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Reading
Unit 7 The unknown world
1. Where are Hi and Lo
They are in another planet.
2. What do you think of the planet
Maybe it is dangerous. Because there is no creatures and everything looks strange.
1. Do you think aliens have visited the Earth
2. What might these creatures look like
3. Do you think they might be friendly or unfriendly
Do you believe in aliens Do you agree with the following sentences Discuss them with your classmates.
A What do you know about …
We received some messages from aliens about ten years ago.
Aliens came to the Earth thousands of years ago, and made some buildings.
Aliens sometimes take people from the Earth into their spaceships.
There are many planets in space. Aliens live on some of them.
Before you read
What’s the passage mainly about
Look at the pictures, the title and the first paragraph of the story on page 99. Then answer the questions below. You may need to guess some of the answers.
1 When did Tina wake up
She woke up at midnight.
2 What was the yellow light in the sky
Perhaps it was a spaceship.
3 What happened to the light
It suddenly dived towards the ground.
4 What did Tina probably do the next day
She probably went and looked for a spaceship.
First Reading
Read Paragraphs 1 to 5 of the story.
Then, answer the following questions.
Tina woke up at midnight. She looked out of her window and saw a yellow light in the sky. It suddenly dived towards the ground. She heard a noise and saw a red light.
The next morning, Tina mentioned it to her brother Tom. “I’m sure something landed in the forest near the hills as I heard a loud noise last night,” she said.
“Let’s explore after school.”
Text
At 6 p.m., Tina and Tom reached the forest. They heard some voices speaking a strange language, so they hid behind some bushes and kept quiet. Then they saw an alien! It was tall, with a round head and a silver body. It was standing next to a long spaceship. The spaceship was damaged because of a crash.
The children were frightened. Suddenly, another alien appeared from the bushes in front of them. It discovered them and made a terrible noise! The children ran away in fear.
1. Why was Tina sure something had landed in the forest near the hills
Because she saw a yellow light in the sky and it suddenly dived towards the ground.
2. What did Tina and her brother do the next day
They explored the forest after school.
3. When did they reach the forest
At 6 p.m.
4. What did they hear Did they understand it
They heard some voices speaking a strange language. They didn’t understand it.
5. What did the alien look like
It was tall, with a round head and a silver body.
6. How did Tina and Tom feel when they saw the alien
They felt frightened.
7. Who discovered Tina and Tom
Another alien.
8. What did the children do after that
They ran away in fear.
II. Read Paragraphs 6 to 8 of the story.
Then, tell whether the following statements
are T (True) or F (False).
The next morning, Tina and Tom told their parents about the strange creatures. “They were very ugly. They had some hair, but they didn’t have any feathers,” said Tina.
“There was something written on the spaceship,” said Tom. “It looked like this. I wonder what it means.” He drew some lines on a piece of paper.
But Dad said, “Since no one else saw these aliens, I refuse to believe you. Now go to school!”
The children thought the aliens were very beautiful. _____
The aliens had no hair or feathers. _____
Tom found something written on the spaceship. _____
The children knew the meaning of the words on the spaceship. _____
F
F
T
F
III. Read Paragraphs 9 to 10 of the story.
Then, answer the following questions.
The children spread their wings and flew to school together.
Dad looked at the piece of paper with the strange marks on it. “It looks strange,” he said, as he looked at the word “EARTH”.
How did the children go to school
They flew to school.
2. What kind of creatures were the children
Birds.
3.Where did the spaceship come from
The Earth.
Second Reading
Para 1
Para 2-5
Para 6-9
Para 10
I. Read the whole article and match the main idea of each part.
Tina and Tom’s father looked at the piece of paper with the word “EARTH” on it.
Tina and Tom’s father looked at the piece of paper with the word “EARTH” on it.
Tina and Tom explored the forest and found two aliens.
Tina saw something unusual at
midnight.
She looked out of her window …
She = Tina
It suddenly dived towards the ground.
