2015-2016学年高二英语学案：Unit 4《Astronomy the science of the stars》Period 1（新人教版必修3） Word版无答案.docVIP

Unit 4　Astronomy:the science of the stars Period 1　文本研读课 学习目标 1.Understand the theory about the origin of the universe and life on the earth—the “Big Bang” theory. 2.Learn to concern about the future of life on the earth. 思考导引 How the universe began. 课堂探究 1.Skimming What is the main idea of the text? 2.Scanning Which paragraphs are the questions mentioned in? (1)How old is the earth? (2)How does the universe begin? (3)Is there any water in the Mars? (4)When did dinosaurs disappear? (5)Which animal is the most important one on the earth? 3.Intensive reading Task 1 Read the passage carefully and analyse its structure. Main Body Task 2 Put the order of development of life into a timeline. (　　)1　Insects and amphibians appeared. (　　)2　Dinosaurs appeared. (　　)3　The earth became a solid ball. (　　)4　Small plants grew on the water. (　　)5　Reptiles appeared. (　　)6　Plants began to grow on dry land. (　　)7　The earth was a cloud of dust. (　　)8　Water appeared on the earth. (　　)9　Shellfish and other fish appeared. (　　)10　The universe began with a “Big Bang”. (　　)11　Clever animals with hands and feet appeared. (　　)12　Mammals appeared. Task 3 After reading the passage,discuss the following questions. 1.Why was the earth different from the other planets? ? 2.Why is it wrong to show films with dinosaurs and people together? ? 3.What problem is caused by human beings? ? 课堂提升 Summary After the “Big Bang”,the earth was still just a cloud of 　　　　.It 　　　　loudly with fire and rock,which were 　　　　 to produce 　　　　,nitrogen,water vapour and other gases.Then 　　　　 began to appear on its surface. 　　 which grew on the water are considered to be the earliest lives on the earth.The oxygen they supplied encouraged the lives of 　　　　.Slowly green plants grew on land,which were followed by 　　　　 like insects and 　　　　.When the plants grew into 　　　　,　　　　 appeared.Then 　　　　 developed but disappeared later,which made the rise of a totally different kind of animal,　　　　,possible,and finally 　　　　 spread all over