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Module 1 Amazing things
Unit 2 Numbers
Period 1
Getting ready
Reading (I)
Getting ready
Look at the cartoon and answer the questions.
What’s in Lo’s right hand
What’s in Hi’s hands
What question did Lo ask
What did Hi say
Brainstorm
What do we use numbers for
What do you know about …
A You can find numbers everywhere in your daily life. Look at the photos and write the correct numbers in the blanks.你可以在日常生活中到处找到数字。看照片，在空白处写下正确的数字。
1
Today is _______
September.
2
It is _______°C.
3
It is _______.
4
They are ______ grams.
5
It is _________
centimetres long.
6
It is __________ yuan.
1
23
10:10
526
17.8
3.90
Before you read
B 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. B看第19页的图片、故事标题以及第1段和第2段的第一句话。然后圈出正确的答案。
1.Who are the people in the first picture
a The king and his son.
b The king and his brother.
c The king and an old man.
The king and the rice
a wise old man
the king
2 What are they doing
a Playing chess.
b Growing rice.
c Playing cards.
The king and the rice
chessboard
3 Where did the story probably happen
a In China.
b In India.
c In Japan.
A long time ago, there was a king in India.
The king and the rice
Make predictions
Look at the pictures and the title of the story again. Then answer the questions below.再看一遍图片和故事的标题。然后回答以下问题。
1. Who won the game, the king or the wise old man
2. What prize did the wise old man want, silver,
gold or something else
3. Would the king give him the prize he wanted
4. Why is the title “The king and the rice”
While you read
Skim the story and divide it into 3 parts.
Para. 1
Para. 2
Part 2: (the middle)
The king promised to give the old man the rice he wanted if he won the game.
Part 3: (the ending)
The king lost the game. He he didn’t have enough rice to give the old man.
Para. 3
Para. 4
Para. 5
Para. 6
realized
C1 The words in italics are from the story on page 19. Match the two halves of these sentences to make them meaningful. C1斜体字来自第19页的故事。把这些句子的两半搭配起来，使它们有意义。
Vocabulary
1 When you ask a wise person for help, a you tell him/her that you will
give him/her the present for sure.
2 If you promise somebody a present, b you know something is
wrong.
3 If you get a prize in a game, c you get the number 4.
4 When you double the number 2 d you want him/her to give you
good advice.
5 When you realize the problem, e you win something for doing
very well.
d
a
e
c
b
Read Paragraphs 1 and 2.
The king and the rice
A long time ago, there was a king in India. The king’s favourite game was chess.很久以前，印度有一位国王。国王最喜欢的游戏是国际象棋。
The beginning
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.”
Decide whether the following statements are true or false.
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.
India
The king
the old man
The middle
Read Paragraphs 3, 4 and 5.
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.
Match the sentences with the characters.
The ending
Read Paragraph 6.
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!
Put the following sentences into the correct order.
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.
After you read
The king and the rice
A long time ago, there was a king in India. The king’s favourite game was chess.
很久以前，印度有一位国王。国王最喜欢的游戏是国际象棋。
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.”
一天，一位聪明的老人来到宫殿，国王向他挑战一场游戏。国王向老人承诺：“如果你赢了比赛，你可以得到任何奖品。”
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.” 老人说：“如果我赢了比赛，我想在棋盘的第一个方格里放一粒米，第二个方格放两粒，第三个方格放四粒，然后在剩下的方格里各放一倍。”
“Is that all ” asked the king. “Wouldn’t you like gold or silver instead ”
“就这样吗？”国王问道。“你不想要金子还是银子？”
“No, just rice,” replied the old man.
“没有，只有米饭。”老人回答。
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.
国王和老人玩了很长时间的游戏。最后，老人赢了。于是国王命令他的部下收集一袋大米。
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!他在第一个方格上放了一粒，在第二个方格上又放了两粒，以此类推。国王很快意识到了这个问题，即使全国都有大米，他仍然没有足够的大米放在所有的方格上！
Comprehension
D1 Read the story on page 19 and complete the table below. D1阅读第19页的故事，并填写下表。
in India
wise old man
the wise old man
any prize
a long time
The old man
enough rice
Vocabulary
C2 Complete the story below with the words from the box. Change their forms if necessary.
C2 用方框中的单词完成下面的故事。如有必要，请更改其形式。
wise
prize
promise
The young man agreed. Then the old man took the young man to a window. “Look outside,” he said.
年轻人同意了。然后老人把年轻人带到一扇窗户前。“看看外面，”他说。
“I can see nothing but an empty field,” the young man said.“我只能看到一片空旷的田野，”年轻人说。
“Use your money to buy this field,” said the old man, “and grow some cotton. In a year, you can sell the cotton and (4)___________ your money.”
