湖南省茶陵縣高中英語 Unit 1 The world of our senses Welcome to the unit課件 牛津譯林版必修3

Unit 1 The world of our senses 1. With what do we see and hear?2. How do we know whether a dish is delicious? How do we know that a flower has a pleasant smell?3. What do we do when we want to know whether the water in the basin is hot or cold? We do With The sensesee eyes sightheartastesmelltouch/feel ears hearingtongue/taste buds tastenose smellhands/feet/skin touch A person who cannot see is _ and someone who cannot hear is _.blinddeafWhat would happen if you lost one or two of your senses? Read the passage on Page 1 and answer.1. 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 2. How do the deaf communicate with each other? They use body language or sign language. However, even if we have good senses, they can still confuse us. Look at the following pictures and try to answer the questions. What do you see in the picture?What can you see in this picture? Do you see a vase or two faces?If you look at the white part, you can see a vase. If you look at the black part, you can see two faces. Which is longer?Actually the two lines are of the same length. How can you find out whether the two lines are of the same length?You can use a ruler to measure the two lines. O r you can use two pieces of paper to cover both ends of the two lines. Are these lines straight? How can you prove that the two lines are straight?You can place a ruler next to the line. You can also use a ruler to draw more straight lines which run parallel to the two lines. Are these pillars round or quadrate? Move or not? Count the black dots. Is the woman real or in the jigsaw? Why are people misled by their own eyes?Because the background or other lines confuse the eyes. Also, what we expect to see can change what we see. Actually its more the brain that is confused than the eyes. 1.Do you use one of your senses more than the others? Give an example. In the dark, the sense of hearing and the sense of touch become more sensitive because we cant see anything. When we listen to our favorite music, we may close our eyes and just listen with our ears. 2. Some people cannot remember something until they have seen it. O ther people only need to hear something once or twice before they can remember it. Which sense helps you learn best? How does it help you? 3. Do you know of any people who have made great achievements even if they have lost the ability to use one of their senses? What did they achieve? There are quite a few people who have made great achievements even when they have lost one of their senses. For example, Beethoven, the great German composer. Fill in the blanks with words relative to senses.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. noticedlookedsee listenedhear 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.watchedsensedfelt/touched feltheardsounded What do you see in this picture?Tree birds or a womans face?Enjoy the pictures. What do you see?flowers or a womans face? Which hand is drawing picture? Find information about some famous people who are disabled yet they made great contributions to the world.