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1、Unit 4 Astronomy:the science of the stars,Zoe.Zou Dongpu Middle School,What subjects do you learn at school?,ChineseEnglish mathematicsphysicshistory,geographyphysicsbiologychemistry,brainstorming,Geophysics地球物理学,biochemistry,Do you like astronomy?Do you want to be an astronomer?Do you know some fam
2、ous astronomers?,What do you know about astronomy?,Astronomy is the scientific study of the universe and the heaven bodies(such as the sun,the moon,and stars),gas,and dust within it.,Warming up,In our solar system there are eight planets circling around the sun.Look at the picture.What are they?Can
3、you match the names with the planets?,Uranus 天王星 Venus 金星 Earth Mars 火星 Mercury 水星 Jupiter 木星 Neptune 海星 Saturn 土星,Mercury,Venus,Earth,Mars,Jupiter,Saturn,Uranus,Neptune,Lets appreciate some beautiful pictures of the solar system.,Total lunar eclipse(月全食）,Total solar eclipse(日全食),Meteor rain（流星雨）,Co
4、met(彗星),What interests you in astronomy?Do you know any questions that astronomers are interested in?,How did life begin on Earth?,How was the universe formed?,Pre-reading,Is there life on the planets?,Each religion and culture has its own ideas about how life began on earth.What do you know?,Are th
5、ey true for the beginning of the life?,Pangu separatedthe sky盘古开天,Nvwa created humans女娲造人,God createdthe world 上帝创世论,Pangu separates the sky from the earth.,Legend:The Goddess Nuwa mended the heaven and created human beings from the clay(粘土).,女娲补天,According to Bible(圣经),God created the world and the
6、 first man,Adam(亚当)and the first woman,Eve(夏娃).,God created the world in seven days.,Religious Beliefs,Day 1:God spoke and separated light from darkness,creating Day and Night.,Day 2:God spoke and separated the water creating sky and ocean.,Day 3:God spoke and created dry land.,Day 4:God spoke and c
7、reated the sun,the moon and stars.,Day 5:God spoke and created living things in the air and sea.,Day 6:God spoke and created the land animals and the first man.,Day 7:God rested and called this day Holy.,A Quiz Game,1.How old is the earth?A.About 3.5 billion years B.About 4.5 billion years C.About 5
8、.5 billion years D.About 6.5 billion years 2._ of the earth surface is covered by water.A.20%B.30%C.50%D.70%,3.How many planets are there in the Solar System?A.6 B.7 C.8 D.9 4.What is the total population of humans on the earth?A.About 3.5 billion B.About 4.5 billion C.About 5.5 billion D.About 6.5
9、billion,5.How long does the rotation(自转)of the earth take?A.12 hours B.24 hours C.a month D.365 days6.Which continent is the smallest?A.Africa B.North America C.South America D.Oceania 7.On what day is the Earth day celebrated?A.April 22 B.May 4 C.August 21 D.November 11,8.Which ocean is the largest
10、?A.The Pacific Ocean B.The Arctic Ocean C.The Indian Ocean D.The Atlantic Ocean9.Which country has the largest area?A.Canada B.China C.Russia D.U.S.A,How Life Began on the Earth,How,LIFE BEGAN,ON THE EARTH,?,Reading,Read the title and look at the pictures.Predict what the reading will be about?,Scie
11、ntific Theories,Famous scientists such as Newton,Einstein and Stephen Hawking had their own theory about the origin of the universe.,The universe began from the Big Bang.,Life first began in the sea on the earth.,Life was brought to the earth by ET from outer space.,Life came from a comet which hit
12、the earth.,Fast reading 1.Match the main idea of 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
13、 and animals on the earth.,2.The main idea of the text.The text mainly tells us the _ of the earth and the _of life on it.,formation,development,Read the passage again and put the order of development of life into a timeline according to the reading passage.（Exercise 2 on Page 27）,Scanning,1.Insects
14、 and amphibians appeared.3.The earth became a solid ball.5.Reptiles appeared.7.The earth was a cloud of dust9.Shellfish and other fish appeared.11.Clever animals with hands and feet appeared,2.Dinosaurs appeared.4.Small plants grew on the water.6.Plants began to grow on dry land.8.Water appeared on
