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Unit 6Oxford EnglishModule 3 Natural elementsElectricityReadingReadingPeriod 1Period 1Getting readyGetting readyIn this unit, you will learn about electricity.Reading• Read a story about electricity. Listening• Listen to a conversation about electricity in a flat.Grammar• Learn how to use the modal verbs can, may and must.Speaking• Learn to identify the syllables in English words.• Talk about safety rules at home.Writing• Make some home rules.In our daily lives, what kinds of things need electricity ?What kinds of things need electricity in our daily life?Look at the picture and answer questions.3. What's the weather like in the cartoon? 4. Where does Lo’s energy come from? 5. What will this unit probably be about? 1.What are Hi and Lo talking about? They are talking about the source of energy.2. Where does Hi’s energy come from? Food.It is stormy.Electricity.Electricity.ReadingReadingA What do you know about…?There are different ways of producing electricity. Write the correct words in the blanks.solar power water power wind power____________________________________________________wind powerwater powersolar powerB Before you read Look at the photos and the title of the story on page 73. Then answer the questions below. 1.What did the girl buy? She bought some batteries.2. What do you think the story may talk about? Tick (√ ) the possible answers. a. Where electricity comes from. □ b. What electricity is like. □ c. What we use electricity for. □ d. How we can use electricity safely. □√√√1. What's the girl going to buy? She is going to buy a packet of sweets.2. What does electricity give us? Electricity gives us power.Read the passage again and answer the following questions.3. How does electricity come into homes? Electricity comes into homes through thin wires, just as water through pipes. 4. What in batteries can produce electricity? The chemicals inside batteries can produce electricity.5. Who looks foolish, Daisy or Benny? Benny, of course.Language PointsLanguage Points 1. She can’t buy electricity in packets like sweets! 她不能像她不能像买买糖一糖一样样一包包地一包包地买电买电。

in packets 意意为为“一包包地一包包地” in后接量后接量词词的复数形式常用的复数形式常用语显语显示某物的形示某物的形 状、包装或数量如：状、包装或数量如： in pairs 一一对对对对地地 in rows 一排排地一排排地 in groups成群成群结队结队地地 in bags 一袋袋地一袋袋地• The students work in groups on complex problems. 学生学生们们分分组组研究复研究复杂杂的的问题问题2. She’ll look foolish. 她将会看上去很傻她将会看上去很傻①① look为为系系动词动词，意，意为为“看起来好像，看起来好像，显显得得”，后，后 跟形容跟形容词词作表作表语语类类似的似的词语词语有：有： look sound smell taste feel• The mother looks sad. She looks sadly at her son. 前一个前一个look是系是系动词动词，后跟形容，后跟形容词词sad，描述，描述 mother的状的状态态；后一个；后一个look是行是行为动词为动词，，sadly 修修饰饰look。

adj.②② 辨析：辨析： foolish, silly与与stupid. 这这3个词都有个词都有 “蠢蠢” 的含义：的含义： silly是一个无伤大雅，甚至显得童稚可爱的是一个无伤大雅，甚至显得童稚可爱的词汇，如父母可以说孩子词汇，如父母可以说孩子sillysilly，但没有一，但没有一个父母会认为自己的孩子个父母会认为自己的孩子 foolish foolish 或或stupidstupidfoolish语气次之，通常形容由于缺乏常识，判语气次之，通常形容由于缺乏常识，判断能力有限而做出不恰当的决定反义断能力有限而做出不恰当的决定反义词词wisewise stupid语气最强一般指某人缺乏正常的理解语气最强一般指某人缺乏正常的理解力，智力上有天生的缺陷，所以这是一力，智力上有天生的缺陷，所以这是一个贬义词个贬义词• You silly child. 你这个傻孩子并无贬意）你这个傻孩子并无贬意） • Stay hungry, stay foolish! 求知若渴，虚心若愚求知若渴，虚心若愚——乔布斯乔布斯• It is foolish of her to spend so much money on her shoes. 她花这么多钱在她的鞋子上真是太傻了。

她花这么多钱在她的鞋子上真是太傻了• Don’ t ask so many silly questions. She is a bit foolish but not stupid. 别再问这样傻的问题了！她是有点犯傻但别再问这样傻的问题了！她是有点犯傻但 不是天生愚钝不是天生愚钝3. You mustn't say that, Benny! 班尼班尼, 你不能那你不能那样说样说！！ must，情，情态动词态动词必必须须，一定后接后接动词动词原形mustn’t= must not不准，不允不准，不允许许• I must go to the bank to get some money. 我得到我得到银银行去取些行去取些钱钱• You mustn’t discuss in the library. 在在图书馆图书馆你不能你不能讨论讨论4. It’s like water, in a way. 从某种程度上从某种程度上讲讲，它就像水一，它就像水一样样 in a way 在某种意在某种意义义上上讲讲，从某种程度上，从某种程度上说说• Water, in a way, is people’s most important need. 从某种程度上从某种程度上说说, 水是人水是人们们最重要的需求。

