Unit 6 Reading
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Unit 6 Electricity
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Part I Lead-in
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Energy, electricity and batteries
Energy
Energy is the ability to do some kind of work. That can make things move, heat things up, or make light or sound.
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Electricity Electricity is a type of energy. We use it to power things like lights, heaters, TVs, and computers. Some buses and trains work on electricity too. 。 Electrical appliances(电器) have metal wires
inside them. Electricity works by flowing in a current(电流), along the wires. The electrical energy flowing through things makes them work.
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Battery A battery contains a store of chemicals. It
turns energy from the chemicals into electrical energy. When the chemical energy is used up, the battery runs out of electrical energy. It stops working.
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Part II Pre-Learning
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What if there is no electricity in the world?Watch a video
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power stationmake electricity
cable
wirelight bulb
Do you know how electricity comes to our homes?
Brainstorming
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Fill in the blanks with given words
wire energy cable battery
1. Modern people use more _____ than people in the past.
2. This toy car uses _______ for energy.
3. Don’t touch that _____! It is very dangerous.
4. We don’t know who cut the _____, but we can’t use the telephone at the moment.
energy
batteries
wire
cables
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In our daily lives, what kinds of things needs electricity ?
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A. What do you know about ...?There are different ways of producing electricity. Write the correct words in the blanks.
solar power water power wind power
wind power water power solar power
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Look at the photos and the title of the story on page 73. Then answer the questions below.
Before you read
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1. What did the girl buy?
2. What do you think the story may be about?
a.Where electricity comes from.
b.What electricity is like.
c.What we use electricity for.
d.How we can use electricity safely.
She bought some batteries./Some batteries.
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Part III While-Learning
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First Reading
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ReadingFor the first part of the text.
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( ) Daisy was going to buy a packet of sweets.
( ) Benny didn’t reply to his sister because he wanted nothing.
( ) Benny didn’t think Daisy could buy electricity in packets like sweets.( ) Benny wanted to make Daisy look
foolish.( ) Mum was happy about that.
1. Read the first part of the text, tell whether the following statements are true or false. Correct the statement if it’s false.
T
T
T
F
F Mum was unhappy and she asked Benny not to say that.
Benny asked Daisy to get him a packet of electricity.
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Daisy was going to buy _______________. Benny
asked Daisy to get him
______________________. Benny _____ think
Daisy _____ buy electricity in packets like sweets.
Benny wanted to make Daisy _______________.
Mum was ________ and she asked
Benny_______________.
2. Can you retell the first part of the text?
a packet of sweets
a packet of electricity
didn’t could
look foolish unhappy
not to say that
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For the second part of the text.
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3. According to the second part, answer the following questions.
1. How does electricity come into our flats?Electricity comes into our flat through thin wires.2. What is it like?It’s like water, in a way.3. What are the wires connected to?They are connected to cables under the street.4. What are the cables connected to?They are connected to a power station.5. What does electricity give us?It gives us power.
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For the third part of the text.
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What did Daisy buy?
Was she right?
Why?
Batteries.
Yes, she was.
Because the chemicals inside batteries produce electricity.
According to the third part, answer the following questions.
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Second Reading
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Repeat the text after the tape
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1. How does electricity comes into our home? Try to explain it.
First,
Then,
Next,
Finally,
electricity comes from a power station.
it travels in cables under the street.
it comes into our flat through thin wires..
it changes into light energy in light bulbs.
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3. Finish the following dialogue using information from the text. Read the dialogue in groups, with each group member playing a different role.
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a packet of sweetsDaisy: I’m going to buy _______________. Does ______ want ________?
Benny: Can you get me __________________?Daisy: Yes, I can.Benny(laughs): She can’t buy electricity _____________.
She’ll look ______.Mum: You mustn’t say that, Benny.A moment later, Daisy comes back.Benny: May I have my __________________?Daisy: Here you are.Benny: But … these are _________!Dad: Daisy’s right. The ________ inside batteries
produce __________.Mum: Who looks _______ now, Benny?
anyone anythinga packet of electricity
in packetsfoolish
packet of electricity
batterieschemicals
electricityfoolish
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Third Reading
Let’s learn the new words and expressions.
