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Unit1 Look it up!
Reading
（沪教版 2024）八年级
上
Learning objectives
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Lead in
Pre-reading
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While-reading
Post-reading
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Summary
Assessment
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Homework
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By the end of the lesson, I will be able to...
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identify encyclopedia info types and master lookup method;
talk about encyclopedia history in English;
use encyclopedia info to write topic entries.
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Learning objectives
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Lead in
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Pre-reading
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How do I find information in an encyclopaedia
Think
Before you read
Pre-reading
02
How do you find information in an encyclopaedia
What information can you usually find in an encyclopaedia
How can you use information from encyclopaedias
What do you know about the history of encyclopaedias
Brainstorm
Complete a mini-quiz.
(1) Where was Leonardo da Vinci from
a France b Italy c the UK
(2)Which of the following was Leonardo da Vinci not good at
a music b engineering c sailing
(3) Which painting is Leonardo da Vinci famous for
a Sunflowers b Mona Lisa c Impression, Sunrise
Pre-reading
02
2 Look at the facts about dinosaurs and see if you can work out what number goes in each of the blanks.
Numbers: 66 180 1,000
Facts about dinosaurs
(1) Dinosaurs lived on the Earth for more than______ million years.
(2) Dinosaurs died out about ________ million years ago.
(3) There are more than__________ dinosaurs known species of
(You will find most of the answers in an encyclopaedia.)
1,000
180
66
Pre-reading
02
Look and fill.
/'da n s (r)/n. 恐龙
1.Search by keyword,
2.Check the index or search bar,
3.Find the entry,
4.Read it.
5….
If you didn’t know the answers, which part of the encyclopaedia would you check first
Pre-reading
02
Read and think.
Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) was an Italian painter,
inventor, musician, engineer and scientist. Da Vinci was extremely intelligent, and he was unusually talented in many different fields. He was a true genius, and his paintings and inventions changed the way we think about art and science.
Leonardo da Vinci was born in the countryside in Italy. From an early age, he showed great intelligence and artistic talent. As he grew older, he learnt to do many different things. His paintings are very famous, and one, the Mona Lisa, is perhaps the most famous painting in the world. He also had many inventions. For example, his notebooks include some interesting drawings of flying machines and other vehicles.
Culture and arts
While-reading
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Look and answer.
What are the encyclopaedia entries for Leonardo da Vinci and dinosaurs
The living world
Dinosaurs
Dinosaurs are a type of prehistoric animal. They are related to crocodiles , snakes and lizards. They are also the ancestors of today's birds. Dinosaurs first appeared around 245 million years ago. The word “dinosaur” comes from two Greek words, and it means “terrible lizard”.
Dinosaurs lived on land and walked on either two or four legs. Many dinosaurs ate plants, but some ate meat. Dinosaurs came in different sizes. Some were as small as chickens, and others were as big as ten elephants.
Dinosaurs ruled the Earth for more than 180 million years. About 66 million years ago, dinosaurs suddenly died out. Scientists are not completely sure why. However, they are learning more and more about dinosaurs by studying their fossils.
You can start with entries when consulting an encyclopaedia.
Read the first article and answer.
1. What was Leonardo Da Vinci
He was___________________________
________________________.
2. When and where was Da Vinci born
He was born in ________________
Of _________in______.
3. When did he die
He died in________________.
While-reading
03
Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) was an Italian painter, inventor, musician, engineer and scientist. Da Vinci was extremely intelligent, and he was unusually talented in many different fields. He was a true genius, and his paintings and inventions changed the way we think about art and science.
Leonardo da Vinci was born in the countryside in Italy. From an early age, he showed great intelligence and artistic talent. As he grew older, he learnt to do many different things. His paintings are very famous, and one, the Mona Lisa, is perhaps the most famous painting in the world. He also had many inventions. For example, his notebooks include some interesting drawings of flying machines and other vehicles.
Culture and arts
a painter, inventor, musician, engineer and scientist
the countryside Italy 1452
1519
Read the first article and answer.
4. Which of his paintings was the most famous
The Mona Lisa.
Sunflowers
5. What can we find in his notebooks
find some interesting drawings of flying machines
other vehicles
While-reading
03
Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) was an Italian painter, inventor, musician, engineer and scientist. Da Vinci was extremely intelligent, and he was unusually talented in many different fields. He was a true genius, and his paintings and inventions changed the way we think about art and science.
