课件13张PPT。Unit
7Oxford EnglishModule 4 DiscoveryPeriod 2Reading (II)The unknown world1Read the textC2 Complete the following newspaper article with the words from the box. Change their forms if necessary.VocabularyloudquietIn feardiscoveredspreadwonderedrefusedConsolidationSimon ___________ why he always loses in games against Eric.
When the dinosaur appeared in the film, all the children felt ___________ .
Why do all birds have ___________? Scientists say they help the birds keep warm.
I feel ___________ today. I lost my key this morning and had my wallet stolen this afternoon.
Jason ___________ to take my advice and failed the exam.
wondersfrightenedfeathersterriblerefusedThere are still many ___________ places in the world that people haven’t visited yet.
Please draw a ___________ in the middle and divide the square into halves.
Be ___________, please. Let’s begin class.
I ___________ a letter from my e-friend Jill last week.
Who ___________ America? Was it Christopher Columbus?unknownlinequietreceiveddiscovered2Look and review Base form
wake
see
hear
say
hide
keep
be
be
make
run
tell
have
draw
spread
fly
Past tense
woke
saw
heard
said
hid
kept
was
were
made
ran
told
had
drew
spread
flew
Line
1
2
3
7
10
11
11
14
15
16
17
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21
25
25
3Read Paragraphs 2 to 5 of the story. Then, answer the following questions.Read and answerWhy was Tina sure something had landed in the forest near the hills?
What did Tina and her brother do the next day?
When did they reach the forest?
What did they hear? Did they understand it?
What did the alien look like?
How did Tina and Tom feel when they saw the alien?
Who discovered Tina and Tom?
What did the children do after that?
Because she saw a yellow light in the sky and it suddenly dived towards the ground.They explored the forest after school.At 6 p.m.They heard some voices speaking a strange language. They didn’t understand it.It was tall, with a round head and a silver body.They felt frightened.Another alien.They ran away in fear.Read Paragraphs 6 to 8 of the story. Then, tell whether the following statements are T (True) or F (False).The children thought the aliens were very beautiful.
The aliens had no hair or feathers.
Tom found something written on the spaceship.
The children knew the meaning of the words on the spaceship.
FFTFRead Paragraphs 9 to 10 of the story. Then, answer the following questions.How did the children go to school?
What kind of creatures were the children?
Where did the spaceship come from?
They flew to school.Birds.The Earth.4Summarize Read the story again and summarize the main idea of each part.Tina saw something unusual at midnight.Tina and Tom explored the forest and found two aliens.Tina and Tom told their father what they saw and he refused to believe them.Tina and Tom’s father looked at the piece of paper with the word “EARTH” on it.5Retell the story using the key words and the pictures to help you.Retell At midnight, a yellow light
The next morning, explore
At 6 p.m. , reach
The next morning, tell their father
*D3 In pairs, discuss whether you believe aliens are real. Why or why not?6Comprehension HHomework 根据时间线索，复述主阅读篇章的故事。
把小组讨论Comprehension部分练习D3的结果整理成发言稿。
完成《综合练习册》第118至119页Reading B，C的练习。课件23张PPT。Unit
7Oxford EnglishModule 4 DiscoveryPeriod 3Talk time
Listening
Speak upThe unknown world1Retell the storyAt midnight, a yellow light
The next morning, explore
At 6 p.m. , reach
The next morning, tell their father
Report 1
Name: Tina
Time: The day before yesterday, at (1) _____________
Place: Flat 7, Floor 20, Tall Building
Other people: None. I was alone.
Report: I (2) _________ and looked out of the window. In the sky, I saw (3) _______________. The light dived towards the ground and then I saw (4) ____________. I heard (5) _____________too. I think something landed (6) ________________ near the hills.Complete the following reports after reading the story.Read and completemidnight woke upa yellow lighta loud noisein the foresta red lightReport 2
Name: Tina
Time: Yesterday, at (7) __________
Place: The forest near the hills
Other people: With (8) _______________
Report: We flew to the forest. Then we walked around. We heard (9) _____________________________, so we hid behind some bushes. We saw (10) __________. It was talking but we could not understand it. It was very ugly. It had a round head and (11) _________________. It had some hair but it did not have (12) _______________. We saw the aliens’ (13) _______________. It was damaged. There was something written on the spaceship. It was not like our writing. The writing was like this: EARTH. Then (14) ____________appeared in front of us. It made a terrible noise so we ran quickly away.
some voices speaking a strange languagean aliena silver bodyany feathersspaceshipanother alien6 p.m.Tom2Talk timeRead the conversation below.Tony: I think aliens must be more intelligent than humans.