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electricity n. 电conversation n. 谈话*identify v. 确认;认出rule n. 规则anyone pron. 任何人reply v. 回答
New words and expressionsP29-33
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foolish adj. 愚蠢的wire n. 电线connect v. (使)连接*cable n. 电缆moment n. 瞬间;片刻battery n. 电池
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a packet of 一袋
in a way 在某种程度上
(be) connected to 连接到
power station 发电站
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1. conversation n. 谈话 have a conversation (with sb)
(和某人)谈话We will have a short conversation with our teacher in English before class.上课前我们会用英语和我们的老师进行简短的交谈。
Notes P71-75
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2. a packet of sweets 一袋糖果
①a packet of 一袋
Can you get me a packet of salt?
你能替我买一袋盐吗?
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anyone pron. 任何人anyone不能和表示范围、性质的of短语连用,但是any one可以与of短语连用,表示多数当中的任何一个。
Anyone here can take any one of the books on the shelf.这里的任何人都可以拿走架子上的任何一本书。
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anyone 或anybody 意为“任何人”,anything 意为“任何东西”,它们都是不定代词,常用于疑问句或否定句中。不定代词作主语时,
谓语动词用单数形式。如:
I don’t want anything. 我什么都不要。Does anyone see you? 有人看见你吗?
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someone / somebody 意为“某人;有人”,something 意为“某物;某事”。这三个词也是不定代词,一般用于肯定句中。如:
Someone wants to see you at the school gate. 学校门口有人想见你。
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选择最佳答案填空。
( )1. There ____ something in the box. You must like it.
A. be B. is C. am D. are( )2. Does ____ like this book?
A. anything B. someone C. something D. anybody
( )3. I’m hungry now. I want ____ to eat. A. anything B. everything C. something D. nothing
B
D
C
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4. She’ll look foolish. 她将会看上去很傻。①look 在此意为“看起来;显得;似乎”,作连系动词,后常接形容词。如:Your daughter looks very beautiful.你女儿看起来很漂亮。 与look用法相同的连系动词还有:sound 意为“听起来”,smell 意为“闻起来”,taste 意为“尝起来”和feel 意为“摸起来;感觉”。
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1. 选择最佳答案填空。( )The song sounds ____. A. beauty B. beautiful
C. beautifully D. more beautifully2. 根据中文意思完成句子。这种布料摸上去很柔软。This kind of cloth ____ ____.feels soft
B
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5. What do you know about electricity, Benny?
本尼,关于电你知道些什么呢?
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将下列句子翻译成英文。
1. 关于地球你知道些什么?
What do you know about the earth?
2. 这位外国人对我们的国家有哪些了解呢
?
What does the foreigner know about our
country?
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6. It’s like water, in a way.从某种程度上讲,它就像水一样。
in a way 意为“在某种程度上”,常置于句首或句末,作状语。如:
In a way, he is right.在某种程度上,他是对的。
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由way构成的短语有很多,我们学过的还有:
by the way 顺便问问;顺便说一声
on the / one’s way to 在去……的路上in no way 决不
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根据中文意思完成句子。
1. 在某种程度上,她是我们的朋友。
____ ____ ____ , she is our friend.
2. 顺便问问,明天汤姆来吗?
____ ____ ____, will Tom come tomorrow?
3. 昨天在上学的路上,我碰见了李老师。
I met Miss Li ____ ____ ____ ____ school yesterday.
on the / my way to
In a way
By the way
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7. These are connected to cables under the street. 它们与接到下面的电缆相连接。
①connect v.(使)连接(be) connected to 连接到connect sth to/with…
把……和……连接起来Mobile phones can be connected to computers. 手机可以连接到电脑上。
The railway line connects Guangzhou to Wuhan.这条铁路线连接广州和武汉。
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Vocabulary
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C1 The words in italics are from the story on page 73. Circle the correct answers to complete the sentences.
1.If you reply to a question, you ____ it.
A. ask B. answer
2. A foolish person usually does _____ things.
A. harmful B. silly
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3. When my computer is connected to the Internet, the Internet ___ my computer and the other computers in the world together.
