ModuleIIIUnit4 Astronomy Reading

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Module III Unit 4AstronomyReading

Step 1 Warming up

1. What’s the video mainly showed to us?

The history of the earth

2. Do you know the origin of life on the earth?

Do you know some stories about it?

1. In Chinese cultureXXXXX

____________ separates the sky

　　　　　　　　　 from the earth.

Pangu 盘古

Three different ideas

_______ made human.

Nvwa

3. In western countriesXXXXX

Bible 圣经

_________ created the world in 7 days.

God

In this unit, we’ll learn something more scientific

1.What’s the title of the text?

how life began on the earth

How Life Began on the Earth

Phrases and Useful Expressions

1. circle around 绕XXXXX转

2. according toXXXXX 根据

3. a widely accepted theory 熟知的理论

4. in all directions 向着四面八方

5. in time 及时；终于

6. cool down 冷却

7. be fundamental toXXXXX 对XXXXX关键

8. a chain action 连锁反应

9.XXXXXmake it possible forXXXXXto doXXXXX 使XXXXX可能

10.give birth toXXXXX 生育

11.preventXXXXX from 阻止XXXXX做XXXXX

12.millions of years to come 未来的几百万年

2.Fast reading

Read the passage quickly and find the main idea.

A brief introduction on how the universe developed and how life began on the earth.

3.Careful reading

1. Read the passage carefully and match the main idea with each paragraph.

Para. 1 The formation(形成) of the

earth.

Para. 2 The importance of water for

life.

Para. 3 A widely accepted theory

about the formation of the

universe.

Para. 4 The arrival of humans and

their impact on the earth.

Para. 5 The development of plants

and animals on the earth.

2. Read paragraph 1 and answer the following question

What is the widely accepted theory about how life began?

The universe began with a “Big Bang” that threw matter in all directions.

3.Read Para 2-3 Fill in the blanks with the proper words:

After the________,the earth was a cloud of

______. Later the dust _______ into a solid _____. And then it ________ loudly with fire and rock,which were in time to _________ the water vapour,carbon dioxide, XXXXXwhich were to make the earth’s____________.As the earth _______ down,_____ began to ________ on its surface. Water, which is __________ to life had ___________ from other planets ,but it stayed on the earth.That made it possible for life to begin to ________.

dust

settled

exploded

produce

cooled

appear

fundamental

disappeared

develop

“Big Bang”

globe

atmosphere

water

A cloud of dust

Combine into a solid ball

Explode with fire & rock

(produce H2O, CO2,O2, N2, other gases)

atmosphere

Cool down

water appeared

dissolve harmful gases into XXXXX

Life began

Life developed

( ) green plants on land

( ) land animals: insects &hibians

( ) small plants in water

( ) early shellfish and all sorts of fish

( ) mammals

( ) some clever animals

( ) reptiles

( ) dinosaurs

4. Read Para 4-5 carefully and number the following items in the right order according to the development of life on the earth.

1

human beings

2

7

8

5

6

4

3

small plants in water

early shellfish

plants

animals

The evolution laws of life生物进化规律

all sorts of fish

early shellfish

a few kinds

many kinds

plants in the water

plants on land

water

land

insects

dinosaurs

simple

complex复杂的

low

advanced高级的

达尔文 　＜进化论＞

Darwin's theory of evolution

We are making the world better.

We are making the world worse.

Discussion

Because they are putting too much carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

The earth may become too hot to live on .

The earth is becoming hotter and hotter!

solar energy

plant trees

recycle rubbish

prevent desertification

save water

purify air

What can we do to take care of the earth?

Whether life will continue on the earth depends on human beings.

Homework

1.A composition about What we can do to take care of the earth?

preventXXXXX fromXXXXX / harmful

global warming / carbon dioxide / depend on

as a result / in turn

XXXXXXXXXX

2. Find the important and difficult language points in the passage.

The End

Thank

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