Jenny: I don’t agree.
Tony: But if they could fly to the Earth, their spaceships must be faster than ours.
Jenny: I agree with you. Their technology must be more advanced than ours.Answer the following questions about the previous conversation.?What is Tony’s opinion about aliens?
Tony thinks aliens must be more intelligent than humans.
?What does Tony think of aliens’ spaceships?
Tony thinks aliens’ spaceships must be faster than ours.
?Does Jenny agree that aliens must be more intelligent than humans?
No, she doesn’t.
?Does Jenny agree that aliens’ spaceships can travel faster than humans’?
Yes, she does.What can we say to express agreement?Yes, indeed.
Yes, (that’s) exactly what I think.
I agree totally/one hundred per cent /completely.
That’s just what I was going to say.
I think so.
Yes, that’s right.
How true!What can we say to express disagreement?I’m not so sure about that.
Do you really think so?
I’m a bit surprised you said that.
Well, that’s a matter of opinion.
I wouldn’t say that.In pairs, make a conversation like the example above. Choose one of the following topics.I think/believe that …
People will be able to meet aliens from other planets in the future.Agreeing and disagreeingWe will live with aliens in the future.We can control aliens.UFOs do exist.Aliens do existCrop circles were created by people.A spaceship crashed at Roswell.I think/believe that …3Listening Rescuing the lost astronautsTwo astronauts, Liz and Gus, are lost on Planet X. Their captain Troy is talking to them from the mother ship.A Listen to the captain’s instructions and help Liz and Gus label the map with the words from the box./'dez?t/desertlanding sitelakemountainstownB Listen to the recording again and complete the notes below. Write one word in each blank.treeslandin two daysleave most thingsfive thingskillRetell Captain Troy’s instructions using the map and your notes.Suppose you are Liz and Gus. In pairs, talk about the route you will choose to reach the landing site. 4Speak uptentknife/tent//naIf/Look at B on page 102 again. The two astronauts must get to their
mother ship as soon as possible. They have the following things, but they can only take five of them.Come up with your own list of five things you want to take with you. Then compare your list with your partner’s list. Explain to your classmate why you need these things and why you agree or disagree with him/her on what you should bring.1 Choose five things to take with you. Explain why you need these things and why you agree or disagree with your classmate;
2 Tell the class your list and give your reasons.
e.g., desert—water，forest—knife
You can use the following expressions for reference.Offering suggestions:
Let’s …
I suggest that …
Why don’t we …?
What about …?
Accepting suggestions:
Yes, that’s a good idea.
We need … because we must …
Rejecting suggestions:
No, we don’t need to take that.
We don’t need … because …Discuss the things you will take and complete the table below.Fellow students,
We have decided to carry these five things. Firstly, we will carry … because … Secondly, …
Thirdly, … Then, … Lastly, … Have you got any questions?
Make a report about the five things you want to take with you and give reasons. Use the expressions below to help youHHomework 抄写单词和短语：desert，tent，knife，explain；as soon as possible，agree with，disagree with。
列出如果去外星球你最想带的五件物品，并陈述理由。
完成《综合练习册》第114至第116页Listening and speaking的练习。
课件16张PPT。Unit
7Oxford EnglishModule 4 DiscoveryPeriod 5GrammarThe unknown world1Adverbial clauses of reasonRead the following sentences and underline the conjunction in each sentence.I am going to North Country Park as I want to go cycling.I am going to North Country Park since I want to go cycling.Adverbial clauses of reason tell us why things happen. We usually use because, as and since to start adverbial clauses of reason.We can also put the adverbial clause of reason after the main clause.When we put the adverbial clause of reason at the beginning of the sentence, we often separate it from the main clause with a comma (,).Things to rememberOne student should ask a question, and another student should answer the question with because. S1: I like pizza.S2:Why does she like pizza?S3: Because it’s delicious.S4: I’m going to Australia next week.S5: Why is he going to Australia next week?S6: Because he is going to visit his uncle there.S7: I often do some reading in the library.S8: Why does she often do some reading in the library?S9: Because it’s quiet there.S10: ….The police officer asked Tom some more questions about the aliens. Match the questions with the answers. Then use them to complete the police officer’s notes with as, since or because.badcTina and I hid behind some bushes as we heard some voices speaking a strange language.Because an alien saw us and made a terrible noise, we ran away.Since no one else saw these aliens, our father refused to believe us.Mr Wang told us to leave school at 2:30 p.m. The storm was coming.
