Unit1 Wise men in history reading 课件 -2025-2026学年沪教牛津版（广州深圳沈阳通用）九年级英语上册

Unit1 Wise men in history Archimedes and the golden crown Aristotle Aesop Archimedes Archimedes (287 BC - 212 BC) the great ancient Greek philosopher mathematician physicist mechanics He was good at thinking and liked the debate. Aristotle Greek educator, scientist and philosopher. He was a student of Plato. Also, he was a teacher of Alexander. Aesop (BC620 — BC560) ancient Greek story teller and the creator of Aesop’s Fables The Farmer and the Viper The Fox and the Crow The Tortoise and the Hare” Give me a place to stand on, and I will move the Earth. B Before you read Look at the pictures and the title of the story. Then answer the questions below. B Before you read 2. What is Archimedes doing in the first picture? 3. Why is Archimedes so excited? 4. What is in the right pot in the second picture? The crown. 1. Who was the crown probably made for? It was probably made for the king. He is having/taking a bath/bathing. Because he probably had a good idea. Look at the pictures and the title of the story. Then answer the questions below. Archimedes, King Hiero, the crown maker one day in ancient Greece in the palace (of King Hiero) 1.Why did the king send the man to prison? Because the man made a not completely golden crown. 2. Who helped the king find out the truth? Archimedes found out the truth. Archimedes helped King Hiero find out that the crown was not completely made of gold. How Read the story and put the pictures into correct order . 5 2 3 6 8 7 4 Was the problem difficult to solve? Yes, it was. When did Archimedes know how to solve the king’s problem? When he was taking a bath. 3. How did Archimedes find out the truth? What things are needed? Gold, crown, pots, bowls, and water are needed. How are pots used? Two pots are put into 2 bowls and are filled with water. . was put into water some gold of the same weight was put into water the crown the crown was not completely made of gold some water was displaced even more water was displaced Read the passage and do the fill in the blanks. Archimedes put _________ into two big ________ and filled both pots with _________. He put the ________ into one pot, and some water ____________ the bowl. Then he put the _______ into __________ pot. This time even ______ water ran into the bowl. It shows a crown made _____________ of gold displaces ______ water than a crown made of gold and ________ metal. This crown displaced more water ______ gold of the same __________, so it’s not completely _________ gold. At last, the king was so angry that he _______ the crown maker _________. two pots bowls water gold ran into crown the other more completely less another than weight made of sent to prison Retelling Retelling weigh，ask … for … Next，put two pots into …，fill both pots with …，put the gold into …，run over Then，put the crown into … This time, run into displace, be certain … who when where what How Archimedes, King Hiero, the crown maker one day in ancient Greece in the palace (of King Hiero) Archimedes helped King Hiero find out that the crown was not completely made of gold. Analysis What do you think of Archimedes, the king and the crown maker? 2. What can we learn from this story? Keep thinking Honesty Never give up … Pair work Suppose you were a servant of Archimedes and you have to ask him some questions in order to know the truth. What did the king ask you to do? When did you know how to solve the problem? How did you solve the problem? What happened to the crown maker? C1 Here are some sentences from the story on page 3. Do you know the meanings of the words in italics? Circle the correct answers. 1. Later, however, he began to doubt that... a. feel sure b. not feel sure 2. This problem seems difficult to solve. a. write down b. find the correct answer 3. …as he filled his bath with water. a. made …full b. emptied 本资料来自于资源最齐全的２１世纪教育网www.21cnjy.com 20 C1 Here are some sentences from the story on page 3. Do you know the meanings of the words in italics? Circle the correct answers. 4. Next, he put two pots into two big bowls … a. deep round dishes b. flat dishes 5. A crow made completely of golddisplaces less water… a. a little b. a smaller amount of 本资料来自于资源最齐全的２１世纪教育网www.21cnjy.com 21 C2 Complete the story below with the words from the box. Change their forms if necessary. One day, two women came to King Solomon with a baby boy. Both women said the boy was their son. No one knew which woman was telling the ______. King Solomon ordered a soldier to cut the boy in half, and divide the boy between the two women. truth certain fill real seem solve truth 本资料来自于资源最齐全的２１世纪教育网www.21cnjy.com 22 C2 Complete the story below with the words from the box. Change their forms if necessary. certain fill real seem solve truth The first woman said, “Go ahead. That _____ fair.” However, the second woman was ______ with fear. “No!” she shouted. “Don’t kill him! Let the other woman have him.” King Solomon stopped the soldier. “Give the boy to the second woman,” he said. “I’m ______ that she’s his ______ mother.” The woman took the baby boy home happily. Everyone was amazed at how King Solomon ______ this problem. certain real solved seems filled 本资料来自于资源最齐全的２１世纪教育网www.21cnjy.com 23 Phrases 对…很开心 由…制成 把…送去给… 查明真相 考虑 用…装满… 溢出来 排更多的水 确定 be happy with sth be made of send sth to sb find out the truth think about fill sth with sth run over displace more water be certain 1. At first, he was very happy with it. be happy with 对...满意的 =be pleased/satisfied with 我对今晚的星空很满意。 