Unit 1 第一课时 Reading 1 课件 大单元整体教学设计牛津深圳广州版八年级上.ppt

Unit 1 EncyclopaediaReading 1牛津深圳版八年级上册 An encyclopaedia is a collection (usually a book or set of books) of information about things humans know.an encyclopaedia1 Do you have an encyclopaedia?2 Have you ever read an encyclopaedia?3 Do you know of any types of encyclopaedias? Getting readyLook at the cartoon and answer the questions.What does Hi think Lo is probably doing? He thinks that Lo is probably reading his encyclopaedia/is looking for some information in his encyclopaedia.In fact, what is Lo doing? He is standing on the encyclopaedia to change a light bulb.What will Hi probably feel when he learns that Lo is standing on his encyclopaedia? He will probably feel angry/unhappy. Background knowledgeSubjectMore information on Da Vinci, LeonardoArt DinosaursEarth historyComplete the table below. Read the title and the introduction on page 3. Then answer the questions.1. In the title, what does the phrase “look up” mean?It means to look for information about something in a dictionary or an encyclopaedia.2. What does the pronoun “it” in the title refer to?It refers to information. You are going to read a short article about Leonardo da Vinci from an encyclopaedia. Before you start, try the quiz below. Circle the correct answers. There can be more than one answer.What do you know about …?1 Leonardo da Vinci was a(n) ______.a painter b engineer c cook2 Leonardo da Vinci was ______.a French b English c Italian3 Leonardo da Vinci painted ______.a Sunflowers b The Last Supper c Impression, Sunrise 4 Today you can find dinosaurs ______.a in zoos b in museums c everywhere5. Which of the following statements is NOT true?a Dinosaurs once lived on Earth.b All dinosaurs were very big.c Some dinosaurs could fly. What is the painting in Picture a? The Mona LisaWho painted it? Leonardo da VinciWhat are the animals in Picture b? Dinosaurs.What do you know about them? Dinosaurs used to live on Earth, but all of them s