It = The yellow light
They heard some voices speaking a strange language, …
They = Tina and Tom
It was standing next to a long spaceship.
It = The astronaut/The first astronaut
II. Read the story again and find out what the pronouns refer to.
It discovered them and made a terrible noise!
It = The astronaut/The first astronaut
They were very ugly.
They =The aliens
It looks strange.
It = The second astronaut
“It looks strange,” he said, as he looked at the word “EARTH”.
It =The lines/The marks
he=Tina and Tom’s dad
III. Summarize the main idea of each part.
Part Paragraph(s) Main idea
1 Paragraph 1
2 Paragraphs 2—5
3 Paragraphs 6—9
4 Paragraph 10
Tina saw something unusual at midnight.
Tina and Tom explored the forest and found two aliens.
Tina and Tom told their father what they saw and he refused to believe them.
Tina and Tom’s father looked at the piece of paper with the word “EARTH” on it.
Third Reading
Let’s learn the new words and expressions.
unknown adj. 未知的 p. 97
*alien n. 外星人 p. 97
astronaut n. 宇航员;航天员 p. 97
receive v. 收到 p. 98
hill n. 山丘;小山 p. 99
loud adj. 响亮的;大声的 p. 99
*explore v. 探索 p. 99
bush n. 灌木 p. 99
New words and expressions
P97-101
quiet adj. 安静的 p. 99
keep quiet 保持安静 p. 99
round adj. 圆形的;球形的 p. 99
damage v. 毁坏;破坏 p. 99
because of 因为 p. 99
*crash n. 碰撞;相撞 p. 99
frightened adj. 惊吓的;害怕的 p. 99
discover v. 发现;找到;发觉 p. 99
terrible adj. 非常讨厌的;令人极不快 的;可怕的 p. 99
fear n. 害怕;惧怕 p. 99
in fear 恐惧地;害怕地 p. 99
creature n. 生物;动物 p. 99
feather n. 羽毛 p. 99
wonder v. 想知道;想弄明白 p. 99
line n. 线;线条 p. 99
refuse v. 拒绝 p. 99
spread v. (spread, spread)张开 p. 99
mark n. 符号;记号 p. 99
1. Do you believe in aliens (P98-A)
你相信有外星人吗?
believe in 相信……的存在;信任;相信
他们相信上帝的存在。
They believe in God.
我信任我的朋友。
I believe in my friend.
Notes P97-101
辨析:believe in 与 believe
如:
我相信他说的话,但我不信任他这个人。
I believe him, but I don’t believe in him.
believe in 表示相信/信任某人,也可指“信仰、信奉(真理、宗教等)” 后接名词或代词作宾语
believe 表示相信某人所说的话是真的,与这个人的人品无关 通常不用于进行时态
2. receive v. 收到
receive sth. 收到某物
receive/have/get a letter from sb=hear from sb.
表示收到某人的来信。
上周我收到妈妈的来信。
I received a letter from my mother last week.
= I had a letter from my mother last week.
= I got a letter from my mother last week.
= I heard from my mother last week.
辨析:receive与 accept
如:
我收到了他给我的一件礼物,但我没有接受。
I received a gift from him, but I didn’t accept it.
receive 收到 是客观上的“接收”,但不一定愿意接受
accept 接受 是主观上的“接受”,指从内心里愿意接受
3. Aliens came to the Earth thousands of years ago,…
数千年前,外星人来到了地球,…… (P98-A)
thousands of 成千上万的,数千的
thousand数词,意为“千”,当前面有具体数字修
饰时,必须使用单数形式,且不与of连用。
类似的词还有hundred(百),million(百万)等。
如:
数千学生参加了游行。
Thousands of students have taken part in
demonstrations.
那本书卖了1万册。
Ten thousand copies of the book were sold.
4. Aliens sometimes take people from the Earth into their spaceships. (P98-A)
外星人有时把人们从地球带进他们的宇宙飞
船里。
sometimes=at times adv. 有时
我有时喝点儿茶。
Sometimes I drink tea.
