备课精选2012初中七年级英语广州牛津版上册课件nit 5 encycpaeias reaing.pptVIP

Unit 5 Encyclopaedias Reading What is an encyclopedia? What can you usually find from an encyclopedia? * What is an encyclopedia? An encyclopedia is a book giving information about all areas of knowledge or about different areas of one particular subject. * What can you usually find in an encyclopedia? We can find information about a wide variety of subjects in an encyclopedia. * AMUSEMENT PARK ENGLISH FLYING ELEPHANT 小飞象 BUMPER CAR 碰碰车 HAUNTED HOUSE 鬼屋 WATER CHUTE 滑水道 MERRY-GO-ROUND 旋转木马 FERRIS WHEEL 摩天轮 ROLLER COASTER 云霄飞车 * Let’s learn some new words before we get to understand the two articles. * human being dinosaur skeleton * These dinosaurs were gentle. They ate leaves and plants. * This dinosaur was fierce and it ate meat. * dinosaur fossils eggs skeleton footprint * Disneyland amusement park cartoon characters Donald Duck Mickey Mouse * deliver mail * Walt Disney the creator of many famous cartoon characters and the Disneyland. * Reading comprehension: * 1.Scan the first articles and answer  the following questions. 2.Scan the second articles and  answer the following questions. * 1.Did dinosaurs live on Earth before people? 2.Were all dinosaurs big and kind? 3. What happened to all the dinosaurs? 4. How do people know there were dinosaurs lived on Earth once? Questions for the first article: * Possible answer: 1.Yes, they lived on Earth more than sixty million years before people. * 2.No, some dinosaurs were as small as chickens. Others were as big as ten elephants. Some dinosaurs were gentle and some were fierce. Possible answer: * Possible answer: 3.They all died out suddenly. * Possible answer: 4.People can learn about the lives of dinosaurs from fossils of their skeletons, eggs and footprint. * Questions for the second article: 5. What is Disneyland? 6. How long did Walt Disney lived? 7. What famous Disney cartoon characters do you know? 8. Where was Walt Disney born? *