Unit1TheworldofoursensesWelcometotheunit(Thefirstperiod)Step1Lead-inAlmosteveryonehasfivesensesandusesthemallthetime.Doyouknowwhattheyare?(sight,hearing,taste,smellandtouch)Well,inourdailylives—1.Withwhatdoweseeandhear?(Weseewithoureyesandhearwithourears.)2.Howdoweknowwhetheradishisdelicious?(Wetasteitwithourtongues.)3.Ifaflowerhasapleasantsmell,howdoweknowit?(Wesmellitwithournoses.)4.Ifwewanttoknowwhetherthewaterinthebasinishotorcold,whatdowedo?(Weputourhandsinthewatertofeelit.)5.Howdoweknowabouttheworldaroundus?(Weusuallyuseourfivesenses.)(Askstudentsmorequestionsiftimeallows.Whiledoingthis,youcanwritedownthefollowingwordsontheblackboard.Studentswillbefamiliarwithsomekeywordsornewwordsintheshortpassage.)We…With…Thesense…seeeyessighthearearshearingtastetonguetastesmellnosesmelltouch/feelhands/feet/skintouchIfsomeonelostoneortwoofhissenses,whatwouldhappen?(Youcanusethefollowingquestionstoelicitstudents’ideas.)Asweallknow,almosteveryonehasfivesenses,whichareusedeverywhereandallthetime.Welearnabouttheworldthroughthefivesenses.Weusethefivesensestostudy,workandrelax,buttherearesomepeoplewhohavelostoneormoreoftheirsenses.Apersonwhocannotseeisblindandsomeonewhocannothearisdeaf.Doyouknowhowblindpeoplecanread?(Theycanreadbytouchingraiseddotswhichrepresent(=standfor)numbersandletters.ThissystemiscalledBraille.)Howdothedeafcommunicatewitheachother?(Theyusebodylanguageorsignlanguage.)Step2ReadingReadtheinstructionsandtheshortpassagetoseeifthereareanysentencesthatyoudon’tunderstand.ThenIwillgiveyoufiveminutestodescribethefourpictureswithyourownwords.用心爱心专心116号编辑Picture1:Whatcanyousee?(Ifwelookatthewhitepart,wecanseeavase.Ifwelookattheblackpart,wecanseetwofaces.)Picture2:Howdoyoufindoutthetwolinesareofthesamelength?(Wecanusearulertomeasurethetwolines.Orwecanusetwopiecesofpapertocoverbothendsofthetwolines.)Picture3:Howdoyouknowit?(Wecanplacearulernexttotheline.Orwecanalsousearulertodrawmorestraightlineswhichrunparalleltothetwolines.)Picture4:Howdoyoureadthesymbolsinlineb?(ThesymbolsinlinebcanbereadasthelettersK,B,E,M,orK,13,R,M.)Step3Discussion1.Whyarepeoplemisledbytheirowneyes?(Becausethebackgroundorotherlinesconfusetheeyes.Also,whatweexpecttoseecanchangewhatwesee.Butinfact,whatisreallyconfusedisthebrain,nottheeyes.)2.Thenreadthethreequestions.Iwillputyouintogroupsoffourtodiscussthethreequestions.Thenyouwillbeaskedtoreportyouranswers.Question1:Doyouuseoneofyoursensesmorethantheothers?Giveanexample.Weoftenuseoneortwoofthefivesensesmorethantheotherswhenweneedto.Forexample,①inthedarkness,thesenseofhearingandthesenseoftouchbecomemoresensitive,becausewecan’tseeanything.②Whenwelistentoourfavoritemusic,wewillcloseoureyesandjustlistenwithourears.③Whenwereadaveryinterestingbook,we’llloseourselvesinit,andhardlyhearanythingaroundus.④Whenweeatsomething,wenotonlytasteorsmellit,butlookatitaswell.Question2:Somepeoplecannotremembersomethinguntiltheyhaveseenit.Otherpeopleonlyneedtohearsomethingonceortwicebeforetheycanrememberit.Whichsensehelpsyoulearnbest?Howdoesithelpyou?IthinkthatwhenlearningEnglish,thesenseofsightandthesenseofhearinghelpmealot.IusuallylistentothetapebeforeIread.WhileI’mlisteningtothetape,I’lllookatthetext.AndIoftenreadtheEnglishtextaloud.Thecombination(=stateofbeingjoinedormixedtogether)ofthesetwosensesbesthelpsmerememberwhatIhavelearnt.Question3:Doyouknowofanypeoplewhohavemadegreatachievementseveniftheyhavelostoneoftheirsenses?Whatdidtheyachieve?Therearequiteafewpeoplewhohavemadegreatachievementsevenwhentheyhavelostoneoftheirsenses.TakeBeethoven,thegreatGermancomposer,asanexample.Hebegantolosehishearingin1797andwaspartlydeafby1803.In1818whenhewascompletelydeaf,Beethovencompletedhismostfamoussymphony,theNinthSymphony.AnotherfamousmusicianisHuaYanjun,BlindAbing.Althoughhecouldn’tseeanything,hisfamouserhusolosareadmiredbypeoplealloverChina.Step4SummaryandHomeworkInthisperiodwehavetalkedaboutfivesensesofhumans.Itispresentedwithashortpassageandfourpicturesthatsometimesthesensesaffectoneanotherandpeoplemaybemisled(=becausedtohaveawrongideaorimpressionaboutsb./sth.)bytheirownsenses.Thissectionhelpsusrealizehowweuseoursensesinourstudiesanddailylife.Italsohelpsushowtomakebetteruseofoursenses.Thatistosay,eyescontrolsightandears用心爱心专心116号编辑controlhearing.Skincontrolstouch.Tastedependsontonguewhilesmelldependsonnose.Well,besidesthese,therearealsoothersenseswhichareasimportantasthosefivesenses.Thereisasenseofbalancewhichstopsusfromfallingdown.Wealsohavesensesofhunger,thirst,coldandacheorpain.Now,Igiveyouyourhomework:……Somuchfortoday.Goodbyeguys.Step5ThedesignoftheWritingontheBlackboard用心爱心专心116号编辑Unit1TheworldofoursensesPeriod1WelcometotheunitWe…With…Thesense…seeeyessighthearearshearingtastetonguetastesmellnosesmelltouch/feelhands/feet/skintouchblinddeafraiseddotsBraillesignlanguageBeethoven
