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More than fun
2
Unit
P3
Developing ideas
Lead-in
She is watching a bird.
What is the girl doing?
What is her hobby?
Her hobby is bird-watching.
What is the girl?
She is a bird-watcher.
bird-watching
n. 赏鸟,观察研究野鸟
bird-watcher
n. 赏鸟人,野鸟观察家
重点词汇
knowledge /ˈnɒlɪdʒ/
wild /waɪld/
nature /ˈneɪtʃə/
n. 知识;学问;认识
adj. 野生的
n. 大自然,自然界
Studying nature helps us get knowledge about the wild world around us.
研究大自然有助于我们了解周围的野生世界。
What is the girl doing?
She is watching birds.
Today, there are more and more bird-watchers.
观鸟者
What is the man doing?
He is showing the photo of a bird.
People watch wild birds in nature, and get to know their names, looks and habits.
外表和习性
Many hobbies can give us knowledge
Look at the pictures,can you guess what happened?
Can you describe the pictures?
A bird hurt
Put the bird in the hands
Help the bird fly
The bird flies and they were happy
Activity 1〔While-listening〕
Listen to the school news report and choose the best title.
a. There's a new kind of bird at school
b. A student helped a bird at school
c. Students watched birds in the teaching building
A member from the school Bird-Watching Club helped a bird. Yesterday afternoon, a brown bird flew into the teaching building. It fell on the ground and couldn't take off again. Many students tried to help, but they just couldn't do anything. Then Hu Nianzu, a student from Class 2, Grade 7, came. He looked at the bird carefully. Then he held up the bird to the window. And... the bird jumped off his hands and flew away! Why couldn't the bird fly before but could this time? Let’s hear the following interview with Hu Nianzu...
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Listening for the main idea
The main idea is the most important information in a passage. In a news report, the key information usually comes at the beginning.
Learning to learn
2
Listen again and complete the timeline.
P38
A brown bird flew into the teaching building.
It fell on the ground and could not _______ again.
Many students tried to help but they just ________ do anything.
Hu Nianzu ________ the bird carefully. Then he held up the bird to the _______.
The bird _______ off his hands and flew away!
Activity 2〔While-listening〕
Listen again and complete the timeline.
A brown bird flew into the teaching building.
It fell on the ground, and could not 1. ________ again.
Many students tried to help but they just 2. _______ do anything.
Hu Nianzu 3. ________ the bird carefully. Then he held up the bird to the 4. _______.
The birds 5. ______ off his hands and flew away.
Activity 3〔While-listening〕
Listen again and complete the timeline.
A brown bird flew into the teaching building.
It fell on the ground, and could not 1. _________ again.
A member from the school Bird-Watching Club helped a bird. Yesterday afternoon, a brown bird flew into the teaching building.
It fell on the ground and couldn't take off again.
take off
take off 起飞
Activity 3〔While-listening〕
Listen again and complete the timeline.
Many students tried to help but they just 2. _________ do anything.
Many students tried to help, but they just couldn't do anything. Then Hu Nianzu, a student from Class 2, Grade 7, came. He looked at the bird carefully. Then he held up the bird to the window.
Hu Nianzu 3. __________ the bird carefully. Then he held up the bird to the 4. ________.
couldn’t
look at
window
Activity 3〔While-listening〕
Listen again and complete the timeline.
The bird 5. _______ off his hands and flew away.
And... the bird jumped off his hands and flew away! Why couldn't the bird fly before but could this time? Let’s hear the following interview with Hu Nianzu...
jumped
jump off
跳下来
Activity 3〔While-listening〕
Listen again and complete the timeline.
A brown bird flew into the teaching building.
It fell on the ground, and could not 1. ________ again.
Many students tried to help but they just 2. ________ do anything.
Hu Nianzu 3. ________ the bird carefully. Then he held up the bird to the 4. _______.
The birds 5. ______ off his hands and flew away.
take off
couldn’t
look at
window
jumped
A member from the school Bird-Watching Club helped a bird. Yesterday afternoon, a brown bird flew into the teaching building. It fell on the ground and couldn't take off again. Many students tried to help, but they just couldn't do anything. Then Hu Nianzu, a student from Class 2, Grade 7, came. He looked at the bird carefully. Then he held up the bird to the window. And...the bird jumped off his hands and flew away! Why couldn't the bird fly before but could this time? Let's hear the following interview with Hu Nianzu...
采访,提问
Tapescript
5W1H
Who
Where
When
What
Why
How
HU Nianzu
The teaching building
Yesterday afternoon
A student helped a bird
The bird couldn’t take off
He helped the bird to the window
Answer the questions.
