滬教牛津版九年級上冊英語Unit 1 More practice – Culture corner課件

1、Module 1 GeniusesUnit 1 Wise men in historyMore practice Culture cornerHow can you weigh an elephant without any modern machines?More practice How did Cao chong weigh the elephant?Who was in the story?What did Cao Cao want to know about the elephant?How did Cao Chong weigh the elephant?What do you t

2、hink of Cao Chong?Task 1Read the passage and answer the questions:Cao Cao, Cao Chong and some soldiers.2. He wanted to know the weight of the elephant.3. a. Led the elephant onto a boat. b. Drew a line on the side of the boat to mark how low it went. c. took the elephant off the boat and filled the

3、boat with rocks until it went down again and water reached the line on the boat d. weighed the rocks.Check the answersOne day, Sun Quan sent Cao Cao an elephant _ a present. Cao Cao wanted to _ the weight of the elephant. Cao Chong said he had a good idea. Cao Chong asked some soldiers to _ the elep

4、hant _ a boat. The boat went lower _ the water and Cao Chong drew a line on the boat. Then soldiers _ the boat _ rocks. The boat went down again and the water _ the line on the boat. Cao Chong weighed all the rocks and that was the weight of the elephant. Cao Cao was _ him.asfind outleadontointofill

5、edwithreachedso proud ofTask 2 plete the passage with proper words, which will help you retell the text.1. What a huge animal it is! 多么巨大的動物！language points感嘆句結(jié)構(gòu)What+ a/an+(adj.)+n.(單數(shù))+(主+謂)+!What+(adj.)+n.(復(fù)數(shù)/不可數(shù))+(主+謂)+!What an honest man (he is)!What beautiful flowers (these are)!2. Cao Chong as

6、ked some soldiers to lead the elephant onto a boat.曹沖叫一些士兵將大象領(lǐng)到船上。ask sb. to do sth. 要求某人做某事leadonto 帶到.之上Ive asked David to e to the party.我叫了大衛(wèi)來參加聚會。The schoolmaster met us and led us round the campus.校長接待了我們，帶我們在校園里轉(zhuǎn)了轉(zhuǎn)。until 到時；直到時；常引導(dǎo)狀語從句。take off 脫下；起飛；突然成功；離開Once he starts a decorating job he

7、wont stop until its finished.一旦開始一項裝修工作，他就不會半途而廢。3. The elephant was then taken off the boat and the boat was filled with rocks until it went down again and water reached the line on the boat.1. 他一看見我就往另一個方向躲開了。 When he saw me, he took off in the other direction.2. Her singing career had just begun

8、to take off.她的歌唱事業(yè)剛剛起飛。DiscussionDo you know any other good stories in Chinese history like Cao Chong weighs an elephant? Could you share it with us?Study skillsPunctuationto break sentences into smaller parts and make them easier to read. masOne day in ancient Greece, King Hiero askeda crown maker

9、to make him a golden crown.to separate words in lists.English-speaking countries include theUK, the US, Canada and Australia.We use mas:We use full stops (.), question marks (?) and exclamation marks (!) to end sentences. We also use other punctuation marks in sentences.before question tags. masYou

10、like reading, dont you?when an adverbial clause is used at the beginning of a sentence.If a small rock is put in water, only a little water will be displaced.We use mas:to show direct speech.Quotation marks“I like fish and chips,” said Mike.around words that other people have used or words with a sp

11、ecial meaning.Mark Twain is often called the “father of American literature”.We use quotation marks:in contractions. They are most often used in speech or informal writing.Apostrophescant (= cannot), its (= it is/has), Id (= I would/had)to show possession.Jasons family, the childrens booksWe use apo

12、strophes:for some pounds.HyphensT-shirt, Mid-Autumn Festival, hard-workingwhen two related modifiers e before a noun.a well-dressed manWe use hyphens:to introduce a list.ColonsWe need seven people: threestudents, three engineers and one expert.We use a colon:1 You like Chinese food don t you asked Mary2 Since she s your little sister please take care of her3 I ve pass