上教版高一必修二Unit 1 No limits第三课时学案(教师版+学生版)

中小学教育资源及组卷应用平台 高中英语 上教版 高一年级 第一学期 必修二 第一单元 第三课时 学案（教师版） 课题：Reading and interaction III: Blame your brain (focus on language) 课时学习目标： 辨析代词在文中的指代； 分辨以 -ed 或 -ing 结尾的形容词的不同含义； 掌握语篇中的关键词汇和词组的用法。 I. Review the usage of pronouns. Teenagers often take risks when they want to be part of a group. Q: What does “they” in the sentence refer to? It refers to “teenagers”. Pronouns make statements less repetitive. Find out what the pronouns in bold in the passage refer to. (1) Amazed? How did you feel when you got off? Excited? Amazed? This is the “wow” factor, the feeling of pleasure we get when we take and survive a risk. This（line 8）: the feeling when you get off a roller coaster (2) Well, some scientists believe that dopamine levels are sometimes lower in teenagers than they are in children. they (line 15): dopamine levels (3) Have you ever done something dangerous or frightening without thinking about what happens next? When an adult asks a teenager, “What were you thinking of when you did that?” a common reply is, “I just felt like it.” that (line 22) : something dangerous or frightening (4) The teenager didn’t plan to take a risk: it just “happened”. it (line 26)：taking a risk (5) A few years ago, scientists made a surprising discovery: the teenage brain goes through many physical changes, and some parts of it develop later than others. it (line 29): the teenage brain (6) The last part to fully develop is the frontal cortex. This is the area of the brain which allows us to do things such as controlling feelings and making good decisions. This (line 30): the frontal cortex (7) Even teenagers who are not usually big risk-takers may suddenly do something dangerous because they want to show off or fit in. they (line 35): teenagers who are not usually big risk-takers (8) If you look at statistics, boys often take more risks than girls, perhaps because they don’t want to look bad in front of their friends-though girls dislike that too. their (line 37) : boys’ II. Find the adjectives ending in -ed or -ing in the passage. Q:Which adjectives describe how someone feels and which ones describe what someone or something is like? excited, amazed frightening, surprising, exciting Extension shocked / shocking; astonished / astonishing; disappointed / disappointing; relaxed / relaxing; tired / tiring; satisfied / satisfying; worried / worrying; puzzled / puzzling More practice The kids were excited (excite) about the holiday. This is one of the most exciting (excite) developments in biology in recent years. I am frightened (frighten) of walking home alone in the dark. It is frightening (frighten) to think it could happen again. 1. I was disappointed (disappoint) to see that my suggestions had been ignored. 2. A surprising (surprise) number of people showed up at the opening ceremony. 3. His mother was so worried (worry) that she went for the doctor. 4. ... ...