Module 2 Amazing things.Unit 5 Encyclopaedias.课件

课件50张PPT。ReadingAn encyclopaedia is a collection (usually a book or set of books) of information about things humans know.Module 1 Amazing thingsUnit 5 Encyclopaediasencyclopaedia
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 reviewin the countryside
human being
die out
人
灭绝；消失
在乡村；在农村To know more detailed information about Leonardo Da Vinci and dinosaur
To summarize the main ideas of the two passages
3.To learn some key words and useful expressions Objectives:Focus onWords:
human, dinosaur, inventor/invention, musician, scientist, born, intelligence, ability, perhaps, notebook, include, even, however, suddenly, nobodyPhrases:
in the countryside, die out, be born, human beingPatterns:
1.Da Vinci was born in the countryside.
2.For example, his notebooks include some interesting drawings of flying machines.
3.They lived everywhere on Earth.
4.Some dinosaurs were as small as chickens.
5.Nobody knows why.Can you answer these questions?How long does it take for the Moon to go round the Earth?Which mountain is the highest in the world?What are the largest animals in the world now?All these various questions can be found in encyclopaedias.What is an encyclopaedia?different subjectsone particular subjectvolumealphabetical orderBrains
Seas
Weather
PandasVOL. 1VOL. 6VOL. 7VOL. 5This 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.Getting readyWhat do you think they are talking about?Look at the cartoon and answer the questions.1. 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.
2. In fact, what is Lo doing?
He is standing on the encyclopaedia to change a light bulb.
3. What will Hi probably feel when he learns that Lo is standing on his encyclopaedia?
He will probably feel angry/unhappy.What’s the name of the painting?Who painted it?A 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, SunriseP2ACheck your answer!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.dinosaurWhat is the painting in Picture
a? Who painted it?
The Mona Lisa.
Leonardo Da Vinci.P2BCheck your answer!2. What are the animals in Picture b? What do you know about them?Dinosaurs.
They used to live on Earth. Some were small, some were big and some could fly. They ate plants or meat.B Before you readLook at the pictures and the titles of the articles on page 3. Then answer the questions below. Look it up!Here are two articles from an encyclopaedia.ReadingIt means to look for information about something in a dictionary or an encyclopaedia.It refers to information.Enjoy some great paintings of Da Vinci.Read the first article and answer the questions.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.　　①②③1.He lived from 1425 to 1519.
2.He was born in the city.
3.He showed great artistic ability from an early age.
4.He is famous for his paintings and books.1452countrysideinventionsListen to the first article and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F). careeryear of birthyear of deathchildhoodpainterinventormusicianengineerscientistcontributions15191452birthplacecountryside,
Italyshowed great intelligence and artistic abilityadulthoodlearnt to
do many different thingsmany inventionsfamous paintingsLeonardo
da VinciRead the first article and complete the spidergram.In pairs, talk about Da Vinci according to the spidergram. 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. Italybe born出生，常用过去式作one的同位语形容词最高级用来举例说明某一论点或情况，一般只举同类人或物中的“一个”为例，作插入语，可位于句首、句中或句末。 Pay attention to the following circled phrases.Watch a video clip about dinosaurs.1. Which lived on Earth earlier, human beings or dinosaurs?
Dinosaurs.
2. What did dinosaurs eat?
Many dinosaurs ate plants and some ate meat.　
3. Could dinosaurs fly?
Yes, some of them could.
4. How do we learn about dinosaurs now?
We can learn about them from their fossils.Read the second article and answer the questions.①②③④1.They lived on Earth more than 60 thousand years before human beings.
2.Some were small, others were huge.
3.All of them ate meat.
4.Some died out suddenly.millionSomeThey allListen to the second article and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F). Dinosaurs
Dinosaurs lived on Earth more than 60 million years before human beings. They lived everywhere on Earth. Some dinosaurs were as small as chickens. Others were as big as ten elephants. Some could even fly.
Many dinosaurs ate plants. However, some dinosaurs liked to eat meat.