I’m _____ _______ _______ you in this starry night. so happy with 2. Is it made completely of gold? completely adv. 完全地；彻底地 complete adj. 完全的 be made of 由…制成 The children are ____________(complete) out of control since  their father left.  桌子是由木头制成的。 This chair ______ _______ _____ wood. completely is made of be made of…“由……制成”，能看出原材料。 be made from ...“由……制成”，不能看出原材料。 be made in ...“在……制造” 葡萄酒是用葡萄做的。 Wine____ ______ _______grapes.  棉布是由棉纺厂生产的。 Cotton cloth _____ _______ _______a cotton mill. is made from is made in 3. This problem seems difficult to solve. (1) seem意为“似乎”，是连系动词，其后可接名词或形容词。 Her mother seems a teacher. /She seems better today. 　 (2) seem+adj.+to do 他似乎不好相处。 He _______ ______ _______ to work with. (3) seem to do sth 似乎要做某事 我好像什么事都做不好。 I can’t _______ _____ _____ anything (4) It seems / seemed that+从句 ____ _____ ______ they were singing. seems not easy seems to do It seems that 4. Archimedes was still thinking about this problem as he filled his bath with water. fill ... with sth意为“用某物装满……”， 它的被动形式是be filled with ...=be full of ...。 这个小男孩口袋里装满了糖果。 The little boy ________ his pocket _________sweets. His pocket ______ ______ ________sweets. His pocket ______ _____ ________sweets. filled with was filled with was full of 5. “It’s a nice crown, isn’t it?” “The crown maker tricked me, didn’t he?” 以上均为反意疑问句，规则：前句为肯定句，后句则为否定句； 前句为否定句，后句则为肯定句。 The girl in white dress is your sister, _______ ________? Jim couldn’t swim at the age of five, ______ ________? He often goes to work by bus, ______ ________? isn’t she could she doesn’t he 6．doubt v. 不能肯定；对……无把握；n. 怀疑 without/beyond doubt 毫不怀疑；毫无疑问 There is no doubt that 毫无疑问 毫无疑问，他们出色地完成了工作。 _______ _______, they did a good job. _______ _____ ______ _______ they did a good job. (2) doubt whether/if/that+从句 我从未怀疑结课可以通过英语考试。 I ______ _________（that）Jack can pass the English exams. Without doubt There is no doubt never doubt 7. I’m certain that it’s not completely made of gold. certain adj. 一定的； certainly adv. 当然；确定地 1）be certain to do sth 一定会做某事 他一定会来。 He ______ ______ _______come. 2) be certain that… 我确定他会出席会议。 I’m _______ ________ he attend the meeting is certain to certain that 1. doubt (v. ) __________(n.) _________ (adj.) 2. truth (n.) __________（adj.）__________(adv.) 3. real（adj.）________ (adv.) _________ (n.) _________ (v.) 4. golden (adj.)______________(n.) 5. agreement (n.) __________(v.) _________(v. 反义词.) _____________ (n.) 6. solve(v.)______________(n.) 7. mistake (n.) ___________(adj.) __________(v.) _____________ (p.t.) __________ (p.p.) 8. correct (adj.) __________(adv.) __________(v.) _________(反义词) doubt true truly really reality realize disagree agreement solution mistaken correctly correct incorrect 单词变形： doubtful gold disagreement mistake mistook mistaken It is a _______ (real) interesting story. I’ll try my best to find out the ______ (true). I’m _______ faithful to our friendship. (true) 4. Your answer is ________. You can ask Kate for help. She answered the question ________. Then you can _______ it. (correct). 5. Your bottle is _______ with water. Stop _______ it. (fill) 6. We all should _________ that although the ________ is cruel, we should face it. (real) really truth truly incorrect correctly correct filled filling realize reality 1. Later, however, he began to doubt that … a. feel sure b. not feel sure 2. This problem seems difficult to solve. a. write down b. find the correct answer 3. … as he filled his bath with water. a. made … full b. emptied 4. Next, he put two pots into two big bowls … a. deep round dishes b. flat dishes 5. A crown made completely of gold displaces less water … a. a little b. a smaller amount of Here are some sentences from the story on page 3. Do you know the meanings of the words in italics? Choose the correct answers. One day, two women came to King Solomon with a baby boy. Both women said the boy was their son. No one knew which woman was telling the _____. King Solomon ordered a soldier to cut the boy in half, and divide the boy between the two women. Complete the story below with the words from the box. Change their forms if necessary. certain fill real seem solve truth truth The first woman said, “Go ahead. That ______ fair.” However, the second woman was ____ with fear. “No!” she shouted. “Don’t kill him! Let the other woman have him.” King Solomon stopped the soldier. “Give the boy to the second woman,” he said. “I’m _________ that she’s his ____ mother.” The woman took the baby boy home happily. Everyone was amazed at how King Solomon ______ this problem. seems filled certain real solved 完成句子 这个罐子是空的，我忘记往里面装水 了。 This pot is empty because I forgot to ______ ______ _______ _______ 2. 他对这件衬衫很满意。 He ______ ______ ________ _______ the shirt. 3. 毫无疑问，他通过了考试。 ______ ______ ______ _______ he passes the exam. 4. 这个问题是如此的难，我不知道如何解决它。 This problem is _____ difficult that I do not know ______ _______ ______ ______. fill it with water is very happy with There is no doubt so how to solve it 1. The bottle is filled with oil, so please be careful. A. is filled with B. is full of C. is fulled with D. is fulled of 2. He always cheats her. I doubt if he will marry her. A. feel sure B. know C. am not sure D. make no sure 3. This problem is too difficult for me to solve. A. write down B. find the correct answer C. understand D. speak 4. General machines displaced the factory workers. A. helped B. took the place of C. drove away D. instead of 5. The king asked Archimedes find out the truth. A. good ability B. right answer C. right away D. real fact $