Unit4_Warming_up_优质课件.pptVIP

* * What interests you in astronomy? Do you know any questions that astronomers are interested in? How did life begin on Earth? How was the universe formed? Brainstorming Do you know each religion or culture has its own ideas about the origin of the universe or life? Chinese Legends (传说) Pangu separates the sky from the earth. His whole body then turns into all kinds of things in the universe. The development of the life breath winds and clouds voice thunder left eye the sun right eye the moon blood the rivers veins the roads Nuwa makes human beings According to Bible (圣经), God created the world and the first man, Adam (亚当) and the first woman, Eve (夏娃). God created the world in seven days. Religious Beliefs 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, the moon and stars. Day 5: God spoke and created living things in the air and sea. Day 6: God spoke and created the land animals and the first man. Day 7: God rested and called this day Holy. Scientific Theories Famous scientists such as Newton, Einstein and Stephen Hawking had their own theory about the origin of the universe. The universe began from the Big Bang. Life first began in the sea on the earth. Life was brought to the earth by ET from outer space. Life came from a comet which hit the earth. 1. insects 2. plants 3. reptiles (爬行类) 4. shellfish (贝类) 5. amphibians(两栖类) 6. fish 7. mammals (哺乳类) Study of the groups of life (种类/物种) Look at the pictures and tell the groups. plants reptiles (爬行类) shellfish (贝类) fish insects mammals amphibians (两栖类) Homework Look up the new words and expressions of the reading in the dictionary. 2. Preview the reading: How Life Began on the Earth * *