Unit 5 Literature Lesson 14 The Dark Room 1 课件35张

U5 Lesson 14 The Dark Room 1
初三年级 英语
What story is it?
The Blind Men and the Elephant
What was special about the men?
Which part of the elephant did they touch?
What did they think the elephant was like?
What do you know about the story?
What was special about the men?
The men in the story were blind.
Which part of the elephant did they touch?
ear
tail
trunk
tusk
n. 象鼻
n. (象或某些其他动物的)长牙
leg
The man who touched the tail thought it was long and thin. The elephant was like a rope.
What did they think the elephant was like?
What did they think the elephant was like?
The man who touched the leg thought it was thick and heavy. The elephant was like a tree.
thick adj. 粗的；厚的
What did they think the elephant was like?
The man who touched the ear thought it was flat and round. The elephant was like a mat.
flat adj. 扁平的
n. 公寓
mat n. 小地毯，垫子
The man who touched the trunk thought it was long and thick. The elephant was like a hose.
What did they think the elephant was like?
hose n. 橡皮管
The man who touched the tusk thought it was long, round and solid. The elephant was like a piece of iron.
iron n. 铁
What did they think the elephant was like?
Read the new words.
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n. 象鼻；树干
thick
adj. 粗的；厚的
hose
n. 橡皮管
mat
n. 小地毯，垫子
iron
n. 铁
tusk
n. （象或其他动物的）长牙
flat
adj. 扁平的
n. 公寓
Read the beginning of the play and answer the questions.
Why did the king ask the officers to come to the palace?
What did he do?
Read the beginning of the play and answer the questions.
Read the beginning of the play and answer the questions.
Why did the king ask the officers to come to the palace?
Because they argued about many things.
The king covered the officers’ eyes, led them into a dark
room and had his guards put each officer in a different spot.
2. What did he do?
Officer 1
Officer 2
Officer 3
Officer 4
Officer 5
b floor mat
d tree
e hose
c rope
a piece of iron
Listen and order the pictures.
Listen and complete the table.
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Details
1
It’s obviously a .
rope
Listen and complete the table.
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Details
2
It’s long but it’s and with holes in the end. It’s a .
heavy
hose
thick
Listen and complete the table.
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Details
3
It’s and heavy. It’s quite clearly a .
tree
thick
Listen and complete the table.
flat
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Details
4
It’s and . It’s a floor mat.
round
Listen and complete the table.
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Details
5
It’s a of iron. It’s ,
and solid.
piece
long
Listen and complete the table.
round
3
2
5
1
4
Which part of the elephant did they touch?
Officer
Officer
Officer
Officer
Officer
Listen and answer the question.
What lesson did the king want the officers to learn?
The king wanted the officers to realise that they should listen to each other and work together.
Read aloud.
Read aloud.
Read aloud.
Read aloud.
Read aloud.
Read aloud.
Read aloud.
Voice your opinions.
Share what you have learnt from the play with your friends.
I have learnt that we should trust our teammates and see the whole pictures. Each person has something to contribute and the best answer is usually made up of everyone’s contribution.
Homework

1. 大声朗读P186课文；
2. 完成教材P145练习A。