(共20张PPT)
Period 1
Getting ready &
Reading
Oxford English
Unit
1
Wise men in history
Let’s review the new words that we have learnt in the last lesson.
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Revision
Getting ready—Lead in
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Look at the cartoon and answer the questions.
Robot is using a broom to lift a globe.
Archimedes once said“Give me a place to stand on, I’ll move the Earth.”
The principle of the lever(杠杆)
Warming up---Guessing game
Do you know anything about these great men Tell your classmates.
1.An ancient Greek mathematician, physicist ,engineer ,inventor and astronomer.
2.An ancient Greek educator, scientist and philosopher.
3.An ancient Greek story teller and the creator of Aesop’ Fables.
The Farmer and the Viper.
The tortoise and the Hare
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Archimedes
Aristotle
Aesop
You are going to read a story about Archimedes. Before you start, try the quiz below.
Circle the correct answers.
Discussion
3
Look at the pictures and the title of the story. Then answer the questions below.
1. Pre-reading
the golden
crown
king
queen
prince
princess
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2. Free talk
Ask and answer: Look at the following two pictures. Then answer the questions below.
Let’s watch a Chinese cartoon about Archimedes and the golden crown. And check your answer if you are right!
3. Watch a video
Fast reading
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Please read the text quickly and divide the text into three parts according to the
main ideas.
Part1:Paragraph ( ) The King Hiero doubted that
the crown was a real golden crown
and wanted Archimedes to find out the truth.
Part2:Paragraph ( ) Archimedes knew how to solve the king’s problem
when he got into the bath.
Part3:Paragraph ( ) Archimedes found out the truth using water.
And the crown maker was sent to prison.
6---8
3---5
1---2
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Intensive Reading
Read paragraphs 1 and 2. Then complete the flow chart about the beginning of the story.
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Read paragraphs 3 to 5 and answer the questions.
Read paragraphs 6 to 8 and complete the flow chart.
was put into water
some gold of the same weight
some water was displaced
was put into water
even more water was displaced
the crown
the crown was not completely made of gold
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Post-reading
Activity: Four students a group to discuss the following questions.
What was the crown maker’s final fate
He was sent to prison.
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Comprehension
D1 These pictures show the events of the story on page 3. Put them in the correct order
by writing the numbers 1–8 in the boxes.
Retell the story and do role-playing games according to the following pictures.
2.Show time
Here are some sentences from the story on page 3. Do you know the meanings of
the words in italics Circle the correct answers.