高一安静 英语必修3 Unit 4-1 .ppt

Unit 4 Astronomy: the science of the stars 高一安静 2016.4.6 solar system太阳系 Sun Venus Mercury Mars Jupiter Saturn Earth Pluto Neptune Uranus But scientists now think Pluto is too small to be called a planet. The names of eight planets. Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune 1) 水星 2) 金星 3) 地球 4) 火星 5) 木星 6) 土星 7) 天王星 8) 海王星 Do you know how our life began on the earth?Do you know any ancient idea about the beginning of the universe? 盘古开天辟地 女娲补天造人 In the western culture, who creates everything in the world? HOW LIFE BEGAN ON THE EARTH? 1. What is the main idea of the text? 2. Which paragraph are the questions mentioned in? 1) How old is the earth? 2) How does the universe begin? 3) Is there any water in the Mars? 4) When did dinosaurs disappear? 5) Which animal is the most important one on the earth? How life began on the earth （ ）A Insects and amphibians appeared. （ ）B Dinosaurs appeared. （ ）C The earth became a solid ball. （ ）D Small plants grew on the water. （ ）E Reptiles appeared. （ ）F Plants began to grow on dry land. （ ）G The earth was a cloud of dust. （ ）H Water appeared on the earth. （ Shellfish and other fish appeared. （ ）J The universe began with a “Big Bang”. （ ）K Clever animals with hands and feet appeared. （ ）L Mammals appeared. 5 10 6） 2 9 4 8 3 7 1 Detailed reading Put the order of development of life into a time line. 12 11 After reading the passage, discuss the following questions. 1. Why was the earth different from the other planets? 2. Why is it wrong to show films with dinosaurs and people together? 3. What problem is caused by human beings? 2. Why is it wrong to show films with dinosaurs and people together? 1. Why was the earth different from the other planets? Because the water remained on the earth. Because dinosaurs died out long before human beings developed on the earth. 3. What problem is caused by human beings? Human beings causes global warming. After the “bi