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Chapter 4 Our senses

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A. What are the five senses of human beings?

sight

We see with our eyes.


hearing

We hear with our ears.


tasteWe taste

with our tongue.


smell

We smell with our nose.


feelWe feel with our

nerve endings.

A. What do you know about…

2 Which of the items is called the window of the brain?

3 Which item helps us to keep our balance so we do not fall down?

4 Which item contains a drum?

5 Which sense sometimes stops working when you have a cold?

A. What do you know about…

6 Which sense uses your tongue?

7 Which sense is spread over your whole body?

8 Can you always believe what your senses tell you?

Before you read the article on the next page,look at the title, the pictures and the first and last paragraphs. Then try to complete the sentences with one or more words.

1 The name of the blind man is probably_____________.

2 Charlie is probably a ______.

3 The eyes in the title probably belong to_______________.

4 The story is probably about a ________at a hotel.

John F Dancer

dog

the dog/ Charlie

fire

1 allow: let somebody do something2 blanket: a thick, woollen piece of cloth to cover someone in bed3 book: ask and pay for sth.;reserve a seat4 drama: exciting thing that happens5 exclaim: say something or cry out6 fire alarm: bell that rings to tell people that there is a fire

7 interrupt: stop somebody when he/she is speaking or doing sth.8 location: place where sth. is9 reception: front area in a big office, hotel, etc. where people go when they arrive10 surface: outside part of something11 go off: make a sudden noise; turn bad; explode12 wet: make sth. wet

Fill in the blanks with the correct words.1. On cold nights, I cannot sleep without

two__________.2. It was a real _________to see the reunion( 团

聚） of the parents and their lost child.3. I was trying to read a book but my little

brother kept on ______________me.4. My new house is just next to the underground

station.what do you think of its__________?5. The _________of the mirror is flat and

smooth.

blanketsdrama

interrupting

locationsurface

Fill in the blanks with the correct words.6. Her parents do not _________her to go out at night.7. She ________ two plane tickets to Sydney and

she can get the tickets this evening.8. When she saw a rat on the ground, she

_________ and jumped.9. The girl at the ____________desk gave John

his room key.10. When the fire alarm ___________, everyone

ran to the playground.

allow

booked

exclaimedreception

went off

Synopsis by paragraph:

P1—4 John F Dancer tries to check

in at a hotel with his guide dog Charlie. The clerk refuses to allow Charlie in the hotel even when John explains that he is blind and that Charlie is his eyes.


P5—6John talks to the manager,

who allows Charlie to stay.

P7—9 The manager shows John his

room and where the fire exit is.


P10—12John is woken by Charlie’s

barking. He smells smoke and knows that the hotel is on fire. He tries to stop the smoke from getting into his room by putting wet towels under the door. He tries the phone, but it is dead.


P14—15

The firemen save John. At first, they refuse to rescue the dog,but John convinces them to take Charlie.

1 接待处2 订房间3 消防通道4 睡着5 就在那时6 火警7 响起8 好象9 消防车10出现

1 the reception desk2 book a room3 fire exit4 go to sleep5 just then6 fire alarm7 go off8 seem like9 fire engine10 show up

C2 Find the words in Column A in the article. Read the words around them and match the with the meanings in Column B.

A B

1 drama a front area in a big office or a hotel

2 reception b a bell that warns people about fire

3 allow c made wet

4 bottom d an exciting event

5 fire alarm e outside part of something

6 surface f the lowest part of something

7 wet g let somebody do something

Who said it? Write the name of the speaker for each sentence.

1 ‘Can I have my key, please?’2 ‘We don’t allow pets in this hotel.’3 ‘Please call the manager.’4 ‘it’s the fifth door along from yours.’5 ‘Safety first, you know.’6 ‘You both are welcomed,sir’7 ‘It’s against the rules.’8 ‘So you saved Charlie’s life!’

