高中英语公开课-猜词技巧学案.doc

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高 二 英 语 学 案
Theme: Guess the Meaning of Words from context clues Date: 2017-5-
Learning aims:教学目标
Ss will be able to
ü Learn and summarize words guessing strategies
ü Understand the importance of words guessing in reading comprehension
ü Treat unfamiliar words in a positive way while reading
Learning processes and Methods:过程与方法
Warm up→ Strategies learning →Practice→ Summary
话题导入—技巧习得—实操运用—方法小结
Step1 Warm up
v How do you deal with the new words or phrases that you come across while doing reading comprehension?

v 近几年高考就词义猜测方面命题规律和趋势
1. 高考中题量相对稳定，一般为1-3小题；
2. 近年来难度略有增加，需在复杂的句式中通过上下文综合分析才能得出答案；
3. 增加了对短语及句意的猜测。
v 词义猜测题常用的设题方式:
1.The word “…” underlined probably means ___.
2.What does the word “…” refer to?
3.The underlined word “…” is the closest in meaning to ______.
4.By saying that“…”, the author means that ___.
5. The underlined word “…” could best be replaced by _____.
6. Which of the following can take the place of /stand for the word “…”?
Step 2 Guessing strategies learning
1. _________________________
Eg:This possibility was unforeseeable, because it almost never happened.
un-________ fore__________ see___________ -able
2. _________________________
①It will be very hard but also very brittle ----that is, it will break easily.
②Modern medicine began with the stethoscope, a medical tool used for listening to the movements of a person’s lung and his heartbeats.
Signal words：________________________________________________________
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3. _________________________
①Though Tom’s face has been washed quite clean, his neck still remains grubby.
②John usually wastes a lot of money on such useless things, his wife, however, is very thrifty.
Signal words: _______________________________________________________
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4. ___________________________
①Rubber can be made to stretch more than nine times its normal length because it is very elastic.②The river is so turbid that it is impossible to see the bottom even when it is shallow(浅的).
Signal words：________________________________________________________
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5. ______________________________
Most women in Ghana— the educated and illiterate, the urban and rural, the young and old —— work to earn an income in addition to maintaining their roles as housewives and mother
6._______________________________
Mother was tall, fat and middle-aged. My aunt was an old woman, almost as plump as mother, and much shorter.
Signal words：________________________________________________________
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7. ______________________________
①I have found Lucy is quite generous. For example, whenever she meets a beggar, she gives some coins to him.
②On the farm they mainly raise poultry, such as chickens, ducks and geese, for their eggs and meat.
Signal words：________________________________________________________
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8._______________________________
①We should also read the notes on the text at the back of the book.
②He took another look and found it was a 10-pound note.
③We always take notes in class.
④At first I was going to write Kathy a note, but then I decided to call her instead.
⑤Lily has a nice voice but she had trouble hitting the high notes.
⑥Please note that this shop will be closed on Sundays.
⑦He keeps a diary to note what happens to him.
Step 3 Practice makes perfect
Task 1 Discuss in pairs to guess the meaning of each underlined word.
①A person who is skilled at making or repairing wooden objects is called a carpenter. （ ）
②Although a large number of people considered him to have stolen the money, I was sure that he was innocent of the thing.（ ）
③ She wanted the hairdresser to trim her hair a bit because it was too long. （ ）
④We are on the night shift --- from midnight to 8 a.m. --- this week. （ ）
⑤Doctors believe that smoking is detrimental to people's health. They also regard drinking as harmful. （ ）
⑥ If you agree, write “yes”; if you dissent, write “no”. （ ）
Task 2 Choose the best answer.
1. All his attempts to unlock the door was futile , because he was using the wrong key.
A. 成功的 B. 徒劳的 C. 有效的 D. 匆促的
2. Twelve-year-old Sally was an active girl . But her sister was quite sedate.
A. pretty B. calm C. protective D. energetic
3. He is a resolute man . Once he makes up his mind to do something , he won’t give it up halfway.
A. strong B. firm C. kind D. clever
4. The flowers in the vase withered because they had no water .
A. became sweeter B. became red C. became dry
5. Just for fun , they decided to try a very circuitous country road instead of the more direct highway .
A. direct B. indirect C. straight
6. That museum is so immense that it will be impossible to see all the exhibits in one day .
A. small B. large C. dull
Step 4 高考链接
1.(广东C)True enough, the boy attacked his plate faster than a cat in the wild．Without manners, we’re no more than animals．Actually, that’s not true．I’ve been watching and feeding a group of wild cats, and they show unusual politeness toward each other．Even when food is scarce, they take turns, leaving at least a small part for the next in line．
37．The underlined word “scarce” in Paragraph 3 probably means “________”．
       A．too much       　　 B．not delicious        C．not enough         　D．quite hot

