必修三unit 4warming-up and reading.pptVIP

Module III Unit 4 Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune for several billion years after “Big Bang” between4.5 and 3.8 billion years ago What happened on the earth at that time? what did the explosion produce? Phrases and Useful Expressions circle around 绕…转 according to… 根据 a widely accepted theory 熟知的理论 in all directions 向着四面八方 in time 及时；终于 cool down 冷却 be fundamental to… 对…关键 a chain action 连锁反应 …make it possible for…to do…使…可能 give birth to… 生育 11. prevent… from 阻止…做… 12. millions of years to come 未来的几百万年 L6: What it was to become was uncertain until between…ago when the dust settled into a solid globe. L18: It was not immediately obvious that water was to be fundamental to the development of life. Finding the sentences and translate them into Chinese. 1. They were in time to produce carbon, nitrogen, water vapour and other gases, which were to make the earth’s atmosphere. (P25, line10-11) 2. Water had also appeared on other planets like Mars but, unlike the earth, it had disappeared later. (P26, line16-18) 3. This produced a chain reaction, which made it possible for life to develop. (P26, line25-26) 4. Thus they have, in their turn, become the most important animals on the planet. (P26, line46-47) 5. They are putting too much carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, which prevents heat from escaping from the earth into space. (P26, line47-49) Whether life will continue on the earth depends on human beings. Only if we care will we help, only if we help shall all be saved! Assignment: 1. Collect more information about the development of life and make a poster with your group members. 2. Read and retell the passage. * 高考对名词性从句的考查主要体现在连接词的选用上。以下几点是名词性从句考查的重点和难点。 1.考查名词性从句的语序问题 2.引导词的词义和成分 3.考查whether与if的区别 4.考查名词性从句的虚拟语气问题 5.考查it在名词性从句中作形式主语或形式宾语的用法 Step1：Revision 6’ What’s the meaning of the word “Astronomy”? I. Warming up the science of stars; the scienti