1、 Unit 5 Amazing things Whats amazing in the picture?The fish is very big Eat 54 hotdogs in 12 minutesTalk with animalsThe mountain looks like a monkey.Look and say The mountain looks like a camel.Fish sleep with their eyes open.the Sunthe EarthThe Sun is about 1,300,000 times larger than the Earth.T
2、here are no bones in the back of elephants feet only fat.in the back of1234Fish sleep with their eyes open.The Sun is about1,300,000 times larger than the Earth.Our eyes are the samesize from birth,but our nose and ears never stop growing.There are no bones inthe back of elephants feet-only fat.abcd
3、A.Fun facts B.We have learned some amazing things.How do you feel?amazing cool funny great interesting wonderful Which pictures are they talking about?They are talking about Picture 1 and Picture 4.PracticePlease talk about amazing things with each other.A:Do you know any fun facts about the world?B
4、:Yes._.A:Thats interesting!What about_?B:_.A:Oh,really?B:Yes.Isnt that amazing?Millie:Do you know that fish sleep with their eyes open?Amy:Oh,really?Millie:Isnt that interesting?Amy:Yes,it is.Do you know that the Sun is about 1,300,000 times larger than the Earth?Millie:Thats funny.amazing funny gre
5、at interesting cool wonderfulExample:Whats that?Comic stripHobo and Eddie are talking about something strange in the sky.Do you want to see it?1.Do Eddie and Hobo see a UFO?2.What do they see in fact(事实上)?3.Why doesnt Eddie think it is a plane?No,they dont.They see a plane.Because Eddie thinks there
6、 are many bright lights in it and its too small.Read and answer the questions Answer the questions Practice:Eddie:Hey,Hobo.Look at that.Hobo:What is it?Eddie:Its a UFO,Hobo.Can you see it?Hobo:Come on,Eddie.Its just a plane.I saw one yesterday.Eddie:No.Its a UFO.Look at its bright light.Hobo:Its onl
7、y the light on the plane.Eddie:It isnt a plane.Look,Its so small.ReadingA.The ghost in the park One Sunday morning,Millie and Amy went to Sunshine Park.They sat down under the big tree as usual.Suddenly,they heard a whisper from the bushes behind the tree.They turned around but saw nothing.They were
8、 very afraid.They left the park quickly.On their way home,they met Andy.Millie told him everything.Andy went to the park,stood beside the tree and listened carefully.Then he heard the whisper.He searched the bushes and found a little cat in the bushes.The cat was very weak.When it miaowed,it sounded
9、 like a whisper.Andy picked up the little cat and went to find Millie and Amy.They were very surprised.Later that day,they took the little cat to the animal centre.When Millie and Amy sat down under a big tree as usual,what happened suddenly?What did they do after they heard the strange sound and ho
10、w did they feel?When Millie and Amy sat down under a big tree as usual,suddenly,they heard a whisper from the bushes behind the tree.They turned around but saw nothing,they felt very afraid.Answer the questionsAt that moment,Millie and Amy were afraid,so they left the park quickly.On their way home,
11、who did they meet?How did Andy find the cat?On their way home,they met Andy.He went to the park,stood beside the tree and listened carefully.When he heard the whisper,he searched the bushes.How did Millie and Amy feel when they knew the ghost was a weak cat?At last,what did Millie,Amy and Andy do?Th
12、ey felt very surprised when they knew the ghost was a weak cat.At last,they took the little cat to the animal centre.Read the text and try to finish the table.One Saturday morningSunshine ParkMillie and AmyThey heard a“ghost”in the park.At first,they felt afraid.When theyfound it was a cat,they were
13、nt afraid any more.1.As usual means _.a the first time b as they often do c seldom2.To reply means _.a to think b to say something again c to say or write something as an answerbcB1.Here are some words in the story about the“ghost”in the park.Find the meaning of each word by giving the correct lette
14、r.3.To leave means _.a to find out b to look for c to go away4.If you wonder,you _.a want to know something b feel great c say something happilyca5.To search means _.a to find something b to shout at something c to look carefully for something6.Weak means _.a clever b small c not strong cca.We ran a
