Unit 1 The world of our senses 1. With what do we see and hear? 2. How do we know whether a dish is delicious? How do we know that a flower has a pleasant smell? 3. What do we do when we want to know whether the water in the basin is hot or cold? Are these pillars round or quadrate? Move or not? Count the black dots. Is the woman real or in the jigsaw? Why are people misled by their own eyes? Because the background or other lines confuse the eyes. Also, what we expect to see can change what we see. Actually it’s more the brain that is confused than the eyes. Which is longer? Actually the two lines are of the same length. How can you find out whether the two lines are of the same length? You can use a ruler to measure the two lines. Or you can use two pieces of paper to cover both ends of the two lines. 2. Some people cannot remember something until they have seen it. Other people only need to hear something once or twice before they can remember it. Which sense helps you learn best? How does it help you? Read the passage on Page 1 and answer. 1. Do you know how blind people can read? They can read by touching raised dots which represent numbers and letters. This system is called _______. Braille We do… see With… eyes ears tongue/taste buds nose hands/feet/skin The sense sight hearing taste hear taste smell touch/feel smelltຫໍສະໝຸດ uchWhat would happen if you lost one or two of your senses? blind and A person who cannot see is _____ deaf someone who cannot hear is _____. 3. Do you know of any people who have made great achievements even if they have lost the ability to use one of their senses? What did they achieve? Are these lines straight? How can you prove that the two lines are straight? You can place a ruler next to the line. You can also use a ruler to draw more straight lines which run parallel to the two lines. What do you see in the picture? What can you see in this picture? Do you see a vase or two faces? If you look at the white part, you can see a vase. If you look at the black part, you can see two faces. 2. How do the deaf communicate with each other? They use body language or sign language. However, even if we have good senses, they can still confuse us. Look at the following pictures and try to answer the questions. 1. Do you use one of your senses more than the others? Give an example. In the dark, the sense of hearing and the sense of touch become more sensitive because we can’t see anything. When we listen to our favorite music, we may close our eyes and just listen with our ears.