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课件网) 英语（牛津版） 八年级 上册 Unit 2 Numbers English Reading What do we use numbers for We use numbers to … Brainstorm A You can find numbers everywhere in your daily life. Look at the photos and write the correct numbers in the blanks. 1 Today is _____September. 2 It is _____°C. 3 It is _____. 4 They are _____ grams. 5 It is _____centimetres long. 6 It is _____ yuan. 1 10:10 526 17.8 3.90 23 What do you know about … Who are the people in the first picture a The king and his son. b The king and his brother. c The king and an old man. B Look at the pictures, the title of the story and the first sentences of paragraphs 1 and 2 on page 19. Then circle the correct answers. The king and the rice a wise old man the king The king and the rice 2 What are they doing a Playing chess. b Growing rice. c Playing cards. 3 Where did the story probably happen a In China. b In India. c In Japan. A long time ago , there was a king in India. The king and the rice A long time ago, there was a king in India. The king’s favourite game was chess. One day, a wise old man came to the palace and the king challenged him to a game. The king promised the old man, “You can have any prize if you win the game.” Read the text and answer the questions The old man said, “If I win the game, I’d like one grain of rice for the first square of the chessboard, two for the second, four for the third, and then double the amount for each of the rest of the squares.” “Is that all ” asked the king. “Wouldn’t you like gold or silver instead ” “No, just rice,” replied the old man. The king and the old man played the game for a long time. Finally, the old man won. So the king ordered his men to collect a bag of rice. He put one grain on the first square, two on the second, and so on. The king quickly realized the problem—even with all the rice in the country, he would still not have enough rice to put on all the squares! Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 Para. 4 Para. 5 Part 1: (the beginning) The king challenged the old man to a chess game. Part 2: (the middle) The king promised to give the old man the rice he wanted if he won the game. Part 3: (the ending) The king lost the game. He realized he didn’t have enough rice to give the old man. Para. 6 I. Skim the story and divide it into 3 parts. 1. The story happened in ancient Italy. 2. The old man challenged the king to a chess game in the king’s palace. 3. The king promised to give the old man anything he wanted if the old man won the game. India F F T The king the old man The beginning II. Read Paragraphs 1 and 2. Decide whether the following statements are true or false. He wanted only rice. He wanted to have 2n-1 grains of rice put on each square of the chessboard. He offered gold or silver. III. Read Paragraphs 3, 4 and 5. Match the sentences with the characters. The middle The king and the old man played the game for a long time. Finally, the old man won. So the king ... ...
