广州市教育局教学研究室英语科 Module 3 Unit 4 Warming up Astronomy: the science of the stars 广州市第三中学 余丽萍、张蓉、吴小虹

广州市教育局教学研究室英语科 Preparation before class: Ask Ss to look up the words of planets in the dictionary on p25 Ask each group to prpare some legends of the origin of life on earth. Ask each group to do some research on Big Bang.

广州市教育局教学研究室英语科 Unit 4 Astronomy: the science of the stars the science of the stars

广州市教育局教学研究室英语科 翟志刚 刘伯明 景海鹏 Do you know who they are? What did they do ? What are they ? Astronauts Space travel

广州市教育局教学研究室英语科 The most exciting moment was when my spaceship began to ______ the ground, when I knew I was really __________ and China would become the_____ country to ____ people into space. The ______ of space surprised him. Well, I _____ of it when I was _____, but I never thought my ____ would _________. It all happened very _____. If there was an _______ I’d _____ to go to the moon one day. Let’s listen to the interview with Yang Liwei:

广州市教育局教学研究室英语科 The most exciting moment was when my spaceship began to lift off the ground, when I knew I was really on my way and China would become the third country to send people into space. The beauty of space surprised him Well, I dreamt of it when I was young, but I never thought my wish would come true. It all happened very gradually. If there was an opportunity I’d love to go to the moon one day.

广州市教育局教学研究室英语科 Have you ever dreamt of traveling into space as Yangliwei ? Which subject is the scientific study of the universe and objects in space, such as the moon, the sun, planets and stars?

广州市教育局教学研究室英语科 astronomy astronomers

the universe a galaxy 星系 the milky way the Solar System

广州市教育局教学研究室英语科

Eight Known _______ 1. Mercury, 水星 2. Venus, 金星 3. Earth, 地球 4. Mars, 火星 5. Jupiter, 木星 6. Saturn, 土星 7. Uranus, 天王星 8. Neptune, 海王星 原太阳系中最小的恒 星冥王星 (Pluto) 被地球 上的科学家们开除 (dismiss) 了。 Pluto, the smallest star in the solar system, was dismissed by scientists on the earth. Planets

广州市教育局教学研究室英语科 1.Is there life on the planets? 2. The origin( 起源 ) of life on earth is a question that interests astronomers. Do you know how our life began on the earth? 3. Each religion and culture has its own ideas about how life began on earth. What do you know ?

广州市教育局教学研究室英语科 Pangu separates the sky from the earth

广州市教育局教学研究室英语科 Nvwa makes human beings

广州市教育局教学研究室英语科 In Bible, the world and the whole universe was created by the God.

广州市教育局教学研究室英语科 Our universe began in a Big Bang about 15 billion years ago.

广州市教育局教学研究室英语科

Big Bang --- dust A solid ball The earth Atmosphere

广州市教育局教学研究室英语科 full of water plants in the water

广州市教育局教学研究室英语科 amphibian /insects reptile mammal shellfish and fish The Evolution of Life on Earth