七下U5Reading.ppt
Reading,How to save water in the home,By thinking carefully about how much water you use at home and changing some water-wasting habits,it is easy to save water.,Wash vegetables and fruit in a bowl rather than under a running tap,and use the leftover water for watering house plants.Take shorter showers.Shorter showers will not only save water but also reduce your water heating costs.,Put your cotton wool and tissues in a waste bin rather than flush them down the toilet.A dripping tap can waste up to 4 litres of water a day.Replace broken tap washers for a quick and cheap way of saving water.,Wash with a full load(满载).Make sureyou use your washing machine correctly and that you adjust(调节)the water level to suit the size of your load,or better wait until you have a full load.Do you know any other ways to save water in the home?,Reading:Water talks,Getting readyAfter you have a PE class,what do you need most?,Water,We cant live without water.Without water,animals and plants cant live.,A What do you know about?,Try this quiz about water.1.You can live without water for a few.a.hours b.days c.weeks2.When you exercise,you need water.a.more b.less c.no3.Water covers about of the Earth.a.one third b.one half c.two thirds4.About of the water on Earth is“fresh”or without salt.a.3%b.10%c.20%,b,a,c,a,Water on Earth,Water covers 70 percent(百分之)of Earths surface(表面).There is a lot of water on the Earth,but 97 percent is from the sea.We cant drink it because its too salty.About 2 percent of water is in icecaps(冰盖)and icebergs(冰山).People can only use 1 percent of the worlds water.,It runs into rivers.It rises from the sea to the sky.It runs into the sea.It falls as rain again.Water falls from the clouds as rain.,B Before you read,Look at the picture below and put the followingsentences in the correct order.Write the numbers 1-5 in the boxes.,2,3,4,5,1,Reading,Water talks,Read fast and answer:Where was Dora?Where did the drop of water come from?What did Dora do at last?,She was in the bathroom.,It came from the river.,She turned the tap off.,Read aloud,Listen to Water talks and read aloud.,After reading-useful words and expressions,C1:Circle the correct answers to complete these sentences.1.If you turn a tap off,the water from the tap.a.stops running b.starts running2.The rain dropped.It from the sky.a.fell down b.disappeared3.When you add some chemicals to water,you the water.a.get some chemicals from b.put some chemicals in,a,a,b,C1:Circle the correct answers to complete these sentences.4.If you had a good journey,you.a.had a wonderful party with your friends at home b.travelled happily from one place to another5.Water is valuable.It is.a.very clean b.useful and important,After reading-useful words and expressions,b,b,C2:Complete Doras diary below with the words and phrases from the box.,After reading-useful words and expressions,1.addedto.2.journey3.valuable4.dropped5.turnoff6.voice,把加入旅行;旅程宝贵的;很有用的掉下;落下关掉嗓音;说话声,Doras Diary about the drop of water,12 JulyDear Diary,I talked to a drop of water today.It was really interesting.In the morning,I left the tap on in the bathroom.Then I heard an angry(1)_.It told me to(2)_the tap _.It was a drop of water!It told me about its(3)_.It(4)_ from a cloud into a river.We could not drink this water because it was dirty,so people had to clean it.They(5)_some chemicals _the water to make it clean.Then it travelled to my home.Water is very(6)_.People should not waste or pollute it.,voice,turn,off,journey,dropped,added,to,valuable,After reading-D1 Map of the waters journey,Write the names of the different places on the map.Then give a short talk about the waters journey.,clouds,river,reservoir,pipes,sea,Reading:Water talks,1.Why was the drop of water angry?_2.Why did people clean the water after it ran into a reservoir?_3.Why would the drop of water go into the sea again?_4.Why did the drop of water tell Dora not to waste or pollute it?_,D2:Read the story again and complete the answers to the questions below.,Because Dora was wasting water.,Because it was dirty.,Because its journey starts there.,Because water is valuable.,Do you think water is valuable?,*D3:Discuss in groups,Language points,The tap was on.水龙头在开着。on 在本句中为副词,表示“(煤气、电器、电源或水龙头等)开着”的状态,其反义词是off。如:电源通了。The power is on.电源关了。The power is off.,“Turn that tap off,”said an angry voice.一个生气的声音说道:“把那个水龙头关掉。”解析:voice 意为“声音;嗓音”,其同义词有sound 和noise。注意区别:voice 一般指人的声音和鸟类发出的声音;sound 指人或动物发出的响声和物体碰撞的声音;noise 常指不悦耳、不和谐的嘈杂声和噪音。如:她有一副美妙的嗓音。She has a beautiful voice.那是一种奇怪的声音。Thats a strange sound.Dont make any noise!别吵闹!,Language points,Dora turned the tap off and came out ofthe bathroom.多拉关了水龙头,从浴室出来。解析:out of.意为“从里离开”,一般与动词连用,of 不能用from 代替。如:go out of.从出去;look out of从往外看。,Language points,1.The singer sings beautifully because she has a beautiful v_.2.Books are our friends.They are v_.3.We can make the s_ seawater f_ so that it can be drinkable.4.The water in cities go t_ the pipes under the streets.,oice,aluable,resh,hough,alt,根据句意和所给的首字母填空。,HomeworkReview the words and phrases in the story.Finish the exercises in Book B.,