Health or Charity11-12学年第41期总第479期for Senior 1深圳市宝安中学 袁小林1. Have you ever donated money? 2. Why did you give your money away? 3. Can you think of some different ways to raise money for charity?Warming up1. 1. What is a traditional way for schools in the US to raise money for charity, according to the article? Bake sales. 2. Why was a ban on forbid bake sales proposed in public schools in Massachusetts?To deal with obesity in the state. 3. How did parents react to the ban ?They were against it. 4. Will the ban go into effect in the state?No, it was overturned by the state Senate.ComprehensionScanningScanningComprehending1. In the state of Massachusetts, why was a ban put in place forbidding bake sales?2. New, stricter nutrition standards were made in the state. And the ban would have been part of the standards. 3. 2. Is obesity a serious problem in Massachusetts? Explain.Yes, a third of 1.5 million students are overweight.Comprehending3. What did some parents dislike about the ban?They thought the government should not try to control what people eat .They thought bake sales were a good way to raise funds and help kids learn PeopleOpinionReasonThe M D of Public Health go mad; go deaf; go bold; go hungry 等 go into effect 表 示（法律、规则等）生效；= come into effect d) go off the deep end 贸然行事，草率；感情 用事 又如I hope you wont go off the deep end and get married. 我希望你不要草率地结婚。2. So it makes sense that bake sales have long been a traditional way for school and community clubs in the US and other countries to raise money for charity . 所以，烘烤销售一直是美国和其他国家里学校 和 社区俱乐部为慈善机构筹钱一个传统方式。 make sense:有意义；讲得通；有道理 你写的东西有意义吗？ Does what you wrote make sense? 有时候发生的事情并不合情理。 Sometimes things dont make sense.3. The ban would have been part of new, stricter nutrition standards in the state. 这条禁令本来会成为州里更严格的新营养标准 的一部分。 过去时态的虚拟语气，表示与过去事情相反的 假设。 如果我昨天在北京，我就会去参观 “鸟巢”了。 If I had been in Beijing yesterday, I would have visited the “Bird Nest”. 有时省略了条件从句。 本来上周我会赚一大笔钱的。 I would have made a lot of money last week.4. The ban was necessary to deal with obesity in a state where a third of 1.5 million students are overweight. 在一个150万学生中有三分之一超重的州里，应对肥胖 问题这个禁令是必须的。 where 引导表示地点的定语从句。=in which 他走进很多人在做早锻炼的一家公园。 He walked into a park where /in which many people were doing their morning exercise. 5. Brad Hill suggested schools be allowed to make their own decisions on whether to hold bake sales. 布雷德 希尔建议应允许学校自己决定是否要进行烘烤 销售。 suggest 接表示虚拟语气从句，省略should. 如 I suggested that we (should) send him to hospital.Williams Words11-12学年第41期总第479期for Senior 1深圳市宝安中学 袁小林3. Have you ever read any of Shakespeares works?1. What does the title mean? 2. Who does “William” refer to?William Shakespeare1.What is Elizabeth Hix interested in? Performing Shakespeare by herself. 2. When did Elizabeth Hix begin to like Shakespeare?When she was in ninth grade. 3. What is she busy preparing for?She is busy preparing for the National Shakespeare Competition. 4. Where will the national competition be held?At the Lincoln Center. 5. What role will she play in “Twelfth Night”? Viola, the lead female role. ScanningScanning1.What is an “English and theatre person” ?A person who likes English and performing plays . 2. Which was the first Shakespeare play that Elizabeth Hix read?Romeo and Juliet. 3. What will Elizabeth do in the national competition?She will perform Sonnet 147 and a monologue from Twelfth Night .4. Does Elizabeth think it is difficult to understand Shakespeares words?No, she doesnt think it is difficult. 5. What did Elizabeth think of Sonnet 147”?She feels it is very different in tone and emotion, compared with the play and other sonnets.6. What does she say is crucial to a performance?Not just creating but also making a character feel alive in her heart is crucial.7. Why isnt she going to watch any of the film versions of Twelfth Night?She doesnt want to risk copying anyone elses performance, and she wants to make the role her own.Further discussion: Viola and Sonnet 147 in Elizabeth eyes: Which does she find easier to perform? Which does she find more difficult to perform? Why ? She finds it easier to play Viola, as Viola is the same age as she is and is as emotional as any teenager. She finds it more difficult to perform Sonnet 147. Sonnets are stand alones. You dont have any other information about the person, so Elizabeth has to create a character as she performs.Language study： Please paraphrase the sentences:1.Now Elizabeth is in the thick of the National Shakespeare Competition. = Now Elizabeth is busy preparing for the National Shakespeare Competition. 2. She didnt think understanding Shakespeares words was such a struggle. = She didnt think it was so difficult to understand Shakespeares words. 3. Its the language itself that I really enjoy. = I like the language very much.在最激烈、紧张时刻艰难/困难的事情Its that 强调 句型4. Elizabeth figured she knew a thing or two about how emotional teenag