人教新课标高中英语必修（三）Unit4 Astronomy the science of the stars Reading 课件 (共37张PPT).ppt

reptiles on land dinosaurs on land (2) What life developed after forests appeared? mammals on land (3) What life developed after dinosaurs? small clever animals (4) What life developed after mammals? Can you say the sequence of development of life on the earth? water water plants shellfish fish land plants land insects amphibians forests reptiles dinosaurs mammals clever animals Design an activity on Earth Day What the activity is about? Why the activity is designed? When and where to do the activity? Who takes part in the activity? What to be done in the activity? … How can we protect the earth and make it a better place to live on? Think about what we’ve just learnt today. Study without reflection is a waste of time. After the class It’s time to stop the class for you to look back in silence. Homework Read the passage again and review the new words and expressions. 2. 发挥想象，连词成文(50-100字). lay eggs, harmful, give birth to, theory, prevent … from, unlike, in one’s turn, fundamental, exist, in time. * * * * * * * * * * * * * Unit 4 Reading HOW LIFE BEGAN ON THE EARTH Read the explanation and speak out the word it explains. in time lay eggs give birth to in one’s turn prevent … from 下蛋 产生；分娩 及时；终于 阻止；制止 轮到某人；接着 Match Words: theory, violent, unlike, fundamental, harmful, exist, thus Expressions: in time, lay eggs, give birth to, in one’s turn, prevent … from Pattern: What is even more important is that … Skimming for general idea Reading Comprehension I Skimming What’s the main idea of the text? A brief introduction on how human beings were born. B. A brief introduction on the birth of the universe and life on the earth. C. The “Big Bang” had a great effect on the birth of the earth. D. The appearance of human beings was a disaster to the earth. Analyse the structure of the passage. Write down the main idea for each paragraph. Paragraph 1: Paragraph 2: Paragraph 3: Paragraph 4: Paragraph 5: Reading