Module 5 Cultural corner 学案

Module 5 Cultural corner 学案
The Industrial Revolution
成都石室外语学校高一英语备课组
组长___________ 组员
Step 1: warming up.
Look at the picture and talk about it.
What can you see in the picture? And what was the main energy source of it? Do you know who invented it? ……
Step 2: fast—reading, go through the text quickly and get the main idea of each paragraph. Para 1: the _______________ of the Industrial Revolution.
Para 2: the _______________ of the Industrial Revolution.
Para 3: the _______________ of the Industrial Revolution.
Step 3: careful reading.
Activity 1: read the text quickly and fill in the blanks.
Activity 2: decide T or F.
1.Industrial Revolution started in the early 18th century in Europe. ( )
2.The reason of Industrial Revolution was the increasing of the population of towns and
cities. ( )
3.Steam engine was invented in 1769 by James Watt. ( )
4.The steam engine was used on the railways first. ( )
5.During the period of Industrial Revolution, land owners are more powerful than factory
owners. ( )
6.From 1830 to the early 20th century, the Industrial Revolution spread very fast.
( )
Step 4: Post reading.
Activity 1: discussion.
Suppose you were an Englishman living in the period of the Industrial Revolution, how was your life changed before and after it.
Activity 2: try to retell the text according to the phrases bellow.
In the second half of the 18th century; an important change called” the Industrial Revolution”; factories appeared; mass production became possible; for the first time; the steam engine; invented by James Watt; the main energy source; factory owners became more powerful; left the country to work in the city; live in poor and crowded conditions; spread through Europe and the US to other countries. Step 4: Important language points.
1.With the Industrial Revolution, factories appeared and mass production became possible
for the first time.
①. With the Industrial Revolution 是with引导的短语作状语，意思是“随着”，相当于：With the Industrial Revolution’ coming.
With the development of industry and agriculture, people’s living standards has become higher and higher.
②appear (vi) 出现
Sandstorms in China appeared to have increased in recent years because of desertification.
③. for the first time, 介词短语，在句中只能作状语。

I met him at the cinema for the first time.
2. Often, factory workers lived in poor and crowded conditions.
Condition: n. [c,u] 状况，条件[pl.] 环境
Live in good\ bad\ poor……conditions. 生活在……的环境中
Step 5: Exercises.
1.随着春天来临，百花盛开。

（with）
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2.今年夏天我第一次去颐和园。

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3.听到这个好消息之后，他脸上露出了微笑。

（appear）
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4.老师似乎已经知道这件事了。

（appear to ）
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5.贫困地区的人们生活在艰苦的环境中。

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Challenge time!!
6. A person _______ e-mail account is full won’t be able to receive or send any e-mail.
(天津2009 )
A. who
B. whom
C. whose
D. whoever
7．Women ________ drink more than two cups of coffee a day have a greater chance of having heart disease than those ______ don’t. (北京09)
A. who;\
B.\; who
C. who; who
D.\; \
8. Do you still remember the chicken farm _______ we visited three years ago? ( 北京2005春)
A．where B. when C. that D. what
9. Because of the financial crisis, days are gone ________ local 5-star hotels charged 6,000 yuan for one night. （江苏2009）
A. if
B. when
C. which
D. since。