Leonardo da Vinci was born in the countryside in Italy. From an early age, he showed great intelligence and artistic talent. As he grew older, he learnt to do many different things. His paintings are very famous, and one, the Mona Lisa, is perhaps the most famous painting in the world. He also had many inventions. For example, his notebooks include some interesting drawings of flying machines and other vehicles.
Culture and arts
Read the first article and answer.
While-reading
03
The living world
Dinosaurs
Dinosaurs are a type of prehistoric animal. They are related to crocodiles , snakes and lizards. They are also the ancestors of today's birds. Dinosaurs first appeared around 245 million years ago. The word “dinosaur” comes from two Greek words, and it means “terrible lizard”.
Dinosaurs lived on land and walked on either two or four legs. Many dinosaurs ate plants, but some ate meat. Dinosaurs came in different sizes. Some were as small as chickens, and others were as big as ten elephants.
Dinosaurs ruled the Earth for more than 180 million years. About 66 million years ago, dinosaurs suddenly died out. Scientists are not completely sure why. However, they are learning more and more about dinosaurs by studying their fossils.
1. When did dinosaurs live on Earth
2. Where did dinosaurs live
3. Were dinosaurs small or big
They lived on Earth more than _________ years before human beings.
60 million
They lived _____________ on earth.
Some were _______ and others were _______.
everywhere
small
big
Read the first article and answer.
While-reading
03
The living world
Dinosaurs
Dinosaurs are a type of prehistoric animal. They are related to crocodiles , snakes and lizards. They are also the ancestors of today's birds. Dinosaurs first appeared around 245 million years ago. The word “dinosaur” comes from two Greek words, and it means “terrible lizard”.
Dinosaurs lived on land and walked on either two or four legs. Many dinosaurs ate plants, but some ate meat. Dinosaurs came in different sizes. Some were as small as chickens, and others were as big as ten elephants.
Dinosaurs ruled the Earth for more than 180 million years. About 66 million years ago, dinosaurs suddenly died out. Scientists are not completely sure why. However, they are learning more and more about dinosaurs by studying their fossils.
4. What did dinosaurs eat
5. How do we know about dinosaurs
Plants.
Meat.
their fossils.
their homes.
We know about dinosaurs from _____.
Read the second article. Find one or two sentences from the article to match each picture.
While-reading
03
Read the second article and answer.
Dinosaurs
Some dinosaurs were as small as chickens.
Some could even fly.
However, some dinosaurs liked to eat meat.
We can learn about them from their fossils.
They lived everywhere on Earth.
Others were as big as ten elephants.
Many dinosaurs ate plants.
Dinosaurs lived on Earth more than 60 million years before human beings.
Dinosaurs lived on Earth for more than 150 million years.
Scanning
When you need to find certain information in a text, you do not have to read every word. Instead, you can move your eyes quickly over the text until you find the information you need. This is called scanning.
Can you quickly find the information about when dinosaurs first appeared in the second entry
While-reading
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Reading strategy
Read and complete.
While-reading
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Complete the notes below with the information from the encyclopaedia entries on page 5.
Leonardo da Vinci.
Year of birth：___________________________________
Year of death：___________________________________
Country of birth：________________________________
Profession(s)：___________________________________
Most famous artwork：___________________________________
1452
the countryside, Italy
1519
painter, inventor, musician, engineer and scientist
the Mona Lisa,
Read and complete.
While-reading
03
Complete the notes below with the information from the encyclopaedia entries on page 5.
Dinosaurs
Time period：____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
Size ：__________________________________________________________
Diets: __________________________________________________________
Animals related to dinosaurs：______________________________
Things scientists are not sure about:_________________________
first appeared around 245 million years ago
and ruled the Earth for more than 180 million years
Some were as small as chickens, and others were as big as ten elephants.
Some were as small as chickens, and others were as big as ten elephants.
crocodiles , snakes and lizards.
Why dinosaurs suddenly died out
Read the text and take notes.
While-reading
03
Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) was an Italian painter,
inventor, musician, engineer and scientist. Da Vinci was extremely intelligent, and he was unusually talented in many different fields. He was a true genius, and his paintings and inventions changed the way we think about art and science.
