江苏省宿豫区关庙中心学校九年级英语下册 9B Unit1《Life on Mars》Comic strip教案 牛津版.docVIP

PAGE  9B Unit1《Life on Mars》Comic strip Language functions and focus 1 Use “can”, ”could”, ”may” and “might” to talk about permission, eg: Can I go to Mars tomorrom, Mum? 2. object clauses introduced by “that”, eg: Many people believe robots will do most of our work. 3. Object clauses introduced by “if” or “whether”. eg: It is not sure if these plants could produce water,. 4 . Express personal feeling concerning a future situation,eg: Would you like to live on Mars , Daniel ? I am not sure ,It worries me Language skills Listening 1. Identify main ideas to complete notes about a TV programme 2. Identify main ideas from a TV discussion to complete some notes 3. Extract information for a TV programme to complete a conversation Speaking Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of living on other planets Express thoughts and disadvantages of living on Mars Reading Learn keywords about space travel Learn about what it might be like to live on Mars Understand the context of a future life on another planet Writing Complete a flow chat Organize ideas with the help of a flow chart Use information form the from the flow chart to complete a draft Write a guide to living on another planet Study skills Understand the difference between skimming and scanning Learn to skim a piece of text to find main ideas Learn to scan a piece of text to find specific words or phrases Overview of the unit The main topic of this unit is on Mars .Students learn to think about the future and the possibility of living on another planet .They also learn to weight up the advantages and disadvantages of different situations. Background information This unit allows students to unlock their imaginations .Encourage students to think creatively about what life in the future will like .Remind them that there are no right or wrong answers when talking about the future because no one can know what will happen. Warm-up activity Students who are interested in science fiction will find th