春七级英语下册UnitAmazingthings新牛津

春七级英语下册UnitAmazingthings新牛津

The world is full of amazing things. Can you tell some amazing things? What’s amazing in the picture? The fish is very big Eat 54 hotdogs in 12 minutes Talk with animals The mountain looks like a monkey. Look and say The mountain looks like a camel. Fish sleep with their eyes open. the Sun the Earth The Sun is about 1,300,000 times larger than the Earth. There are no bones in the back of elephants’ feet— only fat. in the back of 1 2 3 4 Fish sleep with their eyes open. The Sun is about 1,300,000 times larger than the Earth. Our eyes are the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing. There are no bones in the back of elephants’ feet- only fat. a b c d A.Fun facts B.We have learned some amazing things.How do you feel? amazing cool funny great interesting wonderful Which pictures are they talking about? They are talking about Picture 1 and Picture 4. Practice Please talk about amazing things with each other. A: Do you know any fun facts about the world? B: Yes.___________________________. A: That’s interesting! What about_______? B: _________________________. A: Oh, really? B: Yes. Isn’t that amazing? Millie: Do you know that fish sleep with their eyes open? Amy : Oh, really? Millie: Isn’t that interesting? Amy : Yes, it is. Do you know that the Sun is about 1,300,000 times larger than the Earth? Millie: That’s funny. amazing funny great interesting cool wonderful Example: What’s that? Comic strip Hobo and Eddie are talking about something strange in the sky. Do you want to see it ? Hey, Hobo. Look at that. What is it? It’s a UFO, Hobo. Come on, Eddie. It’s just a plane. I saw one yesterday. No. It’s a UFO. Look at its bright lights. They're only the lights on the plane. It's not a plane. Look, it’s too small. Do Eddie and Hobo see a UFO? 2. What do they see in fact ( 事实上 )? 3. Why doesn’t Eddie think it is a plane? No, they don’t. They see a plane. Because Eddie thinks there are many bright lights in it and it’s too small. Read and answer the questions Answer the questions Practice: Eddie: Hey, Hobo. Look at that. Hobo: What is it? Eddie: It’s a UFO, Hobo. Can you see it ? Hobo: Come on, Eddie. It’s just a plane. I saw one yesterday. Eddie: No. It’s a UFO. Look at its bright light. Hobo: It’s only the light on the plane. Eddie: It isn’t a plane . Look, It’s so small. Reading A.The ghost in the park One Sunday morning, Millie and Amy went to Sunshine Park. They sat down under the big tree as usual. Suddenly, they heard a whisper from the bushes behind the tree. They turned around but saw nothing. They were very afraid. They left the park quickly. On their way home, they met Andy. Millie told him everything. Andy went to the park, stood beside the tree and listened carefully. Then he heard the whisper. He searched the bushes and found a little cat in the bushes. The cat was very weak. When it miaowed, it sounded like a whisper. Andy picked up the little cat and went to find Millie and Amy. They were very surprised. Later that day, they took the little cat to the animal centre. When Millie and Amy sat down under a big tree as usual, what happened suddenly? What did they do after they heard the strange sound and how did they feel? When Millie and Amy sat down under a big tree as usual, suddenly, they heard a whisper from the bushes behind the tree. They turned around but saw nothing, they felt very afraid. Answer the questions At that moment, Millie and Amy were afraid, so they left the park quickly. On their way home, who did they meet? How did Andy find the cat? On their way home, they met Andy. He went to the park, stood beside the tree and listened carefully. When he heard the whisper, he searched the bushes. How did Millie and Amy feel when they knew the ghost was a weak cat? At last, what did Millie, Amy and Andy do? They felt very surprised when they knew the ghost was a weak cat. At last, they took the little cat to the animal centre. When Where Who What How Read the text and try to finish the table. One Saturday morning Sunshine Park Millie and Amy They heard a “ghost” in the park. At first, they felt afraid. When they found it was a cat, they weren’t afraid any more. 1. As usual means ______. a the first time b as they often do c seldom 2. To reply means ______. a to think b to say something again c to say or write something as an answer b c B1. Here are some words in the story about the “ghost” in the park. Find the meaning of each word by giving the correct letter. 3. To leave means _____. a to find out b to look for c to go away 4. If you wonder , you _______. a want to know something b feel great c say something happily c a 5. To search means _______. a to find something b to shout at something c to look carefully for something 6 . Weak means _____. a clever b small c not strong c c a. We ran away quickly. b. Andy found a little cat in the bushes. c. We talked under a big tree in the park. d. Suddenly, we heard a whisper. e. We turned around but saw nothing. f. Andy went to the park. g. I told Andy about the strange sound. 