Leonardo da Vinci was born in the countryside in Italy. From an early age, he showed great intelligence and artistic talent. As he grew older, he learnt to do many different things. His paintings are very famous, and one, the Mona Lisa, is perhaps the most famous painting in the world. He also had many inventions. For example, his notebooks include some interesting drawings of flying machines and other vehicles.
Culture and arts
talent 名词（n.）天赋 be talented in 在某领域有才能 / 天赋
be born + in / on 意为“出生在……”
/ n'tel d nt/adj. 有才智的
/'t l nt d/adj. 有才能的
/ɑ 't st k/adj. 有艺术天赋的
/p 'h ps/adv. 可能
Read the text and take notes.
While-reading
03
The living world
Dinosaurs
Dinosaurs are a type of prehistoric animal. They are related to crocodiles , snakes and lizards. They are also the ancestors of today's birds. Dinosaurs first appeared around 245 million years ago. The word “dinosaur” comes from two Greek words, and it means “terrible lizard”.
Dinosaurs lived on land and walked on either two or four legs. Many dinosaurs ate plants, but some ate meat. Dinosaurs came in different sizes. Some were as small as chickens, and others were as big as ten elephants.
Dinosaurs ruled the Earth for more than 180 million years. About 66 million years ago, dinosaurs suddenly died out. Scientists are not completely sure why. However, they are learning more and more about dinosaurs by studying their fossils.
relate 动词（v.）联系；（+ to）“与…… 相关 / 有关联”
either...or... ：表示“要么…… 要么……”
some… others… 意为“一些……另一些……”
as…as… 意为“和……一样……”
2 The two encyclopaedia entries are from different subjects of the same encyclopaedia. Under which subjects should we put the following entries
Culture and arts:______________________________________
The living world:______________________________________
Claude Monet Festivals Ludwig van Beethoven
insects the giant panda types of plants
Post-reading
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Claude Monet insects the giant panda
Festivals Ludwig van Beethoven types of plants
Read and write.
Vocabulary practice
1 The words in italics explain the meanings of four words and one phrase from the encyclopaedia entries on page 5. Find them and complete the sentences.
(1)Some animals are highly__________(line 3). They are so smart that they can be trained to understand some human language.
(2)My brother is a very________(line 4) piano player. He has a natural ability to play very well from a young age.
(3)Kate's_______(line 8) ability is amazing: she is very good at drawing.
(4)People say that________(line 12) without drivers will be quite normal in the future. It will be very common to see a bus or car without a driver!
⑸ The dodo, a large bird that couldn't fly, _______(line 21) hundreds of years ago, so there aren’t any living dodos on Earth.
intelligent
talented
artistic
vehicles
died out
Post-reading
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Read and fill.
2 Here's more information from the plete the passage with the words and phrases below. Change the form if necessary.
In the 1990s, researchers in China discovered something surprising about dinosaurs: some of these (1)__________animals had feathers. This discovery helped explain the connection between birds and dinosaurs.
In fact, dinosaurs are the ancestors of all birds. Birds developed from (2)________ two-legged, meat-eating dinosaurs called theropods(兽脚类恐龙）.(3)_______ you’ve seen exciting movies about dinosaurs like T-Rex(霸王龙）.Well, those huge dinosaurs come from the same family as birds. Today's ducks and chickens aren't scary, but they are actually (4)_________T-Rex! In one way, the dinosaurs never(5)________completely—they just became smaller.
prehistoric
a type of
perhaps
related to
die out
Post-reading
04
a type of die out perhaps prehistoric related to
Complete the passage.
3 Write about a talented person. Use the expressions below.
Post-reading
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Write about a talented person.
be born in ... from an early age change the way...
be talented in... learn to do show... talent
For example :
Tu Youyou was born in China in 1930. From an early age, she showed love for medicine. She was talented in traditional Chinese medicine. Tu Youyou learned to study ancient medical books carefully and combine traditional wisdom with modern science. Her discovery of artemisinin showed her great talent in finding effective treatments for intractable diseases. She changed the way people prevent and treat malaria, saving millions of lives around the world.
