外研版(2019)选择性必修第三册 Unit1 课件

Activity 9 Read the descriptions and match them to the characters from literature. Pay attention to the words in bold.
1 He is able to transform into various animals
Defining a topic
•Today, I’m going to talk about… • The subject of this speech is… • First / Next / Then… • After that, … • As you can see, … •To sum up, …
Activity 3
Write an introduction to Ma Xu based on the profile. Use three or four subject clauses in your introduction. •Ma Xu became a military doctor in 1947. She applied to become a paratrooper in 1961, but her first application failed because there were no female paratroopers at that time. Ma was only 1.53 metres tall and weighed just 37.5 kg. But she learnt to parachute by training hard in secret. After Ma proved that she could jump as well as anyone else, her application was successful. • Ma is China’s first female paratrooper. She completed over 140 parachute jumps over a period of 20 years – the most of any female paratrooper. She also set a national record as the oldest enlisted woman to do a parachute jump, at the age of 51. • In 2018, Ma donated her entire life savings to her home town in Mulan County. This donation was to support local education and public welfare.
The Scar Experiment
Basic facts
The researcher: Dr Robert Kleck Year: 1 1991 0 The procedure:
•2 An ugly fake scar 0was drawn on each volunteer’s face using
towards them. • Who we are is in our heads, not 7 how we look on the outside . • If people choose to feel 8 happy and positive , they will actually feel
1 What is the role of the words in bold in each sentence? The role of the words in bold in each sentence is to act as the subject of the sentence.
2 In sentence (a), what does “what” refer to?
Activity 2
Read the passage and choose the correct words.
It is a well-known fact that / what the faces some people show to the world might be completely different to their real personalities. For instance, most comedians have permanent smiles on their faces and always sound cheerful because that’s the nature of their work. From this, it’s impossible to know what / where their true feelings are. Although they might be laughing on the outside, they might be crying on the inside. That / How others are feeling is not something that we should make assumptions about, because it’s not always obvious who is truly happy. What / That is certain is that comedians often use comedy to help them understand themselves and the world. In fact, comedy is a very serious job indeed!
In sentence (c), “it” refers to “that inner beauty is very important”.
4 Why does the author choose to use sentences (a) and (c) instead of sentences (b) and (d)?
Activity 4
Think of another famous person and give an introduction to the class. Use three or four subject clauses in the introduction.
Activity 5
Listen to the speech. Choose the title that best describes the topic and give your reasons.
The author chooses to use the sentences (a) and (c) to place the focus on the end of the sentences, rather than the beginning.
Activity 1
Now look for more sentences with subject clauses in the reading passage, and summarise their uses in your own words.
Today, I’m going to talk about.. The subject of this speech is…
Presenting ideas First / Next / Then… After that, …
Concluding As you can see,… To sum up, …
In sentence (a), “what” refers to the thing(s) that / which the speaker says.
Activity 1
3 What does “it” refer to in sentence (c)?
a … what I say is that my pictures aren’t hurting anyone, so who cares? b “That My pictures aren’t hurting anyone is what I say, so who cares?” c It’s true that inner beauty is very important… d That inner beauty is very important is true…
a … what I say is that my pictures aren’t hurting anyone, so who cares? b “That my pictures aren’t hurting anyone is what I say, so who cares?” c It’s true that inner beauty is very important… d That inner beauty is very important is true…
and objects. People often regard him as
frightful or monstrous, but in fact he is just
•They thought that people were ruder to them, and less kind. They thought
people 5stared at0the scars.
Findings • The volunteers 6 Imagined / misunderstood others’ behaviour
that way.
Now give a short introduction to the experiment using the information in the fact sheet.
Activity 7 Complete the boxes with the expressions from the speech.
Activity 8 Work in pairs and discuss the questions.
1 What can you learn from the Scar Experiment? 2 Does your appearance influence how you feel inside?
Hollywood-style make-up. • Dr Kleck showed the scars to the volunteers.
• He 3 removed 0the scars without the volunteers’ knowing it. • The volunteers went outside and noted how people 4 reacted to them .
1 How to Hide Scars 2 Our True Self Lies Within 3 The Life Story of Dr Kleck 4 The Psycholten again and complete the fact sheet.
新标准《英语》高中选择性必修第三册
Unit 1 Face values Using language
Subject clauses
Activity 1 Look at the sentences and answer the questions. Sentences (a) and (c) are from the reading passage.