牛津高中英语牛津高中英语 ( 模块三 · 高一下学期 )

Welcome to the unit Unit 1

The world of our senses

Fill in the table We dowiththe sense seeeyessight hear taste smell touch/feel earshearing tongue/taste buds taste nose smell hands/feet/skin touch

Read the short passage quickly and then answer the questions quickly. 1.What would happen if you lost one or two of your senses?

2.Do you know how blind people can read? They can read by touching raised dots which represent numbers and letters. This system is called Braille. 3.How do the deaf communicate with each other? They use body language or sign language.

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? 5. Why are people misled by their own eyes.

1.To see is to believe

Move or not?

Which blue circle is bigger, a or b? Are the eyes of the same height?

How many people can you see in the picture?

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 the world clearly, we should also be armed with scientific knowledge and think twice before action.

Discussion 2.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 you?

What do they have in common? They all made great achievements even if they lost some of their senses.

Homework 1. Preview the reading part, do Exercise C1 and C2. 2. Preview the reading strategy.