Unit 1 The world of our senses Module 3 Unit 1 The world of our senses Welcome to the unit 江苏教育学院附属高级中学 张红

Five senses 江苏教育学院附属高级中学 张红

We do with the sense see eyes sight hear taste smell touch/feel ears hearing tongue/taste buds taste nose smell hands/feet/skin touch

What would happen if you lost one or two of your senses? A person who cannot see is_______ and someone who cannot hear is ________. blind deaf

Do you know how blind people can read? Read the short passage on page 1

They can read by touching raised dots which represent numbers and letters. This system is called Braille.

How do the deaf communicate with each other? They use body language or sign language.

Sometimes senses may cheat us and they may affect one another. Do you believe? Sometimes senses may cheat us and they may affect one another.

What do you see in the picture? 江苏教育学院附属高级中学 陈志耘

What is it?

A kind of fish

What kind of animal is it?

江苏教育学院附属高级中学 陈志耘 Move or not?

P1. (text book) Observation What can you see in this picture? How would you judge the length of the two lines? How can you prove that the two lines are straight? Can the symbols be read in only one way?

Why are people misled by their own eyes? Discussion Why are people misled by their own eyes?

Protect your senses!

Language points Fill in the blanks with words that have something to do with “senses”. noticed When he got there, he _________ that there was a dark hole. He ________ into it, but could ________ nothing. He ________ with his ears, he could _______ nothing, either. He _________ it for a long time. He _______ something strange. He ___________ the side of the hole. It ______ hot. Suddenly some noises were ________ from the hole. It ________ like someone was cooking inside. looked see listened hear sensed watched felt/touched felt heard sounded

Some great people who have lost one or two of his senses ？

Homework: Find information about some famous people who are disabled yet they made great contributions to the world..