[名校联盟]江西省南昌市湾里区第一中学人教版高中英语必修3Unit4Astronomy+the+science+of+the+starsPeriod+5++Integrat.教案.docVIP

第  PAGE 3 页 共  NUMPAGES 3 页 Unit 4 Astronomy the science of the stars Period 5 Integrating skills Step I. Revision Retell the reading passage. Step II. Listening and discussing (P30) Look at the pictures and the exercises and guess what the listening is about. Listen to parts 1 and 2 for the fist time to choose the best summary of the listening text.[来源:Zxxk.Com] The text is about how the idea of gravity has developed over a long period of the universe. Listen again to finish the chart in exercise 3: Isaac NewtonAlbert EinsteinStephen HawkingIdea Large bodies have a force which pulls things towards themIn space large objects make space and time bend; the larger the object, the further space and time bendsBlack holes have a very large mass and pull things towards them towards their edge.Develop-ment The bigger the object the stronger the gravityTime goes slower in very strong gravity.If you go over the edge, you cannot get out; but if you do not, you may be able to escape. Step III. Reading (P30) This reading uses information from the listening text above. It is a science fiction story which imagines what it might be like if an astronaut visited the Moon. Read the passage carefully and then describe the three ways in which gravity changed for Li Yanping and how his weight changed. Suggested sentences: The pull of gravity became very strong as he left the earth’s atmosphere. His weight is normal.[来源:学,科,网Z,X,X,K] It disappeared when he was in space. He is weightless. It was very light when he was on the moon. He weighs less than on the earth. Step IV. Reading Task (P66) Remind the students of the knowledge of “black holes”. Read the passage to discover the new ideas about “black holes”. Old ideas about “black holes”Was this what we found?New ideas about “black holes”Black holes cannot be seenYesYou can only “see” it by watching the movements of the objects caught by its gravity.Gravity pulls objects to