词汇encyclopaedia n.百科全书1.human adj.人的2.dinosaur n.恐龙3.Italian n.意大利人，Italy n 意大利All roads lead to Rome.(谚)条条大路通罗马；殊途同归.Rome was not built in a day.(谚)罗马城不是一天建成的；伟业非一日可成When in Rome do as the Romans do.inventor n. 发明家1.musician n. 音乐家2.scientist n.科学家3.born v. (be born)出生4.countryside n.乡村; 农村5.intelligence n.才智;智慧6.artistic adj. 有艺术天赋的7.ability n. 才能；能力8.perhaps adv.可能;大概9.invention n. 发明10.notebook n. 笔记本11.include v. 包括；包含12.even adv. (强调出乎意料) 甚至13.however adv. 然而14.suddenly adv.突然；忽然15.nobody pron. 没有人16.fossil n. 化石17.win v. (won, won) (在比赛中)获胜,赢18.dollar n.元（美国、加拿大等国货币单位）19.in the countryside在乡村;在农村20.human being人21.die out灭绝;消失22.find out了解(到);弄清23.go for a walk去散步课文Look it up!Here are two articles from an encyclopaedia.Da Vinci, LeonardoLeonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) was an Italian painter, inventor, musician, engineer and scientist.Da Vinci was born in the countryside. From an early age, he showed great intelligence and artistic ability. As he grew older, he learnt to do manydifferent things. His paintings are very famous, and one, the Mona Lisa, is perhaps the most famous painting in the world. He also had many inventions. For example, his notebooks include some interesting drawings of flying machines. (See Art)DinosaursDinosaurs lived on Earth more than 60 million years before human begins. They lived everywhere on Earth. Some dinosaurs were as smallas chickens. Others were as big as ten elephants. Some could even fly.Many dinosaurs ate plants. However, some dinosaurs liked to eat meat.Dinosaurs lived on Earth for more than 150 million years. Then, suddenly, they all died out. Nobody knows why. However, we can learn about them from their fossils. (See Earth history)查找它这里有来自百科全书的两篇文章。
列奥纳多•达•芬奇列奥纳多•达•芬奇(1452 - 1519)是意大利画家,发明家,音乐家,工程师和科学家。
达芬奇出生在农村。
从很小的时候,他表现出极大的智慧和艺术才能。
当他长大时,他学会了做很多不同的事情。
他的画是非常出名的,其中一个,蒙娜丽莎,也许是世界上最著名的画。
他也有很多发明。
例如,他的笔记本包括一些有趣的飞行机器的图画。
(见艺术) 恐龙恐龙生活在地球上人类6000万多年前。
他们生活在地球各个地方。
一些恐龙和鸡一样小。
其他的有十头大象一样大。
一些甚至可以飞。
许多恐龙吃植物。
然而,一些恐龙喜欢吃肉。
恐龙在地球上生活了1.5亿多年。
然后,突然,他们都灭绝了。
没有人知道为什么。
不过,我们可以从化石中了解他们。
(见地球历史)课文重点句型及短语归纳重点句型及其用法集萃1、learn to do sth 学习做某事2、many +复数名词许多……3、as+形容词、副词的原级+as 与...一样...4、used to do sth 过去常常做某事5、help sb. do sth 帮助某人做某事6、remember to do sth 记着要去做某事7、so much+不可数名词如此多的……8、It is +形容词+to do sth 做某事是……的9、一段时间+later ……之后10、make sb do sth使某人做某事11、a number of +名词复数许多……12、learn about 了解1. Look it up! 查阅一下。
●look up意为“查阅；查询”强调在词典、参考书等工具书里查询。
如：We can look up new words in a dictionary. 我们可以在词典中查新的单词.拓展：与look 相关的短语：look around 向周围看look out 向外看；当心look like 看起来像look the same 看起来相同look forward to 盼望This morning I some new restaurants on the Internet for I wanted to take Mia to a nice restaurant for her birthday.A. picked upB. looked upC. cleaned upD. gave up2. Da Vinci was born in the countryside. 达. 芬奇出生在农村。
●be born意为“出生”.其后可接地点或时间状语，接地点用in，接时间用on或in（具体某一天用on；出生于某年某月用in）如：Tom was born in Guangzhou on 14 July 1999. 汤姆于1999年7月14日出生于广州。
●in the countryside 意为“在乡村，在农村”。
如：When he was a child, he lived in the countryside with his grandparents.他小时候和祖父母一起居住在乡下。
3. From an early age, he showed great intelligence and artistic ability. 从很小的时候起，他就显示除了非凡的智慧和艺术才能● from an early age 意为“从小起；从幼年起”.4. As he grew older, he learnt to do many different things. 随着年龄的增长，他学会了很多不同的事情。
●as在本句中意为“当……时候；随着，是连词，引导时间状语从句，它类似于七下unit8语法板块中学过的引导时间状语从句的连词when，但是含有含有as 引导的时间状语从句，主从句的动作还可以表示“一边……一边……”之意。
如：The boy sang as he walked to school. 这个男孩边唱着歌边迈向学校走去.5. For example, his notebooks include some interesting drawings of flying machines wanted to find.例如，他的笔记本里就有一些飞行器的有趣的图片.●for example 意为“例如” 用于列举上文中提到的人、事或物。
如：.A lot of European countries are worth visiting, For example, I have been to the UK, France and Switzerland. 很多欧洲国家都值得一游，譬如我就去过英国、法国和瑞士。
●for example在句子中可以放在开头，也可以作为插入语放在句中。
如：You should visit Hangzhou. Lingyin Temple, for example, is very famous. 你应该去杭州游览。
例如灵隐寺就很出名。
6. Dinosaurs lived on the Earth more than 60 million years before human beings. 恐龙比人类在地球上早出现6000多万年●more than意为“多于；超过”。
它的近义词是over，两者可以互相替换。
如： It will take me more than/ over 2 hours to get to school. 我将要花费2个多小时去学校。
●more than的反义词less than7. Some dinosaurs were as small as chickens. Others were as big as ten elephants. 有些恐龙小如鸡仔，另一些则有十头大象那么大。
●as…as 中间加形容词的原级，表示“和……一样……”的意思，如：Amy is as tall as her sister. 埃米和她姐姐一样高8. Then, suddenly, they all died out. 后来它们突然全部灭绝了。
●died out 意为“灭绝，消失”如：How did dinosaurs die out? 恐龙是如何灭绝的。
能力提升一．根据句意及首字母提示完成单词。
1. Edison was a great i___________ in the world.2.--How much is the book?--20 d___________.3. Sall was b____________ in a small town in London.4.There are two _____________(笔记本)on the desk.二．用所给单词的正确形式填空。