辨析: sometimes,some times, sometime与 some time
sometimes 频度副词 “有时” 有时她起床很晚。
Sometimes she gets up very late.
some times 名词短语 “几次;几倍” 我去过北京几次。
I have been to Beijing some times.
sometime 副词 “某个时候” 下周某个时间我要去上海。
I’ll go to Shanghai sometime next week.
some time 名词短语 “一段时间” 她已经在这儿住了一段时间了。
She has lived here for some time.
5. They heard some voices speaking a strange language, so they hid behind some bushes and kept quiet.
他们听到一些声音说着一种奇怪的语言,所以他们藏在一些灌木丛后保持安静。
hear sb / sth doing sth
听到某人/ 某物正在做某事(强调动作正在进行)
从她旁边走过时,我听到她在唱歌。
I heard her singing when I walked past her.
hear sb / sth do sth
听到某人/ 某物做某事(强调动作的全过程)
早上我经常听到她在公园里唱歌。
I often hear her sing in the park in the morning.
根据中文意思完成句子。
1. 我听到妈妈下楼去了。
I heard mum _____ down the stairs.
2. 我听到妈妈正在下楼。
I heard mum _____ down the stairs.
选择最佳答案填空。
( )3. I heard her _____ to someone on the phone
when I passed her room.
A. talking B. talk
C. to talk D. talked
going
go
A
Practice
②quiet adj. 安静的
quietly adv. 平静地
keep quiet 保持安静
在教室里请保持安静。
Please keep quiet in the classroom.
她在床上安然去世。
She died quietly in her bed.
6. frightened adj. 惊吓的;害怕的
v. 使惊吓,吓唬
be frightened of 对……感到害怕
我第一次见他时就怕他。
I was frightened of him when I saw him first.
孩子们的喊声把鸟儿吓飞了。
The children's shouts frightened off the birds.
辨析:frightened,frightening
1. frightened 是形容词,意为“惊吓的;害怕的”,用于修饰表示人的名词或代词。例如:
那个男孩看到那条蛇时没感到害怕。
The boy wasn ’t frightened when he saw the snake.
2. frightening 也是形容词,意为“令人害怕的;恐怖的”,用于修饰表示事物的名词或代词。如:
这场暴风雨真让人害怕。
The storm is really frightening.
根据中文意思完成句子。
1. 爷爷给我讲了一个恐怖的故事,我感到很害怕。
My grandpa told me a _________ story and I felt _________.
选择最佳答案填空。
( )2. The _____ voice in the movie made the little girl
_____.
A. frightening, frightened
B. frightening, frightening
C. frightened, frightened
D. frightened, frightening
A
frightening frightened
Practice
7. The next morning, Tina and Tom told their
parents about the strange creatures.
第二天早上,蒂娜和汤姆跟他们的父母说起
这些奇怪的生物。
① tell sb about sth 告诉某人有关某事的情况
你能告诉我关于晚会的一些情况吗?
Can you tell me about the party
【拓展】tell sb sth 告诉某人某事例 如:
请告诉我你的名字。
Please tell me your name.
选择最佳答案填空。
( )1. I want you to tell me _____ the accident.
A. off B. with C. on D. about
根据中文意思完成句子。
2. 我稍后再告诉你关于这件事的一些情况。
I’ll _____ _____ _____ it later.
3. 我明天再告诉你这个故事的结局。
I’ll _____ _____ the ending of the story tomorrow.
tell you
D
tell you about
Practice
Vocabulary
C1 Read the following sentences from the story on page 99.Circle the correct meanings for the words in italics below.
