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Module 1
Unit 1 Encyclopaedias
Period 1
Reading (I)
Speak up
学习目标:
①认识单词encyclopaedia, Italian, 记住单词inventor, musician,scinetist等；
②能根据上下文，猜测born, in the countryside, ability, include等词语词义；
学习目标:
①了解达芬奇的生平事迹；
②能用介绍人物生平的一般方法介绍某位人物。
Getting ready
Look at the cartoon and answer the questions.
What does Hi think Lo is probably doing
He thinks that Lo is probably reading his encyclopaedia/is looking for some information in his encyclopaedia.
In fact, what is Lo doing
He is standing on the encyclopaedia to change a light bulb.
What will Hi probably feel when he learns that Lo is standing on his encyclopaedia
He will probably feel angry/unhappy.
What do you know about …
You are going to read a short article about Leonardo da Vinci from an encyclopaedia. Before you start, try the quiz below. Circle the correct answers. There can be more than one answer.
1 Leonardo da Vinci was a(n) _______.
a painter b engineer c cook
2 Leonardo da Vinci was _______
a French b English c Italian
Leonardo da Vinci painted _______.
a Sunflowers b The Last Supper c Impression, Sunrise
Read the title and the introduction on page 3. Then answer the questions.
In the title, what does the phrase “look up” mean
It means to look for information about something in a dictionary or an encyclopaedia.
What does the pronoun “it” in the title refer to
标题中的代词“it”指的是什么？
It refers to information.
它指的是信息。
Before you read Look at the pictures and the title of the first article on page 3. Then answer the questions below.
What is the painting in Picture a
Leonardo da Vinci
Who painted it
a
Da Vinci’s achievements
What is Da Vinci known as
the Mona Lisa
The Last Supper
What is Da Vinci known as
Da Vinci’s notebook
achievements
year of birth
year of death
childhood
painter
inventor
musician
engineer
scientist
contributions
1519
1452
birthplace
countryside,
Italy
showed great intelligence and artistic ability
adulthood
learnt to
do many different things
many inventions
famous paintings
Leonardo
da Vinci
Comprehension
D1 Below are some notes about the first encyclopaedia article on page 3, but some of the facts are wrong. Read the article and correct the notes if necessary.
1 Da Vinci, Leonardoa
He lived from 1425 to 1519. 1452
He was born in the city
He showed great artistic ability from an early age.√
He is famous for his paintings and books.
Look it up!
Mona Lisa
achievements
year of birth
year of death
childhood
painter
inventor
musician
engineer
scientist
contributions
1452
birthplace
showed great intelligence
and artistic ability
adulthood
learnt to do many different things
many inventions
famous paintings
Leonardo
da Vinci
countryside, Italy
1519
Speak up
Make a spidergram about Walt Disney.
year of birth
year of death
achievements
birthplace
Walt
Disney
When did he die
Where was he born
When was he born
What did he do
What did he achieve
…
his job
Who else do you want to know about Look up the information in the encyclopaedia and discuss it with your classmates.
Period 2
Reading (II)
学习目标：
1. 认读和理解单词human, even, however, suddenly, nobody, die out等。
2.学会用some…others…和as…as…描述动物的主要特征和习性。
3. 能根据上下文，猜测suddenly, fossil, die out等词语的意思。
4. 能通过比较来描述动物的主要特征和习性。
5. 培养爱护动物的意识。。
Show time
Say something about the topic “The person I am interested in”.
说一些关于“我感兴趣的人”的话题。
What do you know about …
You are going to read a short article about dinosaurs from an encyclopaedia. Before you start, try the quiz below. Circle the correct answers.
你将从百科全书中读一篇关于恐龙的短文。在你开始之前，试试下面的测验。圈出正确答案。
4 Today you can find dinosaurs _______.
a in zoos b in museums c everywhere
5 Which of the following statements is NOT true
a Dinosaurs once lived on Earth.
b All dinosaurs were very big.
c Some dinosaurs could fly.
Before you read
Look at the picture and the title of the second article on page 3. Then answer the questions below.
What are the animals in Picture b
What do you know about them
About dinosaurs
Look at the pictures below.
Complete the sentences below.
What do you know about dinosaurs
Dinosaurs lived (1) _____________ on Earth over
(2) ___________ years before human beings .
Some were (3) _____ and others were (4) ____.
Some could (5) _____.
Some ate (6)______ and others ate (7) _____.
Dinosaurs lived on Earth for more than (8) _________________ years.
Circle the correct answer to complete this sentence.
5 A human being is a(n) _______.
a animal
b machine
c person
Circle the correct answers.
What else do you know about dinosaurs
①Dinosaurs all __________ (slowly/suddenly) died out. That means they disappeared very quickly.
②_______ (Nobody /Somebody) knows why.
③We know about them from their ______ (fossils/photos).