“用你的钱买这块地，”老人说，“种一些棉花。一年后，你可以卖掉棉花，然后________你的钱。”
double
The young man (5)___________ what the old man meant. From then on he was not lazy any more. He worked hard all year round.
这个年轻人（5）___________老人的意思。从那时起，他不再懒惰了。他一年四季都在努力工作。
realized
Time When did the story take place
Place Where did the story take place
Characters How many characters does the story have Who are they
Check the answers
The story took place a long time ago.
It took place in India.
The story has two characters.
One is a king and the other is a wise old man.
The beginning What took place at the beginning of the story
The middle What took place in the middle of the story
The ending What took place at the end of the story
The king offered gold or silver as a prize, but the old man only wanted to have grains of rice put on the chessboard.
The king lost the game. When he put one grain on the first square, two on the second, and so on, he realized he wouldn’t have enough rice for the old man.
The king challenged the old man
to a chess game and promised to give
him any prize he wanted if he could win.
Comprehension
D2 Find facts in the story to support these statements about the king. Write down the facts.从故事中找出事实来支持这些关于国王的说法。把事实写下来。
The king’s favourite game was chess.
“Is that all ” asked the king. “Wouldn’t you like gold or silver instead ”
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!
In pairs, act out the following dialogue.
Role-play
He promised the wise old man that he could have any prize if he won the game.
He wanted 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.
The wise old man.
King’s servant 1: What did the king ask you to do
King’s servant 2:
King’s servant 1: What did the king do then
King’s servant 2:
King’s servant 1: What happened then
King’s servant 2:
He put one grain on the first square, two on the second, and so on.
The king asked us to collect a bag of rice.
He realized that even with all the rice in the country, he would still not have enough rice to put on all the squares.
Show time
Act out the dialogue.
Find out who said these words.
I am good at chess. I want to play a game of chess against you.
Are you ready to tell me what you want
I think I can make your dream come true.
Are you sure you have enough rice for me
Sorry, Your Majesty, the bag of rice is used up.
That's impossible. How could that happen
That is the secret of maths.
The King
The old man
The King’s servants
Infer how the king felt and what he thought before and after the game. Discuss your inferences with your classmates and find the facts from the story to support them.
推断国王在比赛前后的感受和想法。与同学讨论你的推论，并从故事中找到事实来支持他们。
Before the game
After the game
You can have any prize if you win the game.
Think and discuss思考和讨论
D3 How many grains of rice should the king put on the last square D3国王应该在最后一个方格上放多少粒米？
Discuss this with your classmates.
与你的同学讨论这个问题。
9,223,372,036,854,775,808
grains of rice
263
grains of rice
Period 3
Listening
Speaking
Show time
Decimals
Read the decimals aloud. 大声朗读
Read the decimals aloud.
one thousand three hundred and eighty-five point five
five hundred and twenty-six point four three two
Percentages
Read the percentages aloud.
11 Dec.2008 the eleventh of December, two thousand and eight
1990
2010
1806
1900
2000
2001
Read the years aloud.
January (Jan.) 2月 February (Feb.)
3月 March (Mar.) 4月 April (Apr.)
5月 May 6月 June
7月 July 8月 August (Aug.)
9月 September (Sept.) 10月 October (Oct.)
11月 November (Nov.) 12月 December (Dec.)
British English American English
12/3/1999 3/12/1999
12 March 1999 the 12th of March 1999 March 12, 1999
March 12th, 1999
the twelfth of March/March the twelfth, nineteen ninety-nine March twelfth,
nineteen ninety-nine
2 January 1999
September 30, 2009
16 June 1857
March 3, 1758
14 April 2011
May 22, 1977
12 October 1900
the fourteenth of April/April the fourteenth, twenty eleven
the second of January/ January the second,nineteen ninety-nine
September thirtieth, two thousand and nine
the sixteenth of June/June the sixteenth, eighteen fifty-seven
March third, seventeen fifty-eight
May twenty-second, nineteen seventy-seven
the twelfth of October/ October the twelfth, nineteen hundred
half past four/four thirty
noon/twelve o’clock
a quarter past one/one fifteen
twenty past two/two twenty
twenty-five past three/three twenty-five
twenty to six/five forty
a quarter to seven/six forty-five
eight five six, four one two nine
three two one, o/zero seven eight four
five six five, two double eight one/five six five, two eight eight one
Read the numbers aloud. Then listen to a quiz about numbers and circle the correct answers.
Talk time: Strong and weak forms
Some words have both a strong form and a weak form.
In most sentences, we use the weak forms of articles, prepositions,
pronouns, auxiliary verbs, modal verbs, conjunctions, etc.
