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Unit
7
Oxford English
Module 4 Discovery
Period 1
Reading
The unknown world
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alien
Let's watch a video!
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Oh is __________________
and he and his fellows are going to _______________
an alien
move to the Earth
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★ Are there aliens in space? Why or why not?
In my opinion, there ___________ ( are/aren’t ) aliens in the space,
because _______________________________.
are
everything is possible
Brainstorm
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What do aliens look like?
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What are aliens like in your imagination?
Aliens are strange creatures.
Aliens have super power.
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But we can’t understand the messages. What a pity!
We received some messages from aliens about ten years ago.
A1 agree or disagree ?
[rɪˈsi:v]
= get
Agree
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Stonehenge in Europe
Pyramids in Egypt
Disagree
Aliens came to the Earth thousands of years ago, and made some buildings.
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“people suddenly disappear and never see them again.” Some reports wrote.
If it was true, it would be very horrible.
Aliens sometimes take people from the Earth into their spaceships.
Agree
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This is the movie named Avatar. They live in a very beautiful planet.
There are many planets in space. Aliens live on some of them.
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Aliens arrive
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astronaut
spaceship
hill
frightened
Before you read
ALIENS ARRIVE
Birds
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What’s the passage mainly about?
Skimming and scanning
Tina and Tom found two “aliens” near their home.
a. a news report
b. a science fiction
科幻小说
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lenovo (l) -
The story can be divided into 3 parts. Please match each part with its main ideas.
Paragraph 1-3
Paragraph 4-5
Paragraph 6-10
B. Tina heard a noise and she was sure something landed in the forest. She told Tom the thing and asked him to explore it.
C. Tina and Tom reached the forest and they discovered aliens. However, the alien also saw them. Tina and Tom were so frightened that they ran away immediately.
A. Tina and Tom told their Dad about the thing, but Dad didn’t believe them. Finally, Dad looked at the word “EARTH” strangely.
beginning
middle
ending
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Tina woke up at midnight. she looked out of her window and saw a yellow ligth in the sky. It suddenly dived towards the ground. she heard a noise and saw a red light.
1. When did Tina wake up?
2. What was the yellow light in the sky?
3. What happend to the light?
At midnight.
Perhaps it was a spaceship.
It suddenly dived towards the ground.
Read the beginning of the story and answer the questions below.
Beginning
俯冲
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Predict
The next morning, when Tina got up,
Who would she tell?
What would they do?
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The next morning, Tina mentioned it to her brother Tom. “I’m sure something landed in the forest near the hills as I heard a loud noise last night,” she said.
“Let’s explore after school.”
4. Who did she tell?
5. What would they do?
She mentioned it to her brother Tom.
They would explore the forest.
Read the beginning of the story and answer the questions below.
Beginning
a. do something dangerous
b. travel and find out something new
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At 6 p.m., Tina and Tom reached the forest. They heard some voices speaking a strange language, so they hid behind some bushes and kept quiet. Then they saw an alien! It was tall, with a
round head and a silver body. It was standing next to a long spaceship. The spaceship was damaged because of a crash.
The children were frightened. Suddenly, another alien appeared from the bushes in front of them. It discovered them and made a terrible noise! The children ran away in fear.
When did they reach the forest?
2.How did Tina and Tom feel when they saw the alien?
3.Who discovered Tina and Tom?
4.What did the children do after that?
At 6 p.m.
Frightened.
Another alien.
They ran away in fear.
Middle
Task 1:answer the questions below.
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5.In what order did the following take place in the story?
a. Tina and Tom got to the forest.
b. Tina and Tom saw an alien.
c. Tina mentioned the light to Tom.
d. Tina and Tom heard some voices.
e. Tina and Tom told their parents about the strange creatures.
A. cadbe B. acbde C. adcbe D. cabde
6. What did the alien look like?
A. They had round heads with no hair.
B. They had round heads with some feathers.
C. They had silver bodies with some hair.
D. They had silver bodies with some feathers.
7. The spaceship was damaged because of a crash.
(L13) “damage” means______
A. prepare B land C. destroy D. fix
排序题-连接词
细节题-关键词
猜词题-代入法
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Task 2: Read the following sentences . Circle the correct meanings for the words in italics below.
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The next morning,
1. What would they do ?
2. Did they report it to the police/parents…?
3. Did they believe Tina and Tom?
Predict
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The next morning, Tina and Tom told their parents about the strange creatures. “They were very ugly. They had some hair, but they didn’t have any feathers,” said Tina.
“There was something written on the spaceship,” said Tom. “It looked like this. I wonder what it means.” He drew some lines on a piece of paper.
But Dad said, “Since no one else saw these aliens, I refuse to believe you. Now go to school!”
The children spread their wings and flew to school together.
Dad looked at the piece of paper with the strange marks on it. “It looks strange,” he said, as he looked at the word “EARTH”.
The children thought the aliens were very beautiful.
The aliens had no hair or feathers.
Tom found something written on the spaceship.
The children knew the meaning of the words on the
spaceship.
5.Tina and Tom went to school by school bus.
Task 1:Tell whether they are T (True) or F (False).
ugly
some hair, but they didn’t have any feathers.
didn’t know
spreading their wings
End
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Task 2: Read the following sentences . Circle the correct meanings for the words in italics below.
1. The children spread their wings and flew to school together.
a. opened...outwards b. put ...together
2. Dad looked at the piece of paper with the strange marks on it.
a. grades b. symbols or writing
After reading
D1 Tina and Tom are telling a police officer what they have seen. Complete their answers to the police officer’s questions.
Police: Why did you go to the forest?
Tina: We went there because I heard _____________
last night.
Police: What happened?
Tina: I woke up at midnight and saw _________________________.
It ____________________________________ . Then I heard
a noise and saw a red light.
Police: I see. So when did you reach the forest?
Tom: We reached the forest ___________
Police: What happened there?
a loud noise
a yellow light in the sky
at 6 p.m.
suddenly dived towards the ground
Tom: We saw an alien. It was tall, with _______________________________.
Police: What else did you see?
Tina: We saw __________________ It was damaged because of _________.
Police: Interesting! What happened next?
Tom: _______________discovered us, so we ran away in fear.
Police: Thanks, Tina and Tom. We’ll explore the forest to try and find out more
about these aliens.
a round head and a silver body
a long spaceship
a crash
Another alien
What are Tina and her family?
They are birds. /They are people of Bird World.
2. Who are the aliens?
3. Where did the spaceship come from?
D2 Read the story again and answer the questions below in complete sentences.
They are astronauts from the Earth.
It came from the Earth.
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Retell the story using the key words and the pictures to help you.
Retell
saw a yellow light in the sky
At midnight heard a noise
saw a red light
mentioned to her brother
The next morning
decided to explore
reached the forest
At 6 p.m. saw an alien (tall with a round head and a silver body)
a damaged spaceship
frightened ran away in fear
told their parents the alien ( ugly, hair, feather)
The next morning the spaceship
Dad didn’t believe
Are aliens friends or enemies?
Friends
Enemies
I believe that aliens can be our friends.
First of all, ……;
In addition, ……;
What’s more, …… .
I think aliens are our enemies.
First, ……; Then/Next, ……; Finally/Eventually, …… .
vs
Discuss with your partners:
Friendly Unfriendly
Reasons ①
②
③
…… ①
②
③
……
If aliens exist, try to live peacefully with them.
Homework
Finish off Vocabulary & Reading of Book B
Listen and read the text.
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