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1、2,5,Amazing things,Encyclopaedias,Reading (I) Using English,Cartoon talk,Think, say and learn,What do you know about ?,Before you read,Cartoon talk,3-1,1,2,Is my encyclopaedia useful, Lo?,Yes, Hi. Very useful.,3,1,2,3-2,Answer the following questions.,What is an enclopaedia?,An enclopaedia is a book
2、 that gives you information about a lot of different things.,/nsaklpi:d/,3,1,2,3-2,Answer the following questions.,What does Hi think Lo is probably doing? Does Lo find the book useful? In fact, what is Lo doing? What will Hi probably be like when he knows that Lo is standing on his encyclopaedia?,H
3、e thinks that Lo is probably reading his encyclapaedia and finding out some information from it.,3,Yes, he does.,In fact, he is standing on the encyclopaedia to change the light bulb.,1,2,3-1,Think, say and learn,Have you got an encyclopaedia at home? Have you ever read an encyclopaedia in the libra
4、ry? Do you know any types of encyclopaedias?,3,3-2,1,2,There are different types of encyclopaedias:,one book on its own,a set of different volumes,an encyclopaedia for children,an encyclopaedia for adults,an encyclopaedia on CD-ROMs or DVD-ROMs,3,3-3,1,2,What would you like to use an encyclopaedia f
5、or?,3,An encyclopaedia gives us information on all kinds of subjects and people, usually by means of short articles. The items in an encyclopaedia are arranged in alphabetical order and within topics.,Encyclopaedias can help you with your studies. Some encyclopaedias give us facts or information abo
6、ut all kinds of subjects. The subjects are usually in alphabetical order with guide words at the top of each page. An encyclopaedia often consists of a number of books. These books are called volumes.,1,2,9-1,What do you know about ?,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,A In which volumes of the encyclopaedia on the right
7、 would you find the information listed below? Write the number of the volume for each topic.,9-2,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,Brain _ Typhoons _ Computers _ Weather _ Korea _ Pandas _,VOL. 1,VOL. 6,VOL. 1,VOL. 7,VOL. 4,VOL. 5,9,9-3,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,Some encyclopaedias give information on different subjects. Do yo
8、u know what topics these books give information on?,Encyclopaedias on different topics,9,B In which of the following encyclopaedias would you look for information on these topics? Write the numbers for each topic.,4,1,3,2,2,1,3,4,9-4,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,When we use an encyclopaedia, we should know wha
9、t kind of information we need to look for first. Sometimes, we do not understand some important words (we call them key words) in the sentences. Then we can look in an encyclopaedia and try to find them.,9-5,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,The 2010 Expo will be held in Shanghai. If you want to learn about the histo
10、ry of Expo, you need to look for the item Expo in an encyclopaedia.,9,9-6,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,C Here are some instructions for finding information. Which word or words in the instructions tell you where to look in an encyclopaedia? The first one has been done for you.,Find information on how people make
11、 paper. Find information on the invention of numbers. Make some notes on how electricity is produced.,9,Find out about festivals in Japan. Learn some facts about swimming. Read about how the human heart works. Write a paragraph on the history of computers. Make a list of some of the ways that animal
12、s help us.,9-7,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,Sometimes, at the end of an article, an encyclopaedia will tell us where to look for more information on a similar subject. For example, the article on disnasaurs on page 75 tells us to See Earth History.,Tips,9,9-8,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,Sometimes you cannot find a subject i
13、n an encyclopaedia. This may be because it is part of a larger subject. Here are two examples:,Tennis,Roses,may be part of the larger subject, Sports.,may be part of the larger subject, Flowers.,9,9-9,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,D Match the subjects in Column A below with the larger subjects in Column B.,9,Look
14、 it up! Mays father bought her an encyclopaedia. Here are three articles she found in it.,1,2,4-1,Before you read,A Read the title and introduction on page 75. Then answer the questions.,3,4,4-2,1,2,3,What is May reading? Who gave her the encyclopaedia? How many articles did she find in it? What doe
15、s the title look up probably mean?,She is reading an encyclopaedia.,Her father gave her the encyclopaedia.,She found three articles in it.,Look up means find the meaning or information about something in a dictionary or encyclopaedia.,4,B Now, look at the subtitles. In which volume of the encyclopaedias did May find them?,4-3,1,2,3,May found them in Volume 2.,4,C How are the items arranged in an encyclopaedia?,4-4,1,2,3,DINOSAURS ,DIOGENES ,DISNEY, WALT ,In alphabetical order.,4,
