浙江省天台县平桥第二中学高中英语 Unit4 Astronomy-Warming-up reading (新人教版必修3).ppt

* Unit 4 Astronomy: the science of the stars Warming up What are the names of the eight planets that circle our sun? 海王星 Neptune 水星 Mercury 金星 Venus 地球 Earth 火星 Mars 木星 Jupiter 土星 Saturn 天王星 Uranus Reading HOW LIFE BEGAN ON THE EARTH Skimming I. Read the passage carefully and match the main idea with each paragraph. ks xk Para. 1 The formation(形成) of the earth. Para. 2 The importance of water for life. Para. 3 A widely accepted theory about the formation of the universe. Para. 4 The arrival of humans and their impact on the earth. Para. 5 The development of plants and animals on the earth. Work in pairs. Put the order of developmentof life into a timeline first according to your common sense, and then according to the reading passage.  10 7 3 8 4 9 6 1 5 2 12 11 1. Insects and amphibians appeared. 3. The earth became a solid ball. 5. Reptiles appeared. 7. The earth was a cloud of dust. 9. Shellfish and other fish appeared. 11. Clever animals with hands and feet appeared. 2. Dinosaurs appeared. 4. Small plants grew on the water. 6. Plants began to grow on dry land. 8. Water appeared on the earth. 10. The universe began with a Big Bang. 12. Mammals appeared. Read the text carefully and think about what you have read and discuss these questions in pairs. 1. Why was the earth different from the other planets? Because water remained on the earth. 2. Why did the plants grow before the animals came? Because plants provided oxygen for animals to breathe. ks 5u3. Why is it wrong to show films with dinosaurs and people together? Because dinosaurs died out long before human beings developed on the earth. 4. There used to be nine planets in the solar system. Recently scientists have decided that one of them can no longer be considered a planet