15、way quickly.b.Andy found a little cat in the bushes.c.We talked under a big tree in the park.d.Suddenly,we heard a whisper.e.We turned around but saw nothing.f.Andy went to the park.g.I told Andy about the strange sound.4712365B2.Rearrange the order.1.I was afraid when I heard the whisper.2.The whis
16、per came from a big tree.3.We went back to the park with Andy.4.Somebody helped Andy find the“ghost”.5.Andy found a small cat in the bushes.6.Andy give the little cat to Amy.TFFTFFthe bushes.B3.T or FThey took the little cat to the animal centre.Andy found the“ghost”.Andy went to the park.B4.Henry,A
17、ndys friend,is asking Andy about the“ghost”.Help Andy answer his questions.Henry:What did Millie and Amy hear?Andy:They heard a(1)_.They were very(2)_ and left the park quickly.whisperafraidHenry:What did you find?Andy:I found a little cat in the(3)_.Henry:Why did the little cat sound like a ghost?A
18、ndy:It was very(4)_,so when it(5)_,it sounded like a whisper.Henry:Wheres the little cat now?Andy:We took it to the(6)_ centre.bushesweakmiaowedanimalKeywords and phrases:chat/a whisper/bush/nothing/afraid/run away/tell/search/weak/surprised/later that day/animal centreTry to retell the storyGrammar
19、Simple past tense(I)We use the simple past tense to talk about things in the past.A month ago,Millie and Amy to Sunshine Park.Last Sunday,they to the park again.wentwentwent是go在一般进去时中所用的动词形式,是go的过去式。一般过去时的时间状语一般过去时常与表示过去的时间状语连用，如：yesterday,last night,a month ago,yesterday afternoon,last week,ten yea
20、rs ago,just now,then等。动词过去式的构成规则变化规则变化规则动词-ed的读音 1、清念/t/，即 ed 在清辅音后面念/t/。例：helped passed cooked2、元浊/d/，即 ed 在元音，浊辅音后面念/d/。例：borrowed enjoyed called moved 3、/t/d/之后念/id/，即 ed 在/t/d/音后面念/id/。例：wanted shouted needed counted 不规则变化不规则变化1）规则动词的过去式构成方法歌诀：过去式构成有规律，一般词尾加-ed。词尾有个e，直接加-d。辅音字母加y，变y为i加-ed。一辅重闭做词
21、尾，双写之后加-ed。过去式用于过去时，表示过去发生事。2）不规则动词歌诀：动词中间两个e，去掉一个后加t，如果t，d来结尾，去e之后加上t，“想、买、带来、打仗”，-ought换上，“抓住、教书”，-aught别忘。巧学妙记歌诀Talking about the pastAWrite the simple past tense of the verbs below.1.start _2.love _3.play _4.plan _9.leave _10.tell _11.stand _12.bring _5.reply _6.say _7.meet _8.hear _startedplaye
22、dlovedplannedsaidrepliedleftmetstoodtoldheardbroughtBHelp Millie complete her diary entry.This morning,we _(go)to the Fun World Museum.When we _(get)to the museum,there _(be)a lot of people there.We _(spend)three hours in the museum.I _(take)a lot of photos.Some of us _(buy)cards of the animals ther
23、e.We _(come)back to school at 1 p.m.We _(have)a great time!wentwerespenttookboughtcamehadgotCComplete the conversation.Millie:We _(go)to the Fun World Museum the day before yesterday,Daniel.It _ (be)so interesting!Daniel:Really?Tell me all about it.Millie:OK.We _(see)a small monkey,only 11 centimetr
24、es tall.Daniel:Thats amazing!What else?Millie:We also _(learn)about some strange birds like dodos.They _(live)on the earth a long time ago.Daniel:Thats cool!wentsawwaslearntlivedIntegrated skillsA.Talking about animalsgiraffehas a long neckthe tallest animal on landIt lives on the ground,in trees or
25、 in water.snakeThey eat little or nothing in cold winter.camelIt lives in very dry places.ship of the desertantsThey like sweet things.A1 Mr Wu is showing Suzy some pictures of animals.Listen to their conversation and put the pictures in the right order.Write the numbers 1-4 in the boxes.ab dc1324gi
26、raffesnakecamelantA2 Suzy is afraid of animals.Mr Wu wants to help her.He is telling her some interesting things about animals.Listen to their conversation and help Suzy complete her notes.a giraffehas a very long neckonly _ bones in its long necka snakelives on the ground,in trees or in watereats l
27、ittle or nothing for _in cold wintercamelsantslive in very dry placescan live without _ for a long timecan _ things wellsevenmonthswatersmellA3 Suzy is not afraid of animals now.She is writing a thank-you letter to Mr Wu.Help her finish the letter.Use the notes in Part A2 on page 63 to help you.only
28、 seven boneseats little or nothingcan live without watercan smell things wellAmy:Do you know about any amazing things,Simon?Simon:Yes.I heard of a young man.He travelled around over 80 countries by bicycle.Amy:Thats cool!What amazing things do you know,Millie?Millie:I read about a man the other day.
