Unit 1 The world of our senses

Welcome to the unit

Module 3

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Five senses

We do with the sense

see eyes sight

hear

taste

smell

touch/feel

ears hearingtongue/taste buds

tastenose smellhands/feet/skin

touch

What would happen if you lost one or two of your

senses?• A person who cannot see

is_______ and someone who cannot hear is ________.

blinddeaf

Read the short passage on page 1

Do you know how blind people can read?

They can read by touching raised dots which represent numbers and letters. This system is called Braill

e.

How do the deaf communicate with each other?They use

body language or sign language.

Sometimes senses may cheat us and they may

affect one another.

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What do you see in the picture?

What is it?

A kind of fish

What kind of animal is it?

江苏教育学院附属高级中学陈志耘Move or not?

1. What can you see in this picture?2. How would you judge the length of

the two lines?3. How can you prove that the two lines

are straight?4. Can the symbols be read in only one

way?

ObservationP1. (text book)

Why are people misled by their own eyes?

Protect your senses!

Language pointsFill in the blanks with words that have something to do with “senses”.When he got there, he _________ that there was a dark hole. He ________ into it, but could ________ nothing. He ________ with his ears, he could _______ nothing, either. He _________ it for a long time. He _______ something strange. He ___________ the side of the hole. It ______ hot. Suddenly some noises were ________ from the hole. It ________ like someone was cooking inside.

noticedlooked

see

listenedhear

watched felt/

touchedfeltheard sounde

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sensed

Some great people who have lost one or two of his senses

？

Homework:

Find information about some famous people who are disabled

yet they made great contributions to the world..