John

the clerkJohn

the manager

Johnthe manager

the fireman

the reporter

Dragon’s Head HotelFire rules1 Make sure you know the ________ of the

fire _______ nearest your room.2 If there is a fire outside your room: 2.1 ________ the door of your room. If it is

_______, do not open it. Put _______ ________ along the ________ of the door to keep the smoke out.

location

exit

Feel

hot wet

towels bottom

Fire rules 2.2 _________ the reception desk and give

your room number. 2.3 _______on the floor where the air is

freshest and ________.2.4 When you ________the fire engine

outside, _______your window, _________and _______.

2.5 Do exactly what the ________tells you. Do not argue.

Phone

Lie

wait

hear

open wave

shoutfireman

E2 Write the numbers of the rules

that John could not obey.

Rules 2.2 and 2.5John could not obey Rule 2.2

because his telephone was dead.He could not obey Rule 2.5 because

he wanted the fireman to save his dog.

E3 Complete the conversation with the expressions on the right.

Was the phone in your room working during the fire?

No. It was____________.Did your wait for the fire engine seem long?It certainly did. The ____________________________.I suppose you were happy to hear the fire engine

arrive!I certainly was. The sound was ________________.

dead

minutes seemed like hours.

music to my ears

John is staying in a different hotel. The manager is telling him about the hotel. Listen to their conversation and write the letters on the plan to show where these places are:

A= John’s bedroomB= the dining roomC= the fire exit nearest to John’s roomD= the manager’s office

frontdoor

A

B

C

D

Hello, Mr Dancer. Welcome to our hotel.

Thanks very much.

Now, we are giving you a room on the ground floor, so that it’s more convenient for you. Is that all right?

Yes, that’s fine, thank you.

Good. Well, I’ll just describe the hotel, and then I’ll take you to your room. Now, we’re standing at the front door, and we’re looking into the hotel. There’s a corridor in front of us. Now, my office, the manger’s office, is just on the right here.

How far away is it?

The door’s about two metres away, on our right.

OK.

And the dining room is on our left. It’s the first door on your left when you come into the hotel.

So the dining room is just in front of us, on the left?

Yes. Now, if we go forward, after about five metres you must turn left or right. To get to your bedroom,you must turn left.Then your room is the second room you come to on your right.

So I go forward from here, turn left, and

take the second door on my right?

Yes, that’s correct.

And where is the fire exit?

It’s near your room. You come out of your room, turn right, and it’s straight in front of you. It’s at the end of the corridor.

Right. Thanks very much.

Now, shall I take you to your room?Here, hold my arm. It’s a lovely day today,isn’t it?

人称代词

表示“你、我、他（她 / 它）、你们、我们、他（她 / 它）们”的代词称为人称代词。人称代词有人称、数和格的区分。

1 人称代词列表如下：单数复数

主格宾格主格宾格第一人称 I me we us

第二人称 you you you you

第三人称 he

she

it

him

her

it

they them

2. 人称代词的用法作主语：

1 You have to write a letter to your teacher today.

2 They go to the museum once a year.

作宾语： 1 Who went there with you?

2 I saw them on my way to school.

3.notes: You, he and I are in the same class.

a. 人称代词并列使用时，第二人称放在第一位，第三人称放在第二位，第一人称放在其他人称的后面。

The child smiled when it saw its mother.

b. it 有时可以用来代替小孩 (child) 和婴儿 (baby) 。

物主代词

表示所属关系的代词叫做物主代词，也叫代词所有格。物主代词分形容词性物主代词和名词性物主代词两种。

1 物主代词列表如下：数人称形容词性

物主代词名词性物主代词

单数第一人称 my mine

第二人称 your yours

第三人称

his his

her hers

its its

复数第一人称 our ours

第二人称 your yours

第三人称 their theirs

2. 物主代词的用法

My shirt is on the bed, and yours is on the chair.

This book is not mine. It’s his.

形容词性物主代词后接名词，用做定语。名词性物主代词后不可再接名词，单独使用，

可用做主语、表语和宾语。

A1 Give the correct names.

1 She is writing a letter. Who is? _________.2 He’s listening to Alice. Who is? __________.3 She’s making a phone

call. Who is? __________.

