九年级英语全册 Unit 5 Literature Lesson 14 The Dark Room课件 （新版）北师大版

1、Unit 5 Lesson 14The Dark RoomDo you like reading fables?Can you list their names?The Arabian Nights Lang, AndrewPublished:1898Talk about one story that you like best.Warm-upthe fisherman and the fishthe empires new clothesthe farmer and the snakeYu Gong Moves The MountainsThe Hare and the TortoiseTh

2、e Eagle and the Arrow Have you read the story The Blind Men and the Elephant? Can you answer these questions? What was special about the men? Which part of the elephant did they touch? What did they think the elephant was like?ReadingWhat was special about the men?Which parts of the elephant did the

3、y touch?taillegeartusktrunkWhat did they think the elephant was like?Key Words: Animalsear, leg, tail, trunk, tuskKey Words: Describing objects flat, heavy, hose, iron, long, mat, rope, round, solid, thick, thin, treeThe men in the story were blind. One of them touched the trunk of the elephant. It

4、was long and had holes at the end. He thought the elephant was like a hose.Read the beginning of the play. Why did the king ask the officers to come to the palace? What did he do?The officers argued about many things, even about small things.He covered the officers eyes with cloth and led them into

5、a dark room.ListeningListen to the rest of the play. Order the pictures according to the officers answers.Officer 1 _Officer 2 _Officer 3 _Officer 4 _Officer 5 _cedbaListen again and complete the table.ropethicktreeflatpieceheavyhosethickroundlongroundLook at the details in Exercise 4. Which part of

6、 the elephant did each officer touch? Write numbers.12345Not one of you listened to the others and not one of you knew that it was an elephant. If you had listened to each other and worked together, instead of trying to be right, you could know what it was. I hope youve learned your lesson.What less

7、on did the king want the officers to learn?Think and Share What can you learn from the play? Learn to listen, trust our teammates and work together.Look at the tapescripts.Try to remember the details. long, thinthick, heavyflat, roundlong, round, solidlong, thick, heavy13452 trunktaillegeartuskWhat

8、did they think the elephant was like?1. argue vt.坚决主张； 提出理由证明； 说服，劝告； 表明，证明vi.争论，辩论； 提出理由Few would argue that this team has experience and proven ability.She always argued about prices in shops.argue about/on sth. 议论Argue with sb. 与议论Language points2. its the way that+句子 就是这样Its not the way that the

9、y rumor at all.Listen and read these sentences. Pay attention to the blue parts.Its obviously a rope.Its quite clearly a tree.Interesting!Theyre both wrong, sir.Its not the way they say at all.SpeakingMore sentences about judgement and evaluation. Its really right.Yes, thats true.No, its not the sam

10、e thing.Theyre all useful in the end.Take turns closing your eyes and guessing objects by touch alone.SpeakingIts soft and its made of cloth. Its clearly your jacket.No. Youre wrong. Its long and soft. Its quite clearly a rope.Act out the play in your class.Narrator: Once upon a time, there was a king. The king: Now cover your eyes and the guards will lead you into a dark room.Officer: Its Its clearly a Can you list an