广东省深圳市文汇中学八年级英语上册 Module 1 Unit 1 Encyclopaedias Reading 课件

课件64张PPT。Module 1
Amazing thingsUnit 1 EncyclopaediasReadingLook it up! 每课时单词和短语的预热温习环节，要求学生快速读出英文单词,说出汉语意思。
该环节可帮助学生在课初对早读时间已熟读记忆过的单词及短语进行快速温习回顾，巩固记忆，为接下来的学习做好词汇准备。研究表明，词汇的熟悉度越高，阅读的速度越快，理解力也越高。ReviewWords and expressionsencyclopaedia
human
dinosaur
inventor
musician
scientistn. 百科全书
adj. 人的
n. 恐龙
n. 发明家
n. 音乐家
n. 科学家Words reviewborn
countryside
intelligence
ability
perhaps
inventionv. 出生
n. 乡村，农村
n. 才智，智慧
n. 才能，能力
adv. 可能，大概
n. 发明Words reviewnotebook
include
even
however
suddenly
nobody
winn. 笔记本
v. 包括，包含
adv. （强调出乎意料）甚至
adv. 然而
adv. 突然；忽然
pron. 没有人
v. （在比赛中）获胜，赢Words reviewhuman being
die out
in the countryside在乡村；在农村
人
灭绝；消失MatchWatch the piece of video, can you find some information on dinosaurs from the Encyclopaedia Britannica(大英百科全书)? To summarize the main ideas of the
two passages
2. To learn some key words and
useful expressions
3. To know more detailed information
about Leonardo Da Vinci and
dinosaurObjectives：Do you have enough knowledge about different subjects?
Try this quiz.Lead-in How long does it take for the Moon to
go round the Earth?
A. 28 days. B. 29 days.
C. 30 days. D. 31 days.
2. Who painted the work Impression, Sunrise?
A. Da Vinci, Leonardo.
B. Van Gogh.
C. Monet.
D. Picasso.3. Which mountain is the highest in the
world?
A. The Himalayas. B. Mount Fuji.
C. The Nile. D. The Alps.
4. Which are the largest animals in the
world now?
A. whales. B. dinosaurs.
C. elephants. D. crocodiles.5. Which animals can’t be seen on earth?
A. pandas. B. monkeys.
C. kangaroos. D. dinosaurs.
6. What is the short form of the organization that protects animals?
A. WTO. B. APEC.
C. UN. D. SPCA.All these various questions can be found in ______________.encyclopaediaWhat is an encyclopaedia?Pre-readingA What do you know about ...?You are going to read two short articles from an encyclopaedia. Before you start, try the quiz below. Circle the correct answers. There can be more than one answer. Leonardo da Vinci was a(n) _____.
a. painter b. engineer c. cook
2. Leonardo da Vinci was ______.
a. French b. English c. Italian
3. Leonardo da Vinci painted _______.
a. Sunflowers b. The Last Supper c. Impression, Sunrisep2A4. 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.B Before you readLook at the pictures and the titles of the articles on page 3. Then answer the questions below. What is the painting in Picture a? Who painted it?
The Mona Lisa.
Leonardo Da Vinci.p2B2. What are the animals in Picture b? What do you know about them?Dinosaurs.
They lived on Earth more than 60 million years before human beings.
Some were small, some were big and some could fly.
They ate plants or meat.Look it up!Here are two articles from an encyclopaedia.Reading1. In the title, what does the phrase “look up” mean?
It means to look for information about something in a dictionary or an encyclopaedia.
2. What does the pronoun “it” in the title refer to?
It refers to information.Read the two articles and answer questions.1. When was Leonardo da Vinci born?
2. Was he an engineer?
3. What do Da Vinci’s notebooks include?
4. Which lived on Earth earlier, human beings or dinosaurs?
5. How long did dinosaurs live on Earth?
6. Could dinosaurs fly?
7. Where can we learn about dinosaurs now?1. When was Leonardo da Vinci born?
He was born in 1452.
2. Was he an engineer?
Yes, he was.
3. What do Da Vinci’s notebooks include?
Some interesting drawings of flying machines.　　Answers:4. Which lived on Earth earlier, human beings or dinosaurs?
Dinosaurs.
5. How long did dinosaurs live on Earth?
For more than 150 million years.　　
6. Could dinosaurs fly?
Yes, some of them could.
7. Where can we learn about dinosaurs now?
We can learn about them from their fossils.Appreciate a series of famous paintings.
