初二英语上第一单元.doc

Unit 1 Encyclopaedias 一 单词 encyclopaedia 百科全书 dinosaur 恐龙 human 人的 Italian 意大利人 perhaps 可能，大概 inventor发明家 invention 发明 musician音乐家 notebook笔记本 scientist 科学家 include 包括，包含 born 出生 even 甚至 countryside乡村，农村 however然而 intelligence才智，智慧 suddenly突然，忽然 artistic有艺术天赋的 nobody没有人 ability 才能，能力 fossil 化石 win获胜，赢 dollar 美元 in the countryside 在乡村，在农村 human being 人 die out 灭绝，消失 find out 了解，弄清 go for a walk 去散步 Look it up! Here are two articles from an encyclopaedia. Da Vinci, Leonardo Leonardo da Vinci(1452-1519) 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 ability. 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. Dinosaurs Dinosaurs lived on Earth more than 60 million years before human beings. They lived everywhere on Earth. Some dinosaurs were as small as chickens. Others were as big as ten elephants. Some could even fly. Many dinosaurs ate plants. However, some dinosaurs liked to eat meat. Dinosaurs lived on Earth for more than 150 million years. Then, suddenly, they all died out. Nobody knows why. However, we can learn about them from their fossils. (See Earth history) Australias big attractions Module 1 Unit 1More practice Australia’s big attractions Australia is a very big country. It also has many big attractions. The Big Banana The Big Banana is in Coffs Harbour. It was made in 1964 by John Landy. Landy wanted something to make people come to his fruit shop, so he built the Big Banana. The idea worked. Many people visited his fruit shop and took pictures of the Big Banana. Soon people all over Australia began