9B Unit 1 Life on Mars Reading (1)

Earth Mars a better world … crowded polluted

1 Color: 2 Size: 3 Location( 位置 ): 4 Moons( 卫星 ): 5 Surface （表面） : 6 Temperature: Task Two Sharing my research on Mars

red

MercuryVenus Earth Mars One-half the diametre of Earth

Pluto Jupiter Uranus Neptune Earth Venus Mars Saturn Mercury Eight planets in our solar system

two moons Phobos( 火卫一 )Deimos( 火卫二 )

The surface( 表面 ) of Mars is a little like the surface of Earth.

-133 ℃ ～ 27 ℃ Temperature:

1Color: _________ 2Size: ________ the diametre of _____ 3Location: ______________and Jupiter 4Moons: _________ and ________ 5 Surface:______ like the surface of ______ 6 Temperature:_______ to ________ My research on Mars red one-half Earth between Earth Phobos Deimos a little Earth -133 ℃ 27 ℃

Task One look at the pictures and learn some new words. Pre-reading

crowded adj. 拥挤的 pollution n. 污染 polluted adj. 被污染的 b

imagine v. 想像 ; 设想 imaginative adj. 有想象力的 planet (s) n. 行星 star n. 恒星

oxygen n. 氧气 tank n. （ 盛气体或 液体的 ）箱，罐

gravity n. 重力 float v. 漂浮

dome n. 穹状建筑物 space home

。 vehicle n. 交通工 具 various adj. 各种各样 的

enjoyable adj. 令人愉快的 fashionable adj. 流行的，时髦的

Task One Listening first and then completing Exercise C1 on Page 11 of the Students’ Book. While-reading

Task Two Skimming Para 1 Para 2 Para 3 Para 4 Para 5 Para 6 Para 7 Crowded, polluted Transport Food, water and air Gravity Home School Food

Task Three Scanning a. Read Paragraph 1, and then decide Tor F. 1. By 2100, people might live on Mars. 2. Mars is becoming more crowded and polluted. crowded polluted T F Earth

b. Read Paragraphs 2-6, and then answer questions What vehicle do people use to go to Mars at present? And how long does it take? 2. What vehicle may people use to go to Mars in the future? And how long will it take? 3.What will scientists do to solve the problems of food, water and air? 4. Are you sure that these plants can produce enough water? 5. Is gravity on Mars a big problem? Why? 6. What may happen then? 7. What kind of shoes should people wear? 8. What kind of house may people live in? 9. Who will do most of our work? 10. What kind of school will students study at? And what do they call their teachers?

transport Spacecraft. Space shuttles. Only a very short time. 1 What vehicle do people use to go to Mars at present? And how long does it take? Months. 2 What vehicle may people use to go to Mars in the future? And how long will it take?

Food, water and air 3 What will scientists do to solve the problems of food, water and air? Scientists will develop plants that can grow on Mars and produce food, water and oxygen. 4 Are you sure that these plants can produce enough water? No, nobody is sure if these plants can produce enough water.

Yes, it is. Because the gravity on Mars is three-eighths of the gravity on Earth. People may jump high easily and float away into space. People should wear special boots to make themselves heavier. 5 Is gravity on Mars a big problem? Why? 6 What may happen then? 7 What shoes should people wear? gravity

home 8 What kind of house may people live in? 9 Who will do most of our work? A special dome with 10 bedrooms is highly possible. Robots.

school 10 What kind of school will students study in? And what do they call their teachers? Students can study in online schools and they call their teachers ‘e-teachers’.

Life on Mars may be _______than ______ on Earth today. Food will be in the form of ________and won’t be_______. And space travel will make many people feel________. c. Read Paragraph 7, and then fill in the blanks. worse life/that pills tasty ill/sick/uncomfortable

Disadvantages Task One Discussion about Task One Discussion about life on Earth 1 Food is t______and f_______. 2 Travel is c___________. 3 We can breathe the a_____. 4 We can go to theatres, c______, etc. asty resh omfortable oncerts 1.Crowded and p _______. 2. Not much s_________. 3. Too much n_______. 4. Not very exciting or u_______. 5. W ___. Advantages ir olluted pace oise ars After-reading ※ ※ ※ ※ nusual

Disadvantages Task Two Discussion about Task Two Discussion about life on Mars 1 It’s not ________ or ________. 2. The ________ is more convenient. ( 方便的 ) 3 People will wear special _____. 4 People will have ______ space. 5 ______ will do most of our work. 6 We’ll have more time for_______. 7. Students will study in ______ schools. crowded polluted transport boots more Robots hobbies online  1.Low _______ will be  dangerous.  2. Food does not taste _____.  3.Space travel makes people  feel ______.  4. It’s too ____ to stay outside.  5.It’s too ___ away from  friends on Earth. Advantages gravity good ill/sick cold far

. Earth today Mars in 2100 It is polluted and crowded. Spacecraft are slow. Gravity is not a problem for us. People can wear many types of shoes. People do not have much space. We take exams at school. We have many different kinds of food. It is clean and has lots of space. Space shuttles travel at half the speed of light. Only about three-eighths ot the gravity we have here on Earth. We must wear special boots. People live in domes with ten bedrooms. In online schools. Meals are just the pills. Task Three Filling in the form below

. Task Four Retelling the text Task Four Retelling the text

believe; live on Mars crowed; polluted life ; be like 1

spacecraft; too slow to months; space shuttles a very short time half the speed of 2

3 develop; produce nobody is sure if

4 a big problem for three-eighths of that dangerous; easily wear; various designs

5 more; a dome with robots; most of have more time

6 e-teachers study do the homework take exams

7 food; meals travel; ill the space shuttles; the journey

Rewriting the text.

Fill in the blanks with proper words It’s difficult to imagine that we’ll live on Mars now. But _______ is getting more and more ________ and ________. What will life be ________? First, ________ will be better. Space shuttles might ________ a short time to get to Mars. Also scientists should be able to ________ plants which will _______ the food and oxygen. But, it’s not sure if these plants could produce ___________. There is a big problem: _________. People on Mars will be _________ because we can ________ jump high and ________ away into space. To prevent this, we’d better wear _______ boots. And the boots will be very _________ for us to choose from. Earth crowded polluted like transport take developproduce enough water gravity dangerous easily float special fashionable

Think of the future life on Mars. Maybe we live in a ______ with ten bedrooms. We’ll have more time for ________ because robots will do the most work. Students will study in ________ schools. They have ____________. In some ways, life on Mars may be ___________ than life on Earth. For example, food will be in the form of _______. And the space travel will be uncomfortable. dome hobbies online e-teachers worse pills

Homework 1Read the passage aloud. 2Finish off the additional exercises.