20152016学年高二英语外研版选修8课件：Module 5 Listening and speakingeveryday English概要1.ppt

Useful expressions What you say is … The fact that …is … How far/ Where / Why … is … The question people are asking is … I can’t agree with / believe that … It’s well known that … Useful ideas Space travel is too dangerous. The human body is not designed for zero gravity. People will never be able to travel to other planets because it takes so long to get there. So it’s a waste of money sending space probes into space. Speaking—3 Present your ideas for or against the topic. There must be life on other planets—we can’t be the only living creatures in the whole universe. I’m sure that one day there will be holidays to the moon—or even further, to other planets. Homework Revise what you have learnt during this period of class. 2. Get ready for the next period. Module 5 The Conquest of the Universe Listening and Speaking Everyday English Speaking Listening and Speaking Listening and Speaking --1 Pre-listening Prediction: Predict the answers to Activity 1 2 on Page 61. Joan ______ Mark _____ Yes No 1. People will live on the moon in the future. 2. We should spend lots of money on space research. Joan ______ Mark _____ Yes No Listening and Speaking --2 First listening: Read the opinions about space travel. Listen and check which speaker’s opinions they are 3. Life is possible on other planets. Joan ______ Mark _____ Yes Yes 4. Humans will travel to other solar systems one day. Joan ______ Mark _____ Yes No 5. I would pay for a holiday in space. Joan ______ Mark _____ Yes No Listening and Speaking --3 Second listening: Listen again and answer the questions. What is Joan’s job? A science fiction writer. The speed of light. 2. Which scientific theory does Mark speak about? 3. Which problems on the Earth does Joan speak about? Fighting poverty and disease. 4. Why would a trip in space be useful for Joan? It would give her ideas for a book. In space and in the English countryside. 5. In which two places can Mark find peace and quiet