Module3 Journey to space读写课

Module3 Journey to space

Unit2 We haven’t found life on other planets yet.

课型：读写课

1.阅读文章，能了解文章大意； 2.了解天体中各类星球的排列顺序； 3.会用本单元的新词汇

4.能根据关键词或者图例复述课文，并发表自己的看法。 【课前准备】

课前朗读本模块的词汇（学生自己朗读、领读或齐读） 【学习过程】

1.采用多种形式对听说课学习内容进行复习。 2.背景知识——Our solar system

Our solar neighborhood is an exciting place. The Solar System is full of planets,moons,asteroids,comets,minor planets,and many other exciting objects.Learn about it,the explosive moon that orbits the planet Jupiter,or explore the gigantic can deserts on Mars.

The Sun

Like all the other planets in Solar System,the Earth revolves around a medium-sized star.This star provides all the energy necessary to sustain life on Earth.

Mercury means：

In astronomy mythology,Mercury was the Roman versiom of the good Hermes.He wad the messenger for the other gods,and for this reasom Mercury is often depicted in pictures with winged sandals. In addition to delivering messages,he was also the protector of travelers ,and merchants.

Venus means:

In astromomy mythology, Venus was Roman goddess of love and beauty,In Greek her name was Aphrodite.

Earth means:

In astronomy , mythology,Her Greek name was Gaea.Earth was the mother of the mountains,streams and all other land formations.She was married to Uranus.

Mars means:

In astronomy mythology,Mars was the Roman god of war and agriculture .It may not seem like these two things go together,but they do.Mars protected those who fought for their communities,and stayed home to raise crops for food.

Jupiter means:

In astronomy mythology,Jupiter known as Zeus is Greece over threw his father Saturn to become king of the gods.He then Universe with his brothers Neptune and Pluto.

Saturn means:

In astronomy mythology,Saturn was the god of agriculture,he was called Cronus by the Greeks.He

is the son of Uranus,and father of Jupiter.Saturn over threw his father to become king of the gods ,but was then over thrown himselfby his son Jupiter.

Uranus means:

In astronomy mythology,Uranus was the lord lf the skies and husband of Earth.He was also the king of the gods until his son Saturn overthrew him.

Neptune means:

In astronomy mythology, Neptune was originally only the god of water,but was later extended to the ocean when he became associated with the Greek god Poseidon. 3.多层阅读。

a.快速默读文章，回答下面的问题：

（1）How long has the life been on the earth？ （2）How many stars in our galaxy？ （3）Who has discoverdd any life in space yet? b.再次阅读文章，把下列单词按从小到大的顺序排序。 planet solar system star universe galaxy

c.小组讨论：根据课文中出现的内容，判断句子正误，并能够把错误的句子改正过来。（P21 part4）

4、语言知识归纳。

（1）请精读文章，找出并写下疑难问题

。 （2）结队或小组内交流，记下仍然解决不了的问题 。 （3）语言点导学：

1）Scientists think that there has been life on Earth for millions of years.

Thers has been 早就已经有/存在了。There be 句型在现在完成时中的运用形式要注意助动词has或者have位置。

我们想在教室里早就有许多学生了。

We think there students in the classroom. 2)None of them has an environment with air.

None of them它们中一个也没有。其后的谓语动词根据需要用单数。 他们中一个也没有想乘飞船去太空的。

of them to go space by space ship. 3)The stars we see at night are the suns in other solar systems.

The stars we see at night我们在夜晚看到的星星。注意“星星”后面的成分运用。如我们在白天看到的太阳——the sun we see in the daytime 他们在操场上看到的人是我们校长。

The person in the playground is our principle.

4)It is hard to understand how large the universe is.

It’s hard to do sth.干某事很困难.（hard可以用其它的形容词代替变换成不同的意思。如It’s easy to do sth.干某事很容易。It’s exciting to do sth.干某事很令人兴奋。） 学好英语是件很困难的事。 Learn English well. 看英语电影是件很令人兴奋的事。It’s see films in English.

5)Scientists have sent lots of spacecraft to look at other planets in our solar system .send sb.sth.= send sth.to sb.

He has sent me lots of photos.（同义句） .

注意：当sth.和sb.是代词时，不能相互替换。只能用send sth..to sb.形式。Send it to me. Send

me it（错误）

6)Have they tried to send information to us ?

try to do sth.努力做某事 try not to do sth努力不要做某事 try one’s best to do sth .尽力做某事

你最好努力去把英语读出来，努力不要翻译每个单词，并尽力天天这样做。

You’d better read English, try translate every word, and try best do it every day.

注意：try doing sth.尝试做某事

Try the back door if no one answers the front door. A knock B knocking C knock at D knocking at message信息 (CN) a piece

information消息 (UN) a piece of message 他喜欢我住在北京的生活的信息。

He has enjoyed my about my life here in Beijing. 他有许多关于如何提高英语的信息。

He has got some about improving English. （4）朗读课文，写出下列重点和词组。

1）成百万年 2）在其它的行星上 3）绕太阳转 4）他们中没有人 5）拥有空气的环境 6）太阳系 7）一小部分 8）我们在夜晚看到的星星 9）超过 10）银河系 11）在宇宙中 12）距离好远的距离 13）干某事困难 14）许多太空飞船 15）去太阳系外 16）给我们发送信息 17）努力做某事

5、写作训练。

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