在大多数句子中，我们使用冠词、介词、代词、助动词、语气词、连词等。
In most sentences, we use the weak forms of these words.
Sometimes we use the strong forms for emphasis.
Listen to the conversation below. Pay attention to the pronunciation of the words in blue. Then practise it in pairs.听下面的对话。注意蓝色单词的发音。然后两人一组练习。
May: What’s your favourite subject, Ben
Ben: Maths. Our Maths teacher uses a lot of games to help us learn. He makes the class really interesting. Also, I like to work with numbers.
May: OK. Do you know the number of students in your class
Ben: Yes, I do. There are 35 students in my class—18 boys and 17 girls. I can remember all their birthdays!
May: You’re amazing!
Speak up
Mandy did not copy her homework correctly, so she called Joyce. In pairs, check the Maths problems in Mandy’s exercise book. Follow the example.曼迪没有把作业抄对，所以她给乔伊斯打了电话。两人一组，检查曼迪练习本上的数学题。以这个例子为例。
Mandy did not copy her homework correctly, so she called Joyce. In pairs, check the Maths problems in Mandy’s exercise book. Follow the example.
曼迪没有把作业抄对，所以她给乔伊斯打了电话。两人一组，检查曼迪练习本上的数学题。以这个例子为例。
Joyce: Hello, this is Joyce speaking.
Mandy: Hello, Joyce. It’s Mandy.
Joyce: Hi, Mandy. What can I do for you
Mandy: I don’t think I copied down the Maths problems correctly. Can I check them with you
Joyce: OK.
Mandy: Number 1. Is it seventy-two plus twenty-seven
Joyce: No. It should be seventy-two plus two hundred and seventy-two.…
Period 4
Grammar
Cardinal numbers基数
The king put two grains on the second square.
国王在第二个正方形上放了两颗谷物。 We use cardinal numbers to count things.
我们用基数来计数。
200
375
1,000
4,189
15,362
100,000
285,643
1,000,000
3,367,982
Complete “Work out the rule”.
Read the following numbers.
2,534
25,342
253,423
2,534,233
25,342,330
two thousand five hundred and thirty-four
twenty-five thousand three hundred and forty-two
two hundred and fifty-three thousand four hundred and twenty-three
two million five hundred and thirty-four thousand two hundred and thirty-three
twenty-five million three hundred and forty-two thousand three hundred and thirty
Ordinal numbers
Read the numbers aloud.
The king put two grains on the second square.
Our flat is on the sixth floor.
We use ordinal numbers to show the order of things.
The students are standing in a line. They each have a number (from 1 to 28). Fill in the blanks with cardinal numbers on the left and ordinal numbers on the right.学生们正在排队。它们每个都有一个数字（从1到28）。填空时左边是基数，右边是序数。
2
19
first
third
fourth
twenty
twenty-third
twenty-eighth
Instructions about numbers
Read the instructions aloud.
2+10
10-2
2×10
10÷2
Instructions about numbers
3 plus 9 equals/is 12.________________
9 minus 3 equals/is 6_____________
3 multiplied by 9 equals/is 27. _____________
9 divided by 3 equals/is 3. _____________
Read the statements aloud.大声朗读陈述。
2+10 = 12_____________________________
10-2 = 8___________________________
2 ×10 = 20___________________________
10÷2 = 5___________________________
Period 5
Writing
Writing: A report with numbers
May found some figures about traffic accidents in her city. She drew a line graph and wrote a report. Look at the line graph and answer the following questions.梅发现了一些关于她所在城市交通事故的数字。她画了一张折线图并写了一份报告。看折线图，回答以下问题。
What’s the line graph about
What does the vertical axis stand for
What does the horizontal axis stand for
How many accidents were there in July
What’s the number of accidents in August
Look at the line graph again and complete the sentences below.
The number of accidents _________ (went up/went down) in October.
The number of accidents _________ (went up/went down) in November.
Find the synonyms in the following two sentences.
①The price of rice went up in March and it rose again in April.
②The population of the city went down in 2011 and it fell again in 2012.
rise—rose
fall—fell
Read the sentences below. Note the differences between the words in italics.
The temperature rose to 18℃.
The air conditioner raised the temperature to 18℃.
= go up, increase
= put up, increase
rise (vi.)
raise (vt.)
Use rose or raised to complete the sentences.
Last year the rate of birth ________.
She _______ her hand to ask a question.
Last week, my father ______ my pocket money.
The water in the reservoir ______ to its highest point.
A May found some figures about traffic accidents in her city. She drew a line graph and wrote a plete the report below.May
发现了她所在城市的一些交通事故数字。她画了一张折线图并写了一份报告。完成以下报告。
A report with numbers
Look at the line graph and complete the table below.
