Unit3 Reading Around the World in Eight Hours

Questions for Paragraph 1 It can help us learn English and geography at the same time. Its name is ｀ Around the World in Eight Hours’. 3.Who is the designer? 1.What’s the name of the new educational CD-ROM? 2.What can it help you to do? Nancy Jackson.

Questions for Paragraph 2 Itchy Feet. 13 Travelling. 1.Who is the main character? 2.How old is he? 3.What does he like doing? 4.What was he doing when he fell asleep? Lying on the grass and looking at the beautiful blue sky.

Choose the words and fill in the blanks. 1. This is a new __________ (related to education) CD-ROM. 2. Hello Kitty ’ s __________(a person who design something ) is a Japanese. 3. Liu Xiang becomes the __________ (of any time) popular runner. 4. Which __________(a person in a book, film,game, etc.) do you like best,Dao Mingsi,Hua Zelei or Meizuo? designer character educational all-time educational designer all-time character

Let’s play a game!!!

Can you say something about this game? Area of study: Playing steps: Maths 1. Listen to some instructions; 2. Look at the whiteboard carefully; 3. Work out the problem; 4. Click the right ice cream; 5. After you finish it, the old woman will say thanks to you.

Questions for Paragraph 3&4 1.What will happen if you have earned enough points ? 2. How long does it take you to finish the game ? 3. What do the questions test ? 4.What will you see on the screen when you reach a new place ? 5.What can you learn about when you reach London? 6.What will you see when you pass a level ? A cloud will come down and carry you to a place you have never visited before. Eight hours if you are smart. Your knowledge of English grammar and vocabulary. A lot of useful information about that place. About the Museum of London and many other interesting places. A world map.

8. What will he see on the screen when he reaches a new place? 9. What will happen to the places he has visited? 10. Why can you learn English and Geography at the same time when you play this game? A lot of useful information about the place on the screen. They will be marked in bright purple. Because it provides me information about different places and tests my knowledge of English as well. 7.What happened to the places you have visited ? They are marked in bright purple.

When you are playing this game, what is happening step by step?

Get enough points See a golden cloud with instructions on it See clouds with information about different places See clouds with questions on them Get a point every time you answer a question correctly A cloud will come down and carry you off to a new place See a world map. The old place is marked in bright purple

See clouds with information about different places See clouds with questions on them Get a point every time you answer a question correctly A cloud will come down and carry you off to a new place Get enough points On the second level The end Hurray! !! 8 levels

More questions are waiting for you : 1. What is the new educational CD-ROM called? 2. Who is the main character? 3. What did he do after he fell asleep? Around the World in Eight Hours. Itchy Feet. He had a very strange dream.

4. How can he earn a point? 5. What will happen when he has earned enough points? 6. How many levels does the games have? 7. What do the questions test? Every time he answers a question correctly. A cloud will come down and carry him off to a place he has never visited before. 8 They test the players’ knowledge of English grammar and vocabulary

Can you design a table for this new educational CD-ROM? Name of the game No. of levels Main character Age Setting Area of study Designer Sold in Around the World in Eight Hours 8 Itchy Feet 13 years old Different countries English and Geography Nancy Jackson All computer shops and bookshops

Do you know a new ___________ CD- ROM called ___________________________ has just come out? It sounds __________. It can help you learn _______ and __________ at the same time. It helps you learn English by testing your _________ of __________ _________ and ___________. It is designed by ______________ who is also the designer of ‘ ______ ________ ’. Now let me introduce this CD-ROM to you. educational Around the World in Eight Hours interesting English Geography knowledge English grammar vocabulary Nancy Jackson Online Traveller

The _____ _________ is Itchy Feet. When you answer a question correctly, you can earn _______. When you have enough points, a cloud will __________ to a new place. This game has __ levels, and each level takes you ____________ to finish. So if you are smart, you can pass all levels in ______ ______. Is it interesting? Let ’ s get it now! main character a point take you off 8 about an hour eight hours

T or F 1. The game starts with the main character having dinner. 2. The main character is called Itchy Feet. 3. The main character loves to travel. 4. The main character was lying on the grass when he fell asleep. 5. The questions test your knowledge of English. 6. The fastest player can finish the game in an hour. 7. The game has eight levels. 8. Every time you pass a level,you will see a map of china. T T T T T F F F

Homework: Think about one educational CD-ROM you have known and try to collect as much information as possible..

