内容正文:
Unit 2
Inspiring People
Section B What makes people admirable?
第5课时 (1a-1f)
目录
词汇学习 Vocabulary
课堂导入 Lead in
新知学习 Knowledge
巩固练习题 Exercise
课堂小结 Summary
分层课后作业 Homework
VOCABULARY
1.scientific /ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk/adj. 科学的
词根:sci(知晓、知识)+ ent + ific → 有知识体系的→科学的
2.biologist /baɪˈɒlədʒɪst/n. 生物学家
词根:bio(生命)+ logy(学科)+ ist(表人)
→ 研究生命学科的人→生物学家
3.whole /həʊl/adj. 全部的,完整的
4.bank /bæŋk/n. 银行;河岸
一词多义:存储钱财的地方→银行;水流储存处→河岸
5.forever /fəˈrevə(r)/adv. 永远
拆分:for(持续)+ ever(始终)→一直持续→永远
6.radio /ˈreɪdiəʊ/n. 收音机,无线电
词根:radi(射线、辐射)+ o → 靠电波传播→无线电
7.leave behind 留下,遗留(leave 留下 + behind 在身后)
8.collection /kəˈlekʃn/n. 收藏品,收集物
词根:col(共同)+ lect(收集)+ ion(名词后缀)
→收集到一起的东西
9.live on 继续存活、流传下去(live 生存 + on 持续)
10.exploration /ˌekspləˈreɪʃn/n. 探索
词根:ex(向外)+ plor(搜寻)+ ation(名词后缀)
→向外搜寻→探索
动词:explore v. 探索
TRANSLATE:
A great biologist devoted his whole life to scientific exploration, built a plant collection stored in a stone bank, used an old radio to record data that would not be left behind and could live on forever.
中文翻译:
一位杰出的生物学家将自己完整的一生投入科学探索,他在石质库房中存放了一批植物藏品,并用一台老旧收音机记录数据,这些资料不会被遗留遗忘,将永远流传下去。
LEAD IN
Tibetan yak
/tɪˈbetn/ yak /jæk/牦牛
bitterly cold 酷寒刺骨
high-altitude 高海拔的
oxygen-starved 缺氧的
wind-swept 狂风肆虐的
barren highland 荒芜高原
Xi Zang
Plant seeds are scarce here.
此地植物种子十分稀少。
KNOWLEDGE
1a
Look at the title of the text.
The Inspiring Seed Scientist
What do you think a seed scientist does?
I think a seed scientist studies seeds
and protect different kinds of plants.
Do you think it is an interesting job?
Yes, I think it is interesting because
it can learn all kinds of cool plants .
1b
Read the text quickly.
The Inspiring Seed Scientist
1.On 25 September 2017, the scientific world was shaken by the
news that Chinese professor Zhong Yang had died in a car accident. The well-respected biologist had spent his whole life researching plants and seeds. Over the years, he collected many important seeds for China’s seed banks. These special banks protect all kinds of
plant seeds, including the ones we need for food, and they make
sure that important plants do not disappear from the world forever.
Chinese professor Zhong Yang.
He had spent his whole life researching plants and seeds.
Who was the seed scientist?
What did he do?
Paragraph 1 :Introduction to Zhong Yang and seed banks
2.Zhong Yang was born in 1964. When he was young, he showed a deep love and curiosity for the things he studied. He was an excellent student, entering university at the early age of 15. There, he studied radio engineering and later became interested in plants. The research and study of plants, especially the seeds, became the focus of his life after he became a professor at Fudan University.
3.It is important for seed banks to include many different kinds of seeds. When Zhong Yang discovered that there was not enough research of the seeds from Xizang, he went there to collect seeds himself. In 2001, he began his travels across Xizang. It was very difficult for him to brave the cold weather and great heights. He sometimes fell sick, but he always continued with his work.
Paragraph 2 :Becoming interested in seeds
Paragraph 3 :Starting to work and collect seeds in Xizang
4.Zhong Yang knew it was better to include more people when doing important work. He began a programme to find and train local students in field research to become scientists. Together, he and his team collected more than 40 million seeds from around 1,000 plants. Their hard work provided the world with lots of new information about the plants in China.
5.Zhong Yang left behind more than just a huge collection of seeds. His love for his job and research lives on in his students. He once said, “My students will continue on the road of scientific exploration and the seeds we have collected may grow hundreds of years from now.”
Paragraph 4 :Training local students to do important work
Paragraph 5 :What he left behind
1c
Read again and match each paragraph with its topic.
A. Training local students to do important work
B. Introduction to Zhong Yang and seed banks
C. What he left behind
D. Becoming interested in seeds
E. Starting to work and collect seeds in Xizang
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 5
1d
Fill in the blanks with the information from the text.
