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Unit 1
Teenagers today
Listening and Speaking
学习目标
Learn to listen for Richard Turere’s invention and express admiration.
Learn to stress words in sentences.
Talk about an introduction to Louis Braille.
新课讲授
Do you know the Soong Ching Ling Award for Children's invention?
宋庆龄少年儿童发明奖
What is the girl doing?
Young people are clever creators and thinkers. They can do great things for the world. And there are many awards that encourage children and teenagers around the world to play their part in solving problems. For example, there is the Soong Ching Ling Award for Children's invention in China.
Listen and choose what the recording is.
1
a a new report
b a speech
c a story
Listen again and complete the sentences.
2
The park is very 1_______, with
mountains and rivers. So there are no
fences in 2___________ of the park.
large
some parts
Lions often 3_______ of the park at night.
They go to the 4_______ and eat the 5_______.
go out
farms
cows
Farmers have to kill the lions to 6_______ their cows.
In 7_______, about 15,000 lions lived in
Kenya, but now there are far fewer lions.
protect
1990
Stressing words in sentences (1)
In English sentences, we say certain words with more stress than others. We usually stress nouns and verbs because they are important to the meaning of a sentence.
For example, A Kenyan boy named Richard Turere helped solve this problem and protect the lions...
Phonetics in use
For people near a national park in Kenya, lions are a big problem. The park is very large, with mountains and rivers. So there are no fences in some parts of the park. Lions often go out of the park at night. They go to the farms and eat the cows. As a result, farmers have to kill the lions to protect their cows. In 1990, about 15,000 lions lived in Kenya, but now there are far fewer lions. A Kenyan boy named Richard Turere helped solve this problem and protect the lions...
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Listen to the conversation and complete the notes.
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What did he invent?
He made the 1________ at the age of 11.
How did he invent it?
• He first used a scarecrow, but the lions soon knew it wasn't 2_______.
• Then he hid the cows, but the lions could still 3_____ them.
• One night, he 4____________ with a light. The lions didn't come near. He had the 5_____ to the problem.
What's the result?
Now his invention is used 6_____.
lion lights
a real person
smell
walked around
key
widely
Listen again. Then talk about how the speakers express admiration.
Expressing admiration
When you express admiration for someone, you usually describe what that person did, and then show your feelings towards that person.
Learning to learn
A: Did you watch the programme about Richard Turere?
B: He made the lion lights, right? I read a bit from the news.
A: Yes, he did that at the age of 11.
B: How did he do that? Tell me more.
A: He tried many ways. He first used a scarecrow, but the lions soon knew it wasn't
a real person. Then he hid the cows, but the lions could still smell them.
B: It wasn't easy.
A: He didn't give up. One night, he walked around with a light. And guess what! The
lions didn't come near!
B: They were scared of the moving light!
A: Yes. Richard suddenly had the key to the problem. He put lights on the fences and
made them go on and off. it worked!
B: Wow, that's cool! l really admire him!
A: Me too. Now his invention is used widely. He is young, but he is good at thinking
and creating.
Tapescripts听力文本
Listen to the conversation and complete the notes.
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路易斯·布莱叶(Louis Braille,1809年1月4日—1852年1月6日),法国盲人教育家,布莱叶点字法(盲文)的发明者。
How did he do that? Tell me more.
At the age of..., Louis Braille invented.
...
Wow. I really admire him!
It wasn't easy.
Wow, that's cool!
I really admire ...
.... is good at thinking and creating.
Useful expressions
A: At the age of 15, Louis Braille invented a way for blind people to read and write.
B: How did he do that? Tell me more.
A: When Louis was a child, he became blind. But he wanted to read and learn. He used little dots to show different letters.
B: Little dots? How could people read them?
A: Blind people can feel the dots with their fingers. His invention helped blind people all over the world.
B: That’s amazing. Louis Braille changed many people’s lives. I really admire him!
I can
learn to listen for Richard Turere’s invention and express admiration.
learn to stress words in sentences.
talk about an introduction to Louis Braille.
Reflecting
Homework
✍ Review the key words, expressions and
sentence patterns in today’s lesson.
✍ Talk about what you have learnt about
creative teenagers in this section.
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