Guardians of the Earth: Ecosystem Ambassador Campaign
A：Hey! Do you know how important oceans are to our planet
B：Not really. Could you tell me
A：Sure! Oceans....
B：Wow, I had no idea! What about …
A：… are the Earth’s….
B：That's amazing! And …
A：… are the Earth’s ….
B：So what can we do to protect these ecosystems
A：We should ______ to reduce pollution and ______. Let's also ______ to plant more trees.
B：Great ideas! Everyone should join in protecting our planet!
Words bank:
ecosystem, protect, pollution, ocean, wetland, forest, oxygen, purify, cover, produce, prevent, trap, vital, take in, store, role, balance
Talk clearly (内容清晰)
Pronunciation(发音标准)
Body language(使用肢体语言)
Fluently(流利的) Reasonable(理由合理)
Sentence Structure:
Grade and share:
Interview each other about digital life experiences.互相采访关于数字生活的体验
Show time
Elements要素 Level档次
Content 内容(6分) 要点齐全,切合题意
适当发挥
Accuracy 准确性(6分) 语法，大小写，拼写等格式错误
语言使用恰当,丰富
Fluency 流畅性(3分) 分段，书写，衔接，过渡
互评总分
Noun suffixes: -ist, -ian
We can add -ist or -ian to the end of some words to make nouns, referring to a person.
science―scientist music—musician
Can you give more examples
常见例子：
art―artist （艺术家）
history―historian（历史学家） biology―biologist（生物学家）
chemistry―chemist（化学家） magic―magician（魔术师）
piano―pianist（钢琴家） violin―violinist（小提琴家）
politics―politician（政治家） mathematics―mathematician（数学家）
Post-reading
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Word building
The words we have learned
一、根据首字母或中文提示完成单词
_________(恐龙) once ruled the Earth for over 180 million years.
You can find detailed information about this artist in the ___________(百科全书).
The _________(笔记本) on the desk belongs to Tom; it’s full of his science notes.
This ancient city has a long history and many _________(史前的) ruins.
The little girl is t___________ in drawing—her paintings are full of creativity.
Leonardo da Vinci was an i___________ inventor who designed flying machines.
The museum has a special e___________ on dinosaurs this month.
Summary
05
Dinosaurs
encyclopaedia
notebook
prehistoric
alented
ntelligent
xhibition
The phrases we have learned
二、用所给词的适当形式填空
The _________ (invent) of the wheel _________ (change) the way people travelled.
She is a _________ (talent) singer and has won many _____________ (compete).
This book gives a _________ (detail) introduction to the history of encyclopaedias.
The scientist’s _________ (discover) helped people understand _________ (prehistory) life better.
He _________ (quick) found the information he needed in the online encyclopaedia.
Summary
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invention changed
talented competitions
detailed
discovery prehistoric
quickly
The sentences we have learned
三、完成句子
这本百科全书包含了关于达芬奇及其作品的大量信息。
This encyclopaedia _________ _________ _________ information about Leonardo da Vinci and his works.
他不仅擅长科学，还在艺术方面展现出天赋。
He is not only good at science but also _________ _________ _________ art.
恐龙的灭绝与一场巨大的灾难有关。
The extinction of dinosaurs _________ _________ _____ a huge disaster.
Summary
05
contains plenty of
Shows talent in
is related to
The sentences we have learned
到目前为止，我们已经从这本百科全书中学到了很多关于史前动物的知识。
So far, we _________ _________ a lot about prehistoric animals from this encyclopaedia.
这位天才音乐家改变了人们对古典音乐的理解方式。
The genius musician _________ _________ _________ people understood classical music.
Summary
05
have learned
changed the way
Self-assessment Marks
I can identify encyclopedia info types and master lookup method. 1 2 3 4 5
I can talk about encyclopedia history in English. 1 2 3 4 5
I can use encyclopedia info to write topic entries. 1 2 3 4 5
Assessment
06
Basic (基础)
背诵并默写本单元重点词汇和核心句型每个词汇和句型各写 5 遍。
Improving(提升)
选取熟悉的人物或物种，模仿教材百科条目结构，撰写 50 - 80 词的英语介绍。
Extend (拓展)
查阅纸质或在线百科全书，记录其条目分类方式；对比字典与百科全书的功能差异，撰写 80 词左右英语短评。
Homework
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