课件59张PPT。Chapter 7
Encyclopaedia深圳市竹林中学
刘 律How
many
kinds
of encyclopaedias do
you
know?DisscussionDo you think encyclopaedias are useful? How useful?What do you want to know
about from encyclopaedias?Reading-- dinosaur
-- extinct
-- ancient time
-- fierce/ huge / small / gentle / harmful-- Diogenes
-- 412-323 BC
-- Greece, Europe
-- famous, thinkerAnswer the questions:
What’s the name of this film?
What kind of film is it?
What main characters are in this cartoon? Do you like them? Why?
Do you know who created them?-- Disneyland
-- Walt Disney, American
-- cartoon charactersDisneyland in
AmericaDisneyland in
Hong Kong1. article: (n.) 文章; 冠词
Here are three of the _______she found in it.
2. encyclopaedia: (n.)百科全书
May’s father bought her ___ encyclopaedia.
→encyclopaedic(adj.)百科全书的
articlesanVocabularyReading 3. exist: (v.) 存在
Dinosaurs ________ on Earth over sixty million years ago.
4. human beings:(n.) 人类
5. harmless: (adj.)无害的
Some dinosaurs were harmful. Others were ___________.
→ (n.)harm; (adj.)harmful
do harm to…
be harmful to… existedharmlessVocabularyReading 6. gentle: (adj.) 温驯
They were as _______ as sheep.
→(n.) gentleness, gentleman
7. fight: (v.)打架,打斗,斗争
The two brothers ________ each othter yesterday.
→(n.) fighter 战士,斗士
8. fiercely: (adv.)凶猛地
They could fight _____________ than tigers.
→(adj.) fierce; (n.) fierceness gentlefoughtmore fiercelyVocabularyReading 9. unlike: (prep.)不像
________ her twin sister, she is shy.
→ (prep.) like
10. skeleton: (n.)骨骼,骸骨
We know about the lives of dinosaurs from the __________.
11. footprint: (n.)脚印
We found some ________ on a beach. footprintsskeletonsUnlike VocabularyReading 13. thinker: (n.)思想家
Diogenes was a famous Greek ______.
→ (v.) think (adj.) thinking
14. Greek: (adj./ n.)希腊的,希腊人
He lives in Greece. He is a ______.
→(n.) Greece 希腊
15. jar: (n.)坛子
Diogenes had a big ____ to live in. jarGreekthinkerVocabularyReading 16. kneel: (v.) 跪下,跪着
He saw a small boy __________.
→(n.) knee
17. fountain: (n.) 泉水
He used his hands to drink from a _______.
18. amusement: (n.) 娱乐,消遣
Disneyland is a famous __________ park in the USA.
→amuse (v.); amusing (adj.) kneelingfountainamusementVocabularyReading 19. creat:(v.)
Disneyland was _________by Walt Disney.
→creation(n.); creator(n.);creative(adj.)
20. cartoon:(n.)
He is famous for creating _________ characters.
21. character:(n.)
I like all the _________ in this novel. characterscartooncreatedVocabularyReading 22. deliver:(v.)
He sold newspapers and __________ mails.
→(n.) delivery; deliverer
23. tame:(adj.)
Some were gentle, others were ______.
→(v.)tame;(adj.)tamable(n.)tamer
tamedeliveredVocabularyReading 24. peacefully:(adv.)
Dinosaurs probably lived __________ together.
→(n.)peace;(adj.)peaceful
25. disease:(n.)
Dinosaurs probably all died of _______.
→(adj.)diseased diseasepeacefullyVocabularyReading 26. secret:(n.)&(adj.)秘密
Diogenes found the ________ of how to be happy.
→(adv.)secretly; (n.)secretary secretVocabularyReading Do you know the following words and phrases?1. _e_________ ; live; be real
2. _f________; at last; in the end
3._h_________; causing hurt or harm
4._h________; not causing hurt or harm
5. _d_________; take sth. to sb.
6. _c_________; a person, animal in a book,
film, etc.
7. _f_________; a mark made on the ground
by a foot
existfinallyharmfulharmlessdelivercharacterfootprintDo you know the following words and phrases?8. a_________________; park with rides and
games
9. f_________; angrily and aggressively in a
frightening way
10._c_________; make sth. using the mind
11. k_________; go down on one’s knees
12. s___________; bones
13. o______; have as one’s belongings
14. c_________; a drawing or film of drawings that
usually makes you laugh
amusement parkfiercelycreatekneelskeletonowncartoone.g.
