Module 3 Unit 1 The world of our

Module 3 Unit 1 The world of our senses Welcome to the unit

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

What would happen if you lost one or two of your senses? • A person who cannot see is_______ and someone who blind cannot hear is ____. 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 Braille. numbers and letters. This system is called

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.

What is it?

A kind of fish

What kind of animal is it?

Observation P 1. (text book) 1. What can you see in this picture? 2. How would you judge the length of the two lines? 3. How can you prove that the two lines are straight? 4. Can the symbols be read in only one way?

Why are people misled by their own eyes?

Protect your senses!

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

We often use one or two of the five senses more than the others. For example, in the darkness, the sense of hearing and the sense of touch become more sensitive because we can’t see anything. When we listen to our favorite music , we will close our eyes

• I think in learning English, the sense of sight and the sense of hearing help me a lot. I usually listen to the tape before I read. While I'm listening to the tape, I'll look at the text. And I often read the English text aloud. The combination of these two senses best helps me remember what I have learnt.

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

3. There are quite a few people who have made great achievements even when they have lost one of their senses. Take Beethoven, the great German composer, as an example. He began to lose his hearing in 1801 and was completely deaf in 1824, but that same year he completed his most famous Ninth Symphony. Another famous musician Abing. Though blind, his famous eihu solos are admired by

1. affect vt. (=have an effect on) effect n. [C] Smoking affects health. The new policy has affected the price of coal. 2. one another 指三者以上 each other 指两者以上 The two brothers always fight against each other. 这两兄弟总是互相斗来斗去。 They looked into one another’s eyes for a silent moment. 他们彼此一时相对无言。

3. hold vt. 握住；支撑；保持某姿势 hold a knife in one’s hand hold sb. in one’s arms hold one’s hand hold an important position The bench can hold 4 people. hold one’s head up高昂着头 The dog holds its tail between its legs.

4. as+原级 He runs as fast without shoes. The piano in the other shop may be cheaper, but not ____. A. nice B. best C. as well D. as good 5. fail vt. (健康，视力)衰退 Her eyesight is failing. one’s failing health某人恶化的健康状 况 fail sb. 辜负某人

6. even if/though 即使 I like her, even though she can be rough at times. 7. confuse vt. 使糊涂，使迷惑 confuse sb. confuse A and/with B 把……混淆 confused adj. 困惑的，糊涂的 confusing adj. 令人困惑的/含糊不清的 It was a very ____ situation. He was in a ____ state of mind. 他心里充满困惑。

• 8. achieve vt. 达到，实现 achievement n. [C] [U]成绩，成就 achieve success 取得成功 On the drive test he achieved a speed of over 200 mph. 试驾时，他的车速达到了每小时 200多 英里。 All you’ve achieved is to upset me. 你 唯一做到的事是让我难过。 make an achievement 取得成就 a sense of achievement (=a feeling of pride)成就感

1. All the____ noise in the crowd made the little girl ____. A. confusing; confusing B. confused; confused C. confusing; confused D. confused; confusing

2. ____ my hometown take on a new look, a ____ of pride suddenly appeared in my mind. A. Having seen; happiness B. Seeing; meaning C. When I saw; sense D. While I saw; feeling

3. ____ you dislike ancient monuments, Warrick Castle is ____ worth ____. A. Even if; well; a visit B. Though; very; visiting C. If; quite; to be visited D. When; well; being visited

4. Winning three gold medals is a great ____. A. progress B. pleasure C. achievement D. score

5. Though good care has been taken of him, his health is still ____. A. so poor B. poor C. as poor D. poorer

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