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Unit 3 Times change!
Period 6 Writing
To read a passage about changing
To learn to analyze how the writer forms the passage by answering questions
To think about something that may disappear in the future
To write a passage about a change
Learning objectives
Superman is a superhero published by DC Comics since 1938. He was from the destroyed planet Krypton and raised as Clark Kent by human foster parents, Martha and Jonathan Kent. As an adult, Superman became the protector of Earth, working at the Daily Planet as Clark Kent alongside his partner and wife Lois Lane. For much of his life, he doesn’t reveal his true identity and powers to anyone, not even his closest friends. In the earlier films, when Clark Kent wanted to transform into Superman, he would step into a phone box and the switch would be complete.
Have you seen a Superman film What do you know about him
Read the passage and answer the questions.
lifestyle
I was watching a superhero film the other day and a thought occurred to me: where does Superman get changed these days
sth occur to sb: (主意或想法)突然浮现于脑中; 想起
In the comics and earlier films, Clark Kent would pop into a phone box to change into his Superman costume. But these days, phone boxes are hard to find. The main reason for this is simply that we don’t need them anymore. Almost everyone these days carries a mobile phone with them. It is certainly more convenient to take out a mobile and make a call at the touch of a button than to press a series of long numbers on a telephone.
pop into:突然出现
costume n.化妆服
And anyone who happens to leave their mobile phone at home will still have no use for a phone box. Why Because they are unlikely to remember the number they want to call — that’s something that our mobile phones do for us these days. And even if we could remember a number and needed to call it urgently, it would still be more convenient to borrow a mobile phone from someone else than walk around looking for a phone box.
be unlikely to do sth.
不大可能干某事
urgently adv. 紧急的,急迫的
So, the phone box is becoming a thing of the past. Poor Clark Kent will have to find somewhere else to change!
1. What is the passage mainly about
This passage mainly tells us that phone boxes where Superman used to get changed in the films are hard to find now and gives us the reasons.
2. Why does the author start the passage by writing about Superman
The author starts by writing about Superman in order to form an instant connection with readers, as everyone is familiar with Superman. It also sets the tone of the passage by introducing some light-hearted humour.
3. What will disappear in the future according to the passage What is the major reason for this phenomenon
Phone boxes will disappear in the future. The major reason is that almost everyone has a mobile phone and they don’t need phone boxes any more.
4. What supporting arguments does the author give to make the point convincing
1) Phone boxes are difficult to find.
2) It is convenient to take out a mobile and make a call at the touch of a button than to press a series of long numbers.
3) Remembering others’ telephone numbers is not easy.
4) It is more convenient to borrow a mobile phone from someone else than walk around looking for a phone box.
Argument sentence
Supporting argument 1
Supporting argument 2
Supporting argument 3
如何描写变化
Task 1 框架宏观建构: 整体理解
1. When you write about a change, you have to tell readers the original thing first and then the difference nowadays.
2. This passage is about the author’s thought that where Superman gets changed without phone boxes.
Title(标题) Where Does SUPERMAN Get Changed These Days
Opening(开篇) I was watching a superhero film the other day and 1. a thought occurred to me: where does Superman 2. get changedthese days
Account(叙述) In the comics and earlier films, Clark Kent would 3. pop into a phone boxto change into his Superman costume. But these days, phone boxes 4. are hard to find. It is certainly more convenient to take out a mobile and make a call 5. at the touch ofa button than to press a series of long numbers on a telephone.
Summary(总结) So the phone box is becoming 6. a thing of the past. Poor Clark Kent will have to find somewhere else to change!
如何描写变化
Task 2 文本微观剖析: 特色表达
【话题拓展】
1. 话题特点
关于世事变迁的文章一般是记叙文, 通过今昔对比的方式展开。文章内容包括过去的情况、现在的变化、变化的原因等, 文章最后往往发表个人对变化的感慨或寄语愿望等。文章的主体时态是现在时, 在陈述过去的情况时用过去时, 中心人称一般是第三人称, 当然说自己的经历用第一人称。
2. 话题词汇
(1) decade十年 (2)undergo经历
(3)reconstruction重建 (4)convincing有说服力的
(5)in the past在过去 (6) pop up突然出现
(7) the reform and opening-up policy改革开放政策
(8) pave the way for为……铺平道路
(9) have a great influence on对……产生很大影响
(10) It is a place where. . . 是一个……的地方
3. 话题句式
(1)Our country has indeed undergone rapid development and taken on a new look.
我们国家发展得确实很快, 气象一新。
(2)A huge change has taken place over the last 40 years in the Chinese economy.
在过去的40年间, 中国的经济发生了重大的变化。
(3)Real incomes have gone up by 10% in the past year.
去年实际收入提高了10%。
(4)The city has developed into the center of industry.
该城市已发展成工业中心。
(5)The reform and opening-up policy has a great influence on people’s life.
改革开放政策对人们的生活产生了很大影响。
(6)The Belt and Road initiative will lead into a new era of prosperity.
一带一路倡议将引入一个繁荣的新时代。
(7)All countries alongside will share the fruits of its success.
所有沿途国家将分享它成功的果实。
训练案
根据下面内容写一篇题为“Where Has the Learning Machine Gone ”的短文。
学习机潮流已成为过往。作为校英文报的记者, 你组织了一次“学习机去哪儿了 ”的讨论会。请就讨论内容写一篇文章, 发表在校报上, 内容包括:
1. 令不少80后至今记忆犹存;
2. 学习机4998元的价格太贵;
3. 缺乏学习或引进人才;
4. 电脑的普及。
学习机learning machine 技术人员technician
话题词汇
1.happiness 快乐 2. household 家庭的 3. remember 记得
4. expensive 昂贵的 5. technician 技师 6. import talents 引进人才
7. the popularization of computers 电脑的普及
8. the historical stage 历史舞台
完成句子
1. The trend of learning machines has become a thing of the past.
学习机的趋势已经成为过去的事情了。
2. It has brought a lot of happiness to the generation after 80s.
它给许多80后带来了很多快乐。
3. It was once a household name, and many people still remember it today.
它曾经是一个家喻户晓的名字, 今天仍然有很多人记得它。
4. A learning machine is too expensive, and it may cost 4, 998 yuan.
学习机太贵了, 一台就4 998元。
5. The technicians of the factory lacked learning and communication, and of course the leaders of the factory did not import talents.
工厂的技术人员缺乏学习和交流, 当然工厂的领导也没有引进人才。
完成句子
6. The popularization of computers is one of the main reasons.
电脑的普及是主要的原因之一。
7. The learning machine is out of the historical stage completely.
学习机完全退出了历史舞台。
8. In a word, the wheel of history can not go back but forward.
总之, 历史的车轮不能倒退, 只能前进。
句式升级
9. 用定语从句改写句4
A learning machine is too expensive, which may cost 4, 998 yuan.
10. 用make sth. +介词短语合并句6、7
The popularization of computers makes the learning machine out of the historical stage completely.
Where Has the Learning Machine Gone
The trend of learning machines has become a thing of the past. It has brought a lot of happiness to the generation after 80s. It was once a household name, and many people still remember it today. Why does this happen
First of all, a learning machine is too expensive, which may cost 4, 998 yuan. Secondly, the technicians of the factory lacked learning and communication, and of course the leaders of the factory did not import talents. Above all, the popularization of computers makes the learning machine out of the historical stage completely.
In a word, the wheel of history can not go back but forward.