Eddie’s worries
Listen to the conversation between Eddie and Hobo and answer the following questions.
Do you know how to wear clothes?
Do you know how to have dinner?
Do you know how to ride a bike?
Do you know how to work out a math problem?
Do you know how to speak English?
Do you know something about other countries?
Do you know some news about China?
Free talk
How do you know about these things?
How do you learn about the world?
Parents and relatives
How do you learn about the world?
Books
How do you learn about the world?
TV
How do you learn about the world?
Friends
How do you learn about the world?
Teachers
How do you learn about the world?
The Internet
How do you learn about the world?
Films
How do you learn about the world?
Travelling
Mr. Wu is asking the Class 1, Grade 9 students to do a survey on how they learn about the world. Tick (√) three boxes that you think are the most important ways you learn about the world.
A
How do you learn about the world?
( ) a. Parents and relatives
( ) b. Teachers
( ) c. Friends
( ) d. Travelling
( ) e. Books
( ) f. TV and films
( ) g. The Internet
We can learn about the world through many ways, such as parents and relatives, teachers, friends, travelling, books, TV and films and the Internet.
Make a short report about your answers as following:
To me, ________, _________ and _______ are the most important ways to learn about the world.
Simon and Millie are talking about how they like to learn about the world. Listen and answer.
B
How does Millie learn about the world?
2. How does Simon learn about the world?
From books.
Through the Internet.
A: How do you learn about the world?
B: I’d like to learn about the world …
A: Why?
B: Because … What about you?
A: I like to learn about the world …
B: Why?
A: …
Pair-work
Discussion
Ways to learn about the world
Possible Reasons
Parents and relatives
Teachers
Friends
TV and films
Books
Travelling
The Internet
tell their own experiences
give much knowledge
share everything with each other
know other places for yourselves
learn about people in different times and places
get information quickly
get vivid information
1. Search for more ways to learn about the world.
2. Search for some information about Spud Webb.