Read the article
Listen and complete the table. Then talk about dinosaurs according to the table in pairs.
sixty million
Everywhere
as small as
as big as
meat
plants
suddenly
Nobody knows
fossils
Look it up!
Dinosaurs恐龙
Dinosaurs lived on Earth more than 60 million years before human beings. They lived everywhere on Earth.恐龙比人类早6000多万年生活在地球上。他们生活在地球上的任何地方。
Some dinosaurs were as small as chickens. Others were as big as ten elephants. 有些恐龙和鸡一样小。其他的有十头大象那么大。
Some could even fly.有些甚至可以飞。
Many dinosaurs ate plants. However, some dinosaurs liked to eat meat.许多恐龙以植物为食。然而，有些恐龙喜欢吃肉。
Dinosaurs lived on Earth for more than 150 million years. Then, suddenly, they all died out. Nobody knows why. However, we can learn about them from their fossils. (See Earth history)恐龙在地球上生活了超过1.5亿年。然后，突然之间，他们都死了。没有人知道为什么。然而，我们可以从它们的化石中了解它们。（参见地球历史）
D1 Below are some notes about the second encyclopaedia article on page 3, but some of the facts are wrong.以下是关于第3页第二篇百科全书文章的一些注释，但有些事实是错误的。
Read the article and correct the notes if necessary.
2 Dinosaurs
a They lived on Earth more than 60 thousand years before human beings.
b Some were small; others were huge.
c All of them ate meat.
d Some died out suddenly.
million
Some
They all
Language points
What did dinosaurs eat
Some dinosaurs ate plants.
Others ate meat.
Some … Others …
Some dinosaurs could fly.
Others could run fast.
What did dinosaurs look like
Some dinosaurs were big. Others were small.
as … as …
Others were as small as chickens.
Some dinosaurs were as big as ten elephants.
=
=
heavy
light
Some dinosaurs were as heavy as whales.
Others were as light as chickens.
=
=
gentle
fierce
Period 3
Study skills
Listening
An encyclopaedia is a collection (usually a book or set of books) of information about things humans know.
an encyclopaedia
Study skills
A In which volumes can you find information about the following topics Write the correct volume numbers in the blanks.
VOL. 1
VOL. 6
VOL. 1
VOL. 7
VOL. 2
VOL. 5
How many subjects are there
What subject does each encyclopaedia cover
a
b
c
d
Science
Music
History
Nature
B In which of the encyclopaedias below can you find information on the following topics Write the correct letters in the blanks. B你能在下面的哪本百科全书中找到以下主题的信息？在空白处写下正确的字母。
1 Elephants _____
2 Sound _____
3 The Stone Age _____
4 Opera _____
5 Pianos _____
6 Light _____
7 Qin Shihuang _____
8 Trees _____
a
b
c
d
d
a/b
c
b
b
a
c
d
Look at the picture of an encyclopaedia on page 14 and choose the best answers.
1. Besides the subjects and picture, we can also find
______ on page 358.
A. volumes B. a guide word C. similar subjects
2. The guide word on this page is ______.
A. Violin B. Violinist C. Violist
3.We can look for more information on Violoncello from the subject “________”.
A. Violist B. Violin C. Cello
4.If we want to find information on the different sizes of violins, the key word for us to look for is _______.
A. violin B. sizes C. music
This is the guide word at the top of each page.
The subjects are usually in alphabetical order.
Sometimes an encyclopaedia tells us where to look for more information on a similar subject.
C Below are some instructions. Which word in each instruction tells you which topic to look up in an encyclopaedia
C以下是一些说明。每个指令中的哪个单词告诉你要在百科全书中查找哪个主题？
1 Find information on dogs. ____________
2 Find information on the invention of numbers.
____________
3 Talk about festivals in China. ____________
4 Write a passage on the history of computers. ____________
Listening
Listen to a radio programme about a very clever woman and complete the notes below. Write one word or figure in each blank.听一个关于一个非常聪明的女人的广播节目，并完成下面的笔记。在每个空白处写一个单词或数字。
In the picture, which one is Jane Dickinson
照片中，哪一个是简·迪金森？
Did she win the quiz
她在测验中赢了吗？
How do you know that
你怎么知道的？
Jane Dickinson won Magic TV Quiz.
( )________ million people watched the programme.
She answered questions about many different ( )_________.
Her house is like a (3)_________. There are (4)_________ books in her house.
She can find out about many (5)___________ things through books.
We can all learn so much knowledge like her. It just takes hard work and (6)_________.
Talk time
Listen to the conversation below.
Daisy: Happy birthday, Benny. This is for you.
黛西：生日快乐，本尼。这是给你的。
Benny: An encyclopaedia Thank you, Daisy!
本尼：百科全书？谢谢你，黛西！
Daisy: You’re welcome. I’m sure you’ll learn many things from it.
