unit4reading学案.doc

Unit4 reading学案 学习目标：掌握阅读技巧，提高速读能力，理解地球生命的起源与发展。 学习重难点：课文中的重点词汇短语，对地球生命起源与发展的理解。 学习内容： StepI Warming up： THE SOLAR SYSTEM 地球 ______木星 ______火星 ______水星 ________海王星 _______ 冥王星 _______土星 ________天王星 _______金星 ________ StepII Pre-reading 1. Do you know each religion or culture has its own ideas about the beginning of the universe? 2. Do you know what a scientific idea is? StepIII Skimming 1 What’s the writing style of the text? A. Narrative 记叙文 B. Explanation 说明文 C. Essay 散文 2.Fill in the blanks ________made it possible for life to begin to develop. Plants encouraged the development of _____________________________. Later _____________ appeared. _______,____________ When plants grew into forests, ______ appeared for the first time. Some huge animals, called _________, developed. When dinosaurs disappeared, _________ became more important. __________ came into being and spread all over the world. StepIV Careful rerading 1. Read paragraph 1--3 quickly and answer After the “Big Bang”,what happened on the earth ? 2. Read paragraph 4 and 5 quickly,and find out the order of development of life on the earth? StepV Scanning 1.Why was the earth different from other planets? A It produced a lot of heat. B.The water remained. C Water disappeared. D.It was the oldest planet. 2. Why was life able to develop on the earth but not on other planets? A The earth had a solid shape. B. The earth did not have harmful gases in its atmosphere. C The water stayed on the earth but not on other planets. D.The earth was not too hot and not too cold. 3. Why did the plants grow before animals came? A Animals needed plants to protect them from the sun. B Plants provided oxygen for animals to breathe. C Animals could hide from hunters in forest. D It was easier for plants to grow. 4. What problem is caused by human beings? A They exist everywhere on the earth. B They cause global warming. C They find new methods of growing crops. D They enjoy hunting and fishing. StepV Summary