Module 1 Amazing things Unit 2 Reading：The king and the rice 课件(共24张PPT，内嵌音频)

(共24张PPT)
Unit 2 Numbers
Reading
Warm-up
02.华罗庚
Hi! I am here to take the 12-inch(寸) cake that I booked yesterday. I promised to give it to my sister as a prize.
I’m really sorry. The 12-inch cake is out of sale. Can I give you two 6-inch cakes instead
Double the number of cakes but make them smaller Let me think about it…
Warm-up
Should I agree with the deal(交易)
Warm-up
V= πr h
If the cake is 12-inch, then r will be 6.
V1= π6 h=36 πh
If the cake is 6-inch, then r will be 3.
V2= π3 h=9 πh
V1=4V2
I realized it was not a good deal!
Reading: The king and the rice
Pre-reading
Look at the pictures, the title of the story and the first sentences of paragraphs 1 and 2 on page 19. Then circle the correct answers.
1. Who are the people in the first picture
a The king and his son. c The king and an old man.
b The king and his brother.
2. What are they doing
a Playing chess. b Growing rice c Playing cards.
3. Where did the story probably happen
a In China. b In India. c In Japan.
While-reading
Middle
Ending
(Para. 1&2)
(Para. 3&4&5)
(Para. 6)
Read the story and divide it into 3 parts.
Beginning
A long time ago, there was a king in India. The king’s favorite game was chess.
One day, a wise old man came to the palace and the king challenged him to a game. The king promised the old man, “You can have any prize if you win the game.”
Read paragraph 1 and 2.
While-reading
Part I. The beginning
The king __________ the old man __ a chess game.
challenged
to
1. The story happened in ancient Italy.
2. The old man challenged the king to a chess game
in the king’s palace.
3. The king promised to give the old man anything
he wanted if the old man won the game.
Decide whether the following statements are true or false.
The old man said, “If I win the game, I’d like one grain of rice for the first square of the chessboard, two for the second, four for the third, and then double the amount for each of the rest of the squares.”
“Is that all ” asked the king. “Wouldn’t you like gold or silver instead ”
“No, just rice,” replied the old man.
Read paragraph 3, 4 and 5.
While-reading
Part II. The middle
The king ________ to give the old man the rice he wanted if ______________.
promised
he won the game
While-reading
1. Why did the king ask “Is that all”
Analyze the conversation and answer the following questions.
Because he thought the old man asked too little for the prize.
2. According to the question “Wouldn’t you like gold or silver instead ”, we can infer(推断) that the king is ________.
A. kind. B. confident. C. smart.
3. Why did the old man just want rice but not gold or silver
Because that amount of rice is very expensive and it is not easy for the king to notice.
How many grains of rice should the king put on the last square
263 grains of rice
200,000,000,000 kg
While-reading
The king and the old man played the game for a long time. Finally, the old man won. So the king ordered his men to collect a bag of rice. He put one grain on the first square, two on the second, and so on. The king quickly realized the problem — even with all the rice in the country, he would still not have enough rice to put on all the squares!
Read paragraph 6.
While-reading
Part III. The ending
The king lost the game. He _______ he ___________________to give the old man.
realized
didn’t have enough rice
a The king lost the game.
b The king put one grain on the first square, two on the
second, and so on.
c The king and the old man played the game for a long
time.
d The king realized he wouldn’t have enough rice to put
on all the squares.
c
a
b
d
Put the following sentences into the correct order.
Retell the story according to the hints.
Paragraph 1-2: The beginning
king in India
favorite game: chess
wise old man
came
challenged…to
promised
give any prize
Retell the story according to the hints.
Paragraph 3-5: The middle
one grain for the first square
double the amount
gold or silver instead
just rice
Retell the story according to the hints.
Paragraph 6: The ending
played the game
won
ordered… to
realized the problem
not enough rice
If you were the king, what would you do
Post-reading
Discussion:
What should I do
If you were the king, what would you do
Post-reading
break the promise
keep the promise
or
keep the rice
lose trust from his citizens
gain respect
go broke
Further thinking
If you were the old man/ the king, what would be a wise way to solve the problem
Further thinking
If you were the old man/ the king, what would be a wise way to solve the problem
Miss Zhang’s opinion
To make a promise is easier than to keep a promise!
So said, so done.
Assignment
Design an ending to finish the story and act it out with your friends.
Thank you!