Unit 4 Amazing things

Main taskTaught by Chen Hongjun

An elephant walks

_______________on tiptoe

大象踮着脚走路。

Ants can smell things ________________.

蚂蚁嗅觉和狗一样好。

as well as dogs can

A tortoise can live________________.

乌龟能活长达 150 岁。

up to 150 years old

Each of camels ’eyes has__________.3 eyelids

A giraffe has only __________ in its

long neck.

7 bones骆驼的每只眼睛有三层眼皮。长颈鹿的长脖子里只有七块骨头。

Part Two Presentation

1 Where can we get information about amazing things?

First, we should make notes about the information. Then, we should organize the information well.

2 .How can we write about amazing things?

We can get information from books, the Internet, TV programs, radio programs and so on.

1 .Where can we get information about amazing things?

How can we make notes about amazing things?

Part Three Making notes

The tallest man● a man in the USA ● born on 22nd February 1918 ● died on 15th July 1940● 2.72 m tall ● weighed 222.71 kg when he was 21 and 199 kg when he died● hands 32.4 cm long

nationalitybirthday

the time of death

height

weight

the length of hands

general information

amazing facts

1.Do Exercise B on page 74 with some notes.

Part four Activities

2. Check the answers together.

The tallest manDo you know the tallest man in the world? The tallest man in history was from ___________.He _____________on 22nd February 1918 and __________on 15th July 1940. He _______________tall. Even his hands _____________long.At the age of 21, he ________________kg. When he died, he __________________kg.

the USAwas born

diedwas 2.72 m

were 32.4 cmweighed 222.71

weighed 199

Sandwiches Most people like eating sandwiches but few of them know the history of them. I read in a book that once there was a _______called Sandwich. He _________________with his friends all day and he ________________________________. Then he _______________________________ and ate it as dinner so he could keep on playing. Soon many people learnt to make this kind of food and loved it. They named the food after _______.

man

loved playing cardsdid not want to stop to have dinner put meat between two pieces of bread

the man

name…after…以……命名……

keep on doing sth. 持续 / 一直做某事

Amazing TVDo you know anything about the first TV star?It was ______________. It appeared on TVin _________. In 1936,the world’s first TV station—BBC, was set up in___________.By 1966, there were more than _________colour TV sets in the USA. Today most familieshave at least one TV. However , people are notsure________________. Isn’t that amazing?

Felix the Cat1928

London10 million

who invented TV

Part Five Writing tips through readingbeginning (开始)

…general statements or a question 总述或问题

explanation

ending ( 结尾 ) … conclusion or stress 结论或强调

( facts)

interesting

amazing

Isn’t that amazing?

请阅读以下材料，先列出提纲，然后写一篇题为“ The strange man” 的文章。

大多数人喜欢吃美味的食物，但河南一个奇怪的男人却喜欢吃玻璃。他小时候很健康，但他在十岁时生了病后，他开始喜欢把玻璃当做零食吃。他去看过医生， 但医生也不确定他为什么喜欢吃玻璃。他一直吃玻璃吃了很多年直到他 75 岁时去世。

A strange man• a man from Henan • was healthy when he was very young• was ill at ten• loved eating glass as snacks• saw the doctor• not sure why he liked eating glass • kept on doing that for many years• died at 75

Sample making notes

Sample writing Most people like eating delicious food, but

one strange man liked eating glass . He was

from Henan. He was healthy when he was very

young . But after he was ill at ten, he began to

love eating glass as snacks . He went to see

the doctors ,but the doctors were not sure why

he liked eating glass .He kept on doing that

for many years till he died at the age of 75.

Isn’t it amazing?

Homework

Collect some information about amazing things and then write an article about them.

The tallest man ● a man in the USA ● born on 22nd February 1918 ● died on 15th July 1940 ● 2.72 m tall ● weighed 222.71 kg when he was 21 and 199 kg when he died ● hands 32.4 cm long

Sandwiches ● a man’s name ●loved playing cards ●did not want to stop to have dinner ●put meat between two pieces of bread ●people learnt to make this kind of food and loved to eat it very much ●people named the food after the man

Amazing TV ● not sure who invented TV ● in 1928, the first TV star --Felix the Cat ● in 1936, the first TV station in the world ● By 1966, more than 10 million colour TV sets in the USA

Amazing things

The tallest manDo you know the tallest man in the world? The tallest man in history was from ___________.He _____________on 22nd February 1918 and __________on 15th July 1940. He _______________tall. Even his hands _____________long.At the age of 21, he ________________kg. When he died, he __________________kg.

the USAwas born

diedwas 2.72 m

were 32.4 cmweighed 222.71

weighed 199

Sandwiches Most people like eating sandwiches but few of them know the history of them. I read in a book that once there was a _______called Sandwich. He _________________with his friends all day and he ________________________________. Then he _______________________________ and ate it as dinner so he could keep on playing. Soon many people learnt to make this kind of food and loved it. They named the food after _______.

man

loved playing cardsdid not want to stop to have dinner

put meat between two pieces of bread

the man

Amazing TVDo you know anything about the first TV star?It was ______________. It appeared on TVin _________. In 1936,the world’s first TV station—BBC, was set up in___________.By 1966, there were more than _________colour TV sets in the USA. Today most familieshave at least one TV. However , people are notsure________________. Isn’t that amazing?

Felix the Cat1928

London10 million

who invented TV

Beginning( 开头 )

The tallest man:Do you know the tallest man in the world? Sandwiches:Most people like eating sandwiches, but few of them know the history of them.Amazing TV:Do you know anything about the first TV star?