(
课件网) What do you know about encyclopaedias Lead in subject all kinds of subjects Encyclopaedia Britannica It is a world-famous encyclopaedia. It is the oldest English-language encyclopaedia. 1 Do you have an encyclopaedia 2 Have you ever read an encyclopaedia Quiz time: 1 Leonardo da Vinci was a(n) _____. a painter b engineer c cook 2 Leonardo da Vinci was _____. a French b English c Italian 3 Leonardo da Vinci painted _____. a Sunflowers b The Last Supper c Impression, Sunrise Pre-reading If you’re still not sure, you can also find information above in an encyclopaedia. 4 Today you can find dinosaurs _____. a in zoos b in museums c everywhere 5 Which of the following statements is NOT true a Dinosaurs once lived on Earth. b All dinosaurs were very big. c Some dinosaurs could fly. Complete the table below. Background Subject More information on Da Vinci, Leonardo Art Dinosaurs Earth history Read the title and the introduction on page 3. Then answer the questions. 1. In the title, what does the phrase “look up” mean It means to look for information about something in a dictionary or an encyclopaedia. 2. What does the pronoun “it” in the title refer to It refers to information. Before you read What is the painting in Picture a The Mona Lisa. Who painted it Leonardo da Vinci. a Look at the pictures and the title of the first article on page 3. Then answer the questions below. b What are the animals in Picture b Dinosaurs. What do you know about them Dinosaurs used to live on Earth, but all of them suddenly died out. Nobody knows why. Here are two articles from an encyclopaedia. Da Vinci, Leonardo Leonardo da Vinci (1452—1519) was an Italian painter, inventor, musician, engineer and scientist. Da Vinci was born in the countryside. From an early age, he showed great intelligence and artistic ability. As he grew older, he learnt to do many different things. His paintings are very famous, and one, the Mona Lisa, is perhaps the most famous painting in the world. He also had many inventions. For example, his notebooks include some interesting drawings of flying machines. (See Art) Look it up! While - Reading look it up an Italian painter was born in the countryside from an early age learn to do the most famous painting in the world for example include some interesting drawings 查阅 一个意大利画家 出生 在乡村 从很小的时候 学做... 最有名的画 在世界上 例如 包含一些有趣的画 Read the articles again and complete the answers to the questions below. 1 Who was Leonardo da Vinci He was _____ _____. 2 What is his most famous painting It is _____. an Italian painter, inventor, musician, engineer and scientist the Mona Lisa Read the first article and fill in the chart. Da Vinci Leonardo Year of birth Birthplace Year of death Career Childhood Adulthood Contributions 1452 the countryside, Italy 1519 painter, inventor, musician, engineer and scientist showed great intelligence and artistic ability learnt t ... ...