Everyone was running quickly in the street. That was the last bus.
I couldn’t get into the flat. I forgot to bring my keys.
We had to change our clothes. We were all wet from the storm.
I left my Chinese textbook at school. I was in a hurry.
Combine the following sentences using because, as or since. Mr Wang told us to leave school at 2:30 p.m. because/as/since the storm was coming.Everyone was running quickly in the street because/as/since that was the last bus.I couldn’t get into the flat because/as/since I forgot to bring my keys.We had to change our clothes because/as/since we were all wet from the storm.I left my Chinese textbook at school because/as/since I was in a hurry.
I went to bed early. I felt quite tired today.
Simon was not able to solve the problem. It was too difficult.
I did not go to Tom’s birthday party. I was not invited.
I went to bed early because/as/since I felt quite tired today.Simon was not able to solve the problem because/as/since it was too difficult.I did not go to Tom’s birthday party because/as/since I was not invited.2Because ofRead the following sentences and find the difference.Tim didn’t go to school yesterday because he was ill.Tim didn’t go to school yesterday because of his illness.We can also use because of to give the reason for something.We can use a noun, a noun phrase or a (subject pronoun/object pronoun) after because of.Work out the rule Write sentences about the story on page 99 using because of.Tina was surprised because of the yellow light in the sky.The aliens landed on this planet because of an accident.The children ran away from the forest because of the aliens.Their dad was not sure about the children’s story because of the writing on the piece of paper.Complete the answers to the following questions.Why was Ben nervous? Ben was nervous because of _____________.
Why did he have to speak so loudly? He had to speak loudly because of ______________.
Why didn’t she buy that dress? She didn’t buy that dress because of ______________.
Why were you late? I was late because of ______________.
Why did they move from the city centre to the countryside? They moved from the city centre to the countryside because of ______________.
Why are you wearing such a heavy coat? I am wearing such a heavy coat because of ______________.the TV camerasthe loud noisethe high pricethe terrible trafficthe air pollutionthe cold weatherHHomework 1. 根据所给中文补全句子。
Li Ming didn’t go out for a walk because of _________. (天下大雨)
Li Ming didn’t go out for a walk because___________. (天下大雨)
Li Ming won’t go to the meeting because___________. (他生病了)
Li Ming won’t go to the meeting because of _________. (他生病了)
2. 完成《综合练习册》第111至第113页Grammar
的练习。课件21张PPT。Unit
7Oxford EnglishModule 4 DiscoveryPeriod 1Getting ready
Reading (I)The unknown worldGetting ready Look at the cartoon and answer the questions.? Where are Hi and Lo?
They are on another planet.
? What is Lo worried about?
He is worried about their safety.
? What does Hi think of the planet?
He thinks it is quite safe there.
? What do you think of the planet? /5kri:tF[(r)/creature1Think and sayDo you want to travel to another planet? Why?
Brainstorm 2Do you think there could be other forms of life in space?
Do you think aliens have visited the Earth?
What might these creatures look like?
Do you think they might be friendly or unfriendly?
Look at the pictures on page 98 and answer the following questions.Do you believe in aliens? Do you agree with the following sentences? Discuss them with your classmates.What do you know about …?We received some messages from aliens about ten years ago.Aliens came to the Earth thousands of years ago, and made some buildings.Do you believe in aliens? Do you agree with the following sentences? Discuss them with your classmates.What do you know about …?Aliens sometimes take people from the Earth into their spaceships.There are many planets in space. Aliens live on some of them.3Before you readWhat’s the passage mainly about?Look and learn Look at the pictures, the title and the first paragraph of the story on page 99. Then answer the questions below. You may need to guess some of the answers.Before you read1 When did Tina wake up?
2 What was the yellow light in the sky?
3 What happened to the light?
4 What did Tina probably do the next day?She woke up at midnight.Perhaps it was a spaceship.It suddenly dived towards the ground.She probably went and looked for a spaceship.4D1 Tina and Tom are telling a police officer what they have seen. Complete their answers to the police officer’s questions.ComprehensionThe next morning, Tina mentioned it to her brother Tom. “I’m sure something landed in the forest near
the hills as I heard a loud noise last night,” she said.
