内容正文:
Have you ever been to a museum?
Section A(3a-3c)
New words
amusement /ə'mjuːzmənt/ n.娱乐;游戏
amusement park 游乐场
somewhere /'sʌmweə/,/'sʌmwer/ adv.在某处;到某处
camera /'kæmərə/ n.照相机;摄影机;摄像机
invention /ɪn'venʃn/ n.发明; 发明物
invent /ɪn'vent/ v.发明;创造
unbelievable /ˌʌnbɪ'liːvəbl/ adj.难以置信的;不真实的
progress /'prəʊgres/,/'pr ɑːgres/ n.(v./prə'gres/)进步;进展
New words
rapid /ˈræpɪd/ adj.迅速的;快速的
unusual /ʌn'juːʒuəl/ adj.特别的;不寻常的
toilet /'tɔɪlət/ n.坐便器;厕所
encourage /ɪn'kʌrɪdʒ/,/ɪn'kɜːrɪdʒ/ v.鼓励
social /'səʊʃl/ adj.社会的
peaceful /'piːsfl/ adj.和平的;安宁的
performance /pə(r)'fɔː(r) məns/ n.表演;演出
perfect /'pɜː(r)f ɪkt/ adj.完美的;完全的
Look at the picture and fill in the blanks.
a museum
a ______ museum
a ______ museum
computer
toilet
tea
Have you been to these museums?
What does the article talk about?
Look at the title and pictures.
Three interesting museums.
Read the passage quickly and match the name with each museum.
Amy
Linlin
Ken
Read the article quickly and answer the questions.
Which three museums do the
students talk about?
the American Computer Museum
The International Museum of Toilets
The Hangzhou National Tea Museum
Read the article quickly and answer the questions.
What do you think is the most interesting thing about each museum?
the American Computer Museum
— the special computer that can play chess even better than humans
the International Museum of Toilets
—many different kinds of toilets
the Hangzhou National Tea Museum
—the tea art performances
Paragraph 1
What surprised Ken most in the American Computer Museum?
The thing that surprised Ken most is that technology has progressed in such a rapid way.
Technology has progressed in such a rapid way!
Supporting
sentences
1.The old computers were much bigger.
2. A special computer could play chess even better than humans.
3. I wonder how much more computers will be able to do in the future.
What do you think the computers will be able to do in the future?
Read Para.3 carefully and judge T and F.
( )1.Watching the tea preparation is more enjoyable than drinking the tea itself.
( )2.Linlin's grandpa loves drinking tea but he doesn't like collecting tea sets.
( )3.Linlin likes watching the tea art performances.
F
F
T
Paragraph 2
What’s the topic sentence of this paragraph?
I’ve recently been to a very unusual museum in India, the International Museum of Toilets.
What does the museum encourage governments and social groups to do?
It encourages goverments and social groups to think about ways to improve toilets in the future.
What advice do you have on improving the toilets in our school?
Paragraph 3
Read paragraph 3 and tell True or False.
1.Amy went to the Hangzhou National Tea Museum last year. ( )
2. Watching the tea preparation is just as enjoyable as drinking the tea itself. ( )
F
T
Ken: The most interesting museum I’ve ever been to is the American Computer Museum. They have information about different computers and who
invented them. The old computers were much bigger. It’s unbelievable that technology has progressed in such a rapid way! I’ve also learned that there was a special computer. It could play chess even better than humans. I wonder how much more computers will be able to do in the future.
invent v. 发明;创造
adj. 难以置信的;不真实的
progress v. & n. 进步;进展
adj. 迅速的;快速的
定语从句
宾语从句
adj. 特别的;不寻常的
toilet n. 坐便器;厕所
v. 鼓励
adj. 社会的
Amy: I’ve recently been to a very unusual
museum in India, the International Museum
of Toilets. I just couldn’t believe my eyes
when I saw so many different kinds of toilets there. The museum teaches people about the history and development of toilets. It also encourages governments and social groups to think about ways to improve toilets in the future.
adj. 和平的;安宁的
茶艺
n. 表演;演出
adj. 完美的;完全的
茶具
pron. 它自己
collect v. 收集;收藏
Linlin: Last year I went to the Hangzhou National Tea Museum. It’s a relaxing and peaceful place near a lake. The tea art performances show how to make a perfect cup of tea with beautiful tea sets. Watching the tea preparation is just as enjoyable as drinking the tea itself. I’ve finally realized why my grandpa loves drinking tea and collecting tea sets.
Post-reading
Read the article again and answer the following questions.
3b
What does Ken say about the American Computer Museum?
What can we learn at the International Museum of Toilets?
Why is the Hangzhou National Tea Museum a nice place to enjoy tea?
What does Ken say about the American Computer Museum?
Ken says that:
(a) it is the most interesting museum he has ever been to;
(b) it has information about different computers and who invented them, and
(c) he learned that there was a special computer that plays chess better than humans.
What can we learn at the International Museum of Toilets?
The museum teaches people about the history and development of toilets. It also encourages governments and social groups to think about ways to improve toilets in the future.
Why is the Hangzhou National Tea Museum a nice place to enjoy tea?
It’s a relaxing and peaceful place near a lake. The tea art performances show how to make a perfect cup of tea with beautiful tea sets. Watching the tea preparation is just as enjoyable as drinking the tea itself.
Which of the underlined words in the passage have the following meanings?
3c
make (something) better —
become better —
uncommon —
quiet —
made —
quick —
peaceful
improve
have progressed
unusual
rapid
invented
阅读策略:根据上下文已知信息推测词意
Phrase
1.以如此快的速度
2.鼓励某人去干某事
3.沏一杯完美的茶
4.看茶艺表演和喝茶本身一样令人愉悦
in such a rapid way.
encourage sb to do sth
make a perfect cup of tea
Watching the tea preparation is as enjoyable as drinking the tea itself
THANK YOU
Section A(3a-3c)
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