高一英语人教版必修3课件：Unit4AstronomyReading.ppt

Read the text quickly and fill in the blanks. ?????? The text mainly tells us the formation of the ________ and the development of ______ on it. ?earth? life 1. When did the “Big Bang” happen? It happened several billion years ago. Read the passage quickly and answer the questions. 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. 4. How did water come into being on the earth? As the earth cooled down after it exploded, water came into being. 5. What’s the significance of the presence of water on the earth? It allowed the earth to dissolve harmful gases and acids into the oceans and seas. 6. What was important to the development of fish? oxygen. 7. What made possible the rise of mammals on the earth? The disappearance of dinosaurs made possible the rise of mammals on the earth. 8. Why are mammals different from all life forms in the past? They gave birth to young baby animals and produced milk to feed them. Read the passage carefully and analyse its structure. Write down the main idea for each paragraph. Main body Paragraph 1: Paragraph 2: A widely accepted theory about the formation of the universe The formation of the earth. Main body Paragraph 2: Paragraph 3: Paragraph 3: The importance of water for life The development of plants and animals on the earth The arrival of humans and their impact on the earth Fill in the blanks in the following form. Time What happened Big Bang ______ began to form and combine to create stars and other bodies. Atoms Between 4.5 and 3.8 billion years ago ● Dust settled into a solid and ______ globe. ● The earth exploded to produce its ___________. ● The continued ________ of water allowed the earth to dissolve harmful gases and _____ into the oceans and seas. violent atmosphere presence acids Many millions of years later ● The fir