15、the earth10.The universe began with a“Big Band”.12.Mammals appeared.,8,3,10,9,11,5,1,7,4,12,6,2,Can you put the order of development of life into a time line?,Ex.2 on P27,While-reading,Read the passage as listening to the tape,and then answer the following questions.,Skimming,Questions:How did the u
16、niverse begin according to a widely accepted theory?2.What was produced when the earth exploded?3.Why is water important on the earth?4.Why did green plants help life to develop?5.Why were mammals different from other life forms?6.Whats the problem with the earth now?,1.How did the universe begin ac
17、cording to a widely accepted theory?（Para.1）The universe began with a Big Bang.2.What was produced when the earth exploded?（Para.2）Carbon,nitrogen,water vapour and other gases.3.Why is water important on the earth?（Para.3）It allowed the earth to dissolve harmful gases and acids into the oceans and s
18、eas.,4.Why did green plants help life to develop?（Para.4）Because green plants can take carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and fill the air with oxygen.5.Why were mammals different from other life forms?（Para.4）Because they gave birth to young baby animals and produced milk to feed them.6.Whats the p
19、roblem with the earth now?（Para.5）The earth may become too hot to live on.,Detailed reading This text can mainly divided into two parts,part 1:The development of the earthpart 2:The development of life,(para 13),(para 45),part 1:The development of the earth,(1)After the Big Bang,what was the earth l
20、ike?,a cloud of dust,a solid globe,exploded with fire and rock,produced water vapour and gases,(2)What happened next?,(3)What did the water vapour and gases form?,the earths atmosphere,Water appeared,(4)What appeared as the earth cooled down?,water is important for the beginning of life on the earth
21、.,Why is water so important for the beginning of life?Because water allowed the earth to dissolve harmful gases into oceans and seas.,？,part2 The development of life,small plants appears in water,1.What life developed after water appeared?,Shellfish and all sorts of fish,2.What life developed in wat
22、er next?,green plants began to grow on land,insects appeared,3.What about the life on land?,reptiles appeared,dinosaur developed,5.What life developed after forests appeared?,mammals on land,6.What life developed after dinosaurs?,small clever animals,7.What life developed after mammals?,summary,Afte
23、r the“big bang”,the earth was still just a cloud of _,it _loudly with fire and rock,which were _ to produce the_,water vapour and other gases.Then _ began to appeared on the earth.,dust,exploded,in time,carbon,water,_ in water are considered to be the earliest lives on the earth.The O2they supplied
24、encouraged the lives of_.Slowly green plants grew on land,which were followed by _like insects&_.When the plants grew into_,_ appeared.Then _ developed but disappeared later,which made the rise of a totally different animal,_,possible,and finally _ spread all over the world.,shell-,-fish and fish,am
25、phibians,forests,reptiles,dinosaurs,mammal,humans,The small plants,land animals,Clever animals with hands and feet(Human beings),Para.5,We have only one earth!,We should take care of the earth!,ks5u精品课件,Post-reading,Only if we understand can we care;only if we care will we help;only if we help shall
26、 all be saved.Jane Goodall,唯有了解，我们才会关心；唯有关心，我们才会行动；唯有行动，生命才会有希望。珍妮古道尔,As a high school student,what little things can we do for the earth?,ride bikes or take a bus or walk to school,plant trees,save water,What can we do for taking care of the earth?,Possible answers:,save electricity,join Earth hour,use recyclable products,save paper,reduce rubbish,1.Conclude the text by using 30 words.2.Read the passage after class and underline the language points you dont understand in the text.,Homework,Thank you very much.Good bye!,