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)Read the second article again. Find some sentences to match each picture. 60 millionEverywhereas small asas big asplantsmeatsuddenlyNobody knowsfossilsRead the second article carefully and complete the table. Talk about dinosaurs in pairs according to the table.Pair work 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 beingsas … as中间加形容词或副词的原形，表示“和……一样……”。why是副词，表示“……的原因”，用于说明理由。了解；得知 Pay attention to the following circled phrases.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 parents
2 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 ____ sing.
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. personP4CCheck your answer!C VocabularyC1 The words in italics are from the two articles on page 3. Circle the correct answers to complete these sentences.When 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 inventions However Perhaps scientist evenP4CCheck your answer!C2 Complete the article below with the words from the box. Change their forms if necessary.even however invention notebook perhaps scientisteven however invention notebook perhaps scientist1. 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 fossilsP5DCheck your answer!D ComprehensionD2 Read the articles again and complete the answers to the questions below.What else do you know about Leonardo da Vinci?Why did the dinosaurs die out suddenly?word链接1.Leonardo da Vinci was an ______ painter, _______, ________, _______ and _______. He was born in the ___________. ________________, he showed great __________ and ______ ability. His painting the Mona Lisa is perhaps the ____________ in the world. He also had many _________. His notebooks include __________________ ___________________________. ItalianinventormusicianengineerscientistcountrysideFrom an early ageintelligence some interesting drawings of flying machinesartisticmost famousinventionsFill in the blanks to finish the summary of the text and then try to retell it.2. 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 ______.millioneverywheresmall asbefore as wingsfly plants meatsuddenlyNobody fromfossilsLanguage points 1. Look it up!不要向上看。
Don’t look up!
你可以在字典里查这个词。
You can look up this word in the dictionary.
=You can look this word up in the dictionary.
=You can look it up in the dictionary.
商业日趋繁荣。
Business is looking up.look up (1)向上看；(2)查找；(3)情况等好转当宾语是名词时，既可以放在后面，也可以放在中间；
当宾语是代词时，只能放在中间。2. Da Vinci was born in the countryside.约翰出生于2010年。
John was born in 2010.
彼得于1997年10月1日出生于上海。
Peter was born in Shanghai on 1st October 1997.be born 出生，常用过去式表示。
后面跟年份、地点时用介词in。3. As he grew older, he learnt to do many
different things. 随着人口的增多，世界似乎在变小。
As the population grows larger, the world seems to get smaller.
天气渐渐暖和起来。
It is growing warm.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。learn to do sth. 意为“学习、学会做某事”。你现在必须学会照顾自己。
You must learn to look after yourself now. 4. …, the Mona Lisa, is perhaps the most famous painting in the world.famous著名的；出名的
be famous for “因/由于……而闻名”
be famous as “作为……而闻名”中国因长城而闻名。
China is famous for the Great Wall.
莫言作为一名作家而闻名。
Mo Yan is famous as a writer.5. Some dinosaurs were as small as chickens.
Others were as big as ten elephants. as ... as 中间加形容词或副词的原级，意为“和……一样……” 。我的书包和你的一样重。
My bag is as heavy as yours.
Tom和Sam跑的一样快。
Tom runs as fast as Sam.some … others … 意为“ 有的……有的……，有些……有些……” ，用来表示对比。有些人喜欢足球，有些人喜欢排球。
Some people like football. Others like volleyball. Dinosaurs died out before human beings appeared.That style of clothes died out 700 years ago.6. Then, suddenly, they all died out.die out 灭绝，消失在人类出现以前，恐龙灭绝了。那种款式的衣服700年前就消失了。7. However, we can learn about them from their fossils.我在学校学习英语。
I learn English at school.
我在博物馆里了解到了英国的历史。
I learn about the history of England at the museum.learn 表示 “学习，学会”
learn about表示“了解，学到关于……的内容”。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 finishing, 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.
5. 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. to learnmusicianworkdrawingsintelligencehappyto driveII. 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.