Unit 5 EncyclopaediasReadingWhat is an encyclopedia?What can you usually find from an encyclopedia?What is an encyclopedia?• An encyclopedia is a book giving information about all areas of knowledge or about different areas of one particular subject.What can you usually find in an encyclopedia?• We can find information about a wide variety of subjects in an encyclopedia.• FLYING ELEPHANT 小飞象• BUMPER CAR 碰碰车• HAUNTED HOUSE 鬼屋• WATER CHUTE 滑水道• MERRY-GO-ROUND 旋转木马• FERRIS WHEEL 摩天轮• ROLLER COASTER 云霄飞车AMUSEMENT PARK ENGLISHLet’s learn some new words before we get to understand the two articles.human beingdinosaurskeletonThese dinosaurs were gentle.They ate leaves and plants.This dinosaur was fierce and it ate meat.dinosaur fossilseggsskeletonfootprintDisneylandamusement parkcartoon charactersDonald DuckMickey Mousedeliver mailWalt Disneythe creator of many famous cartoon characters andthe Disneyland.Reading comprehension:1.Scan the first articles and answer the following questions. 2.Scan the second articles and answer the following questions. 1.Did dinosaurs live on Earth before people?2.Were all dinosaurs big and kind?3. What happened to all the dinosaurs?4. How do people know there were dinosaurs lived on Earth once?Questions for the first article: Possible answer:1.Yes, they lived on Earth more than sixty million years before people.2.No, some dinosaurs were as small as chickens. Others were as big as ten elephants. Some dinosaurs were gentle and some were fierce.Possible answer:Possible answer:3.They all died out suddenly.Possible answer:4.People can learn about the lives of dinosaurs from fossils of their skeletons, eggs and footprint.Questions for the second article:5. What is Disneyland?6. How long did Walt Disney lived?7. What famous Disney cartoon characters do you know?8. Where was Walt Disney born? Possible answer:5. It is a famous amusement park in the USA.Possible answer:6. For sixty-five years.Possible answer:7. Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy and Snow White.Possible answer:8. In the USA.
