Unit5TheConquestoftheUniverseCulturalCorner教案（外研版选修8）.doc

【教材分析与导入设计】选修8 Unit 5 The Conquest of the Universe —Cultural Corner（外研版Module 5 The Conquest of the Universe Period Four Cultural Corner （1）三维目标 A．Knowledge and skills 1.Talk about the space exploration 2.Practice debating by presenting ideas for or against a chosen topic 3.Write a newspaper article about an imaginary space probe or mission 4.Make a time line of Chinese space exploration B．Process and methods 1)enable students to talk more about space exploration C. Emotion, attitude and values 1) To learn to read passages of space exploration （2）教学重点 1. Describe one’s knowledge about space exploration （3）教学难点 1. Enjoy the reading of space exploration （4）教学建议 1. Train students reading ability through Skimming. 新课导入设计 Sample1 Step1：阅读理解 Every 26 months , the Earth overtakes Mars on the inside track as they both circle the Sun, this happens when Mars is closest to the Sun. On August 27 this year they will pass at a distance of 55,760,000 km, closer than any time during the last 60,000 years. At its closest, Mars will be 25 seconds of arc (秒弧) in diameter, the size of a tennis ball at a distance of 528 metres. However, on the scale of the tennis ball, this approach(接近) is only 18 centimetres closer than in 1924, although 110 metres closer than in 2001. Throughout July, August and September, Mars will be easy to see with the naked eye. Each night it will rise earlier, until by late August it will be just above the horizon, south of east, soon after sunset. Once risen, it will be the brightest object in the sky, appearing orange red. From the latitude(纬度) of the UK, it will never rise higher than 22 degrees and you will need an view to the south to see it .Mars will appear at its very best from the Southern Hemisphere, where by the middle of the night it will be high in the sky and its brightness and colour will make it very obvious. To see any surface detail requires a good quality telescope with a lens or mirror diameter of about 10 cm, on a stable mount. If you