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Unit 1 Wise men in history
Reading Part & Key Words
Learning objectives
get to know something about Archimedes
master the six elements of the story
describe how the problem was solved
master seven key words from this lesson
Lead-in
Do you know anything about these wise men in China?
Confucius
-- a well-known
thinker and educator
Zhuge Liang
--a great advisor in Han Dynasty
Borrowing Arrows with Straw Boats
Mencius
--a great thinker, philosopher
and politician
Do you know anything about these wise men in ancient Greece?
Archimedes
--a great ancient Greek philosopher, Wikipedia scientist, mathematician, physicist
Aristotle
-- one of the most important founding figures in Western philosophy
Aesop
-- a super intelligent in ancient Greece
Lead-in
What do you know about...?
1. Which of these ancient countries is in Europe?
Greece B. Egypt
2. Which of these people lived in ancient Greece?
Archimedes B. Julius Caesar
3. What was Archimedes?
A scientist B. A painter
4. Archimedes died in 212 BC. How long ago was that?
A. About 1,800 years ago B. About 2,200 years ago
Lead-in
Pre-reading
Look at the pictures and the title of the story on Page 3. Then answer the questions.
Who was the crown probably made for?
What is Archimedes doing in the first picture?
Why is Archimedes so excited?
What is the right pot in the second picture?
It was made for King Hiero.
He is taking a bath.
Because he got an idea to solve the king’s problem.
The golden crown.
Skimming
Skim the story and sort out the six elements of it.
King Hiero, Archimedes, the crown maker
in the palace
one day in ancient Greece
the king doubted if the crown was a real golden crown
Archimedes did an experiment to solve the king’s problem
Archimedes proved that the crown wasn’t made completely of gold
who
where
result
process
cause
when
Skimming
7
3
4
5
8
2
6
Put the pictures in order according to the story on P3.
Detailed reading
Please read Paragraph 6-8, then fill the form of Archimedes experiment.
first
Weighed the crown and asked the king for some gold of the same weight.
next
Put two pots into two big bowls and filled both pots with water.
then
Put the gold into one pot, and put the crown into the other pot.
at last
The crown displaced more water than the gold of the same weight.
result
The crown was not completely made of gold.
Detailed reading
Read the story again, then answer the following questions.
1. Why did King Hiero send the crown to Archimedes?
Because he doubted whether the crown was completely made of gold.
2. What happened when Archimedes got into the bath?
Some water ran over.
3. How did Archimedes know whether the crown was completely made of gold?
He weighed the crown and asked for some gold of the same weight.
4. What do you think of Archimedes?
He is very clever / smart.
Detailed Reading
Key Words
key words
1. take off
脱掉 (衣物)
take off
(飞机)起飞
休假
The plane has just taken off.
Please take off your shoes before entering the house.
John took three days off work.
1) . If I want to go out at weekends, I must ask my parents for __________.
2) . From their look, I know they don’t agree_________what I talked about.
3) . If it is a fine day tomorrow, I will agree_________(go) for a picnic with you.
agreement
with
to go
key words
key words
King Hiero asked a crown maker to make him a golden crown.
2. golden adj. 金色的,金的(强调颜色)
gold
n. 黄金
adj. 金制的,金色的(强调用料)
1). He won the _____ medal (奖牌) in the competition. The medal is made of ______.
2). The girl has ______ hair and blue eyes.
3). People used to pay in ______.
gold
gold
golden
gold
Archimedes was still thinking about the problem as he filled his bath with water.
3. fill v. 填充,填满
fill...with... 用……填满
be filled with... 充满,装满 =
be full of...
1) . 这个巴士装满了人。
2) . Jack,请帮我把这个瓶子装满水。
The bus is filled with people. / The bus is full of people.
Jack, please help me fill the bottle with water.
key words
key words
He began to doubt that it was a real golden crown.
4. doubt v. 怀疑,不能肯定
doubtful
adj. 无把握的
1) . 我没有理由怀疑他的话。
2) . 毫无疑问,他做到了。
I have no reason to doubt his words.
Without doubt, he made it.
key words
He sent it to Archimedes and asked him to find out the truth.
5. send v. 发送,寄,派遣,打发 (过去式sent)
send sb. sth. = send sth. to sb. 送某物给某人
send sb. to sp. 把某人送到某地
1) . 昨天我给妈妈送了礼物。
2) . 明年,我将被送去英国读书。
I sent a present to my mother yesterday. = I sent my mother a present yesterday.
I will be sent to Britain to study next year.
key words
6. find out 查明,弄清(真相)
find
look for
找到,发现,强调“找”的结果
寻找,强调“找”的过程和动作
I can’t _________ my kite. I am _________ it everywhere.
Nobody can _________ who is the thief until now.
find
looking for
find out
key words
This problem seems difficult to solve.
7. seem v. 似乎
seem + n. / adj. 看上去/似乎……
seem to do sth. 似乎要做某事
It seems that + 从句 似乎……
1) . 她爸爸看上去像一名警察。
2) . 这问题似乎很难解决。
Her father seems a policeman.
The problem seems difficult to solve.
It seems that the problem is difficult to solve.
Exercise 根据课文和首字母提示,补全短文。
One day in ancient Greece, King Hiero asked a crown maker to make him a
g________ crown. At first, he was happy w________ it. However, he began to d________that it was a r________golden crown. He gave the crown to
Archimedes and asked him to find out the t________.
At first, Archimedes thought this problem s________difficult to solve. When he was taking the bath, some water ran o________. He suddenly thought out a way. He asked the king f________some gold of the same weight.
After the experiment, they found that the crown was not c________ made of gold. The king then s________ the crown maker to prison.
olden
oubt
ompletely
ent
ver
or
eemed
ruth
eal
ith
Exercise 选择题
She began_______ that the story was not real.
doubt B. doubted C. to doubt D. doubts
2. Her eyes were _______ with tears when she heard the bad news.
full B. filled C. fill D. fulled
3. The man seems _______ everything.
knows B. to know C. knowing D. know
4. My family are not in _______ on where to go for our holiday.
A. agreement B. agree C. agrees D. to agree
Exercise 根据句意及首字母或汉语提示完成单词
1. It’s really b________of him to fight with four terrorists.
2. Don’t be afraid of making m_________when you practice speaking English.
3. The whole room is f________with laughing.
4. After a three-hour talk, we reached an a__________in the end.
5. You should not tell lies. You must tell me the t___________.
6. At the age of ten, his father was sent to p__________because of a terrible traffic accident.
rave
istakes
illed
greement
rison
ruth
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Exercise 适当形式填空
She asked me ____________(give) her a hand.
My sister ____________(weight) 45 kg.
The students are not allowed__________(smoke).
The problem seems _________(difficulty) to solve.
This time even___________(much) water ran into the bowl.
Please answer it by using a __________(completely) sentence.
The king wanted to have a ____________(gold) crown.
to give
weighs
to smoke
difficult
more
complete
golden
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Exercise 完成句子
1. 确保你所有的答案都是正确的。
_______ _______ all your answers _______ _______ .
2. 这道数学题似乎很难解答。
The math problem _______ _______ to work out.
3. 这首歌她唱得多美啊!
_______ _______ she sang the song!
4. 这架子上装满了书。
The shelf _______ _______ _______ books.
Make sure
are correct
seems difficult
How beautifully / well
is filled with / full of
Homework
1. Copy and memorize the new words.
2. Complete exercise C2.
3. Complete activity book P3.
Thank you!
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