4 7 1 2 3 6 5 B2. Rearrange the order. 1. I was afraid when I heard the whisper. 2. The whisper came from a big tree. 3. We went back to the park with Andy. 4. Somebody helped Andy find the “ghost”. 5. Andy found a small cat in the bushes. 6. Andy give the little cat to Amy. T F F T F F the bushes. B3. T or F They took the little cat to the animal centre. Andy found the “ghost”. Andy went to the park. B4. Henry, Andy’s friend, is asking Andy about the “ghost”. Help Andy answer his questions. Henry: What did Millie and Amy hear? Andy: They heard a (1) ________. They were very (2) __________ and left the park quickly. whisper afraid Henry: What did you find? Andy: I found a little cat in the (3) _______. Henry: Why did the little cat sound like a ghost? Andy: It was very (4) _____, so when it (5) ________, it sounded like a whisper. Henry: Where’s the little cat now? Andy: We took it to the (6) _______ centre. bushes weak miaowed animal Keywords and phrases: chat/ a whisper/bush/nothing/ afraid/ run away/ tell/ search/ weak/ surprised/ later that day/ animal centre Try to retell the story Grammar Simple past tense(I) We use the simple past tense to talk about things in the past. A month ago , Millie and Amy to Sunshine Park. Last Sunday, they to the park again. went went went 是 go 在一般进去时中所用的动词形式 , 是 go 的过去式。 一般过去时的时间状语 一般过去时常与表示过去的时间状语连用，如： yesterday, last night, a month ago, yesterday afternoon, last week, ten years ago, just now, then 等。 动词过去式的构成 规则变化 构成规则 过 去 式 一般在动词原形末尾加- ed w al k-w al ked ask - asked 结尾是 e 的动词加- d hope-hoped live-lived 末尾只有一个辅音字母的重读闭音节词，先双写这个辅音字母，再 加- ed stop-stopped shop - sho pped 结尾是“辅音字母+ y” 的动词，先变“ y” 为“ i” 再加- ed study-studied c ry - cr ied 规则动词 -ed 的读音 1 、 清念 /t/ ，即 ed 在清辅音后面念 /t/ 。 例： helped passed cooked 2 、 元浊 /d/ ，即 ed 在元音，浊辅音后面念 /d/ 。 例： borrowed enjoyed called moved 3 、 /t/ /d/ 之后念 /id/ ，即 ed 在 /t/ /d/ 音后面念 /id/ 。 例： wanted shouted needed counted 不规则变化 构成规则 过 去 式 与原形一样 , 没有变化 cost- cost put- put 改变了元音 wr i te-wr o te kn o w-kn e w 改变了辅音 ma k e-ma d e spen d -spen t 元音和辅音都变化了 l eave -l eft t each -t aught 其他变化 is / am → was are → were have → has 1 ）规则动词的过去式构成方法歌诀： 过去式构成有规律，一般词尾加 -ed 。 词尾有个 e ，直接加 -d 。 辅音字母加 y ，变 y 为 i 加 -ed 。 一辅重闭做词尾，双写之后加 -ed 。 过去式用于过去时，表示过去发生事。 2 ）不规则动词歌诀： 动词中间两个 e ，去掉一个后加 t ， 如果 t ， d 来结尾，去 e 之后加上 t ， “想、买、带来、打仗”， -ought 换上， “抓住、教书”， -aught 别忘。 巧学妙记歌诀 Talking about the past Write the simple past tense of the verbs below. start ______ love _________ play ______ plan ______ 9. leave _____ 10. tell _____ 11. stand _____ 12. bring ______ 5. reply _____ 6. say ________ 7. meet _____ 8. hear ______ start ed play ed lov ed plan ned said repl ied left met stood told heard brought Help Millie complete her diary entry. This morning, we _____ (go) to the Fun World Museum. When we ____ (get) to the museum, there _____ (be) a lot of people there. We _____ (spend) three hours in the museum. I ____ (take) a lot of photos. Some of us _______ (buy) cards of the animals there. We _____ (come) back to school at 1 p.m. We ____ (have) a great time! went were spent took bought came had got Complete the conversation. Millie: We _____ (go) to the Fun World Museum the day before yesterday, Daniel. It ____ (be) so interesting! Daniel: Really? Tell me all about it. Millie: OK. We ____ (see) a small monkey, only 11 centimetres tall. Daniel: That’s amazing! What else? Millie: We also _____ (learn) about some strange birds like dodos. They _____ (live) on the earth a long time ago. Daniel: That’s cool! went saw was learnt lived Integrated skills A.Talking about animals giraffe has a long neck the tallest animal on land It lives on the ground, in trees or in water . snake They eat little or nothing in cold winter . camel It lives in very dry places. ship of the desert ants They like sweet things. A1 Mr Wu is showing Suzy some pictures of animals. Listen to their conversation and put the pictures in the right order. Write the numbers 1- 4 in the boxes. a b d c 1 3 2 4 giraffe snake camel ant A2 Suzy is afraid of animals. Mr Wu wants to help her. He is telling her some interesting things about animals. Listen to their conversation and help Suzy complete her notes. a giraffe has a very long neck only ______ bones in its long neck a snake lives on the ground, in trees or in water eats little or nothing for _________ in cold winter camels ants live in very dry places can live without _______ for a long time can ________ things well seven months water smell A3 Suzy is not afraid of animals now. She is writing a thank-you letter to Mr Wu. Help her finish the letter. Use the notes in Part A2 on page 63 to help you. only seven bones eats little or nothing can live without water can smell things well Amy: Do you know about any amazing things, Simon? Simon: Yes. I heard of a young man. He travelled around over 80 countries by bicycle. Amy: That's