最重要的需求• In a way they played a vanguard role. 在某种意在某种意义义上上说说,他他们们起了先起了先锋锋的作用5. “…These are connected to cables under the street,” Dad added. “……它们与街道下面的电缆相连接它们与街道下面的电缆相连接”爸爸补充道爸爸补充道 connect …to… 把把…连接到连接到…上上 be connected to 意为意为 “被连接到被连接到…上上” 这是被这是被动动 语态结构语态结构• Please connect the computer to internet. 把电脑连到因特网上把电脑连到因特网上 connect…with… 把把…和和…联系起来联系起来• He is connected to/with the murder. 那件谋杀案和他有关那件谋杀案和他有关6. A moment later, Daisy came back. 过过了一会儿，黛西回来了了一会儿，黛西回来了a moment later 意意为为“过过了一会儿了一会儿”。

later是副是副词词，放在一段，放在一段时间时间之后，意之后，意为为“……以后以后”• Mary returned to her hometown ten years later. 玛丽玛丽十年后回到家十年后回到家乡乡• A few hours later he left the house. 几个小几个小时时后他离开了屋子后他离开了屋子C VocabularyC1 The words in italics are from the story on page 73. Circle the correct answers to complete these sentences.1.If you reply to a question, you ____ it. a. ask b. answer2. A foolish person usually does _____ things. a. harmful b. silly3. When my computer is connected to the Internet, the Internet ___ my computer and the other computers in the world together. a. joins b. carries4. If you ask someone to wait for a moment, you will come back in ____. a. a long time b. a short time 5. Batteries provide toy cars with _____. a. electricity b. heatC2 Complete the passage below with the words from the box. anyone connected to in a way power station wiresElectricity is like water,(1) ________ . It flows from the (2)____________ to our homes. The light, TVs and computers in our homes are (3)____________the power station through (4) ______. Electricity is very important to us. We need it at home, at work and in school. Could (5)_______ live in a world without electricity ？？in a waypower stationconnected towiresanyoneStrategies Strategies Compound nounsPower station is a compound noun. We may guess the meaning of a compound noun by looking at the two nouns. See more examples below:bath + room=bathroom living + room=living room D ComprehensionD1 Find these sentences in the story on P73. Write the name of the person or thing that pronounce in italics refer to. 1. I’m going to buy some sweets. _______2. Can you get me a packet of electricity, please? _______3. She’ll look foolish. _______4. It’s like water, in a way. __________5. They are connected to a power station. ______DaisyBennyDaisyElectricityCablesD2 The picture below shows how electricity get to Benny’s flat? Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the box. cable power station wirewirecablepower station 1.He never r_____ to my letters or e-mails. 2.I want to c______ the wire to the TV.3.It is f______ of you to make fun of others. 4.Don‘t leave the lights on. It wastes e________. 5. You can invite a______ to your birthday party. repliesconnectfoolishelectricityanyoneI. I. 根据句意和所给的首字母填空。

根据句意和所给的首字母填空ExercisesExercises1.在某种程度上说，这是一部好电影在某种程度上说，这是一部好电影 ____ ____ ____, it is a good movie. 2. 不一会儿，男孩的妈妈回来了不一会儿，男孩的妈妈回来了 __ _______ _____, the boy’s mum came back.3. 你能去超市买包盐吗？你能去超市买包盐吗？ Can you buy ___ _______ ___ salt from the supermarket? 4. 这部已经连接到电脑上这部已经连接到电脑上 The phone ____ _________ __ the computer.In a way A moment latera packet of was connected toII. II. 根据中文意思完成句子根据中文意思完成句子Electricity is produced in a power station.Electricity travels in cables under the street.Electricity comes into our flat through thin wires.Electricity changes into light energy in light bulbs.Draw a flow chat to talk about the process of electricity. First, people produce electricity in a power station. After that, the electricity travels through cables under the street. The cables are connected to thin wires. Then, electricity comes into homes through those thin wires. Finally, it changes into light energy in light bulbs.D3 Who looks foolish in the end? Why? Discuss with your classmates. (Possible answer) Benny looks foolish in the end. He thought Daisy didn't know what a packet of electricity was. He wanted to make fun of her. However, Daisy came back with a packet of batteries. The chemicals inside batteries produce electricity. So he had no reason to make fun of Daisy. Instead, his mother made fun of him.1. 1. 模仿录音的语音、语调，朗读课文。

模仿录音的语音、语调，朗读课文2. 2. 抄写单词和短语：抄写单词和短语：anyoneanyone，，batterybattery，，cablecable，，connectconnect，，electricityelectricity，，foolishfoolish，，momentmoment，，replyreply，，wirewire；；a packet ofa packet of，， (be) (be) connected toconnected to，，in a wayin a way，，power stationpower station等HomeworkHomework。