painter
inventor
year of death
birthplace
countryside, Italy
musician
engineer
achievements
scientist contributions famous paintings
Leonardo da Vinci adulthood
childhood showed great intelligence and artistic ability
many inventions
learnt to do many different things
Vocabulary C1 The words in italics are from the first article on page 3. Circle the correct answers to complete these sentences.
When somebody is born, he/she _______. a comes out of his/her mother’s body b goes to see a doctor c leaves his/her parents Benny’s grandparents lived in the countryside. They live _______ the city. a inside b outside c in the centre of Birds have a musical ability. They _______ sing. a can b cannot c are happy to The book includes some beautiful photos. These photos are ________ the book. a part of b at the end of c connected to
He will probably feel angry/unhappy.
An encyclopaedia is a collection (usually a book or set of books) of information about things humans know.
all kinds of subjects
Da Vinci’s achievements What is Da Vinci known as?
What is Da Vinci known as?
About Da Vinci Read the first article and complete the spidergram.
1452 year of birth 1519
Look it up!
Da Vinci, Leonardo Leonardo 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 many different 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)
Before you read Look at the pictures and the title of the first article. Then answer the questions below.
• What is the painting in Picture a? • Who painted it?
Comprehension D1 Below are some notes about the first encyclopaedia article, but some of the facts are wrong. Read the article and correct the notes if necessary.
Reading (I)
Background knowledge
Complete the table below.
Subject More information on
Read the title and the introduction. Then answer the questions.
• In the title, what does the phrase “look up” mean?
• What does the pronoun “it” in the title refer to?
What do you know about …? You are going to read a short article about Leonardo da Vinci from an encyclopaedia. Before you start, try the quiz below. Circle the correct answers. There can be more than one answer.沪教版源自年级上册英 语 全册优质课件
Unit 1 Encyclopaedias
（Period 1&2）
Getting ready Look at the cartoon and answer the questions. • What does Hi think Lo is probably doing? He thinks that Lo is probably reading his encyclopaedia/is looking for some information in his encyclopaedia. • In fact, what is Lo doing? He is standing on the encyclopaedia to change a light bulb. • What will Hi probably feel when he learns that Lo is standing on his encyclopaedia?