必修3 unit4(1-2-3).docVIP

必修三 Unit 4 Astronomy: the science of the stars 课题：号：01 编制人审核人班级_______ 组名_______ 姓名_________ 时间：. Train your reading ability for detailed information. 3. Get students to know some basic knowledge of astronomy. Learning procedure: First read the text and work on your own to do the reading exercises in less than 20 minutes ; then work in groups to agree on the answers to each reading task. I．Read the text for the first time and write down the main idea of the text. The text mainly tells us the ______________ of the earth and the ______________ of life on it. II．Read the text for the second time and finish the following exercise. HOW LIFE BEGAN ON THE EARTH Earth: a cloud of 1_________ Big Bang early 6_______ and all sorts of fish a solid 2_____ small 5_________ on the Surface of the water Water: 4_________ to the development of life the earths 3_________ green 7________ on land land 8___________ reptiles huge 9_______ dinosaurs human 10__________ the arise of mammals Ⅲ. Read the text for the third time and match each paragraph with its main idea. Paragraph 1 A. How humans appeared and what effects they have caused to the earth. Paragraph 2 B. Water is very important for life on the earth. Paragraph 3 C. How the earth formed. Paragraph 4 D. How the plants and animals on the earth developed. Paragraph 5 E. It is widely accepted that the universe began with a “Big Bang”. IV．Read the text for the fourth time and do the following exercises. 1. What began to appear on the earths surface when it cooled down? Water B. Gases C. Heat D. Carbon 2. How did the atmosphere on the earth appear A. It came from space. B. It came from the explosion. C. It came from the oceans. D. It came from the forests. 3. Why did plants appear earlier than animals A. Because plants could produce oxygen, which was important for animals. B. Because plants were more advanced than animals. C. Because animals needed more water. D. Because plants needed more wate