Year 2009 2010 2011 2012
Number 123,000 125,000 120,000 113,000
123,000+2,000
=125,000 (rose)
125,000-5,000
=120,000
(fell)
120,000-7,000
=113,000
(fell)
123,000
Write sentences using information from the table and following the example below.
Example:
In 2010, the number rose. The number was 125,000.
In 2010, the number rose to 125,000.
In 2011, the number fell. The number was 120,000.
In 2011, the number fell to 120,000.
In 2012, the number fell again. The number was 113,000.
In 2012, the number fell again to 113,000.
B Look at the line graph on p. 28 about the number of students at junior high schools in May’s city. Then write a report by following the example in A.
B看第28页关于五月市初中学生人数的折线图。然后按照a中的例子写一份报告。
Number of students in junior high schools
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Period 6
More practice
Culture corner
More practice
Read the title, the first paragraph and the sequence words at the beginning of Paragraphs 2-5.
Then make a spidergram.
阅读第2-5段开头的标题、第一段和顺序词。然后做一个思维导图。
Counting before numbers
Before the invention of written numbers, people used manydifferent ways to count things.
At first,...After that,Then Finally,
Read, match and rearrange
Read the first sentences in paragraphs 2-5 and then match the pictures below with the words in the box. Then put the pictures in the correct order.阅读第2-5段中的第一句，然后将下面的图片与方框中的单词进行匹配。然后把图片按正确的顺序放好。
fingers and toes
tokens made from clay or small stones
marks on sticks and bones
the Hindu-Arabic system
b
a
c
d
Look and match
At first, people used their fingers, and even their toes.
起初，人们用手指，甚至用脚趾。
Then people began to use tokens made from clay or small stones.
然后人们开始使用粘土或小石头制成的代币。
This developed into tools like the abacus
这发展成了算盘这样的工具
More practice
Read the article and complete the table.
Before the invention of written numbers, people used manydifferent ways to count things.在书写数字发明之前，人们使用许多不同的方法来计数。
At first, people used their fingers, and even their toes.
起初，人们用手指，甚至用脚趾。
However.they could only count small numbers in this wayAfter that, they began to make small marks on sticks and bones.然而，他们只能用这种方式数小数字。从那以后，他们开始在棍子和骨头上做小标记。
This helped them count bigger numbers. They used them to countthings like the days of the month, the amount offood and the number of animals they had.
这有助于他们计算更大的数字。他们用它们来计算一个月的天数、食物的数量和动物的数量。
Then people began to use tokens made fromclay or small stones. This helped them counteven bigger numbers.
然后人们开始使用粘土或小石头制成的代币。这有助于他们计算出更大的数字
They often put thetokens on pieces of string so that they couldcarry them around easily.This developedinto tools like the abacus. 。
他们经常把记号放在绳子上，这样他们就可以很容易地随身携带。这发展成了算盘之类的工具。
Finally, people began to develop systems ofwritten marks to show different numbers,and this led to the Hindu-Arabic system(0-9). We are still using this system today
最后，人们开始开发书写标记系统来显示不同的数字，这导致了印度-阿拉伯系统（0-9）。我们今天仍在使用这个系统。
fingers and toes
(small) marks on sticks and bones
tokens made from clay or small stones
the abacus
systems of written marks
small numbers
bigger numbers
even bigger numbers
different numbers
the days of the month
the amount of food
the number of animals
the Hindu-Arabic system (0-9)
Find the facts
However, they could only count small numbers in this way.然而，他们只能用这种方式计算很小的数字。
by using their fingers and even their toes
This helped them count bigger numbers.
Making small marks on sticks and bones
This helped them count even bigger numbers.
Using tokens made from clay or small stones
This developed into tools like the abacus.
Putting the tokens on pieces of string
… and this led to the Hindu-Arabic system (0—9).
developing systems of written marks
We are still using this system today.
the Hindu-Arabic system
A Read the online article and then complete the flow chart about the development of counting methods.
Make a spidergram
fingers and toes
small marks on sticks and bones
tokens made from clay or small stones
systems of written marks
Counting
before numbers
Culture corner
Look at the picture and read the article. Then make a spidergram about the numbers around the world.
看图片并阅读文章。然后制作一个关于世界各地数字的蜘蛛图。
Numbers around the world
People around the world write numbers in different ways. The following shows how people from different cultures write one to five.
Romans
Chinese
English
Arabic numbers
Numbers
around
the world
Chinese: 一、二、三、四、五
Romans: I, II, III, IV, V
English: one, two, three, four, five
However, most people around the world use Arabic numbers(1, 2, 3, 4, 5, etc.) today.
A In groups, brainstorm some topics about numbers. Use the following spidergram to help you.
C In groups, write a short article on your topic. Follow the example.