1 ... they hid behind some bushes and kept quiet.
a did not make any noise
b stayed in a place without any people
2 It discovered them and made a terrible noise!
a soft b not pleasant
3 The children ran away in fear.
a feeling tired b feeling afraid
4 The children spread their wings and flew to school together.
a opened ... outwards b put… together
5 Dad looked at the piece of paper with the strange marks on it.
a grades b symbols or writing
C2 Complete the following newspaper article with the words from the box. Change their forms if necessary.
discover loud refuse wonder
in fear quiet spread
“UFO” Seen in West Jersey
At around 7 p.m. last night, the Johnson family heard a(1)___________ noise and saw a bright light in the sky. Something then fell into the bushes. There were more noises, and then all became(2)_____________. (3)___________ , the family called the police.
loud
quiet
In fear
The police(4)___________ some feathers in the bushes. Since the feathers were(5)____________ out, the police believed that a bird was killed. Next to the feathers, there was a broken power line. The police (6)____________ how the bird was killed.
The Johnson family, however, (7)___________ to believe it was a bird. “It was a UFO, I tell you!” said Mr Johnson.
spread
discovered
wondered
refused
discover loud refuse wonder
in fear quiet spread
Comprehension
D1 Tina and Tom are telling a police officer what they have seen. Complete their answers to the police officer’s questions.
Police: Why did you go to the forest
Tina: We went there because I heard _____________
last night.
Police: What happened
Tina: I woke up at midnight and saw
______________________. It
______________________ .Then I heard a noise
and saw a red light.
Police: I see. So when did you reach the forest
Tom: We reached the forest ___________
Police: What happened there
a loud noise
a yellow light in the sky
at 6 p.m.
suddenly dived towards the ground
Tom: We saw an alien. It was tall, with
_________________________.
Police: What else did you see
Tina: We saw _______________ It was damaged
because of _________.
Police: Interesting! What happened next
Tom: ____________discovered us, so we ran away in
fear.
Police: Thanks, Tina and Tom. We’ll explore the forest
to try and find out more about these aliens.
a round head and a silver body
a long spaceship
a crash
Another alien
D2 Read the story again and answer the questions below in complete sentences.
*D3 In pairs, discuss whether you believe aliens are real. Why or why not
What are Tina and her family
They are people of Bird World./ They are birds.
2. Who are the aliens
They are astronauts from the Earth.
3. Where did the spaceship come from
It came from the Earth.
Part IV Post-Learning
Retell the story using the key words and the pictures to help you.
Retell
At midnight, a yellow light
The next morning, explore
At 6 p.m. , reach
The next morning, tell their father
Discussion:
1. Do you think there could be other forms of life in space
2. what do you think of aliens Do they exit
3. If you meet aliens one day, what will you do
Part V Review
Dictation
未知的
外星人
宇航员;航天员
收到
山丘;小山
响亮的;大声的
探索
灌木
unknown
alien
astronaut
receive
hill
loud
explore
bush
安静的
圆形的;球形的
毁坏;破坏
碰撞;相撞
惊吓的;害怕的
发现;找到;发觉
非常讨厌的;可怕的
害怕;惧怕
生物;动物
quiet
round
damage
crash
frightened
discover
terrible
fear
creature
羽毛
想知道;想弄明白
线;线条
拒绝
张开
符号;记号
保持安静
因为
恐惧地;害怕地
feather
wonder
line
refuse
spread
mark
keep quiet
because of
in fear
一、根据句意,用所给词的适当形式填空。
1. It is a kind of ________(know) animal. Nobody knows what it is.
2. She was very ________(frighten) when she heard a noise on the roof.
3. The swan ________(spread) its wings and flew high up in the sky.
4. I don ’t like the ________(terribly) weather. It has rained for 4 days.
5. I want to ________(cover) what happened in this house, but everybody kept their mouths shut.
unknown
frightened
spread
terrible
discover
二、选择最佳答案填空。
( )1. They ran in a hurry, and finally ____ their school in
time.
A. came B. arrived C. got D. reached
( )2. I heard someone ____ next door when I came back.
A. sing B. to sing C. singing D. sung
( )3. They felt ____ about the ____ story.
A. frightened, frightened B. frightening, frightened
C. frightened, frightening D. frightening,frightening
( )4. The children were so happy to ____ some birds’ eggs
in the forest.
A. invent B. discover
C. inventing D. discovering
B
D
C
C
Thank you!