A. Zhong Yang was born.
B. He ________________________ at the age of 15.
C. He began ____________________ to train local students.
D. He died in ____________________.
E. He studied ________________________ and later _______________________________.
F. He travelled around Xizang to ___________________.
G. Zhong Yang __________________________ plants.
entered university
a programme
September, 2017
radio engineering
became interested in plants
collect seeds
collected seeds from
Then put the events into the timeline and tell the story of Zhong Yang in your own words.
Zhong Yang was born.
He entered university at
the age of 15.
He studied radio engineering and later became interested in plants.
He died in September,2017.
He travelled
around Xizang
to collect seeds.
He began a
programme
to train
local students.
1e
Explain the meanings of these sentences in your own words. Pay attention to the underlined words.
1. It was very difficult for him to brave the cold weather and great heights.
The cold weather and high places were really tough for him to deal with.
2. His love for his job and research lives on in his students.
His deep love for seed research doesn’t disappear. His students keep this spirit and carry on his work.
Using context
Using the sentence
context may help you
guess and learn the meanings of difficult
words and phrases.
1f
Discuss the questions.
1. Why did Zhong Yang want more people to do seed collection and research?
Because he knew it was better to include more people when doing important work.
2. What made Zhong Yang admirable?
He had spent his whole life researching plants and seeds.
3.What can we learn from him?
We should love our work, keep going through difficulties.
一、用方框内词的适当形式填空:
scientific, biologist, whole, collection, exploration,
forever, radio, leave behind, live on
As a great _______, Zhong Yang spent all his time on plant research.
We need to do more __________ research to protect plant seeds.
He traveled across the __________ Xizang to collect wild seeds.
This big seed __________ keeps thousands of plant seeds safe.
The __________ helps him record data in cold mountains.
We will remember the great scientist __________.
He began his __________ of wild plants in 2001.
The hero’s spirit will __________ in our hearts.
Zhong Yang __________ a huge number of seeds for our country.
EXERCISE
biologist
scientific
whole
collection
radio
forever
exploration
live on
left behind
二、句型转换(it 形式主语专项)
1.To travel in cold high mountains was difficult for Zhong Yang.
(改写为 it 作形式主语)
It was difficult for Zhong Yang to travel in cold high mountains.
2.Zhong Yang was brave to face hard conditions.
(用 It was brave of… 改写)
It was brave of Zhong Yang to face hard conditions.
3.He never gave up his research. It was inspiring.
(合并为 It was inspiring that 从句)
It was inspiring that he never gave up his research.
SUMMARY
一、核心知识点总结
(一)重点单词 & 短语(课本 p16)
单词
scientific adj. 科学的;biologist n. 生物学家;whole adj. 全部的;
bank n. 银行,种子库;forever adv. 永远;radio n. 收音机,无线电
collection n. 收藏品;收集物;exploration n. 探索
核心短语
leave behind 留下;遗留
live on 继续流传;继续存在
brave the cold weather 忍受严寒
(brave 此处作动词,意为勇敢面对、经受)
(二)重点长难句解析
1.The scientific world was shaken by the news that Chinese professor Zhong Yang had died in a car accident.
解析:that 引导同位语从句,
解释说明 news 的具体内容;被动语态 was shaken by 被…… 震动。
2.Their hard work provided the world with lots of new information about the plants in China.
固定搭配:
provide sb. with sth. = provide sth. for sb. 为某人提供某物
His love for his job and research lives on in his students.
短语 live on 流传、延续,体现精神永存。
(三)写作素材(赞美伟大人物万能表达)
devote one’s whole life to sth. 毕生致力于……
brave hard conditions 直面艰苦环境
leave behind valuable treasure 留下宝贵财富
scientific exploration 科学探索
one’s spirit lives on 精神永存
HOMEWORK
一、基础层(全员必做,夯实课文基础)
目标:掌握课文核心信息、重点词汇、完成课本基础习题
词汇积累(摘抄 + 英译汉)
摘抄文中重点词:seed scientist, biologist, seed bank, curiosity, radio engineering, field research, exploration, brave the cold weather
2.句子翻译
翻译课本 1e 两个长句,标注划线短语含义。
二、提升层(中等 / 优等生选做,强化读写表达)
目标:深度理解文本、句式仿写、简短书面输出
短文概括
用 80 词左右英文概括钟扬的一生与贡献,要求包含出生、求学、西藏科考、育人、离世四个关键节点。
三、拓展层(学有余力学生挑战,综合素养拓展)
目标:思辨思考、综合输出、跨文化 / 人物精神拓展
思辨写作(100–120 词)
题目:What makes Zhong Yang an admirable person?
What qualities should we learn from him?
要求:结合文中事例,至少写出 3 种品质并结合原文佐证。
2.口语 / 实践二选一
① 口语:录制 1 分钟英文口述,介绍钟扬的故事;
② 书面拓展:搜集一位中国科研工作者的简短资料,
写 5 句话英文介绍。
3.创意任务
为钟扬设计一段英文颁奖词(5–6 句话),
突出他种子科学家的奉献精神。
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