A. joins B. carries4. If you ask someone to wait for a moment, you will come back in ____
A. a long time B. a short time5. Batteries provide toy cars with _____ .
A. electricity B. heat
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C2. Complete the passage below with words from the box.
Electricity is like water,(1) _________. It flows from the (2)___________ to our homes.The lights, TVs and computers in our homes are (3)___________ the power station through (4) ______.Electricity is very important to us. We need it at home, at work and in school. Could (5)________ live in a world without electricity?
in a waypower station
connected towires
anyone
anyone connected to in a way power station wires
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Strategy Power station is a compound noun. We may
guess the meaning of a compound noun by looking at the two nouns. See more examples below:
bath + room = bathroom living + room = living room
复合名词
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1. I’ m going to buy a packet of sweets. (lines 1-2) _____2. Can you get me a packet of electricity, please? (lines 4-5) _____3. She’ll look foolish. (line 8) _____4. It’s like water, in a way. (lines 11-12) _____5. They're connected to a power station. (lines 16) _____
D1 Find these sentences in the story on P73. Then write the name of the person or thing that each pronoun in italics refers to.
Daisy
Electricity
BennyDaisy
Cables
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D2 How does electricity get to Benny’s flat? Choose the correct words in the box to label the diagram(图解) below.
wire
cable
power stationcable power station wire
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D3 Who looks foolish in the end? Why? Discuss this with your classmates.
Possible answerBenny looks foolish in the end. He thought Daisy didn’t know what a packet of electricity was. He wanted to make fun of her. However, Daisy came back with a packet of batteries. The chemicals inside batteries produce electricity. So he had no reason to make fun of Daisy. Instead, his mother made fun of him.
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Part IV Post-Learning
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Intensive reading
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• Mum said, “You mustn’t say that, Benny!”
What mustn’t Benny say?
He mustn’t say, “She can’t buy electricity in packets like sweets! She’ll look foolish.”
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• “But … these are batteries!” said Benny.
What’s in here?
This isn’t electricity.
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•Mum said, “Who looks foolish now, Benny?”
How should Benny answer?
In groups, discuss how Benny should answer his mum’s question.
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Benny’s apology
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Benny is sorry about how he treated his sister. He is now going to send a card of apology to Daisy.
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When I asked you to buy _________________, I just wanted to make you look ______. Because I thought you couldn’t buy _________ in packets like sweets. Electricity is like water, in a ___. It comes into our flat through ____, and these wires are connected to the cables from a __________. It gives us power. You bought _______, and I have to say that you really did buy a packet of electricity because the __________ inside the batteries produce electricity. I’m sorry.
a packet of electricityfoolish
electricityway
wirespower station
batterieschemicals
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In groups, read the text, with each member role-playing a different character in the story.
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Role-play
In groups of four, make the text into a short play!
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Part V Review
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Dictationelectricityconversationidentifyruleanyonereplyfoolishwire
电
谈话
确认;认出
规则
任何人
回答
愚蠢的
电线
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connectcablemomentbatterya packet ofin a way (be) connected topower station
(使)连接电缆
瞬间;片刻
电池
一袋
在某种程度上
连接到
发电站
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I. 根据句意及所给单词的首字母写出
所缺单词,注意其形式。
1. It’s against the school r______ to smoke.
2. Is there a __________ in the classroom?
3. Water flows through pipes and
electricity flows through w______ .
ules
nyone / anybody
ires
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4. It’s f______ of you to lend so much
money to him.
5. The new express highways (高速公路)
are c ________ to Panyu, Huadu,
Conghua and Zengcheng.
6. I need to change the b______________
in the mobile phone.
oolish
onnected
attery / batteries
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II. 选择最佳答案填空。
( )1. Even though he was disabled (残疾
的), he can do many things ____
swimming, writing and reading.
A. as B. for example
C. that is D. like
D
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( )2. He didn’t say ____.A. anything B. something C. nothing D. some thing
( )3. Nancy’s father ____ young and Tony ____ his father.
A. looks, looks B. looks, looks likeC. looks like, looks D. looks like, looks like
A
B
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( )4. He didn’t say a word, but ____ a smile.
A. replied to B. replied with
C. replied D. replies to
B
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Thank you!