1. What did Hu Nianzu do to help the bird?
Hu Nianzu looked at the bird carefully.
Then he held up the bird to the window.
2. How does Hu Nianzu know to help the bird?
Do you want to know more about Hu Nianzu?
Activity 4〔While-listening〕
Listen to the interview and complete the notes.
Why couldn't the bird fly before but could this time? Let’s hear the following interview with Hu Nianzu...
Question 1
Why couldn't the bird fly?
Hu Nianzu's answer
These kinds of birds have got weak 1_________. They need to take off from a 2_________ place.
Question 2
How does Hu Nianzu's hobby bring him knowledge?
Hu Nianzu's answer
Dad took me to the 3________ to watch birds every summer holiday. I also read books about birds. This helped me find 4_______birds. I made a poster for the school's nature 5_______ just last week.
Question 1
Why couldn't the bird fly?
Hu Nianzu's answer
These kinds of birds have got weak 1________. They need to take off from a 2________ place.
Interviewer: Hello, Hu Nianzu, thanks for coming to the interview.
Hu Nianzu: Hello.
Interviewer: You let the bird out of the window. And it could fly.
Why couldn’t it fly before?
Hu Nianzu: Because it was a swift. These kinds of birds have
long wings but weak legs, so they can't take off from the ground. They need to take off from a high place.
legs
high
swift 雨燕
Interviewer: When did you start bird-watching?
Hu Nianzu: About the age of 8. Dad took me to the forest to watch birds every summer holiday. And I also read books about birds. This helped me find different birds.
Interviewer: When did you get to know swifts?
Hu Nianzu: Aha, very recently! I made a poster about swifts for the school's nature club just Iast week.
Question 2
How does Hu Nianzu's hobby bring him knowledge?
Hu Nianzu's answer
Dad took me to the 3________ to watch birds every summer holiday. I also read books about birds. This helped me find 4___-________ birds. I made a poster for the school's nature 5_______ just last week.
forest
different
club
Activity 5〔While-listening〕
Listen again. Then talk about how Hu Nianzu expresses cause and effect.
Expressing cause and effect
A cause is a reason, and an effect is a result. In a dialogue, speakers often use expressions like because, so and as a result to show cause and effect.
Learning to learn
Interviewer: Hello, Hu Nianzu, thanks for coming to the interview.
Hu Nianzu: Hello.
Interviewer: You let the bird out of the window. And it could fly.
Why couldn’t it fly before?
Hu Nianzu: Because it was a swift. These kinds of birds have
long wings but weak legs, so they can't take off from the ground. They need to take off from a high place.
Activity 5〔While-listening〕
Find out some expressions to show cause and effect.
How can we show cause?
because of...
for this reason...
due to
We were late because of the bad weather.
For this reason, we decided to go back home.
We stopped having lesson due to bad weather.
Activity 5〔While-listening〕
How can we show effect?
as a result...
so that...
He worked hard and as a result, he finished the project on time.
She studied hard so that she could pass the exam.
Find out some expressions to show cause and effect.
Phonetics in use
Pronunciation
/iː/ teaching
/ɪ/ it into
/i/ carefully
Pronunciation
bee tea asleep
Read the words.
/iː/
Pronunciation
win pin
Read the words.
/ɪ/
Pronunciation
/i/
这是一个在英语国际音标(IPA)中不存在的音。
有一些语音学专家则给/i/一个特定的术语,称其为happy vowel。
它位于弱读音节中, 存在于单词词尾。
那么/i/的发音听起来是什么样的呢?
其实,它与短元音/ɪ/和长元音/i:/发音差别不大。
根据不同年龄和地方的人的语言习惯,其发音可能听起来像短元音/ɪ/或长元音/i:/,也可能介于短元音/ɪ/和长元音/i:/之间。
在平时学习英语的过程中,可以多听、多看英美国家朗读、说话或演讲的音频或视频,并适当模仿,从而来体会/i/的发音。
Listen and repeat.
P111
/i:/ need week read teacher
/ɪ/ is window ship miss
/i/ hobby party sunny sorry
What does Hu Nianzhu's hobby give him?
It was a swift.
These kinds of birds have got long wings but weak legs.
They need to take off from a high place.
The information about swifts.
Hobbies bring us fun.
Hobbies give us knowledge.
Hobbies are an important step to knowledge.
Knowledge is power.
Hobbies are more than fun.
Try to get as much fun as you can from your hobbies.
Try to learn as much knowledge as you can from your hobbies.
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