Unit-7-Reading-the-unknown-world

Unit7OxfordEnglishModule4DiscoveryGettingreadyReadingTheunknownworldWarmingup/'kri:tʃə/creatureThinkandsayDoyouwanttotraveltoanotherplanet?Why?SCIENCEFICTIONSciencefiction(or“sci-fi”)isapopularkindofstoryfoundinmanybooks,comicsandfilms.TheWaroftheWorldsisafamoussciencefictionstory.ItisaboutaliensfromMars(called“Martians”)attackingtheEarth.ItwaswrittenbytheEnglishwriter,H.G.Wells,whoiscalledthe“FatherofScienceFiction”.ManypeopleinAmericathoughtitwasrealwhentheyheardthestoryontheradioin1938!CulturecornerBrainstormLookatthepicturesonpage98andanswerthefollowingquestions.Doyoubelieveinaliens?Doyouagreewiththefollowingsentences?Discussthemwithyourclassmates.AWhatdoyouknowabout…?ScientistsbelievethatwehavenoevidencethatalienshaveevervisitedtheEarthorsentanymessagestous.SomepeoplehavesuggestedthatancientbuildingssuchasthepyramidsinEgypt,StonehengeinEnglandorthestatuesonEasterIslandweremadebyaliens.However,theseideasarenotacceptedbyseriousscientists.Whatdoyouknowabout…?.Thisideaiscommoninbooks,storiesandonTVsbutthereisnoacceptedevidencethatithaseverhappenedtoanyone.Manyscientistsbelievethatthereisnoconclusiveevidenceforityet.Scientiststhinkthatifwedodiscoveranotherformoflifesomewhereinspace,itwillprobablybetinybacteria,ratherthanlittlegreenpeople.BBeforeyoureadWhat’sthepassagemainlyabout?LookandlearnLookatthepictures,thetitleandthefirstparagraphofthestoryonpage99.Thenanswerthequestionsbelow.Youmayneedtoguesssomeoftheanswers.BeforeyoureadReadparagraph1-3andanswerthequestions.Tinawokeupatmidnight.Shelookedoutofherwindowandsawayellowlightinthesky.Itsuddenlydivedtowardstheground.Sheheardanoiseandsawaredlight.Thenextmorning,TinamentionedittoherbrotherTom.“I’msuresomethinglandedintheforestnearthehillsasIheardaloudnoiselastnight,”shesaid.“Let’sexploreafterschool.”ReadingComprehension–Para1-3Workinpairs,askandanswer:1.WhendidTinawakeup?2.Whatdidsheseeoutofthewindow?3.Whatdidshedothenextmorning?Shewokeupatmidnight.Shesawayellowlightinthesky.Itsuddenlydivedtowardstheground.Thensheheardanoiseandsawaredlight.ShewenttotheforestwithherbrotherTom.At6p.m.,TinaandTomreachedtheforest.Theyheardsomevoicesspeakingastrangelanguage,sotheyhidbehindsomebushesandkeptquiet.Thentheysawanalien!Itwastall,witharoundheadandasilverbody.Itwasstandingnexttoalongspaceship.Thespaceshipwasdamagedbecauseofacrash.Thechildrenwerefrightened.Suddenly,anotheralienappearedfromthebushesinfrontofthem.Itdiscoveredthemandmadeaterriblenoise!Thechildrenranawayinfear.Readparagraph4-5andanswerthequestions.Workinpairs,askandanswer:4.WhydidTinaandherbrotherhidebehindsomebushesandkeepquietintheforest?5.Whatdidtheyseethen?Whatdiditlooklike?6.Whatdidthechildrendoaftertheysawthesecondalienandheardaterriblenoise?Becausetheyheardsomevoicespeakingastrangelanguage.Theysawanalien.Ithadroundheadsandsilverbodies.ReadingComprehension–Para4-5Theyranawayinfear.Thenextmorning,TinaandTomtoldtheirparentsaboutthestrangecreatures.“Theywereveryugly.Theyhadsomehair,buttheydidn’thaveanyfeathers,”saidTina.“Therewassomethingwrittenonthespaceship,”saidTom.“Itlookedlikethis.Iwonderwhatitmeans.”Hedrewsomelinesonapieceofpaper.ButDadsaid,“Sincenooneelsesawthesealiens,Irefusetobelieveyou.Nowgotoschool!”Readparagraph6-10andanswerthequestions.Thechildrenspreadtheirwingsandflewtoschooltogether.Dadlookedatthepieceofpaperwiththestrangemarksonit.“Itlooksstrange,”hesaid,ashelookedattheword“EARTH”.8.WhatdidTomdrawonapieceofpaper?9.Didtheirfatherbelievethem?Hedrewsomelines.No,hedidn’t.10.Whatwerethemarksonthepaper?Itwastheword“EARTH”.ReadingComprehension7.Whatdidthealienslooklikeaccordingtothechildren?Theyweretall,witharoundheadandasilverbody.Theywereveryugly.Theyhadsomehair,buttheydidn’thaveanyfeathers.Failureisthemotherofsuccess.失败乃成功之母。Newwordsloudadj.响亮的；大声的explorev.探索quiet/ɪk'splɔ/安静的becauseof因为frightened/'fraɪtnd/adj.惊吓的；害怕的discovered/dɪ'skʌvə(r)/v.发现；找到；发觉/laʊd//'kwaɪət/terrible/'terɪb(ə)l/adj.非常讨厌的；令人极不快的；可怕的fear/fɪə/恐惧地；害怕地feather/'feðə(r)/n.羽毛/laɪn/n.线；线条/'wʌndə(r)/v.想知道；想弄明白v.拒绝lineswonder/rɪ'fju:z/refusespread/spred/v.张开mark/mɑ:k/n.符号；记号C1Readthefollowingsentencesfromthestoryonpage99.Circlethecorrectmeaningsforthewordsinitalicsbelow.VocabularyC2Completethefollowingnewspaperarticlewiththewordsfromthebox.Changetheirformsifnecessary.VocabularyD1TinaandTomaretellingapoliceofficerwhattheyhaveseen.Completetheiranswerstothepoliceofficer’squestions.Watchthevideoanddosomeexercise:1WhatareTinaandherfamily?_______________________________________________2Whoarethealiens?_______________________________________________3Wheredidthespaceshipcomefrom?______________________________________________D2Answerthequestionsbelowincompletesentences.D3Inpairs,discussweatheryoubelievealiensarereal.Whyorwhynot?Unit7OxfordEnglishModule4DiscoveryReadingIILanguagepointsTheunknownworldImportantphrases•起床•午夜•往外看•冲向•向某人提及某事•着陆•听见…正在做…•保持安静•因为•在…前面•发出可怕的声音1.wakeup2.atmidnight3.lookoutof4.divetowards5.mentionsth.tosb.6.landin7.hear…doing8.keepquiet9.becauseof10.infrontof11.makeaterriblenoiseImportantPhrases•runaway•infear•looklike•a