→act, are, art, cat, rat,
→ cart, race, rate, tear,
→ teach, reach, chart
Word activity
and competition: Making
new
words1. create
2. deliver
3. harmful
4. finally
5. amusementCan you make new words with them?1. My brother is a postman. He _________ mails every day.
2. Don’t smoke. It’s _________ to your health.
3. After three hour’s ride, they ________ arrived.
4. We went to the ____________ _______ in Hong Kong last Sunday.
5. Shanghai is ________ for Jinmao Tower.
6. My father ______ a book shop.deliversharmfulfinallyamusement parkfamousownsFill in the blanks
with proper words. Listen and read1. Complete the passages.
2. Do Exercise C & D1.Dinosaurs e_______ over sixty m_______ years ago. Some dinosaurs were as s______ as chickens, others were as h_____ as ten elephants. Some dinosaurs could fly as q________ as birds. Some dinosaurs were as g_______ as sheep, others were h_______ and f________. N_______ knows why dinosaurs all died s_________. We k______ about the l_____ of them from the s__________, eggs and footprints they left b________.xistedillionmallugeuicklyentlearmfulierceobodyuddenlynowiveskeletonsehindComplete the following passage.2. Diogenes was a famous t_______ from G_______. He found the s________ of how to be happy. He b_______ that the way to be happy was to own as f___ things as possible. Diogenes lived in a big j___. When he saw a small boy k_______ and u_______ hands to drink, he t______ away his cup. After that, he became even h_______.hinker reeceecretelieved ewarneelingsinghrewappierComplete the following passage.3. Walt Disney c______ Disneyland. He is not only best k______ as the c_______ of Mickey Mouse but also f______ for c________ other cartoon c________ such as Donald Duck and Snow White. Walt s_____ newspapers and d_______ letters after l_______ school. He liked drawing so he s_______ art at night as well. In the e____, he began to draw c________ for films. He p___ a real mouse in a cartoon. Soon, both he and the mouse b______ famous.reatednownreatoramousreatingharactersoldeliveredeaving tudiedndartoonsut ecameComplete the following passage.Dinosaurs
a They lived on Earth more than sixty million years ago.
b (No mistakes.)
c. Some were gentle; others were fierce.
d. All died suddenly.C Find the facts.2. Diogenes
a (No mistakes.)
b He believed that the way to be happy was to own as few things as possible.
c. He threw away his cup.C Find the facts.3. Disney, Walt
a He lived from 1901 to 1966.
b (No mistakes.)
c He drew cartoons for films.
d His most famous character was Mickey Mouse.
e Walt Disney became rich and faomous.C Find the facts.1. Dinosaurs existed on Earth more than sixty million years ago, much earlier than human beings.
→There were dinosaurs more than sixty million years ago, but at that time, there were no human beings.
2. Some dinosaurs were as small as chickens.
→ Some dinosaurs were small, like chickens.Paraphrase the following sentences:3. Some dinosaurs had wings and could fly as quickly as birds today.
→ Some dinosaurs were like birds today. They had wings and could fly quickly.
4. He believed that the way to be happy was to own as few things as possible.
→ He believed that if one wanted to be happy, he or she should live with as few things as possible.Paraphrase the following sentences:5. Walt Disney is best known as the creator of Mickey Mouse and is also famous for creating other cartoon characters such as Donald Duck, Goofy and Snow White .
→Walt Disney is well known because he created Mickey Mouse and other cartoon characters, such as Donald Duck, Goofy and Snow White.Paraphrase the following sentences:
as gentle as sheep
die suddenly
leave behind
a famous thinker
own as few things as possible
see sb. doing sth.
use the hands to drink
throw away
become even happier像羊一样温顺
突然死亡
留在身后
著名的希腊思想家
尽可能少占有东西
看见某人在做某事
用手喝水
扔掉
变得甚至更快乐Useful phrases in the chapter
an amusement park
the United States of America
be best known as…
be famous for…
cartoon characters
such as…
leave school
at the same time
finally / at last / in the end游乐园
美国
以…最著称
因…而有名
卡通人物
例如
离开学校
同时
最后Useful phrases in the chapter1. Dinosaurs were all bigger than elephants.
Some dinosaurs were bigger than elephants.
2. Long ago, people probably hunted dinosaurs for food.
Dinosaurs existed much earlier than human beings.
3. Dinosaurs probably lived peacefully together.
Some dinosaurs could fight more fiercely than tigers and ate meat.P1P1P2DDDD Read and think:4. Dinosuars probably all died of disease.
No evidence is given either for or against.