2. (湖北B)…Howling, interestingly, is a contagious behaviour. When one wolf starts to howl, very likely others will follow. This is often seen to occur in the morning, as if wolves were doing some sort of “roll rall” where wolves all howl together to report their presence.
58.“Howling… is a contagious behaviour” (in the last paragraph) means_______.
A.howling is a signal for hunting
B. howling is a way of communication
C. howling often occurs in the morning
D. howling spreads from one to another

3. (辽宁B)I hated dinner parties. But I decided to give them another shot because I’m in London. And my friend Mallery invited me.
51. What does the word “shot” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?
A. choice B. try C. style D. goal

4.(福建)Two thirds of customers say that environmental considerations inform their purchases to the same degree as they did a year ago, while more than a quarter say that they are now even better aware of the environmental effect on what they buy.
65. The underlined word “inform” in Paragraph 2 probably means“ ”.
A. affect B. change C. disturb D. reject

5.(广东)…Although mayors elsewhere have been younger, Luke Ravenstahl was 18 in 2001 when he was elected mayor of Mount Carbon, small towns in New York, and elsewhere have also elected teenagers as mayors . But, Tallahassee, is the only other city with a population over 100,000 that has had a mayor as young as Mr. Ravenstahl. A supporter of Mr. Ravenstahl said concerns about Mr. Ravenstahl’s age would dissipate once the city saw his work ethic.
52. The underlined word “dissipate” in the first paragraph probably means________.
A. disappear B. appear C. spread D. reduce
Step 5 Summary
1. List words guessing methods you learn in this period
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2. Voice your opinion how to treat unfamiliar words in daily practice and share it with your partners
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Homework
p Review guessing strategies you learn in this period
p Finish consolidation assignment by applying the guessing methods

Homework
p Review guessing strategies you learn in this period
p Finish consolidation assignment by applying the guessing methods
Consolidation Assignment
Task 1 Reading comprehension
1.（课标C ）… She planted vegetables in her yard. For her first garden, Ms Feeley has put in 15 tomato plants, and five rows of a variety of vegetables. The family’s old farm house has become a chicken house, its residents arriving next month…
64. What does the word “residents” in Paragraph 1 probably refer to?
A. chickens B. tomatoes
C. gardens D. people

2. (四川C)…As digital media（媒介）is important to its idea, the project is already providing chances for some of the many small new local companies working at the new technologies.
49.The underline part “its idea” in Paragraph 3 refers to the idea of____
A. the equipment B. the project
C. the digital media D. the physical library

3. (重庆A) There was a gardener who looked after his garden with great care. To water his flowers, he used two buckers. One was a shiny and new bucket. The other was a very old and dilapidated one, which had seen many years of service, but was now past its best.
…The old bucket felt very ashamed because of its holes: before it reached the flowerbeds, much water had leaked along the path.
56. What does the underlined word “dilapidated” probably mean?
A. dirty B. dark
C. worn-out D. plain-looking.

