Module 1 Amazing things
Unit 1 Encyclopaedias
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Reading
Look it up!
Here are two articles from an encyclopaedia.
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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)
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Dinosaurs
Dinosaurs lived on Earth more than 60 million years before human beings. They lived everywhere on Earth. Some dinosaurs were as small as 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)
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Listening
The "Human Encyclopaedia"
Listen to a radio programme about a very clever woman and complete the notes below. Write one word or figure in each blank.
Host: Last night, Jane Dickinson won Magic TV Quiz. Ten million people watched the programme. She answered questions about many different subjects. Some people now call her the "Human Encyclopaedia". Now we have Ms Dickinson here.
Hi, Jane. You did really well last night. Nobody could answer so many questions like you. How did you do that?
Jane: Oh, I just read a lot of books. My house is like a library. I have 3,346 books in my house. Through books, I can find out about many interesting things.
Host: But not everyone can learn so much knowledge like you do.
Jane: Actually, we can all learn. It just takes hard work and time.
Host: Is there anything you don't know?
Jane: Of course, there is, but I can always look it up in books.
Host: Thank you, Jane.
Jane:You're welcome.
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• Jane Dickinson won Magic TV Quiz .
• (1)______ million people watched the programme.
• She answered questions about many different (2)______.
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• Her house is like a (3)______. There are (4)______ books in her house.
• She can find out about many (5)______ things through books.
• We can all learn so much knowledge like her. It just takes hard work and (6)______.
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Speaking
A Talk time
Sentence stress
When we speak, we usually stress the important words (nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs and numbers) in a sentence. We do not usually stress unimportant words, e.g. a, the, he, of, is, and, have and can.
Read the conversation below and stress the underlined words.
Daisy: Happy birthday, Benny. This is for you.
Benny: An encyclopaedia? Thank you, Daisy!
Daisy: You're welcome. I'm sure you'll learn many things from it.
Benny: Yes, I'm sure I will. It's always useful to have an encyclopaedia around the house.
Daisy: True. It'll be a great help with your studies.
B Speak up
What are you interested in? Look it up in an encyclopaedia. In pairs, talk about it. Follow the example.
S1: Do you know anything about Leonardo da Vinci?
S2: Yes. He was a great painter. His most famous painting is the Mona Lisa.
S1: When and where was he born?
S2: He was born in Italy in 1452.
S1: Did he do any other things?
S2: Yes. He was also an inventor, musician, engineer and scientist.
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