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Unit 1 Encyclopaedias
Period 5 More practice & Culture corner&Study skills
牛津版 （深圳、广州、沈阳） 八年级上
Knowledge objective:
1.了解单词attraction, harbour, merino, type, view等。
2.能根据上下文，猜测attraction, merino等单词的意思。
Ability objective:
1. We can recognize the big attractions in Australia.
2. Get to know something about “Encyclopaedia Britannica”.
Emotional objective:
Learn something about foreign cultures.
Thinking quality objectives:
Recognize the importance of learning foreign cultures.
Learning objectives
Have you ever been to Australia
Lead in
What will you think of when we talk about Australia
Lead in
What else do you know about Australia
Lead in
Today we will learn some big attractions in Australia.
A Read the following encyclopeadia article about big attractions in Australia and answer the questions below.
More practice
Read “The Big Banana”and answer the questions.
More practice
The Big Banana
The Big Banana is in Coffs Harbour. It was made in 1964 by John Landy. Landy wanted something to make people come to his fruit shop, so he built the Big Banana. The idea worked. Many people visited his fruit shop and took pictures of the Big Banana. Soon people all over Australia began making big things.
Read “The Big Banana”and answer the questions.
More practice
1 When was the Big Banana built
2 Why was the Big Banana built
It was made in 1964.
A fruit shop keeper, Landy wanted something to make people come to his shop.
More practice
The Big Merino
The Big Merino is in the city of Goulburn. Merinos are a type of sheep. They can live in dry weather. Some places in Australia are very dry, so these sheep are very important to the farmers there. Inside the Big Merino, there is a small museum about the history of wool in Australia. Visitors can also climb up to the Big Merino's head and look at the view through its eyes.
Read “The Big Merino”and answer the questions.
Read “The Big Merino”and answer the questions.
More practice
3 Why are merinos important to the farmers in Australia
4 What can you find inside the Big Merino
5 What can you do inside the Big Merino's head
They can live in dry weather. Some places in Australia are very dry.
There is a small museum about the history of wool in Australia.
We can look at the view through its eyes.
B Do you enjoy reading encyclopaedia articles
What can you find in encyclopaedias
Tell your classmates about some interesting things in encyclopaedias.
More practice
Using reference books(3): Using encyclopaedias
Study skills
Some encyclopaedia give information on only one subject. Some encyclopaedias give information on all kinds of subjects.
A Look at the encyclopaedia on page 14. In which volumes can you find information about the following topics Wrtie the correct volume numbers in the blanks.
Study skills
1. Brains _________
2. Seas _________
3. Computers _________
4. Weather _________
5. France _________
6. Pandas _________
VOL. 1
VOL. 6
VOL. 1
VOL. 7
VOL. 2
VOL. 5
Study skills
1 Elephants _____
2 Sound _____
3 The Stone Age _____
4 Opera _____
5 Pianos _____
6 Light _____
7 Qin Shi Huang _____
8 Trees _____
In which of the encyclopaedias below can you find information on the following topics Write the correct letters in the blanks.
d
a/b
c
b
b
a
c
d
a
b
c
d
Study skills
Below are some instructions. Which word in each instruction tells you which topic to look up in an encyclopaedia
Find information on dogs.
Find information on the invention of numbers.
Talk about festivals in China.
Write a passage on the history of computers.
dogs
numbers
festivals
computers
Culture corner
Encyclopaedia Britannica
The Encyclopaedia Britannica is aworld-famous encyclopaedia. It is the oldest English-language encyclopaedia.The first edition was published in 1768, and since then there have been 15 editions. The 15th edition is made up of 32 volumes. Together they contain about 40 million words on half a million topics. Today there is a DVD edition of the Britannica. You can also find it online.
Culture corner
Do you know about any famous Chinese encyclopaedia
What do you know about them
The earliest encyclopedia in China.
Culture corner
Do you know about any famous Chinese encyclopaedia
What do you know about them
The encyclopedia of the cosmos.
Culture corner
Do you know about any famous Chinese encyclopaedia
What do you know about them
The encyclopedia of the plants.
Language points
Merinos are a type of sheep.
type 意为“类型”，a type of 意为“一种类型的……”。
e.g.
Bungalows are a type of house.
平房是一种房子。
Language points
…, so these sheep are very important to the farmers there.
be important to … 意为“对……来说非常重要”。
e.g.
What other things might be important to you
还有没有其他事情对你来说也是很重要的呢？
Language points
The first edition was published in 1768, and since then there have been 15 editions.
edition 意为“版本”；the first edition 意为“第一版”。
e.g.
The dictionary is now in its sixth edition.
本词典现在是第六版。
Language points
The first edition was published in 1768, and since then there have been 15 editions.
be published 意为“出版” 。
e.g.
The report will be published on the Internet.
报告将在互联网上公布。
Language points
The 15th edition is made up of 32 volumes.
be made up of 意为“由……所组成”。
e.g.
Because your life should be made up of happiness.
因为快乐才是你的人生。
Language points
The 15th edition is made up of 32 volumes.
volume意为“册；卷”；另外volume还有“体积；音量”之意。
e.g.
Years have been spent in compiling this volume.
编辑本卷花了好几年时间。
He turned down the volume.
他调低了音量。
Language points
Together they contain about 40 million words on half a million topics.
contain意为“包含，容纳”。
【辨析】contain & include
contain 多用于客观事物，如容器里由什么，什么东西有什么成分；
e.g.
Some mushrooms contain a deadly poison.
有些蘑菇含有致命毒素。
Language points
Together they contain about 40 million words on half a million topics.
【辨析】contain & include
include用于虚拟范畴，如我们今天的任务包括……等；
e.g.
My hobbies include reading and painting.
我的业余爱好包括读书和绘画。
Group work
Have you ever found something interesting in an encyclopaedia Share it to your group members.
根据汉语意思，完成句子。
Exercise
Next time you go to a library, spend some time reading _________（百科全书）.
2. We’re not changing _________（人的） nature now.
3. We can see___________（ 恐龙） in the museum now.
4. We went to the______________（农村） last year.
5. ___________（或许） this book will be useful to you in your studies.
encyclopaedia
human
dinosaurs
countryside
Perhaps
Exercise
用所给单词的正确形式填空。
1. There are many different kinds of mooncakes ___________（include） fruit, coffee and ice.
2. If something happens all of a________（suddenly）, it happens quickly and unexpectedly.
3. Einstein was an outstanding ___________（science）.
4. Can you tell me who _________（invention） the telephone
including
sudden
scientist
invented
Summary
Key words: contain, volume, type, edition
Key phrases: be made up of, be published, a type of, be important to …,
Homework
1. Review the new words and phrases in this lesson.
2. Read the passage “Australia’s big attractions” 3 times.
3. Complete the exercise of this lesson.
Reflection
People die, but books never die. No man and no force can abolish memory.
——Franklin Roosevelt
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