1. Yixing Experimental MiddleSchool Xia Qin Main task

2. Choose your favourite A game Brain storm

3. snail How long can a snail live without eating? A. four days B. four weeks C. four months D. four years [sneil]

4. mouse Why does a mouse like biting ( 咬 ) wooden things? A. It is hungry. B. It likes doing that. C. Its teeth will grow longer and longer. D. It won’t grow up.

5. cow How many stomachs ( 胃 ) does a cow have? A. one B. two C. three D. four [kau]

6. gingko ( 银杏 ) There is an old gingko in Shandong. How old is it? A. 3000 B. 6000 C. 5000 D. 4000 ['giŋkəu]

7. The tallest man 1. Where was the man from? 2. When was he born? 3. When did he die? 4. How tall was he? 5. How much did he weigh ? 6. How long were his hands? a man in the USA born on 22nd February 1918 died on 15th July 1940 2.72 m tall weighed 222.71kg when he was 21 and 199kg when he died hands 32.4cm long

8. 1.what was the man’s name? His name was sandwich. 2.What did he love doing? He loved playing cards. 3.Did he want to stop to have dinner? No, he didn’t. 4.What did he do then? He put meat between two pieces of bread. 5.Did people love sandwiches very much? Yes, they did

9. Amazing TV not sure who _________TV. In 1928, the first TV ___ —— Felix the Cat. In 1936, the first TV_________ in the world –BBC in London. by 1966, more than 10________ colour TV sets in the USA. invented star station million

10. Do you know the tallest man in the world? The tallest man in history was from _______.He _________ on 22nd February 1918 and ________on 15 th July 1940. He __________ tall. Even his hands ____________ long. At the age of 21, he _______________ kg. When he died,he _______________ kg. the USA was born was 2.72m died were 32.4 cm weighed 222.71 weighed 199

11. Most people like eating sandwiches, but few of them know the history of them. I read in a book that once there was a _____ called Sandwich. He ___________________ with his friends all day and he _________________________________. man loved playing cards did not want to stop to have dinner Then he _____________________________ and ate it as dinner so he could keep on playing. Soon many people learnt to make this kind of food and loved it. They named the food after________. put meat between two pieces of bread the man

12. Do you know anything about the first TV star? It was ___________. It appeared on TV in _____. In 1936, the world’s first TV station-BBC, was set up in ________. By 1966, there were more than _________colour TV sets in the USA. Today, most families have at least one TV. However, people are not sure ______________.Isn’t that amazing? Felix the Cat 1928 who invented TV London 10 million

13. How can we write about amazing things? First, we make notes about the information. nationality the time of death height the length of hands birthday weight amazing facts （令人惊讶的事实 ） general information （大体信息） people

14. 新华社伦敦 2010 年 3 月 15 日专电 吉尼斯世界纪录 总部 15 日在伦敦宣布， “ 世界最矮男人 ” 纪录保持者中国 人何平平 13 日在罗马一家医院去世，终年 21 岁。何平平 1988 年 7 月出生在中国内蒙古自治区乌兰察布市公腊胡 洞乡。 2007 年，他获得 “ 世界最矮男人 ” 称号。吉尼斯世 界纪录认证官员 2008 年 3 月对他的身高进行复核，测得 身高 74.61 厘米，体重 7 公斤。 何平平出生在家里，刚出 生时还不足 1 斤。 The shortest man nationality___________________ birthday_____________________ the time of death______________ height________________________ Weight________________________ …….

15. How can we write about amazing things? First, we make notes about the information. nationality the time of death height the length of hands birthday weight amazing facts （令人惊讶的事实 ） general information （大体信息） people things

16. 世界上第一台电脑于 1946 年在美国面世，但 它的体积庞大，重量约 30000 公斤。我们平时所 用的电脑主要分两种，笔记本（ NoteBook ）和 台式机（ Desktop computer ）。 1985 年，日本 推出一款新的超轻便型笔记本电脑，重量约 1.08 公斤。 随着电脑的普及，网络也随之迅猛发展， 目前其中中国网民人数超过 4 亿。 Amazing computer inventor_________________________________ weight of the first…...______________________ weight of the lightest….____________________ the number of users_______________________

17. How can we write about amazing things? First, we make notes about the information. Check spelling or grammatica l mistakes. tense Explanation (amazing) Beginning (interesting) Ending (stress) Then, we should organize the information well. things people

18. Do you know anything about…?/Do you know that……? （问题） Most people like…,but …( 总述） ——facts should be amazing ( 用 because, so, after, but 等连词增强文章的连贯性） beginning 开头 explanation 说明 ending 结尾 ( 这些句子能引发读者强烈的好奇心，引人入胜） ——conclution or stress( 结论或强调） tips ：

19. Can you write an article about amazing things?

20. The shortest man a man in China born in July1988 died on 13th March 2010 74.61cm tall weighed less than half a kilo when he was born and 7 kg when he died Writing competition (Here are the notes): Amazing computer The scientists in the USA invented computer In1946,the first computer weighed 3000kg in1985, the lightest Notebook( 笔记本电脑 ) weighted 1.08kg,in Japan by 2010, more than 300 million computers in China

21. How can we write about amazing things? First, we make notes about the information. Check spelling or grammatica l mistakes. tense Explanation (amazing) Beginning (interesting) Ending (stress) Then, we organize the information well. things people

22. eat 54 hotdogs in 12 minutes talk with animals

23. make the bus move with his ears

24. helps … grow faster and bigger

25. the biggest flower, smells bad

26. Each stone is about 2000kg. pyramid millions of stones ['pirəmid]

27. 100g 130kg be born: 100g; grow up: 130kg

28. a kind of mouse in Africa eats cats

29. ostrich the biggest bird can’t fly [' ɔ strit ʃ ]

30. snail can sleep for 3 years has more than 10,000 teeth [sneil]

31. Most polar bears are left-handed. polar bear ['pəulə]

33. The tallest man a man in the USA born on 22nd February 1918 died on 15th July 1940 2.72 m tall weighed 222.71kg when he was 21 and 199kg when he died hands 32.4cm long

34. Amazing TV not sure who invented TV. In 1928, the first TV star —— Felix the Cat. In 1936, the first TV station in the world –BBC in London. by 1966, more than 10 million colour TV sets in the USA.