1、Module 1 Amazing thingsUnit 1 EncyclopaediasPeriod 1Period 1Reading (I)Speak up認識單詞encyclopaedia, Italian, 記住單詞inventor, musician,scinetist等；能根據上下文，猜測born, in the countryside, ability, include等詞語詞義；了解達芬奇的生平事跡；能用介紹人物生平的一般方法介紹某位人物。學習目標:Getting readyWhat does Hi think Lo is probably doing?In fact, what

2、 is Lo doing?What will Hi probably feel when he learns that Lo is standing on his encyclopaedia?Look at the cartoon and answer the questions.He thinks that Lo is probably reading his encyclopaedia/is looking for some information in his encyclopaedia.He is standing on the encyclopaedia to change a li

3、ght bulb.He will probably feel angry/unhappy.You are going to read a short article about Leonardo da Vinci from an encyclopaedia. Before you start, try the quiz below. Circle the correct answers. There can be more than one answer.1 Leonardo da Vinci was a(n) _. a painter b engineer c cook2 Leonardo

4、da Vinci was _. a French b English c Italian 3 Leonardo da Vinci painted _. a Sunflowers b The Last Supper c Impression, SunriseWhat do you know about ?Read the title and the introduction on page 3. Then answer the questions.In the title, what does the phrase “look up” mean?What does the pronoun “it

5、” in the title refer to?It means to look for information about something in a dictionary or an encyclopaedia.It refers to information.Look at the pictures and the title of the first article on page 3. Then answer the questions below.Before you readWhat is the painting in Picture a?Who painted it?Leo

6、nardo da Vincithe Mona LisaaWhat is Da Vinci known as?an artist the Mona LisaThe Last SupperDa Vincis achievementsa painteran inventora musiciana scientistan engineerDa Vincis notebookWhat is Da Vinci known as?About Da Vinciachievementsyear of birthyear of deathchildhoodpainterinventormusicianengine

7、erscientistcontributions15191452birthplacecountryside, Italyshowed great intelligence and artistic abilityadulthoodlearnt to do many different thingsmany inventionsfamous paintingsLeonardo da VinciRead the first article and plete the spidergram.C1 The words in italics are from the first article on p

8、age 3. Circle the correct answers to plete these sentences.When somebody is born, he/she _. a es out of his/her mothers body b goes to see a doctor c leaves his/her parentsBennys grandparents lived in the countryside. They live _ the city. a inside b outside c in the centre of3 Birds have a musical

9、ability. They _ sing. a can b cannot c are happy toThe book includes some beautiful photos. These photos are _ the book. a part of b at the end of c connected toVocabularyD1 Below are some notes about the first encyclopaedia article on page 3, but some of the facts are wrong. Read the article and co

10、rrect the notes if necessary.countrysideinventions prehensionMona LisaLook it up!Da Vinci, LeonardoLeonardo da Vinci (14521519) was an Italian painter, inventor, musician, engineer and scientist.Da Vinci was born in the countryside. From an early age, he showed great intelligence and artistic abilit

11、y. As he grew older, he learnt to do many different things. His paintings are very famous, and one, the Mona Lisa, is perhaps the most famous painting in the world. He also had many inventions. For example, his notebooks include some interesting drawings of flying machines. (See Art)In pairs, talk a

12、bout Da Vinci a ording to the spidergram.achievementsyear of birthyear of deathchildhoodpainterinventormusicianengineerscientistcontributions1452birthplaceshowed great intelligence and artistic abilityadulthoodlearnt to do many different thingsmany inventionsfamous paintingsLeonardo da Vincicountrys

13、ide, Italy1519What are you interested in? Look it up in an encyclopaedia. In pairs, talk about it. Follow the example.S1: Do you know anything about Leonardo da Vinci?S2: Yes. He was a great painter. His most famous painting is the Mona Lisa.S1: When and where was he born?S2: He was born in Italy in

14、 1452.S1: Did he do any other things?S2: Yes. He was also an inventor, musician, engineer and scientist. Speak upMake a spidergram about Walt Disney.year of birthyear of death?achievementsbirthplaceWalt DisneyWhen did he die?Where was he born?When was he born?What did he do?What did he achieve?his jobWho else do you want to know about? Look up the information in the encyclopaedia and discuss it with your classmates.Homework 模仿錄音的語音、語調，朗讀課文。抄寫單詞和短語：