9A unit1 reading1(new)

King Solomon stopped the soldier. “Give the boy to the second woman,” he said. “I’m __c_e_rt_a_in_ that she’s his _re_a_l___ mother.”
The woman took the baby boy home happily. Everyone was amazed at how King Solomon __s_o_l_v_e_ this problem.
Step one: Lead-in
Try the short quiz below. Circle the correct answer
1.Which of these ancient countries is in Europe? a. Greece b. Egypt
2. Which of these people lived in ancient Greece? a. Archimedes. b. Julius Caesar
4. What is in the right pot in the second picture?
The crown.
Step two: reading
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Task 1
Words and phrases review
choose your lucky number
1. When you solve something, you ___ it..
4. next, he put two pots into two big bowls… • a. deep round dishes b. flat dishes 5. A crown made completely of gold displaces
less water. a. a little b. a smaller amount of
How did Archimedes find out that the crown was not made completely of gold? Discuss this with your classmates.
Step four: show time
Make a conversation between Archimedes and his servant according to the key words and the example.
3. What was Archimedes? a. A scientist. B. A painter.
4. Archimedes died in 212 BC. How long ago was that? a. About 1,800 years ago. b. About 2,200 years ago.
3. What did the crown maker do to the crown?
_T_h_e__c_ro_w__n_m__a_k_e_r _m_a_d_e__th_e__c_ro_w__n____ from gold and another metal.
Step three: Comprehension
Complete the story below with these words.
certain fill real seem solve truth
One day, two women came to King Solomon with a baby boy. Both women said the boy was their son. No one knew which woman was telling the _tr_u_th___.
1.Why did King Hiero send the crown to Archimedes? _B_e_c_a_u_s_e_h_e__d_o_u_b_te_d__w_h_e_t_h_e_r_th_e__c_ro_w__n_ was made of real gold.
2. What happened when Archimedes got into the bath? _S_o_m__e_w_a_t_e_r_r_a_n_o_v_e_r_w_h_e_n__A_r_c_h_im_e_d_e_s__ got into the bath.
Place ? The king’s palace
who?
The king, a crown maker, Archimedes
What? A golden crown
Result? The crown isn’t completely made of
gold, the crown maker was sent to prison.
Self-assessment
I can read three reports on voluntary work.
Iof each report.
I want to do the voluntary work in the future.
Homework
Task 3 : Main idea
1. listening
the king’s problem
2. ordering
put these pictures in the correct order by writing the numbers 1-8 in the boxes.
7
3
4
1
5
8
2
6
3. Reading & answering
b. not feel sure
2.This problem seems difficult to solve.
a. write down
b. find the correct answer
3. …as he filled his bath with water. a. made…full b. emptied
a. deal with
b. agree with
2. They doubted the fact, they _____.
a. felt sure
b. were not sure
3. If you fill the box, you are ________.
a. make…full
b. empty
The king.
2. What is Archimedes doing in the first picture?
He is taking a bath.
3. Why is Archimedes so excited?
Because he has found a way to tell whether the crown is completely made of gold.
King Solomon ordered a soldier to cut the boy in half, and divide the boy between the two women.
The first woman said, “Go ahead. That _s_e_e_m__s_ fair.” However, the second woman was __fi_ll_e_d__ with fear. “No!” she shouted. “Don’t kill him! Let the other woman have him.
1.Read the text on page3 fluently
2.try to retell the story with some key words.
Do you know anything about these great men? Tell your classmates.
Archimedes Aristotle
Aesop
Look at the pictures and the title of the story on page 3. Then answer the q1u. eWshtioonwsabsetlhoew.crown probably made for?
1. Characters: king, crown maker, Archimedes,…
2. things: golden crown, water, bowl, pot, gold…
2. main idea of the story.
Time ? One day in ancient Greece
4. A person is certain about the fact, it
means he is _____about it.
a. afraid
b. sure
Task2 : Skimming
Persons & things hunting: Find out all the characters and things mentioned in the story
Step five: exercise
Here are some sentences from the story on page 3. Circle the correct answers.
ter, however, he began to doubt that...
a.feel sure