M3U1 The world of our senses
课程目标解读 Topic Functions The world of our senses 1. Describing problems and feelings The truth is that it is too foggy for the bus to run that far. She could feel her heart beating with fear. A minute before, she had wished for someone to come along. Now she wanted to run, but fear held her still. 2. Describing weather Outside, wherever she looked the fog lay like a thick, grey cloud. It will be cloudy in the morning, with heavy showers around lunchtime. 3. Describing interpersonal relationship Polly found herself staring up at the face of an old man with a beard. There may be more people lost today, and I?d like to help them. Vocabulary confuse, fog, forecast, observe, glance, nowhere, wherever, narrow, approach, darkness, hesitate, grasp, stare, anxious, grateful, aid, relief, reduce, volunteer, analyze, recognize, puzzle, sniff, ignore, sweat, distance,
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thunder, lightning, wave, overhead, tap, suit, disability, hopeful, whisper, bite, contrary, flesh, attract, calm, panic, fist, likely, soldier, roll, loose, employ, compass, unlike in sight, wish for, reach out, watch out for, roll up Grammar 1. Introduction to Noun clauses Whether he?ll be able to come is not yet known. Polly didn?t know which way she should go. I?m interested in who that tall man is. The truth is that it is too foggy for the bus to run that far. The news that he couldn?t come made us upset. 2. Noun clauses beginning with that or if/whether She had a feeling that she was being watched by a tall man in a dark overcoat. She wondered if/whether the buses would still be running. Skills and strategies By the end of this unit, students will be able to: 1. read the story entitled “Fog” and two articles about animals 2. listen to and understand a talk about a storytelling contest 3. discuss the five senses and tell a story 4. expand vocabulary related to weather Culture
1. Interpersonal relationship 2
2. Typical weather in different countries
Period 1 Welcome to the unit
学习目标
1、了解五种感官的重要性。
2、学习怎样在日常生活中和学习中利用感官。 自主学习
Task Ⅰ According to the form below, talk about how we know about the world around us. We do see smell touch/feel
Task Ⅱ What would happen if people lost one or two of their senses?
How do people help those who can?t see? 我的疑问
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With ears The sense taste
合作探究
Task Ⅰ Answer the questions below each picture. Picture 1 The white part & the black part
Picture 2 How to find out the length of the two lines?
Picture 3 How can they prove whether the two lines are straight or not?
Picture 4 Are the symbols in Line b changeable?
Task Ⅱ Discussion
1. When learning English, what kinds of senses help us most?
2. Do you know of any disabled people who have made great contributions? 归纳整理 检测训练
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课堂目标达成
Review the five senses once again and fill in the blanks according to your common sense.
When he got there, he ______ that there was a dark hole. He ______ into it, but could see nothing. He ______ with his ears, but could hear nothing, either. He ______ it for a long time. He felt something strange. He touched the side of the hole. It ______ hot. Suddenly some noises were ______ from the hole. It felt like someone was cooking inside. 课后巩固提升
Write a short passage about the sense(s) we use in one of the three situations.
Situation 1 We are left in the dark.
Situation 2 We eat something never tasted before.
Situation 3 The extraordinary senses of animals. 学习后记
请你将本堂课学习的收获、感悟或还有的疑惑记下来。
Period 2 Reading
课堂设计指导思想：
本课旨在帮助学生了解课文内容，指导学生掌握更好阅读这类故事的
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