必修三Unit4Astronomy-WarmingupReading题材.pptVIP

Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune 地球是距太阳第三颗，它是太阳系类地行星中最大的一颗，也是太阳系第五大行星，行星年龄估计大约有45亿年 4.5×109 。地球是唯一一个不是从希腊或罗马神中得到的名字。Earth一词来自于古英语及日耳曼语。这里当然有许多其他语言的命名。在罗马神话中，地球女神叫Tellus－肥沃的土地。 火星为距太阳第四远，也是太阳系中第七大行星。因为火星在夜空中看起来是血红色的，所以在西方，以罗马神话中的战神Mars命名它。  Pre-reading The origin of life on the earth is a question that interests astronomers. what do you know about it? Each religion and culture has its own ideas about how life began on earth. What do you know about it? China legend:The Goddess Nuwa mended the heaven and created human beings from the clay 粘土 . 2. What form was the earth after the “Big Bang” The earth was still just a cloud of dust. 3. What made up the earth’s atmosphere after the earth exploded Carbon, nitrogen, water vapour and other gases. Read the text quickly and write down the main idea for each paragraph. Read the paragraph 2 and 3 carefully and think about How the earth come into being?. Detailed reading This text can mainly divided into two stages Work in pairs. Put the order of developmentof life into a timeline. Homework The Biblical Account Day 1: God spoke and separated light from darkness creating Day and Night. Day 2: God spoke and separated the water creating sky and ocean. Day 3: God spoke and created dry land. Day 4: God spoke and created the sun, moon and stars. Day 5: God spoke and created living creatures in the air and sea. Day 6: God spoke and created the land animals and man. Day 7: God rested and blessed this day calling it Holy. Reading How Life Began on the Earth Reading Reading How life began on the earth 1. When did the “Big Bang” happen It happened several billion years ago. Scanning Read the passage quickly and answer the questions. While-reading Para. 1 The formation 形成 of the earth. Para. 2 The importance of water for life. Para. 3 A widely accepted theory about the formation of the universe. Para. 4 The arrival of humans and their impact on the earth. Para. 5 The development of plants