Strategy
Power station is a compound noun. We may guess the meaning of a compound noun by looking at the two nouns. See more examples below:
bath + room = bathroom living + room = living room
2. Can you get me a packet of electricity, please? (lines 4-5) Benny.
3. She’ll look foolish. (lines 8) Daisy 4. It’s like water, in a way. (lines 11-12) Electricity 5. They are connected to a power station. (lines 16)
• harmful
B. silly
• When my computer is connected to the Internet, the Internet _A__ my computer and the other computers in the world together.
A. joins
电池内含有多种化学物质。它能把化学物质中 的能量转化成电能。当化学能耗尽后，电池也 就没有了电能，电池就不能用了。
READING
Before you read
Do you know how electricity comes to our
homes?
power
station
make
cable
electricity
D1
Find these sentences in the story on P73. Write the
name of the person or thing that pronoun in italics（斜 体） refers to.
1. I’ m going to buy some sweets. (lines 1-2) Daisy
wire
cable
D3 Discussion Who looks foolish in the end?
Find out the useful phrases and expressions.
1. 一盒…… 2.成盒装的 3.流经，流过 4.在某种程度上 5.与……相连接 6.片刻之后 7.看起来傻乎乎的
robot’s energy
come from?
READING
A. What do you know...?
There are three ways of producing electricity. Write the correct words in the blanks.
solar power
bring 拿来
选词填空： get / take / bring ① Please b__r_in__g_ your homework here. We
will check the answers together. ② Can you _g__e_t_ me a cup of coffee? ③ This is your brother’s letter. T_a_k__e__it to
Battery
A battery contains a store of chemicals. It turns energy from the chemicals into electrical energy. When the chemical energy is used up, the battery runs out of electrical energy. It stops working.
Reading
Energy, electricity and batteries
Energy Energy is the ability to do some kind of work. That can make things move, heat things up, or make light or sound. 能量是做功的能力，它可 以使物体运动、升温或者发出光和声音。
light bulb
wire
I’m a robot. My
Let’s discuss!
I’m a boy. My energy comes
energy comes from electricity.
from food.
1.◆WwohCradta“deonneesyrgthoye”u tell me what the
➢The light, TVs and computers in our homes are (3)_c_o_n_n_e_c_t_e_d_t_o_______ the power station through (4) __w__ir_e_s_______.
➢Electricity is very important to us. We need it at home, at work and in school. Could (5)_a_n_y_o_n_e____ live in a world without electricity?
Language Points
She’ll look foolish. 她看上去会很傻。 解析：look 在此意为“看起来好像；显得”，后
接形容词。如：
• Your daughter looks very beautiful. 你女儿看起来挺漂亮的。
• 与look 用法相同的连系动词还有： sound“听起来”，smell “闻起来”，taste“尝起 来”和feel “摸起来；感觉”。
tompeiacn?will be about of this unit?
2.Where does the
boy’s ene-r-gy-electricity
come from?
power and ability to do a lot of
3.Where does the
work or activities
2.What do you think the story may be a about? ab.Where electricity comes from. bc.What electricity is like. c.What we use electricity for.
d.How we can use electricity safely.
him.
Language Points
a packet of 一盒…… + c.n (pl.) / u.n
e.g. a packet of eggs
a packet of milk
in packets 盒装的 in + c.n/u.n
e.g. in peace 和平 in tens 以十为计, 十进制 in pieces 破碎地 in surprise 惊奇地
A. electricity
B. heat
C2. Complete the passage below with words and phrases from the box. anyone connected to in a way power station wires
➢Electricity is like water,(1) __i_n_a__w_a_y______ . It flows from the (2)_p_o_w_e_r_s_t_a_ti_onto our homes.
B. carries
4. If you ask someone to wait for a moment, you will come back in _B___.
A. a long time
B. a short time
5. Batteries provide toy cars with __A___.
=Can you get _t_h_e__b_o_o_k_f_o_r_m__e____?
e.g. Can I get you a drink? =___C_a_n_I_g_e_t_a__d_r_in_k__fo_r__yo__u_?____?
Language Points get 去取来 take 拿走
•a packet of… •in packets •flow through •in a way •be connected to… • a moment later •look foolish
Language Points
sweet adj. n. 糖果 c.n → sweets
甜品 u.n e.g. 这些糖果给你。 There are some sweets for you. e.g. 冰淇淋是我最喜欢的甜品。 Ice cream is my favourite sweet.
water power
wind power
wind power
water power
solar power
B. Before you read
• Look at the photos and the title, and answer these questions.
1. What did the girl buy? Some batteries
Cables
D2 How does electricity get to Benny’s flat? Choose
the correct words in the box to label the diagram(图解