高二英語Unit18 Inventions 教學設計
to learn more about modern technologies, turn to page 63 and first read for the main idea of each paragraph.
task 2: discussing the language points.
any problem with the article. now in pairs try to find some questions about all the points difficult to you. you may ask me for help if necessary.
task 3: listening and reading aloud.
to understand better what’s talked about in the article, listen to the tape record and read aloud the text at the same time.
closing up by writing a brief essay.
all right, now listen to my questions:
what will computers look like in the future?
how will we use computers?
how would you describe a computer to someone living in the 19th century?
what would you compare a computer to?
words and expressions
live in an information age, do… with computer, send mails, be similar to…, keep information in one’s memory, develop technology at a high pace, metaphor, storage, paste, glue, be different from…, in the best way, after all, now that, in the future, think about…
homework
reading material
以“魚”喻人
ⅰshark：(本義)鯊魚；(喻義)貪詐的人。如：a loan shark(高利貸主)，the big sharks(壟斷資本家)。
ⅱeel：(本義)鰻魚；(喻義)滑頭的人。如：
he’s far from straightforward to deal with——a slippery eel.
他這個人與人打交道很不直爽———滑頭精。
ⅲ fish：(本義)魚；(喻義)人。如：that old uncle of yours is a queer fish.你那位老伯伯，可真是個古怪的人。 a cold fish冷冰冰的人 a poor fish可憐蟲
“植物”喻人
ⅰ.he was the no.1 seed in the table-tennis championship.
他是這屆乒乓球錦標賽頭號種子選手。(種子——種子選手)
ⅱ.a man of learning is supposed to be some pumpkins.
學問高深的人常被認為是重要人物。(南瓜——很重要的人物，通常用復數形式并與some連用)
ⅲ.he is a real daisy. 他是個頂呱呱的人物。(雛菊——第一流的人物)
ⅳ.the country lost the flower of its youth in the war.
那個國家在戰爭中失去了許多優秀青年。 (花——精華)
ⅴ.i’ll leave you two young people alone；i’m sure you don’t want me to play gooseberry.
你們兩個年輕人單獨在一起吧，我敢肯定你們不希望我夾在你們中間。(醋栗———[作]陪婦，這短語源自青年男女相聚時須有老婦陪伴的古老習俗譯成“當電燈泡”也是很形象的表達。)