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课件网) Unit 1 Wise men in history More practice Culture corner Study skills Do you know how to weigh an elephant Yes, it is easy! We can use a ground pump scale (地泵) to weigh an elephant! If there is no any modern machines, how can we weigh an elephant Look at the picture. What are they doing there Can you guess and tell the story Now let’s learn the passage: More practice Read the passage and answer the questions: 1. Who was in the story 2. What did Cao Cao want to know about the elephant 3. How did Cao Chong weigh the elephant 4. What do you think of Cao Chong Task 1 Read the story below. P13 Who was in the story Check your answers: Cao Cao, Cao Chong and some soldiers. 2. What did Cao Cao want to know about the elephant He wanted to know the weight of the elephant. 3. How did Cao Chong weigh the elephant a. Led the elephant onto a boat. b. Drew a line on the side of the boat to mark how low it went. c. Took the elephant off the boat and filled the boat with rocks until it went down again and water reached the line on the boat. d. Weighed the rocks. Cao Chong is a wise child. 4. What do you think of Cao Chong Task 2 One day, Sun Quan sent Cao Cao an elephant ____ a present. Cao Cao wanted to _____ the weight of the elephant. Cao Chong said he had a good idea. Cao Chong asked some soldiers to _____ the elephant ____ a boat. The boat went lower _____ the water and Cao Chong drew a line on the boat. Then soldiers _____ the boat ____ rocks. The boat went down again and the water _____ the line on the boat. Cao Chong weighed all the rocks and that was the weight of the elephant. Cao Cao was _____ him. as find out lead onto into filled with reached so proud of Finish the Summary of the text. Task 3 Retell the story with the help of the key words. lead … onto mark rock weigh go lower take … off go down add up draw a line fill … with reach When we tell a story, we usually answer the five “w”s: Who, Where, When, What, Why. Possible answer: Cao Chong asked some soldiers to lead the elephant onto a boat. The boat went lower into the water when the elephant walked onto it. He drew a line on the side of the boat to mark how low it went. Then Cao Chong asked the soldiers to take the elephant off the boat and fill the boat with rocks until it went down again and water reached the line on the boat. Then Cao Chong weighted the rocks one by one and added up the weight of all the rocks. That was the weight of the elephant. 1. scale 2. send sb. a present 3. find out 4. cut … up 5. lead … onto … 6. take … off … 7. add up 8. be happy with … Translation. 秤 给某人送礼物 弄清楚；查明 切碎 带……到……上 带……离开…… 加起来 对……感到高兴 / 满意 Sima Guang breaks the rain barrel Kuang Heng bores a hole in the wall for light Cao Zhi composes a poem within seven paces Ti Ying saves her father Do you know any other wise kids in history Share their stories with us. Si Maguang Wen Yanbo 1. What a huge ... ...
