1. gentle; 2. committed; 3 scientific; 4. distinct; 5. apparently; 6. objective; 7. remarkable; 8 gradually; 9. acknowledge. Exercise 2 1. properties; 2. device; 3. substance; 4. appearance; 5. collected; 6. objective; 8 circumstances. Exercise 3 1. After six months since the submission of the application, he finally obtained the patent. 2. When evaluating the project, they encountered many difficulties with the data. 3. She was invited by the president, who had just come to power, to take up a position as ambassador. 4. He was not only a genius but also hard working in scientific research, someone who had already been very famous in the academic field since 21years old. 5. Considering the extraordinarily dangerous circumstance, he insisted that they should not risk their lives by going out during the typhoon. Exercise 4 To describe the appearance of a person: pretty, odd-looking, thick moustache and long white hair. To describe the character of a person: gentle, genius, a strong passion, committed, courageous, kind, patient, funny. Related to the process of doing scientific research: analyse, objective, evaluate, obtain, substance, conclusion. Step 4 Evaluation and summary Activity 5 Self-evaluation Guide the students to reflect on their learning of this period by considering the following aspects. 1. How is your mastery of the new words and expressions? (Good/Fairly good/Moderate/Just so so/Poor) 2. How is your learning performance? (Good/Fairly good/Moderate/Just so so/Poor) 3. What will you do after class to consolidate the words and expressions learned in this unit? Activity 6 Summary (The teacher) Emphasize the usage of some words and expressions of this period briefly. Homework： 1. Consolidate the words and expressions learned in this unit. 2. Complete the exercises in the reference book. 3. 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