5. Diogenes found the secret of how to be happy.
6. Most people follow the teaching of Diogenes.
There is no evidence in the passage, but common sense tells us that it is false.AADDD Read and think:7. Walt Disney’s parents were probably rich.
After leaving school, he sold newspapers and delivered mails.
8. Walt Disney liked animals.
Mickey Mouse was a real mouse. It sometimes sat on Walt’s desk while he was working.P6P7ADD Read and think:listening Use an encyclopaedia or the Internet to collect information about one of the famous people below or one of your choice. Tell the classmates and the teacher about him / her. Begin like this : _______ is a famous....More practiseAlbert EinseinThomas EdisonQin Shihuang LanguagePre-activity: Find out the adverbs.
fierce→ accurate →
early → easy →
late → clear →
good → clever →
fast → sensible →
quick → wise →
confident → exact →
careful → polite →LanguageComparison of
adverbsfiercely exactlywiselysensiblycleverlyclearlyeasilyaccuratelyearlylatewellfastquicklyconfidentlycarefullypolitelyFind out the comparatives and superlatives:
early
fast
hard
late
long
near
quick
soonLanguageComparison of
adverbs earlier, earliest harder, hardest later, latest longer, longest nearer, nearest quicker, quickest faster, fastestsooner, soonest1. Who swims the fastest in your class?
2. Who shouts the loudest in your family?
3. Who sings the most sweetly among your frends?
4. Who passes exams the most easily in your class?
5. Who behaves the most politely in your class?Pre-activity1. 副词比较等级及其构成形式
副词和形容词一样,也有原级、比较级和最高级形式. 构成形式与形容词基本相同. 以加-ly构成的副词, 即使它是双音节词,在变成比较级和最高级时,也需遵循多音节词的变化规则, 在前面加 more 或 most.
She always comes to the office earlier than I.
Trees grow most quickly in spring.
Note: a) early 不是加-ly构成的副词, 加-er; -estLanguage pointsb) 部分副词变化不规则, 如:
well – better – best, badly – worse – worst,
little – less – least, much – more – most
2. 副词比较等级的用法
副词比较级的用法与形容词比较级的用法基本相同.
It snows more often in the North than in the South.
Who runs faster, you or your sister?Language pointsExercise A12) 副词最高级的用法与形容词的用法基本相同. 其不同之处就是副词最高级前面可以省略定冠词the. 如:
Who sings (the) best in your class?
He has lived in Shenzhen (the) longest in our company.
3) 我们much, even, still, far, a lot, a little, a bit, a great deal, any, no 用等修饰形容词和副词的比较级.
He spoke far more confidently than you.Language pointsExercise A22. S1 What about clearness of speech?
S2 Ann spoke more clearly than Mary, but Debbie spoke most clearly.
3. S1 What about sensible arrangement of ideas?
S2 Mary arranged her ideas more sensibly than Ann, but Debbie arranged her ideas most sensibly.
4. S1 What about confidence of the speaker?
S2 Mary spoke more confidently than Debbie, but Ann spoke most confidently.
5. S1 What about ability to answer questions?
S2 Ann answered questions better than Mary, but Debbie answered questions best.
6. S1 What about cleverness of arguments?
S2 Debbie argued more wisely than Ann, but Mary argued most wisely.4) 副词的同级比较在肯定句中用as+adv.+as, 意为 “和……一样……”, 在疑问句和否定句中用not as/so+adv.+as,意为 “不如……那样……”.
Simon doesn’t swim as / so well as Dick, but he runs as fast as Dick.Language pointsExercise B1oftenoftenfarfarhighhighfastfastlonglonglater thanmore ofen thanas far as the highest / higher than Debbie or Simonmore slowly / slower thanlonger than B2B3根据表格信息,完成句子.Jane, Sue and Mary had to write half a page for English homework.
They spent different time and got different marks. Mary did the homework ______________(carefully) than Sue. Mary wrote ___________(fast). Jane spent _________ (much) time doing the homework. Jane wrote _______________ (carefully) than Sue. Sue wrote _______ (fast) than Jane and ____________ (slowly) than Mary. Of the three girls, Jane worked ___________(hard). Mary did _______(badly) than both Jane and Sue because she did the homework ___________________(carefully)less carefullyfastermore slowlyleast carefully hardest worse more carefullythe mostfastestExerciseWriting wentwalkhillscavefoundhadeggtookputwindowwarmedheardnoiseappearedclimbedlookeddinosaurnameagreepayhappyreceivedmoneysaidDiogenessawownthingspossiblenewspaperhungryreadmeetDisneylandphonedgave all his money to …