8AUnit2NumbersReadingⅠThekingandthericeLet’stalk!Whatdoyoudoinyourfreetime?Let’slearn!MydaughterKittyis8yearsold.Shelikesplaying

Chinesechess.Shethinkssheisgoodatplayingchessandsheisconfident,soshealways

challenges

metothisgame.I

promise

hershecanhavesome

prizesifshewins.Sheiswise

andcareful,soshegotmanyprizes.challenge[?t??l?nd?]v.向（某人）挑戰(zhàn)promise[?pr?m?s]v.許諾；承諾wise[wa?z]adj.充滿智慧的prize[pra?z]n.獎賞；獎品chessboard

[?t?es?b??d]n.棋盤square[skwe?]n.棋格

The

amount

ofthesquaresonthechessboardis64.

Howmanysquaresarethereonthechessboard?chess[t?es]n.國際象棋

Ifwedouble64,wewillget.

128Let’spredict!ThekingandthericeLet’spredict!1.Wheredidthestoryprobablyhappen?A.InChina.B.InIndia.['indi?]C.InJapan.2.Whataretheydoing?A.Playingchess.

B.Drinkingtea.C.Playingcards.ThekingandthericeWhoWhereWhenThekingandawiseoldmanIntheking’spalace/InIndiaOnedayThebeginningTheendingfabletimeThemiddleLet’sread!Theyplayedthegameforalongtime.Thekingchallengedtheoldmantoachessgame.Thekinglostthegame.01LoremipsumLoremipsumLoremipsum03050204Let’sjudge!06Alongtimeago,therewasakinginChina.IndiaTheking’sfavouritegamewasfootball.chessOneday,thekingchallengedastupidoldman.wiseHepromisedhewouldgivetheoldmananyprizeiftheoldmanwonthegame.Theoldmanaskedformoneyonly.riceFinally,theoldmanlostthegame.thekingFFFTFFconflict(沖突)Whydoesthewriterchoosethistitle?makecontrast

createconflict

Let’sfeel!WecanfeelthestorybywatchingreadingstressintonationThekingquicklyrealizedtheproblem—evenwithallthericeinthecountry,hewouldstillnothaveenoughricetoputonallthesquares!Whichworddidthereaderstress?Whydidthereaderstressthesewords?Togiveusastrongfeelingabouthowsurprisedthekingfelt.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!Tomakethestory

soundreal

and

interesting.Wecanknowmoreaboutthecharacteristics

ofthetwocharacters.Whydidthewriterusethedialogues?123456Findoutwhosaidthesewordsandtrytoreaditout.Iamgoodatchess.Iwanttoplaychesswithyou.IthinkIcanmakeyourdreamcometrue.Areyousureyouhaveenoughriceforme?Ofcourse.I’mtheking.That’simpossible.Howcouldthathappen?That’sthesecretofMaths.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!Let’sfeel!Wecanfeelthestorybywatchingreadingstressintonation.actingintonationgesturesfacialexpressionsAlongtimeago,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!Iamgoodatchess.Iwanttoplaychesswithyou.IthinkIcanmakeyourdreamcometrue.Ofcourse.I’mtheking.That’simpossible.Howcouldthathappen?Areyousureyouhaveenoughriceforme?That’sthesecretofMaths.Let’sact!Let’sdiscuss!Whatwillhappennext?Whatwillthekingsayordo?

Whatwillthewiseoldmansayordo?WhatshouldIdo?Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?TryourbesttolearnMathswellbecausenumbersandMathsareamaz