Amy

Jack

Betty

A1 Give the correct names. 4 They are looking at the

pictures. Who are? ________and ________.5 It’s going up. What is? The__________.

Norman Nancy

lift

A2 Give short answers to Edwin’s questions.

1 Is Amy writing a letter?2 Is David making a phone call?3 Is Lucky standing by Jack?4 Is Wendy making a phone call?5 Is the flower shop open?6 Are Jack and Alice sitting on the

sofa?7 Is Ron coming down in the lift?8 Is Nancy looking at the picture?

Yes, she is.

No, he isn’t.No, it isn’t.

No, she isn’t.No, it isn’t.

Yes, they are.No, he isn’t.

Yes, she is.

B Answer Edwin’s questions. 1 What’s the postman giving Mrs.

Chen?_______________a letter.2 What’s Mr. Lai selling Eric?_____________a newspaper.3 What’s the policewoman telling

Dennis?______________the time.4 Where’s Mrs. Li taking Polly and

Mickey?________________across the street.

He’s selling him

She’s telling him

She’s taking them

He’s giving her

B Answer Edwin’s questions. 5 What’s the policewoman telling

Denis?_______________the way.6 Where’s the painter putting the

buckets?__________________on the lorry.7 What are the painters doing with

the ladder?__________________against the wall.

He’s showing her

She’s putting them

They are putting it

c Edwin used pronouns in the following story, but he did not use enough. Read the story and change the italicized words into pronouns.

NothingA teacher in Canada once asked her

students to write a composition. ____(1) The composition’s title will be “What I did during my holidays”,’ ____ (2) the teacher said.

One student stood up. ____ (3) The student’s name was Tom. ____(4) Tom asked,

‘How long must the composition be?

Its

He

HisHe

Nothing

______(5)‘The composition can be any length,’said the teacher. She added that ______ (6) the composition had to describe exactly what the students did during ______(7) the students’ holidays. She told ______(8) the students that she would collect the compositions from ______(9) the students

the next day.

It

it

theirthem

them

Nothing

The next day, the students gave_______ (10) the teacher _______ (11) the students’ compositions. _______ (12) The teacher looked at _______ (13) the compositions and then looked at Tom. _______ (14) The teacher asked _______ (15) Tom to stand up.

‘What’s this, Tom?’ _______ (16) the teacher said. ‘You’ve written nothing

on your paper.’‘That’s right, Miss,’ said Tom.’That’s exactly what I did during my holidays.’

hertheir

Shethem

Shehim

she

Examples of warnings :

Be careful!

Take care!

Watch out!

Look out!

Mind…!

Don’t touch it!

A1 Practise the conversation.Let’s have a look in the South Seas Shopping

Centre.All right, but mind the steps as you go in.Thanks. Let’s go along this way.OK, but watch out. The floor’s wet. You might

slip.Here’s an antique shop. Let’s go in.Right, but take care. Don’t break anything.Oh, I like this vase. I’ll just pick it up and…

oops!Look out!You almost dropped it.Gosh, the label says it’s 900 years old. But it

only cost 64 yuan. I’m going to buy it.Be careful. Are you sure it’s real?

B1 Prepare in pairs. Discuss one disability like this:

S1 If you were blind, you couldn’t see the flowers.

S2 No. And you couldn’t see the birds.

S1 You couldn’t look in the shop windows.

S2 You couldn’t watch the ships in the harbour.

A Mark the position of the furniture in Jack’s room.

8

1

2

3

4

5

6

9

7

B Describe the room.

Now Jack, on the right of the door, you’ll find a bed with a small table beside it. Opposite the bed, there’s a refrigerator. In the right hand corner of the room, there’s an armchair with a table beside it on the table, there’s a phone.

On the left of the door, there’s a cupboard. Next to the cupboard, you’ll find the bathroom. In the left hand corner of the room, you’ll find a TV set, and there’s a window above it.that’s all, Jack. Any questions?

Thank you for listening!

Your suggestions and advice are always welcome!E-mail me if you want to share with me your ideas about teaching!Thanks! Sunny

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