Listen to the tape and answer the following questions: Who is the designer of the new educational CD-ROM? What can you do with the new educational CD-ROM? Nancy Jackson Travel around the world in eight hours on line and learn English at the same time.

One more game!!!

Character: Area of study: Designed by: Copied from: How to play it: 1.Listen to the instructions; 2.Look at the photos and think about their order; 3.Put them in the right place; 4.Press ‘play’ if you want to go on playing. Blue and Steve Sequencing/reordering, visual literacy Viacom International Inc. NickJr.com

all-time favourite CD-ROMs. educational CD-ROMs knowledge of nature designer : a Chinese knowledge of English designer : an Englishman

5. If Li Lei plays this game, he will _______________ JingTian. 6. There are 8 _________ in the game. 7. If you pass all levels, you’ll _____(get)10,000 points. 8.The questions test your ___________(information and understanding in the mind) of English. earn play the role of levels knowledge play the role of levels earn knowledge

Step 4 Reading. 1. Scanning Ask a question “How can you earn points in this game ? ” (If you answer questions correctly.)

Give Ss the following table. Listen to the whole passage while reading through the passage.Then fill in the table. Name of the game Designer Main Character Age No. of levels Time spent on each level Areas of study Around the World in Eight Hours Nancy Jackson Itchy Feet 13 8 an hour English & geography 2 Listen while reading

Put the following sentences in the right order. A The places are marked in bright purple. B Every time we pass a level, we ’ ll see a world map. C We ’ ll see a lot of useful information about that place. D We earn a point when we answer a question correctly. E When we have earned enough points, a cloud will carry you off to a place. F We see a golden cloud with some words on it.

D. We earn a point when we answer a question. E. When we have earned enough points, a will carry you off to a place. C. We’ll see a lot of useful ___________ about that place. B. Every time we pass a level, we’ll see a. The places are marked in bright ________. F. We see a with some words on it. A. We’ll see big clouds of different colors with on them. golden cloud questions correctly information cloud world map purple

Complete their conversation below Millie: Daniel, can you tell me more about the _______? what is its name again? Daniel: It is called­­­______________________________. Millie: It certainly sounds____. I heard that it is an____CD-ROM, is that right? Daniel: Yes, it is. It helps you learn____ and_____ at the same time. Millie :That would be nice.I love to __ and play at the same time.But I have bought many educational CD-ROMs before and none of them is good. Daniel :Don't worry.I’m sure you will like this one. But I’m not sure if you will like the name of the main__________ in the game. Millie :Is it a very strange name? Daniel :Yes,it is. His name is______________. Millie :Well,that's a funny name.Why? Do his feet itch? Daniel :Ha! Ha! No! He just loves to_________. Millie :Oh,I get it now.

1. Find out which paragraph they are in. (1) come out (2) be sold out (3) at the same time (4) main character (5) lie on … (6) fall asleep (7) big clouds of different colors with questions on them (8) come down (9) play the role of (10) on your screen (11) for example (12) pass a level (13) that ’ s for you to find out (14) on the market Paragraph 1: ___________________ Paragraph 2: ___________________ Paragraph 3: ___________________ Paragraph 4: ___________________ Paragraph 5: ___________________ Homework

2. Translate the following sentences into Chinese and dictate them. (1) A new educational CD-ROM called “ Around the world in Eight Hours ” has just come out. (2) She is the designer of the all-time favourite CD-ROM “ Online Traveller ”. (3) You earn a point every time you answer a question correctly. (4) A cloud will come down and carry you off to a place you have never visited before. (5) This CD-ROM helps you learn English by testing your knowledge of English grammar and vocabulary. (6) Get it now before it ’ s sold out!

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