“Let’s explore after school.”
Tina woke up at midnight. She looked out of
her window and saw a yellow light in the sky. It
suddenly dived towards the ground. She heard a
noise and saw a red light.At 6 p.m., Tina and Tom reached the forest. They heard some voices speaking a strange language, so they hid behind some bushes and kept quiet. Then they saw an alien! It was tall, with a round head and a silver body. It was standing next to a long spaceship. The spaceship was damaged because of a crash.
/3kwaIRt /The children were frightened. Suddenly, another alien appeared from the bushes in front of them. It discovered them and made a terrible noise! The children ran away in fear.
/ 'fra?tnd //d?'sk?v?(r)//f?R(r)//‘terRbl/The next morning, Tina and Tom told their parents about the strange creatures. “They were very ugly. They had some hair, but they didn’t have any feathers,” said Tina.
“There was something written on the spaceship,” said Tom. “It looked like this. I wonder what it means.” He drew some lines on a piece of paper.
But Dad said, “Since no one else saw these aliens, I refuse to believe you. Now go to school!”/'fee?(r)//'w?nd?(r)//la?n//rI3fju?z/The children spread their wings and flew to school together.
Dad looked at the piece of paper with the strange marks on it. “It looks strange,” he said, as he looked at the word “EARTH”./spred//mɑ?k/a loud noisea yellow light in the skysuddenly dived towards the
groundat 6 p.m.a round head and a silver bodya long spaceshipa crashAnother alien1 What are Tina and her family?
_______________________________________________________
2 Who are the aliens?
_______________________________________________________
3 Where did the spaceship come from?
_______________________________________________________D2 Read the story again and answer the questions below in complete sentences.They are people of Bird World./They are birds.They are astronauts from the Earth.It came from the Earth.Find sentences in the story to support your answers in D2.Read and find For Question 1: “They were very ugly. They had some hair, but they didn’t have any feathers,” said Tina.
The children spread their wings and flew to school together.
For Questions 2 and 3: It was tall, with a round head and a silver body.
“It looks strange,” he said, as he looked at the word “EARTH”.Read and find out5 She looked out of her window …
It suddenly dived towards the ground.
They heard some voices speaking a strange language, …
It was standing next to a long spaceship.
It discovered them and made a terrible noise!
They were very ugly.
It looks strange.
“It looks strange,” he said, as he looked at the word “EARTH”.Read the story again and find out what the pronouns refer to.She = TinaIt = The yellow light They = Tina and TomIt = The astronaut/The first astronautIt = The second astronautThey =The aliensIt =The lines/The markshe=Tina and Tom’s dad6C1 Read the following sentences from the story on page 99. Circle the correct meanings for the words in italics below.Vocabulary HHomework 模仿录音的语音、语调，朗读课文。
抄写单词和短语：unknown，alien，astronaut，receive，hill，loud，explore，bush，quiet，round，damage，crash，frightened，discover，terrible，fear，creature，feather，wonder，line，refuse，spread，mark；keep quiet，because of，in fear。
思考问题：Do you believe aliens are real? Why or why not?，并为自己的观点搜集论据。
完成《综合练习册》第110页Vocabulary和第117页Reading A的练习。课件9张PPT。Unit
7Oxford EnglishModule 4 DiscoveryPeriod 4WritingThe unknown world1Look and answerWhom did Liz and Gus see when they arrived at the landing site?
What did they look like?
What did they probably want to do?
What did Captain Troy probably say to them?Look at the picture and answer the following questions. 2Think and completeLiz wanted to make friends with the people of Bird World. Discuss with your classmates how she might do this. Use the ideas from the box and the example below to help you. Then fill in the table with your ideas. 3Read and answerWhat did Liz start to do? Why?
What was her voice like?
What did the people of Bird World start to do? Why?
Read the example and answer the questions.She started to sing because she wanted to show the people of Bird World that she was friendly.Beautiful.They started to sing too because they liked her song.C Write the story of Liz and Gus with your ideas from A and B. Check your answerthey all heard a strange noise. They looked up intothe sky. Some bird-like people with wings were flying in the air. Many of them landed near the mother ship.She smiled at them and started to dance as she wanted to show the people of Bird World that she was friendly. She danced beautifully. Everybody from Bird World liked herdancing very much. They started dancing too. They were happy.4Writing exerciseLook at the map, the things Liz and Gus will take and the key words. Then, write a short article about how Liz and Gus reached the mother ship. walk into the forest
set up the tent
make a fire
reach the lake
see some dangerous animals
throw their lunch boxes at the animals
cross the desertLiz and Gus picked up their things and set off for the landing site. They only had two days to reach the mother ship.
