Unit1TheworldofoursensesPartOne:TeachingDesign第一部分教学设计Aimsandrequirements◆readastoryaboutawomanlostinthefogandanarticleaboutsharkattacks◆listentoatalkaboutastorytellingcontest◆discussthefivesensesandtellastory◆writeastorywithasurpriseending◆developaTVshowaboutananimal’ssensesProcedures●WelcometotheUnitStep1:BrainstormingHi,everyone.IthinkweallhadawonderfultimeduringtheSpringFestival,soI'dliketosayHAPPYNEWYEAR!toeveryonehere.Ihopewecanmakemoreandgreaterprogressinourstudyfromnowon.Whatdidyouusuallydoduringthewinterholidaybesidesdoingyoureverydayhomework?(readbooks,dohomework,watchTV,playgames,surftheInternet,attenddinnerparty)DidyouusetowatchTVtoenjoydifferentcelebrationsoftheSpringFestival?(Yes,IenjoyedmyselfbywatchingCCTVprogrammesandthoseofdifferentprovincesinChina.)Nowlet'senjoyavideo,averystrangephenomenon.(http://news.xinhuanet.com/video/2006-11/17/content_5342771.htm).Afarmercanseeandreadthingsinthedarkness!Anotherpicture!Whataboutthispicture?Saysomethingaboutit,please.Howcantheycarryouttheirperformance?1.Ok.Somequestionsforyoutothinkabout:①Withwhatcanweseeandhear?②Howcanweknowwhetheradishisdelicious?③Howcanweknowthataflowerhasapleasantsmell?④Whatdowedowhenwewanttoknowwhetherthewaterinthebasinishotorcold?⑤Howdoweknowabouttheworldaroundus?Forreference:用心爱心专心116号编辑Weseewithoureyesandhearwithourears.Wetasteitwithourtongues.Wesmellitwithournoses.Weputourhandsinthewatertofeelit.Weusuallyuseourfivesenses.Theyaresight,hearing,taste,smell,andtouch.2.Fillintheformwithproperwords.actionsenseorgansthesenseseeeyessighthearearshearingtastetongue/tastebudstastesmellnosesmelltouch/feelhands/feet/skintouch3.Sometimesoursensesaffectoneanother.Canyougivesomeexamples?(supposeyouseethefollowing)4.Thinkaboutwhatwouldhappenifpeoplelostoneortwooftheirsenses.Apersonwhocannotseeisblind/ablindpersonandsomeonewhocannothearisdeaf/adeaf-mute.Canblindpeopleread?Andhow?Howdothedeafcommunicatewitheachother?Theblindcanreadbytouchingraiseddotswhichrepresentnumbersandletters.ThissystemiscalledBraille,whilethedeafcancommunicatebybodylanguageorsignlanguage.Step2:Sharinginformation1.Peopleusuallyhave5senses,whicharesight,hearing,taste,smellandtouch.Theyareveryimportantinourdailylives.Nowpleaselookatthefollowingpicturesandthendiscussthequestionsbelowwithyourpartner.1)Whatcanyouseeinpictureone?Itdepends,right?Whenlookingatthewhitepart,we用心爱心专心116号编辑canseeavase,buttwofaceswhenlookingattheblackpart.2)Nowlet’scometopicture2,arethetwolinesofthesamelength?Well,wecanmeasurethetwolineswitharulerorusetwopiecesofpapertocoverbothendsofthetwolines.Gottheanswernow?3)Canyouprovethatthetwolinesinpicture3arestraight?Placearulernexttothelineorusearulertodrawmorestraightlineswhichrunparalleltothetwolines.Thenyou’llknowtheanswer.4)Forlinebinpicture4wecanreadthemaslettersK,B,R,M,orK,13,R,M.Didyoureyesmisleadyouatthefirstsightofthefourpictures?MoreorlessIguess.That’sbecausethebackgroundorotherlinesconfuseoureyes.Also,whatweexpecttoseecanchangewhatwesee.Actually,itismorethebrainthatisconfusedthantheeyes.2.Listentoapieceofmusic.(MoonlightReflectedOnTheEr-QuanSpring)Doyouknowwhoplayeditfirst?Answerthefollowingquestionstohaveafurtherdiscussionaboutthefivesenses.Readthethreequestionsandmakesureyouknowthemeaningofeachone.Thendiscussthethreequestionsingroupsoffour.Trytograspthechancetoshareyouropinion.Someofyouwillbeaskedtoreporttheanswerstothewholeclass.用心爱心专心116号编辑Keysforreference:1.Weuseoneortwoofthefivesensesmorethantheotherwhenweneedto.Forexample,inthedarkness,thesenseofhearingandthesenseoftouchbecomemoresensitivebecausewecannotseeanything.Whenwelistentoourfavoritemusic,wewillcloseoureyesandjustwanttolistenwithourears.Whenwereadaninterestingbook,we’llloseourselvesinit,andhardlyhearanythingaroundus.Whenweeatsomething,wedonotonlytasteorsmellit.Welookatitaswell.2.IthinkinlisteningEnglish,thesenseofsightandthesenseofhearinghelpmealot.IusuallylistentothetapebeforeIreadit.WhileIlistentothetape,I’lllookatthetext.AndIoftenreadtheEnglishtextaloud.ThecombinationofthesetwosensesbesthelpmerememberwhatIhavelearnt.3.Therearequiteafewpeoplewhohavemadegreatachievementsevenwhentheyhavelostoneoftheirsenses.TakeBeethoven,thegreatGermancomposer,asanexample.Hebegantolosehishearingin1801andwaspartlydeafby1819.In1824whenhewascompletelydeaf,Beethovencompletedhismostfamoussymphony,theNinthSymphony.AnotherfamousmusicianinHuaYanjun,BlindAbing.Althoughhecouldnotseeanything,hisfamouserhusolosareadmiredbypeoplealloverChina.用心爱心专心116号编辑
