1、Unit OneThe world of our sensesBrainstorming With what can we see and hear?How can we know whether a dish is delicious?How can we know that a flower has a pleasant smell?What do we do when we want to know whether the water in the basin is hot or cold?Fill in the tableWe dowiththe senseseeeyessighthe
2、artastesmelltouch/feelearshearingtongue/taste buds tastenosesmellhands/feet/skintouche.g.We see the world with our eyes.Without the sense of sight,we would live in total darkness.We _ with _.Without _,we would _.Lets talk about the importance of each sense.sensessight,hearing,taste,smell and touch.R
3、ead the short passage on Page 1and then answer the following questions.o 1.What would happen if you lost one or two of your senses?Other senses become stronger.Losing a Sense!l What is a person called who cannot see?l How can they read?l What is a person called who cannot hear?l How can they communi
4、cate?A blind personBrailleSign LanguageA deaf personBraillel Braille allows blindpeople to read.l The big circles canbe felt by the blind.l How do blind peopleread in China?Sign Languagel Sign language is a waythat deaf people cancommunicate.l They use hand signalsthat they can see.l They also have
5、signalsfor full words.Look at the four pictures and answer the question below each picture.1.What can you see in this picture?2.How would you judge the length of the two lines?3.How can you prove that the two lines are straight?4.Can the symbols be read in only one way?1.To see is to believeMore Pic
6、turesIs the color in Adifferent from B?More PicturesNo!A and Bare the same color!Move or not?More Pictures Tell me the color of each of the words:More PicturesMore Pictures What happenswhen you lookdirectly at the black dot for a long time?More PicturesMore PicturesMore PicturesMore Pictures Are the
7、se menconstructinga roof or a floor?More Pictures Look at the waters direction!More Pictures Are we looking up,or are we looking down?After seeing these pictures,what do you think of the saying to see is to believe?In most cases,the saying is true.However,sometimes our senses will cheat us.To see th
8、e world clearly,we should also be armed with scientific knowledge and think twice before action.Discussion2.Some people can not remember something until they have seen it.Others only need to hear something once or twice before they can remember it.Which sense helps you learn best?How does it help yo
9、u?Discussion3.Do you know of any people who have made great achievements even if they have lost one of their senses?What did they achieve?What do they have in common?They all made great achievements even if they lost some of their senses.Live like tomorrow is the end of the world;lovelike youve never been hurt;Work like you dont need money;Study like tomorrow is the day for final exams.To be a person with passionHomework1.Preview the reading part,do exercise C1 and C2.2.Preview the reading strategy.