Can you guess the painter’s name?Da Vinci, Leonardo. JANE: Was Da Vinci, Leonardo born in
____ (Rome is the capital of this
country)?
BEN: Yes, he was. When he was young, he showed great ______ (having to do with art or artists) ability.
JANE: Which one is the most ________
(well known to the public) in his works?
BEN: The Mona Lisa. famous artisticComplete the dialogue according to the explanations in brackets. Italy Appreciate the dinosaurs’ video. JANE: Did dinosaurs live on Earth
before ____________ (people)?
BEN: Yes, they lived ___________ (in
every place) on Earth.
JANE: Did all dinosaurs ________
(happening unexpectedly) die out?
BEN: Yes, _______ (no one) knows why. everywhere suddenly nobody Complete the dialogue according to the explanations in brackets. human beingsRole-play1. Role play the conversation in groups;
2. Role play the conversation in front of the classLet’s see which group does the best.C VocabularyC1 The words in italics are from the two articles on page 3. Circle the correct answers to complete these sentences.1 When somebody is born, he/she _____.
a comes out of his/her mother’s body
b goes to see a doctor
c leaved hisher parentsp4C2 Benny’s grandparents live in the countryside. They live _____ the city.
a inside b outside c in the centre of
3 Birds have a musical ability. They ____ sings.
a can b cannot c are happy to
4 The book includes some beautiful photos. These photos are _____ the book.
a part of b at the end of c connected to
5 A human being is a(n) ______.
a animal b machine c personC2 Complete the article below with the words from the box. Change their forms if necessary.even however invention notebook perhaps scientistWhen I was young, I used to keep a (1)______. I wrote many poems and drew many pictures of different (2)________ in it. They were not very good, but they helped me think and dream. Now I am a famous (3) _______ and I do many important things. (4)_______, my journey began when I was at school, with my studies, and my poems and pictures. I was a student just like you. (5)_______ you will do something important or (6)____ become famous one day. Just remember to think and to dream. notebook invention however perhaps scientist evenD ComprehensionD1 Below are some notes about the encyclopaedia articles on page 3, but some of the facts are wrong. Read the articles and correct the notes if necessary. 1 Da Vinci, Leonardo
a He lived from 1425 to 1519.
b He was born in the city.
c He showed great artistic ability from
an early age.
d He is famous for his paintings and books.1452 countryside√ inventionsp5D2 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√D2 Read the articles again and complete the answers to the questions below.1 Who was Leonardo da Vinci?
He was _______________________________
___________________.
2 What is his most famous painting?
It is _____________.
3 What did dinosaurs eat?
Many of them ate _____. Some liked to eat ____.
4 How long did dinosaurs live on Earth before they disappeared?
They lived on Earth for _________________________.
5 How can we learn about dinosaurs today?
We can learn about them _____________. an Italian painter, inventor, musician, engineer and scientistthe Mona Lisa plantsmeat more than 150 million years from their fossilsD3 Discuss and answer the questions below with your classmates.1 What else do you know about Leonardo da Vinci?
2 Why did the dinosaurs die out suddenly?The Last Supper is his painting.
He also showed his medical ability.Nobody knows why. Maybe then environment changed…Dinosaurs lived on earth more than sixty ______ years ago. This was a long time _____ people existed. There were millions of dinosaurs. They lived ___________. Some were as _____ as chickens. Others were __ big __ ten elephants. Some dinosaurs had _____ and could ___. Many dinosaurs ate _____. However, some dinosaurs liked to eat _____. Dinosaurs all died out _________. _______ knows why. We can learn about them ____ their ______.根据所学课文，完成短文。millioneverywheresmall asbefore as wingsfly plants meatsuddenlyNobody fromfossilsLanguage points be born 出生，常用过去式表示 “出生(于)”。1. Da Vinci was born in the countryside.be born in 后面常跟年份、地点。如：John was born in 2010.
约翰出生于2010年。
Peter was born in Shanghai on 1 October 1997.
彼得于1997年10月1日出生于上海。2. As he grew older, he learnt to do many
different things. (1) 这里，grow作系动词，意为“ 变得” ，表示渐渐成为某种新的状态，后面跟形容词构成系表结构。如：
As the population grows larger, the world seems to get smaller.
随着人口的增多，世界似乎在变小。
It is growing warm.
天气渐渐暖和起来。(2) learn to do sth. 意为“学习、学会做某事”。如：
You must learn to look after yourself now.
