Unit5 Reading 1课件 2023-2024学年牛津上海版英语八年级上册

2 5 Amazing things Encyclopaedias Reading (I) Using English Before you read A0 Look at the pictures, think and answer dinosaurs /'daɪnəsɔ:(r)/ What are these? What should you do if you want to learn about dinasours Look it up /ɪnˌsaɪklə'pi:dɪə/ Encyclopaedia a book that gives you useful information about a lot of different things Before you read A0 Look at the pictures,think and answer What’s the difference? volume ˈvɒljuːm/ general encyclopedia subject encyclopedia In what order are these two types of encyclopedias written? alphabetical order logical order While you read B0 Skim the page and answer Diogenes was a famous thinker. He lived in Greece about two thousand years ago. He taught that the way to be happy was to own as few things as possible. All he owned was a big jar that he lived in, a coat, a bag and a cup. He was very happy. One day, Diogenes saw a boy drinking water from his hands by a fountain, so he threw away his cup and became even happier. (See Greece) DINOSAURS DIOGENES Dinosaurs lived on the Earth over sixty million years ago. This was a long time before people existed. Dinosaurs lived everywhere. Some were as small as chickens. Others were as big as ten elephants. Some dinosaurs even had wings and could fly. Dinosaurs all died out suddenly. Nobody knows why. We know about the lives of dinosaurs from the skeletons, eggs and footprints they left behind. (See Earth History) Many dinosaurs were harmless. They were as gentle as sheep and ate plants. Others were harmful. They were fiercer than tigers and ate meat. Disney was born in the USA. After leaving school, he sold newspapers and delivered mail. At the same time, he studied art at night. Finally he got a job that he really liked—drawing cartoons for films. DISNEY, WALT Disneyland is a famous amusement park in the USA. Disneyland was created by Walt Disney(1901-1966),who is famous for his cartoon characters: Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy, Snow White and many others Disney’s most famous car