4. (辽宁C)…Within weeks of the race, Henry Ford formed a new automobile company. In the 1903, a doctor in Detroit bought the first car from the company. That sale was the beginning of Henry Ford's dream. Ford said: "I will build a motor car for the great mass of people. It will be large enough for the family, but small enough for one person to operate and care for. It will be built of the best materials. It will be built by the best men to be employed. And it will be built with the simplest plans that modem engineering can produce. It will be so low in price that no man making good money will be unable to own one."
65. “That sale” in Paragraph 4 refers to .
A. the selling of Ford cars at reduced prices
B. the sale of Model T to the mass of people
C. the selling of a car to a Detroit doctor
D. the sales target for the Ford Company　

5.（四川）…Every writer starts off knowing that he has something to say, but being unable to find the right ways to say it. He has to find his own voice by reading widely and discovering which parts of the writers he agrees or disagrees with, or agrees with so strongly that it reshapes his own world. …
42. The underlined word "voice" in the second paragraph most probably means ”.
A. an idea B. a sound quality
C. a way of writing D. a world to write about

6.（全国Ⅰ）I had always traveled to Malaysia by plane or car, so this was the first time I was on a train. I did not particularly relish the long train journey and had brought along a dozen magazines to read and reread.
73. Which of the following words can best take the place of the word “relish” in the second paragraph?
A. choose B. enjoy C. prepare for D. carry on

7.（福建C）Fly to the great city of shanghai and in the evening sample traditional shanghai food. Visit the beautiful YU Garden, Old Town. Shanghai Museum, cross the Great Nampa Bridge and tour the Pudong area. …and end your stay in shanghai with an amazing Huangpu river evening tour.
64. The underlined word “sample” in the passage probably means “ ”
A. buy B. reserve C. taste D. make

8.（四川C）Honesty comes in many forms. First there’s self-honesty. Is what people see the real article(物品) or do you appear through smoke and mirrors?...
49. The underlined part “appear through smoke and mirrors” in the first paragraph means “ ”.
A. to be honest B. to be unreal
C. to become clear D. to come from an imagined world

9.（陕西）Even though science can tell us that some of our traditional beliefs don’t hold water, there is still a lot of truth in the old wives’ tales, After all, much of this knowledge has been accumulated （积累） from thousands of our traditional beliefs don’t hold water should respect this body of knowledge even as research for clear scientific support to prove it true or false .
50. The phrase “hold water” in the last paragraph most probably means“ ”
A. to be believable B. to be valuable
C. to be admirable D. to be stable

10. （湖北A）One day in 1918, my Uncle Milton received his draft notice. My grandparents were very upset. But my mother, at the age of 10, felt on top of the world about her soldier brother going off to war. Realizing how he was regarded by his little sister and all of her friends, my uncle bought them all service pins, which meant that they had a loved one in the service. All the little girls were delighted.
52. The underlined phrase “draft notice” means “___.
A. order for army service B. train ticket for Europe
C. letter of rejection D. note of warning
11.（陕西）When I first got an e-mail account ten years ago, I received communications only from family, friends, and colleagues. Now it seems that every time I check my e-mail, I have an endless series of advertisements and other correspondence that do not interest me at all. If we want e-mail to continue to be useful, we need specific laws that make spamming(发送垃圾邮件) a crime.
57. What does the underlined word “correspondence” probably mean?
A. messages B. ideas C. connections D. programs

12.（四川B）July 21st, 2007 was a typical English summer’s day — it rained for 24 hours! As usual, I rushed home from work at midday to check on the house. Nothing was amiss. By the time I lift work at 5 pm, however, the road into our village was flooded. Our house had never been flooded but, as I opened the front door, a wave of water greeted me. Thank God the kids weren’t with me, because the house was 5 feet deep in water. We lost everything downstairs. And the plaster had to be torn off the walls, ceilings pulled down.
45. What does the underlined word “amiss” in the first paragraph mean?
A. wrong. B. missing. C. right. D. found

13.（福建） Rainforests like the Amazon are important for mopping up CO2 from the atmosphere and helping to slow global warming.
46.The phrase “ mopping up” in the paragraph means______.
A. cleaning up B. taking in C. wiping out D. giving out

14. A man’s position among the black-tent people depends on h