课件20张PPT。Module 2
Amazing thingsUnit 4 NumbersReadingThe king and the riceLead-inWhat do we use numbers for?We use numbers to …tell time and dateshow the temperatureshow weightand so on…numbers in our lifeImportant telephone numbers in life: 119120110What 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.1
Today is _______
September.2
It is _______°C.3
It is _______.4
They are ______ grams.5
It is _________
centimetres long.6
It is __________ yuan.B Before you readThe king and the riceReading1. Please listen to the article and answer the following questions.1. What did the king like playing?
2. What prize did the wise man want?
3. What did the king think about the old man’s requirement (要求)?
4. Did the king have enough rice for the old man?
1. What did the king like playing?
The king's favourite game was chess.
2. What prize did the wise man want?
"If I win the game, I'd like one grain of rice ... Answers:3. What did the king think about the old man’s requirement (要求)?
( Wouldn't you like gold or silver instead?)
He thought the old man asked too little for the prize.
4. Did the king have enough rice for the old man?
No, he didn’t. 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.
2. Read the article by yourselves and decide whether the following statements are true or false. 1. You can ask the wise man for help.
A. happy B. clever C. silly
2. The king quickly realized the problem.
A. knew B. disagreed C. enjoyed
3. So the king ordered his men to collect a bag of rice.
A. asked B. hoped C. invited
4. My dad promised to buy a new bike for me.
A. challenged B. agreed C. Gave 3. Read the article together and circle the correct answer. Once there 1. ______(be) a king. He enjoyed 2._________(play) chess. A wise man came to 3.________(challenge) him to a game. The king said. “You can have any prize 4.______ you win the game.” The old man played a trick. 5.____last, the old man won. The king ordered his men 6.______(collect) a bag of rice. He put one grain on the first square, two on the 7._______(two), and so on. The king realized he didn’t have enough rice to put on all the 8.__________ (square).
Read in roles and sum up the text. wasplayingifAtto collectsecondsquareschallengedDiscussion:What would you do if you were the king?..."Even with all the rice in the country, he would still not have enough rice to put on all the squares."I would ...Summary: Read in roles complete the table below. in India wise old manthe wise old man any prize a long time The old man enough riceThe old man was a/an (8)______________________ person.wise/intelligent/smartHomework1.Listen to the article at least 3 times, and find out the difficult phrases.
2.Finish the exercise on P20-21