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Doasfollows：從10-99中間任選一個兩位數把個位和十位相加得到一個新的數用選定的數減去新得到的數將減完得到的數個位和十位相加Thekingandtherice

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Wherecanyoufindthearticle?a.Inatravelmagazineb.Inastorybookc.Inthenewspaperd.InanencyclopaediaThekingandthericeReadquickly,andfindoutthe3elements(要素)ofthestory.1.Time(when)2.Place(where)3.Maincharacters(who)alongtimeagothekingthewiseoldmanapalaceinIndiaWhathappenedinthestory?Alongtimeago,therewasakinginIndia.Theking’sfavouritegamewaschess.Oneday,awiseoldmancametothepalaceandthekingchallengedhimtoagame.Thekingpromisedtheoldman,“Youcanhaveanyprizeifyouwinthegame.”Theoldmansaid,“IfIwinthegame,I’dlikeonegrainofriceforthefirstsquareofthechessboard,twoforthesecond,fourforthethird,andthendoubletheamountforeachoftherestofthesquares.”“Isthatall?”askedtheking.“Wouldn’tyoulikegoldorsilverinstead?”“No,justrice,”repliedtheoldman.

Thekingandtheoldmanplayedthegameforalongtime.Finally,theoldmanwon.Sothekingorderedhismentocollectabagofrice.Heputonegrainonthefirstsquare,twoonthesecond,andsoon.Thekingquicklyrealizedtheproblem—evenwithallthericeinthecountry,hewouldstillnothaveenoughricetoputonallthesquares!Skimthestoryanddivide(劃分）itinto3parts:thebeginning,themiddleandtheending.(Para1-2)Part1:Thebeginning(Para3-5)Part2:Themiddle.(Para6)Part3:TheendingReadthebeginninganddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.ThestoryhappenedinancientItaly.Theoldmanchallengedthekingtoachessgameintheking’spalace.Thekingpromisedtogivetheoldmananythinghewantedifhewonthegame.ThekingtheoldmanIndiaThenwhatdidtheoldmanwantifhewonthegame?Listentothemiddlepartandanswerthequestions.Didtheoldmanwantgoldorsilver?Whatdidhewant?No,hedidn’t.Onegrainofriceforthefirstsquareofthechessboard,twoforthesecond,fourforthethird,andthendoubletheamountforeachoftherestofthesquares.3.Howmuchhewanted?Rice.Didthekinghaveenoughricetoputonallthesquares?Howbigthenumberis?9,223,372,036,854,775,808Readtheendingpartandputthefollowingsentencesintothecorrectorder.cabdThekinglostthegame.Thekingputonegrainonthefirstsquare,twoonthesecond,andsoon.Thekingandtheoldmanplayedthegameforalongtime.Thekingrealizedhewouldn’thaveenoughricetoputonallthesquares.Didthekinghaveenoughricetoputonallthesquares?Howwillthekingdealwiththeproblem?Discussion：Continuethestory......1.Orderhismentoplantmoreandmorerice;2.Discusswiththeoldman:togivesth.elseinsteadofrice;3.Askthewiseoldmantobehisprimeminister...................1.Don'tmakeapromisesoquicklyandeasily.2.Don'tbesooverconfident.3.Wisdomisveryimportant....................Whathaveyoulearntfromthestory(theking/thewiseoldman)?Afterthetape~Whenthestoryhappened(1)________Wherethestorytookplace(2)________Whowasinthestorythekinganda(3)_____________Whathappenedinthestory

ThebeginningThekingchallenged(4)_________________toagame.Thekingpromisedtogivehim(5)__________ifhewonthegame.ThemiddleTheoldmanonlywanted(6)_________ifhewonthegame.Theending(7)_____________wonthegame,butthekingrealizedtheproblem---hedidnothave(8)____________togivehim.inIndiawiseoldmanthewiseoldmananyprizericeTheoldmanenoughriceAlongtimeagoFillintheblankandtrytoretellthestory.

Alongtimeago,__________inIndialikedchessverymuch.Oneday,hechallenged_______________toagame.Theking___________theoldmananyprizeifhewonthegame.However,theoldmanwantednothingbut______.Finally,theoldmanwon.Theking________theproblem-hedidn'thaveenoughtogive.ricerealizedakingLet’sretelltogether.awiseoldmanpromised

Alongtimeago,__________________________________Oneday,he______________________________.Theking___________________________ifhewonthegame.However,theoldman_____________________.Finally,theoldmanwon.Theking___________________________________________wantednothingbutricerealizedtheproblem-hedidn'thaveenoughtogive.

akinginIndialikedchessverymuch.

Let’sretelltogether.challengedawiseoldmantoagamepromisedtheoldmananyprize

Homeworkactoutthestoryinyourgroup，usingtheendinginyourdiscussion(writedownactors’linesandnarrationfirst)2.RecitetheSixsentencesandwewillhaveadictationnextclass.Alongtimeago,therewasakinginIndia.Oneday,awiseoldmancametothepalaceandthekingchallengedhimtoagame.IfIwinthegame,I’dlikeonegrainofriceforthefirstsquareofthechessboard,twoforthesecond,fourforthethird,andthendoubletheamountforeachoftherestofthesquares.”Wouldn’tyoulikegoldorsilverinstead?Sothekingorderedhismentocollectabagofrice.Thekingquicklyrealizedtheproblem—evenwithallthericeinthecountry,hewouldstillnothaveenoughricetoputonallthesquares!Sixsentencesfordictationnextclass（下節課聽寫）

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Alongtimeago,therewasakinginIndia.Theking’sfavouritegamewaschess.Oneday,awiseoldmancametothepalaceandthekingchallengedhimtoagame.Thekingpromisedtheoldman,“Youcanhaveanyprizeifyouwinthegame.”Theoldmansaid,“IfIwinthegame,I’dlikeonegrainofriceforthefirstsquareofthechessboard,twoforthesecond,fourforthethird,andthendoubletheamountforeachoftherestofthesquares.”“Isthatall?”askedtheking.“Wouldn’tyoulikegoldorsilverinstead?”“No,justrice,”repliedtheoldman.

Thekingandtheoldmanplayedthegameforalongtime.Finally,theoldmanwon.Sothekingorderedhismentocollectabagofrice.Heputonegrainonthefirstsquare,twoonthesecond,andsoon.Thekingquicklyrealizedtheproblem—evenwithallthericeinthecountry,hewouldstillnothaveenoughricetoputonallthesquares!Readforreviewing很久以前therebe…有很長時間等等放滿所有格子Languagepoints1.Oneday,awiseoldmancametothepalaceandthekingchallenged

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toagame.（1）challenge作動詞，表示“向……挑戰……”，

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tomankind.探索外太空對人類來說是一項挑戰。

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常用詞組有promisetodosth.e.g.He

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thegame.win和beat都可用作及物動詞，作“贏；戰勝”講時，win的賓語是比賽、戰爭、獎品、金錢等名詞；beat的賓語是比賽的對手，即指人或球隊的名詞或代詞。e.g.They

thematchthistime.這次比賽他們贏了。e.g.Weplayedverywell,andwe

them.我們發揮很好，贏了他們。won

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thesquares.（1）rest作名詞，表示“剩余部分”，常用詞組是therestof；（2）作名詞，還可以表示“休息”。e.g.Takeawaywhatyouwantandthrowaway

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her.我會替她去。insteadinsteadof

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