Unit 1 The world of our senses

Unit1Theworldofoursenses教学设计★Theanalysisofthisunit:Thisunitintroducesanddevelopsthethemeofthefivesensesofhumansandsomespecialsensesofanimals★Theaimofthisunit:1.HelpSsgainabetterunderstandingofthefivehumansensesaswellassomeknowledgeabouthowanimalsusetheirsenses.2.Sswilllearntomastertheskillsofplottinganddevelopingastoryandtrytotellastorywithasurpriseending.3.HelpSsdeveloptheirintegratedskills:listening,speaking,readingandwriting.★Teachingperiodsforthisunit:Period1:welcometotheunitandlisteningPeriod2-3ReadingPeriod4WordPowerPeriod5-6GrammarandusagePeriod7-8TaskPeriod9-10ProjectPeriod11-12WorkbookPeriod13-14EnglishWeeklyPeriodone:Welcometotheunit★Theanalysisofthispart:Sswillbepresentedwithashortpassageandfourpicturesaboutthegivesenses.Teachingaims:1.PracticeSs’spokenEnglishandlisteningability2.EncourageSstoparticipateinthediscussioninordertorealizehowtheyandotherpeopleusetheirsensesintheirstudiesanddailylifeandnowtheycanmakebetteruseoftheirsenses.Teachingmethods:1.Oralexpression2.Grouporteamdiscussion3.ListeningandspeakingTeachingprocedures:Stepone:Brainstorming1.Howmanysensesdopeoplehave?Whatarethey?Withwhatcanweseeandhear?Howcanweknowwhetheradishisdelicious?Howcanweknowaflowerhasapeasantsmell?Whatdowedowhenwewanttoknowwhetherthewaterinthebasinishotorcold?2.TableWedowithThesenseseeeyessighthearearshearingtasteTongue/tastebudstasteTouch/feelHands/feet/skintouch3.Whatwouldhappenifpeoplelostoneortwooftheirsenses?Forexample:apersonwhocan’tseeisblind.Apersonwhocan’thearisdeaf.4.Whataretherolesofthefivesenses?Asweallknow,almosteveryonehasfivesensesandthey’reusedeverywhereallthetime.Welearnabouttheworldthroughthefivesenses.Weusethefivesensestostudy,workandrelax.5.Bytheway,howblindpeoplecanread?Howdothedeafcommunicatewitheachother?TheycanreadbytouchingraiseddotswhichrepresentsnumbersandletterscalledBraille.Theyusebodylanguageorsignlanguage.Steptwo:Sharinginformation1.AskSstoreadtheshortpassageandknowmoreaboutthefivesenses.2.Usefulwordsandexpressions☆sensesightsmelltouch△sensen.官能,感觉,判断力asenseoffatigueandhunger.疲劳和饥饿的感觉akeensenseofhumor.敏锐的幽默感asixsense第六感觉，第六感官makesenseof有道理，有意义Whatyousaymakesnosense.Itdoesn’tmakesensetobuythatexpensivecoatwhenthesecheaperonesarejustasgood.vt.感到,理解,认识senseone’ssorrow,hostility(忧愁，敌意)Althoughshedidn’tsayanything,Isensedthatshedidn’tliketheidea.Sightn.视力,视觉,见,瞥见,视域,眼界Senseofsight视觉catchsightofararebird.看见了一种稀有鸟类thesightsofLondon.伦敦的风光vt.看见Afterthreedaysatsea,wesightedland.△SightingsC/n目睹，目击Peoplehaveshowngreatinterestinhisdisappearanceduetosightingsofpuzzlinglightsinthesky.△Oneanother=eachother彼此，相互Sign符号，标牌，示意动作trafficsigns交通标志ashop-sign商店招牌signlanguage手语Shegaveusasigntoentertheroom.Sign签字，示意Signyournamehere,please.Thepolicemansignedthemtostop.StepThree:PictureDescriptionPictureone:-----whatcanyouseeinit?----Ifyoulookattheblack/whitepart,you’llseetwofaces/avase.Picturetwo:------Arethetwolinesofthesamelength?------Howcanyouprovethat?Picturethree:------Arethetwolinesstraight?------Howcanyouprovethat?Picturefour:------WhatcanyouseefromlineB?Sowhyarepeoplemisledbytheirowneyes?Becausethebackgroundsorotherlinesconfusetheeyes.Also,whatweexpecttoseecanchangewhatwesee----thebrainisconfusedactually.Summary:Fromthesefourpictures,wecanknowoursensessometimescanconfuseus.StepFour:DiscussionMorequestionsforSstodiscuss.Q1/As:Weuseoneortwoofthefivesensesmorethantheotherswhenweneedto.Inthedarkness,thesenseofhearingandtouchbecomemoresensitivebecausewecan’tseeanything.Whenwelistentoourfavouritemusic,wewillcloseoureyesandjustwanttolistenwithourears.Whenwereadaveryinterestingbook,we’llloseourselvesinit,andhardlyhearanythingaroundus.Whenweeatsth,wedon’tonlytasteorsmell,welookatitaswell.Q2/As:WhichsensehelpsyoulearnEnglish?Ithinkinlearning,thesensesofsightandhearinghelpusalot.Listentothetape,theteacher,broadcastReadtheEnglishtextbysightQ3/As:TakeBeethoven,thegreatGermancomposerasanexample:Whenhewascompletelydeafin1824,hecompletedhismostfamoussymphony,theNinthSymphony.TakeHuaYanjun(华彦钧)，Blindasanexample:Althoughhecouldn’tseeanything,hisfamouserhuSolos(独奏曲)areadmiredbypeoplealloverChina.StepFive:Listeningpage96Peoplehavethefivesenses:sight,hearing,taste,smellandtouch.Doanimalshavethefivesenses?Ifso,let’sknowmoreaboutthem.1.Gothroughtheinstructionwithsomelisteningtechniques.2.Listenandthencheck.Homework:1.Readtwoarticlesonpage94-952.PreviewreadingtextReadingTeachingaims:1ToencouragestudentstospeakouttopracticetheiroralEnglish2Toarosetheirinterestinlearningthisunitthroughactivities.3Toletthemknowtheimportanceofsensesandknowthatsometimessensesaffectoneanotherandpeoplemaybemisledbytheirownsenses.Difficultpoints:Encouragethestudentstosharetheiropinionsbyfullyparticipatinginthediscussioninordertorealizehowtheyandotherpeopleusetheirsensesintheirstudiesanddailylife.TeachingproceduresStep1Lead-in(Pictures1-3)Leadinthefivesensesbyaskingthestudentstheirlifeexperiences.Thefivesensesare:Thesenseofsight,thesenseofhearing,thesenseoftaste,thesenseofsmellandthesenseoftouchTheyenableustoknowtheworldaroundus.Step2:Discussion(Pict