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课件网) Unit 9 HUMAN BIOLOGY Topic Talk Listening & Speaking By the end of this period, you will be able to: 1. listen for specific information about human body and mind; 2. comb specific information about human body and mind and talk about; 3. write a short paragraph about the human body or mind and what it can do. Learning objectives How much do you know about biology the theory of evolution Darwin Warm-up What are your body and mind capable of doing My mind is capable of doing many things, such as_____ My body is capable of doing many things, such as _____ Activity 1 Lead-in My body is capable of doing many things, such as … My mind is capable of doing many things, such as … 扫清听力障碍 incredible is capable of gymnastics competitions innovate find cures for do research into extreme conditions on one’s own be involved in similar effects 难以置信的 能够 体操比赛 创新 找到……的疗法 对……做研究 极端情况 独自一人 参与 相似的效果 Pre-listening 9.1 Capabilities of the Human Body running very fast, carrying heavy things, jumping high, dancing beautifully, doing gymnastics, running marathons Read the text builder carefully. Then listen to the dialogue and complete it by underlining the expressions you hear. Text Builder Human Biology The human body is capable of doing many things, such as _____. Activity 2 While-listening Capabilities of the Human Mind making decisions, reasoning, justifying, memorising facts, predicting the future, thinking and making judgements, inferring meaning; create, innovate, solve problems, calculate The human mind is capable of _____. We use our minds to _____. I really admire people who use their minds for the betterment of mankind. For example, _____ conduct research to _____. What Scientists Can Do physicists, medical researchers, information technologists; discover the unknown world and the universe, find cures for diseases, make new inventions to better human life, create robots to do the work for human beings Activity 3 Use the Text Builder to talk about things the human body or mind is capable of doing. The human body is capable of carrying heavy things, dancing beautifully and running marathons. The human mind is capable of justifying, predicting the future and solving problems. Listen to the dialogue and write T(true) or F(false) . ( ) 1 Dr. Millhouse has been doing research into how the human body reacts in extreme conditions. ( ) 2 They trained the participants to do special breathing exercises and then had them practise the exercises in extremely low temperatures outside. ( ) 3 After about twenty minutes, the participants’ bodies started to warm up on their own! ( ) 4 When the participants started suffering from tiredness, they stopped doing the exercises property. Then their body temperature kept warm for a long time. ( ) 5 According to the research, people are able to control how hot or cold their bodies are. T T F T F 9.2 Activity 4 Listen to the ... ...