黛西：不客气。我相信你会从中学到很多东西。
Benny: Yes, I’m sure I will. It’s always useful to have an encyclopaedia around the house.是的，我相信我会的。在房子周围放一本百科全书总是很有用的。
Daisy: True. It’ll be a great help with your studies.
黛西：没错。这将对你的学习有很大帮助。
Sentence stress
Rules:
①We usually stress the important words (nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs and numbers) in a sentence.
②We do not usually stress unimportant words, e.g. a, the, he, of, is, and, have and can.
Period 4
Grammar
学习目标:
1．掌握限定词some和any的 基本用法。
2．掌握不定代词somebody, anybody, nobody等的用法。
3．通过对话，巩固不定代词的用法。
(some + countable noun)
(some + uncountable noun)
(any + countable noun)
(any + uncountable noun)
We use some and any to talk about amounts.
Work out the rule
We use some and any before (plural/singular) countable nouns and uncountable nouns.
We usually use (some/any) in positive statements. We usually use (some/any) in negative statements and questions.
some
apples
some milk
some orange juice
any bread
any coffee
any eggs
any noodles
some potaoes
Yes. If you work hard, you can learn as much knowledge as Jane.
Yes, there is.
I saw somebody/someone/something.
I did not see anybody/anyone/anything.
Did you see anybody/anyone/anything
I saw nobody/no one/nothing.
Work out the rule
We use (some-/any-) in positive statements, and (some-/any-) in negative statements and questions.
Things to remember
somebody=someone
anybody=anyone
nobody=no one
We can form negative statements in two ways.
There is not anybody in the room.
There is nobody in the room.
We write no one as two words.
Somebody, anybody, nobody, etc. are singular.
Look at the picture below for one minute. Try to remember where everything and everybody is. Then cover the picture and ask and answer questions in pairs. Follow the examples.看下面的图片一分钟。试着记住每件事和每个人都在哪里。然后盖上图片，两人一组地提问和回答问题。按照示例操作。
3.Is there anything above the teacher
No, there’s nothing/there isn’t anything above the teacher.
4.Is there anybody by the window
Yes, there’s somebody by the window.
Is there anything under the teacher’s desk
No, there’s nothing/there isn’t anything under the teacher’s desk.
Is there anyone behind the teacher
No, there’s nobody/no one behind the teacher.
Is there anything on the bookcase
Yes, there’s something on the bookcase.
8 Is there anyone next to the piano
Yes, there’s someone next to the piano.
Period 6
Practice
Culture corner
学习目标:
1. 了解单词attraction, harbor, merino, type, view等。
2. 能根据上下文，猜测attraction, merino等单词的词义。
3. 通过主题阅读，提高捕捉关键信息的能力。
4. 进一步了解百科全书的知识。
More practice
Background knowledge
Australia’s big attractions
the Sydney Opera House
the Great Barrier Reef
the Gold Coast in Queensland
interesting places or things
More practice
the Big Banana
the Big Merino
what are they
a type of sheep
Read the following encyclopaedia article about big attractions in Australia.
Australia is a very big country. It also has many big attractions.
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.
The Big Banana
When was the Big Banana made
Where is it
Who made it
Why was it made
In 1964.
In Coffs Harbour.
John Landy.
To make people come to his fruit shop.
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.
A Answer the questions below.
1 When was the Big Banana built
It was built in 1964.
2 Why was the Big Banana built
Because John Landy wanted something to make people come to his fruit shop.
Why are merinos important to the farmers in Australia
Because they can live in dry weather and some places in Australia are very dry.
What can you find inside the Big Merino
You can find a small museum about the history of wool in Australia inside the Big Merino.
5 What can you do inside the Big Merino’s head
You can look at the view through its eyes inside the Big Merino’s head.
Culture corner文化角
The Encyclopaedia Britannica is a world-famous encyclopaedia.
《大英百科全书》是世界著名的百科全书。
It is the oldest English-language encyclopaedia.
这是最古老的英语百科全书。
The first edition was published in 1768, and since then there have been 15 editions. The 15th edition is made up of 32 volumes.
第一版出版于1768年，自那以后共有15个版本。第十五版由32卷组成。
Together they contain about 40 million words on half a million topics.
它们总共包含了大约4000万个单词，涉及50万个主题。
Today there is a DVD edition of the Britannica. You can also find it online.
今天有一张《不列颠百科全书》的DVD版。你也可以在网上找到它。
Read the first paragraph of the article and explain what each number means.
1768 —
15 —
32 —
In 1768, the first edition was published.
There have been 15 editions of the Encyclopaedia Britannica so far.
The 15th edition is made up of 32 volumes.
40,000,000 —
500,000 —
The 15th edition contains about 40 million words.
The 15th edition contains half a million topics.
Read the article and answer the questions.
What is the Encyclopaedia Britannica
什么是《大英百科全书》？
Besides 15 printed editions, does the Encyclopaedia Britannica have other editions What are they
除了15个印刷版，《大英百科全书》还有其他版本吗？它们是什么？
