沪教版中学二年级八年级英语上册Unit EncyclopaediasPeriod 2.pptVIP

（Period 12） Unit 1 Encyclopaedias Getting ready 1 What does Hi think Lo is probably doing? In fact, what 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 light bulb. He will probably feel angry/unhappy. An encyclopaedia is a collection (usually a book or set of books) of information about things humans know. all kinds of subjects Reading (I) Complete the table below. 1 Background knowledge Subject More information on Read the title and the introduction. Then answer the questions. In the title, what does the phrase “look up” mean? What does the pronoun “it” in the title refer to? 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. What do you know about …? Look at the pictures and the title of the first article. Then answer the questions below. Before you read What is the painting in Picture a? Who painted it?  / 2 What is Da Vinci known as? Da Vinci’s achievements What is Da Vinci known as? 11 PPT课件 About Da Vinci achievements year of birth year of death childhood painter inventor musician engineer scientist contributions 1519 1452 birthplace countryside, Italy showed great intelligence and artistic ability adulthood learnt to do many different things many inventions famous paintings Leonardo da Vinci 3 Read the first article and complete the spidergram. 12 PPT课件 C1 The words in italics are from the first article on page 3. Circle the correct answers to complete these sentences. When somebody is born, he/she _______. a comes out of his/her mother’s body b goes to see a doctor c leaves his/her parents Benny’s grandparents lived in the country