M3U1 The world of our senses
Period 1 Welcome to the unit
Learning Aims :
1. Practice students’ spoken English and listening ability.
2. Encourage students to participate in the discussion in order to realize how they and other people use their senses in their studies and daily life and now they can make better use of their senses.
Important & difficult points:
1. Know about the importance of our senses.
2. Master the use of the following: sense, sight, hold, affect, one another, fail, sign, even if, confuse
Learning guide :
Oral expression; group or team discussion  
【预习导航】
Answer the following questions:
1. How many senses do people have? What are they?
  __________________________________________________
2. Please complete the following table.
We do        with        the sense
see         1. ________         2. ________
hear         3. ________         4. ________
5. ________         tongue／taste buds        6. ________
7. ________         8. ________         smell
9. ________         hands／feet／skin         10. ________
3. Do you know how blind people can read?
  __________________________________________________
4. How do the deaf communicate with each other?
  __________________________________________________
【合作探究】
Picture Description
Picture1：_______________________________________________________
Picture 2：________________________________________________________
Picture 3：________________________________________________________  
Picture 4：________________________________________________________
Discussion
1. Why are people misled by their own eyes?   
__________________________________________________________________
【巩固拓展】
Disability and achievements
1. If a person has a problem with hearing, what do we call them? And what about a person
  with a problem of sight?
  ____________________________________________________________
2. Do you know of any people who have made great achievements even if they have
lost one of their senses? What did they achieve?
____________________________________________________________
【课堂训练】
一、根据首字母提示，补全下列句中单词。　
1. The new tax law doesn’t a__________ me because I’m a student.
2. ---How did Chris do in his driving test?   ---He f__________.
3. I like Pam --- she has a really good s_________ of humour .
4. The reason why I a________ good results is that I work hard, and so could you.
5. I always c_________ you with your sister --- you look so alike.
二、单项填空
1. All the_______ noise in the crowd made the little girl _______.
A. confusing; confusing   B. confused; confused  
C. confusing; confused  D. confused; confusing
2. _______ my hometown take on a new look, a _______  of pride suddenly
appeared in my mind.
A. Having seen; happiness  B. Seeing; meaning  C. When I saw; sense   
D. While I saw; feeling
3. ______ you dislike ancient monuments, Warrick Castle is ______ worth a visit.
A. Even if; well  B. Though; very     C. If; quite    D. When; well
4. Though good care has been taken of him, his health is still _______.
A. so poor      B. poor        C. as poor        D. poorer
Homework
1. Read two articles on page 94-95.   
2. Preview reading text.

M3U1 The world of our senses
Period 1 Welcome to the unit
Learning Aims :
1. Practice students’ spoken English and listening ability.
2. Encourage students to participate in the discussion in order to realize how they and other people use their senses in their studies and daily life and now they can make better use of their senses.
Important & difficult points:
1. Know about the importance of our senses.
2. Master the use of the following: sense, sight, hold, affect, one another, fail, sign, even if, confuse
Learning guide :
Oral expression; group or team discussion  
【预习导航】
Answer the following questions:
1. How many senses do people have? What are they?
  __________________________________________________
2. Please complete the following table.
We do        with        the sense
see         1. ________         2. ________
hear         3. ________         4. ________
5. ________         tongue／taste buds        6. ________
7. ________         8. ________         smell
9. ________         hands／feet／skin         10. ________
3. Do you know how blind people can read?
  __________________________________________________
4. How do the deaf communicate with each other?
  __________________________________________________
【合作探究】
Picture Description
Picture1：_______________________________________________________
Picture 2：________________________________________________________
Picture 3：________________________________________________________  
Picture 4：________________________________________________________
Discussion
1. Why are people misled by their own eyes?   
__________________________________________________________________
【巩固拓展】
Disability and achievements
1. If a person has a problem with hearing, what do we call them? And what about a person
  with a problem of sight?
  ____________________________________________________________
2. Do you know of any people who have made great achievements even if they have
lost one of their senses? What did they achieve?
____________________________________________________________
【课堂训练】
一、根据首字母提示，补全下列句中单词。　
1. The new tax law doesn’t a__________ me because I’m a student.
2. ---How did Chris do in his driving test?   ---He f__________.
3. I like Pam --- she has a really good s_________ of humour .
4. The reason why I a________ good results is that I work hard, and so could you.
5. I always c_________ you with your sister --- you look so alike.
二、单项填空
1. All the_______ noise in the crowd made the little girl _______.
A. confusing; confusing   B. confused; confused  
C. confusing; confused  D. confused; confusing
2. _______ my hometown take on a new look, a _______  of pride suddenly
appeared in my mind.
A. Having seen; happiness  B. Seeing; meaning  C. When I saw; sense   
D. While I saw; feeling
3. ______ you dislike ancient monuments, Warrick Castle is ______ worth a visit.
A. Even if; well  B. Though; very     C. If; quite    D. When; well
4. Though good care has been taken of him, his health is still _______.
A. so poor      B. poor        C. as poor        D. poorer
Homework
1. Read two articles on page 94-95.   
2. Preview reading text.