29、He can write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.Simon:Thats really amazing!What about you,Peter?Do you know any amazing things?Peter:I learnt about an artist.He can draw 3-D pictures with chalk.Simon:Thats really great!B.speak upWhat kind of picture is he drawing?A 3-D picture.Wh
30、at is the artist using to draw the picture?Chalk.write with one handdraw with the otherat the same timetravel around over80 countries _write with one handdraw with the other _draw 3-D pictures with _What did they do?A young manA manAn artistby bicycleat the same timechalkAmazing things about animals
31、Look and sayWork in groups and talk about the amazing things about you know.You can follow the model.Group workMake a new dialogue and talk about the amazing things.A:Do you know anything unusual about the camels?B:Yes.Each of their eyes has three eyelids.A:Thats interesting.What about the dodo?B:It
32、 is a kind of strange bird.The last dodo died in 1681.A:How amazing!Example:Study skillsPronouncing the-ed ending Many verbs in the simple past tense end in the letters ed.Do you know how many ways of pronouncing this ending there are?Pronouncing the ed ending1 dance danced2 help helped /p/3 talk ta
33、lked4 shop shoppedThe ways of pronouncing-ed/s/t/t/t/t/k/p/清辅音清辅音Tip 1：-ed pronounces/t/after the voiceless consonants.5 play played6 live lived7 answer answered8 carry carried/e/d/v/d/d/d/浊辅音浊辅音元音元音Tip 2：-ed pronounces/d/after the voiced consonants and vowels.9 hate hated10 need needed11 visit visi
34、ted12 shout shouted/t/d/d/d/d/d/t/t/Tip 3:-ed pronounces/d/after the sounds/t/and/d/.More examples watched,laughed,washed,cookedlooked,missed,liked,helped/t/waited,shouted,wanted,planted needed,sounded,added,nodded/d/t/d/d/1 danced 5 played 9 hated2 helped 6 lived 10 needed3 talked 7 answered 11 vis
35、ited4 stopped 8 carried 12 shoutedA.1.listened _5.started _9.stopped _2.liked _ 6.chatted _ 10.raised _3.wanted _ 7.finished _11.walked _4.hoped _8.passed _12.turned _/d/t/t/Id/Id/t/t/t/d/t/d/Id/B.Millie:Sandy,youre late.The museum closed just a minute ago.Sandy:Sorry.My grandma visited us this afte
36、rnoon,so I stayed at home and talked to her.Millie:Thats OK.Sandy:I hope you enjoyed your day.What did you do?Millie:We watched a short film.It showed a lot of amazing things in the world.Kitty:Then we played some amazing games.It was fun!Were going to come here again next weekend.Sandy:Let me come
37、with you then!C.The ways of pronouncing ed:1.-ed pronounces/t/after the voiceless consonants.2.-ed pronounces/d/after the voiced consonants and vowels.3.-ed pronounces/d/after the sounds/t/and/d/.Summary TaskAmazing thingsSandwich1.got its name from a man called John Montagu,the Fourth Earl of Sandw
38、ich2.loved playing cards very much3.did not want to stop for meals4.put meat between two pieces of bread5.others wanted to eat the same food6.later became popular all over the worldA.1.What was the mans name?2.What did he love doing?3.Did he want to stop for meals?4.How did he eat his dinner?5.Did p
39、eople love sandwiches very much?His name was sandwich.He loved playing cards.No,he didnt.He put meat between two pieces of bread.Yes,they did.Answer the questionsTVthe first TV show in the UK in 1926By 1935,about 2000 TVs in usein China,in 1987,about 29 TVs per 100 families,but now most families hav
40、e at least one TVNow TVs can be as large as 152 inches1.When and where was the first TV show?It was in the UK in 1926.2.How many TVs were in use per 100 Chinese families in 1987?About 29.3.How big can TVs be now?They can be as 152 as inches.Answer the questions We live in a wonderful world with a lo
41、t of amazing things.Many people like sandwiches,but do you know anything about this kind of food?Sandwich got its name from a man called John Montagu,the Fourth Earl of Sandwich.The man loved playing cards with his friends very much.He did not want to stop for meals,so he put meat between two pieces
42、 of bread.Soon others wanted to eat the same food,so they asked for a“sandwich”.Later the food became popular all over the world.Isnt that amazing?B.Q.How to write the composition about amazing things?2.Then we can write the composition after the notes.1.We must make notes first.Each group choose a kind of animals and talk about some amazing things about them.Then write an article.Homework