First, they walked into the forest. They walked for one day. At night, they set up the tent to have a rest. It was cold at night, so they used the matches to make a fire. They ate some food and then went to sleep. The next day they woke up early and moved on.
They walked out of the forest and reached the lake. Near the lake, they saw some dangerous animals. The animals came towards them. Liz and Gus felt frightened. They threw their lunch boxes at the animals. The animal stopped to eat the food. Gus and Liz ran away.
They could not get across the river because they didn’t have a boat, so they decided to cross the desert. They walked for another day and drank all their water.
Finally, they got to the mother ship before dark.
HHomework 抄写单词和短语：pleased；be pleased to do sth.。
完善自己的作文。
完成《综合练习册》第120页Writing的练习。
课件18张PPT。Unit
7Oxford EnglishModule 4 DiscoveryPeriod 6More practice
Culture corner
Study skillsThe unknown world1More practiceWhat can you see in the pictures?UFOunidentified flying objectWhat’s the passage mainly about?
Did the four people have the same opinion? It’s about a famous UFO incident in the US.No, they didn’t.Skim the article and answer the questions.1 What is the article about?
2 What did Mr Brazel find on his farm?
3 What did the US army expert say about the pieces
of metal?
4 Did Person D believe there were aliens? Why or
why not?It is about the Roswell Incident.He found some pieces of strange metal on his farm.He said the pieces came from a weather balloon.Yes, he/she did. Because he/she saw a silver spaceship on the side of the hill and the bodies of three aliens lying on the grass.A Read the article and answer the questions below.He told me not to talk to anyone about this. (line 10)
Suddenly we saw a silver spaceship on the side of the hill. (line 15)
… it had come from space. (lines 20-21)Major Marcel.Read the article again and find what the pronouns refer to.Person D and his/her parents.A rocket.Hey, Mum! Dad! Quick! Come and look at this! ________
Thanks for calling me. I’ll come out to your farm right now. _______________________
Wow! Did you see that? It was going really fast.
________________________
There are some strange pieces of metal on my farm.
_______________________Who do you think said each of these? Write the names of the people in the blanks.Person DMajor MarcelPerson A or his wifePerson B/William BrazelDecide whether the following statements are True(T) or False(F). The writer thinks that all of the witnesses told the truth.
There was a war near Roswell at that time.
William Brazel did not tell anyone about the metal.
William Brazel said some aliens died in the crash.
Everyone knows that an alien spaceship crashed in Roswell.FFFFFB What do you think of mysteries such as UFO. In groups, give your opinions.2Culture cornerscience fiction What is science fiction?
What is The War of the Worlds about?
Who wrote the book?
What did the people in America think when they heard the story on
the radio in 1938? It is a popular kind of story found in many books, comics and films.It’s about aliens from Mars attacking the Earth.The English Writer, H.G. Wells, who is called the “Father of Science Fiction”.They thought it was real.Have you read any other science fiction books? Tell your classmates about one of them. Study skills3What do you usually take down when you listen to a passage or conversation?Name Time Read and answer What do you need to take down while listening?
The key information.
Can you give some examples?
Names, times, numbers, thoughts or ideas.Read the instructions on page 110. Then answer the following questions.Read the example on page 110. Then answer the following questions. What do we need to pay more attention to while listening?
Wh-questions.
What can we use when we take notes?
Symbols and short forms.*A Listen to a book review and make notes below. Remember to write down key information only. Do not write complete sentences.Night Book ClubThe Time Machine (1895)H. G. Wells
London, 1866
an inventor? a time machine
? into the future
? creatures; at night, appear from under the ground
? get back to time machineWonderful*B Complete the following sentences using your notes in A.1 The woman is talking about a book called ______________________ .(book name)
2 The book was written by __________________ . (who)
3 The writer was born in ______________ in _____________ . (where and when)
4 In the book, the man meets _______________________ in the future.(what)
5 You should read the book because it is ____________________ . (why)The Time MachineH. G. WellsLondon1866some creatureswonderful4Self-assessmentHHomework 用摘录要点的记笔记方法，介绍一本科幻小说的梗概。
选择性完成《综合练习册》第121至第124页Integration的练习。