cool! What amazing things do you know, Millie? Millie: I read about a man the other day. He can write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time. Simon: That's really amazing! What about you, Peter? Do you know any amazing things? Peter: I learnt about an artist. He can draw 3-D pictures with chalk. Simon: That's really great! That's really amazing! B. speak up What kind of picture is he drawing? A 3-D picture. What is the artist using to draw the picture? Chalk. write with one hand draw with the other at the same time travel around over 80 countries ________ write with one hand draw with the other ________________ draw 3-D pictures with ________ What did they do? A young man A man An artist by bicycle at the same time chalk Amazing things about animals Look and say … Work in groups and talk about the amazing things about you know. You can follow the model. Group work Make a new dialogue and talk about the amazing things. A: Do you know anything unusual about the camels ? B: Yes. Each of their eyes has three eyelids . A: That’s interesting. What about the dodo ? B: It is a kind of strange bird. The last dodo died in 1681. A: How amazing! Example: Study skills Pronouncing the -ed ending Many verbs in the simple past tense end in the letters –ed. Do you know how many ways of pronouncing this ending there are? Pronouncing the –ed ending 1 dan ce — danc ed 2 hel p — help ed / p / 3 tal k — talk ed 4 sho p — shopp ed The ways of pronouncing -ed / s / t / / / t / / t / / t / / k / / p / 清辅音 Tip 1 ： -ed pronounces / t / after the voiceless consonants. 5 pl ay — play ed 6 li ve — liv ed 7 answ er — answer ed 8 carr y — carri ed / eɪ / / d / / v / / d / / d / / d / / ə / / ɪ / 浊辅音 元音 Tip 2 ： -ed pronounces / d / after the voiced consonants and vowels. 9 ha te — hat ed 10 nee d — need ed 11 visi t — visit ed 12 shou t — shout ed / t / / ɪd / / d / / ɪd / / ɪd / / ɪd / / t / / t / Tip 3: -ed pronounces / ɪd / after the sounds / t / and / d /. More examples watch ed, laugh ed, wash ed, cook ed look ed, miss ed, like d, help ed / t / wait ed, shout ed, want ed, plant ed need ed, sound ed, add ed, nodd ed / ɪd / / t / / d / / ɪd / 1 danc ed 5 play ed 9 hat ed 2 help ed 6 liv ed 10 need ed 3 talk ed 7 answer ed 11 visit ed 4 stopp ed 8 carri ed 12 shout ed A. 1. listen ed ____ 5. start ed _____ 9. stopp ed _____ 2. lik ed ____ 6. chatt ed ____ 10. rais ed _____ 3. want ed ____ 7. finish ed ____ 11. walk ed _____ 4. hop ed _____ 8. pass ed _____ 12. turn ed _____ /d/ /t/ /t/ / I d/ / I d/ /t/ /t/ /t/ /d/ /t/ /d/ / I d/ B. Millie: Sandy, you're late. The museum closed just a minute ago. Sandy: Sorry. My grandma visited us this afternoon, so I stayed at home and talked to her. Millie: That's OK. Sandy: I hope you enjoyed your day. What did you do? Millie: We watched a short film. It showed a lot of amazing things in the world. Kitty: Then we played some amazing games. It was fun! We're going to come here again next weekend. Sandy: Let me come with you then! C. The ways of pronouncing –ed : 1. -ed pronounces / t / after the voiceless consonants. 2. -ed pronounces / d / after the voiced consonants and vowels. 3. -ed pronounces / ɪd / after the sounds /t/ and /d/. Summary Task Amazing things Sandwich 1. got its name from a man called John Montagu , the Fourth Earl of Sandwich loved playing cards very much did not want to stop for meals put meat between two pieces of bread others wanted to eat the same food later became popular all over the world A. 1.What was the man’s name? 2.What did he love doing? 3.Did he want to stop for meals? 4.How did he eat his dinner? 5.Did people love sandwiches very much? His name was sandwich . He loved playing cards . No, he didn’t. He put meat between two pieces of bread. Yes, they did. Answer the questions TV the first TV show in the UK in 1926 By 1935 , about 2000 TVs in use in China, in 1987,about 29 TVs per 100 families , but now most families have at least one TV Now TVs can be as large as 152 inches 1.When and where was the first TV show? It was in the UK in 1926. 2.How many TVs were in use per 100 Chinese families in 1987? About 29. 3.How big can TVs be now? They can be as 152 as inches. Answer the questions We live in a wonderful world with a lot of amazing things. Many people like sandwiches, but do you know anything about this kind of food? Sandwich got its name from a man called John Montagu, the Fourth Earl of Sandwich. The man loved playing cards with his friends very much. He did not want to stop for meals, so he put meat between two pieces of bread. Soon others wanted to eat the same food, so they asked for a “sandwich”. Later the food became popular all over the world. Isn’t that amazing? B. Q. How to write the composition about amazing things? 2.Then we can write the composition after the notes. 1.We must make notes first. Each group choose a kind of animals and talk about some amazing things about them. Then write an article. Homework Thanks!