你现在必须学会自己照顾自己。
She is learning to speak American English.
她正在学说美式英语。3. …, the Mona Lisa, is perhaps the most famous painting in the world.
be famous for 后一般跟事物，意思是 “因/由于……而闻名”。the most famous painting 意为“最有名的画作”, 这是一个含有形容词最高级的短语。
Hangzhou is famous for its scenery.
杭州以风景出名。
The place is famous for its green tea.
这个地方以它的绿茶而闻名。 4. Some dinosaurs were as small as chickens.
Others were as big as ten elephants.
(1) as ... as 意为“和……一样” ，省略号处可以用形容词或副词的原级来代替。如：
My bag is as heavy as yours.
我的书包和你的一样重。
He is as tall as his father.
他和他父亲一样高。(2) some … others … 意为“ 有的……有的……，有些……有些……” ，用来表示对比。如：
Some people like football. Others like volleyball.
有些人喜欢足球，有些人喜欢排球。
Some said yes. Others said no.
有的说是，有的说不是。die out 灭绝，消失Dinosaurs died out before human beings appeared.在人类出现以前，恐龙灭绝了。That style of clothes died out 700 years ago.3. Then, suddenly, they all died out.那种款式的衣服700年前就消失了。Nobody knows why (they all died out).4. Nobody knows why.why 是副词，意思为 “为什么; ……的原因”，用于说明理由。在句中，why 引导的是宾语从句。为避免重复，省去了从句中的其他成分。完整的句子是：learn about 了解，得知 learn和learn about 区别如下：learn 表示 “学习，学会”
learn about表示“了解，学到关于……的内容”。如：5. However, we can learn about them from their fossils.I learn English at school.
我在学校学习英语。
I learn about the history of England at the museum.
我在博物馆里了解到了英国的历史。Let the word flyTips for teacherLet the word fly 板块是帮助学生学
习一些一词多义、熟词生义的词汇。
通过此环节，学生可以对一些常见 词的用法、意思有一个透彻的了解。look vi.1. 看[(+at)]
What are you looking at?
你在看什么?
2. 好像；看起来
She looks happy.
她看上去很幸福。
3. 朝着，面向
My house looks on the sea.
我的房子朝向大海。 LOOK 4. （常用于祈使句）留心，注意[+wh-]
Please look what time the plane takes off.
请留心飞机的起飞时间。
5. 看起来相称
She doesn’t look her age.
她看起来不像是她那样年龄的人。
6. 用眼色（或脸色）表示出
He said nothing, but looked his
disappointment.
他什么也没有说，但眼神里露出了失望。look vt.Game timeNow I will divide you into several groups.
Make up sentences with your partners
with “look”. Then speak them out to us. Let’s see which group is the
most productive. Now 2 minutes to test your spelling.Spelling Bee1. English-Chinese
dinosaur, countryside, intelligence, scientist, perhaps
2. Chinese-English
人的，发明家，出生，才能，笔记本，包含，甚至，获胜，没有人When finished, exchange your papers to see who does the best.Ⅰ. 根据括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。
1. It’s useful for you ________(learn) English well.
2. Li Bin wants to be a ________(music) when he grows up.
3. You must make him _____(work) hard at his lessons.
4. The artist created many interesting ________(draw) in his life. to learnmusicianworkdrawings5. John showed high __________ (intelligent) from an early age.
6. When he heard the news, he grew _______ (happily).
7. The young woman is learning _______ (drive) a car. happyto driveintelligenceII. 根据所给的汉语提示，完成下列句子。
1. 彼得和玛丽一样认真。
Peter is ____________ Mary.
2.有些孩子在阅读，有些在听收音机。
______ children are reading. ________ are listening to the radio.
3. 让我给她打个电话弄清楚真相。
Let me call her up on the telephone and ___ ___ the truth.
4. 杰克和大卫跑得一样快。
Jack runs __ _________ ___ David. as careful asSomeOthers find outas fast/quickly as5. 在今天的报纸上你能读到一些重要的东西。
You can read _________ _________ in today’s newspaper.
6. 迈克非常聪明，他在学校学习很多不同的技能。
Mike is very smart and he _____ _____ _______ skills at school.
7. 今天汤姆出了什么事？
What _________ _ Tom today? something important learns many different happened toHomeworkRemember new words and phrases by heart after class.
2. Read the articles in Learning English. The more you read, the faster and better you’ll understand.
3. Preview Listening on page 6.Thank you.