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Why do we try new things?
Unit
1
Trying new things
To-do list
Listen to a conversation about new things around us.
Talk about experiences of trying new things.
Read a story about the importance of keeping on trying.
Write a story about the birth of a new idea.
Make a plan for trying a new thing this term.
Getting started
Look at Wang Yiming’s action calendar and answer the questions.
It means way.
Q1 What does Yiming do on Monday?
He makes a list of things he wants to try.
Q2 What does Yiming want to try on Thursday?
He wants to choose a different route to school.
日历
From Wang Yiming’s calendar, what can we know about him?
He enjoys trying new things.
He is a curious boy.
curious /ˈkjʊəriəs/ adj. 好奇的
A
Wang Yiming is looking at the pictures in a magazine and finds some new things.
magazine /ˌmæɡəˈziːn/ n. 杂志
▢ test a talk light
▢ try windsurfing
▢ take up roof gardening
▢ act in a play
▢ go rock climbing
▢ make fruit animals
As a curious boy, Yiming is always finding new things. Look, here are 6 new things Yiming finds in the magazine. Please match the …. 首先来看一下词组。
Match the pictures with the phrases.
Look and say
A1
▢ test a talk light
▢ try windsurfing
▢ take up roof gardening
▢ act in a play
▢ go rock climbing
▢ make fruit animals
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3
5
6
4
2
play n.
1 things that people do for fun
2 a piece of writing performed by actors
3 an action in a game
test /test/ v. 测试;检测
We can see a light in picture 1. If it shows red light, you should…… yellow…green… If you see this talk light, maybe you want to test it. I present three meanings of the word play. What does it mean here?
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talk light
windsurf
roof gardening
rock climbing
fruit animals
Look at the words bellow. What can you find?
Word building Compounding(合成法) (I)
Sometimes we can put two words together to make a new word. It can help you know the meaning of the new word.
Yiming and his teacher are talking about something.
Listen and think
A2
New things Ms Chen’s students find recently.
Q1 What are they talking about?
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Q1 Which students is Ms Chen talking to?
Yiming, Lu Yao and Lin Dong.
Listen again and answer the following questions.
Q2 What things are they talking about?
▢ 1. test a talk light
▢ 2. try windsurfing
▢ 3. take up roof gardening
▢ 4. act in a play
▢ 5. go rock climbing
▢ 6. make vegetable animals
Listen again and complete the table below.
Listen and take notes
A3
Names New things Facts Feelings
Wang Yiming Rock climbing People use their 1___________ to climb up the rock wall. He thinks people are brave to do so. He likes challenge.
Lu Yao A talk light It’s a new machine. It changes with the 2___________. She is very 3___________ about it.
Lin Dong Vegetable animals They’re 4___________
crafts. He thinks it’s great 5___________.
feeling /ˈfiːlɪŋ/ n. 感受
brave /breɪv/ adj. 勇敢的
challenge /ˈtʃælɪndʒ/ n. 挑战
machine /məˈʃiːn/ n. 机器
arms and legs
sound
curious
creative
fun
It turns green when we are quiet and red when we are too loud.
具有创造力的
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Names New things Facts Feelings
Wang Yiming 1______________ People use their 2____________ to climb up the rock wall. He thinks people are brave to do so. He likes challenge.
Lu Yao A talk light It’s a new machine. It changes with the 3___________. She is very 4___________ about it.
Lin Dong 5______________ They’re 6___________
crafts. He thinks it’s great 7___________.
Rock climbing
arms and legs
sound
curious
Vegetable animals
creative
fun
tell the name
introduce it
(介绍)
tell the feelings
New things
Share the new things you find.
a new sport
a new dish(菜)
a new musical instrument(乐器)
……
Update my to-do list
Share with your partner about your experience(经历) of finding something new.
tell the name of the new things
introduce it
(介绍)
tell your feelings
windsurfing
People stand on the board(板) and hold onto the sail(帆) to sail across water
roof gardening
People grow plants on the roof to clean the air of that area(区域).
make fruit animals
They are animals made with different kinds of fruits.
…
…
…
Update my to-do list
Share your conversation(对话) with us.
tell the name of the new things
introduce it
(介绍)
tell your feelings
Checklist √ or ×
1. Did the student tell the name of the new things?
2. Did the student introduce it?
3. Did the student tell his or her feelings?
Update my to-do list
Share with your partner about your experience(经历) of finding something new.
tell the name
introduce it
(介绍)
tell the feelings
I find a smart socket on the Internet.
You can use your phone to turn on or turn off it.
It can save electricity(电) and make our life more convenient.
/ɑː/, /ʌ/, /ɔː/ and /ɒ/
Pronunciation
Read the poem.
I love playing the drums. It’s such fun.
Robots can talk while they walk. Do they have thoughts?
I carved a giraffe from bananas. It’s art!
I collect glass elephants. They’re amazing!
Can robots play ping-pong? I’m not sure!
Put the underlined words into four columns.
/ɑː/
it
carved giraffe
bananas art
glass
/ʌ/
love drums
such fun
/ɔː/
it
talk walk
thoughts
/ɒ/
robots ping-pong
not
HOMEWORK
Translate the given sentences into Chinese.
Describe a challenging(具有挑战性的) sport/thing you once tried.
1)the name of the sport/thing
2) what did you do
3) your feelings
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A
Be curious
Viewing and listening
curious /ˈkjʊəriəs/ adj. 好奇的
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Getting started
Look at Wang Yiming’s action calendar and answer the questions.
Can you guess the meaning of route?
It means way.
Q1 What does Yiming do on Monday?
He makes a list of things he wants to try.
Q2 How many things does he want to try?
Seven.
What is an action calendar?
It’s like a to-do list, with specific (特定的) dates.
/ɑː/, /ʌ/, /ɔː/ and /ɒ/
Pronunciation
Read the poem.
I love playing the drums. It’s such fun.
Robots can talk while they walk. Do they have thoughts?
I carved a giraffe from bananas. It’s art!
I collect glass elephants. They’re amazing!
Can robots play ping-pong? I’m not sure!
Put the underlined words into four columns.
/ɑː/
it
carved giraffe
bananas art
glass
/ʌ/
love drums
such fun
/ɔː/
it
talk walk
thoughts
/ɒ/
robots ping-pong
not
A: What do you find recently?
B: I find…….
……
……
tell the name of the new things
introduce (介绍) it
tell your feelings
Word building Compounding (I)
Word study
Sometimes we can put two words together to make a new word. Match the words in blue balloons with the ones in orange balloons to form a new word.
traffic /ˈtræfɪk/ n. 交通
board /bɔːd/ n. 板
Compounds:
___________, ___________, ___________, ___________, ___________
windsurfing
rock climbing
traffic light
roof gardening
skateboard
Word building Compounding (I)
Word study
Can you make some new words in this way?
Compounds:
___________, ___________, ___________, ___________, ___________
swimming pool
greenhouse
housework
bookshop
washing machine
Look and say
A1
Q1 Have you tried any of these activities?
Q2 Which activities are new to you?
Q3 What do you think each activity is like?
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2873.472
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