Unit 1 The world of our sense
Project Producing a TV show
Teaching Aims:
1. Do some reading and improve the students’ reading ability
2. Improve the students’ integrating abilities by working together and producing a TV show Teaching important points
1. Read and know how sharks use their senses to survive dangers in their environment. 2. Make sure the students know how to produce a TV show. Teaching difficult point
How to produce a TV show Teaching procedures: Step 1 Greetings Step2 Lead in
What do you know about sharks? Do sharks eat human beings? Step 3 Fast reading
1. How many different types of sharks are there in the ocean? 400
2. Do all of them attack humans?
30 types
3. How to reduce the risk of shark attack?
Don’t swim in the dark.
Don’t swim if you are cut or if you have a fresh wound. Don’t wear bright clothing or jewellery. Try and stay in groups.
4. What’s the tips if a shark attacks you?
Don’t panic. Hit the shark on the nose. Stick your finger in the shark’s eye. Step4 detailed reading
1) Read the text again and try to find out the main idea of each paragraph. Paragraph 1: There are nearly 400 types of sharks. Paragraph 2: Sharks do not feed on humans.
Paragraph 3: There are three types of shark attracks.
Paragraph 4: An increase in water sports has led to an increase in shark attacks. Paragraph 5: There are three tips on what to do if a shark attacks. Paragraph 6: Do not be frightened by sharks. 2)Task-based reading
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Keys: 1.attack 2.less 3.Biting 4. tasting 5.Suggestion
6. wounded 7. eye 8.used/employed 9. distances 10. judge
Step 5 Discussion
Read text again and find out what unique senses sharks have, what senses sharks use to attack humans and what people can do to protect themselves. Step6 Producing a TV show Planning
A. Get into groups(4-6)
B. Decide which topic your group will prepare. A. Preparing
Visit a zoo , watch an animal documentary, look at books, surf the Internet……to find information about the animal. B. Producing
1. Focus your research on how your animal uses its senses.
2. TV is very visual so pictures should be presented in an easy to see way.
3. Each member must work on different part of the show, keeping in mind the overall design.
4. Each member has to proofread the writing at least once, correct mistakes if there are any, and add any new ideas they can think of. Step 7 Homework
Find out more information about sharks
Language points:
1. Don’t be frightened by sharks: you are 30 times more likely to be hit by lightning than be
attacked by a shark.
别被鲨鱼吓坏,因为人被闪电击中的可能性是遭到鲨鱼袭击的可能性30倍. △倍数+比较级
eg. The car is twice faster than mine.
There are three times more people than here. She is one million times more beautiful than you. △倍数+ as … (as…)
eg. There are three times as many people as here. △倍数+the size , height , length, width … of …. eg. The house is twice the height of the one here. 练一练:
地球是月球的49倍大。
The earth is 49 times the size of the moon.
The earth is 49 times as large as the moon.
这条线是那条线的四倍长。(用三种方法翻译) This line is four times as long as that one. This line is three times longer than that one. This line is four times the length of that one. 比较级也可使用分数、小数等数字。例如:
The box is one-third bigger than that one. 这个盒子比那个盒子大三分之一。
Last year the output value of industry was 59 percent higher than that of 1976. 去年工业产值比 1976 年增长了 59 %。
My command of English is not half so good as yours. 我英语掌握得还不及你的一半儿好。 在比较级前,还可以用over,more than 等表示“比……倍还要多”。例如:
It was over twice the distance of the earth from the sun. 那是地球到太阳的距离的两倍多。 He has more than three times my money. 他的钱是我的三倍还不止。 再练一练:
1. This ship measures ________ that one. A. as twice as long B. as twice long as C. twice long as D. twice as long as
2. Americans eat ________ vegetables per person today as they did in 1910. A. more than twice B. as twice as many C. twice as many as D. more than twice as many
3. Paper produced every year is _______ the world's production of vehicles. A. the three weight of B. three times the weight of C. as three times heavy as D. three times as heavier as keys:DDB 巩固练习: 一.单词拼写
1. Living without an aim is like sailing without a_________.
2.The boss is going to_________ Brown because he is the best applicant in the interview. 3. The boy’s parents is very cautious. A cold or the flu can cause_________. 4. Hey,_________ down! Tell me what happened!
5. If Tom ‘s face was red, Jane’s, on the_________, was very pale. keys:1.compass 2.employ 3.panic 4.calm 5.contrary 二.单项选择
1. _______ the laboratory, you must follow the teacher’s instruction. A. If you in B. Once are in C. Once in D. B or C 2. ─Why was the man taken away by the police ?
─ He _______ the jewelry shop last night , when the shop was robbed. A. was noticed enter B. was observed to enter
C. was observing to enter D. observed someone to enter 3. Nowhere else _________ find the missing wallet just now. A. we could B. we can C. could we D. can we 4. The murder was brought in , with his hands _____ behind his back. A. being tied B. having tied C. to be tied D. tied 5. I have no doubt ________ you will be warmly welcomed. A. whether B. if C. that D. which
6. Tom _________ Jack and Jane has been asked to do the job. A. and B. or C. as well as D. besides for
7. ___________ was known to them all that Bob had broken his promise ________ he would give
them a rise.
A. As ; which B. What ; that C. It ; that D. It ; which 8. This land is three times _________ that land .
A. the size of B. larger than C as large as D. all of them 9. A storm is __________ to happen.
A. possible B. probable C. likely D. surely
10. When he came back to life , he found himself ____ in the woods and everything he had ____.
A. lay, stolen B. lying ; had stolen C lying ; stolen D. lay; had been stolen keys: 1-5.CBCDC 6-10.CCDCC 三.翻译句子
1. 与人们认为的相反,婴儿睡觉时不会被很大的噪声所吸引。(contrary, attract) __________________________________________________________________________ 2. 在大街上,那女孩低下头以防被她妈妈认出。( avoid doing )
__________________________________________________________________________ 3.谁会赢得这场比赛,要拭目以待。( remain to be done)
___________________________________________________________________________ 1.On the contrary, babies aren’t attracted by loud noises when sleeping. 2.The girl bend her head to avoid being recognized by her mother in the street. 3.It remains to be seen who will win the match.
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