高中英语人教版必修三 Unit 4 Astronomy：the science of the stars -Discovering useful words and expressions.pptVIP

Use the correct prefix or suffix for each word. Write out the new word and explain the difference between the two. -(en)ce present certain violent fair confident paid different like patient kind un- presence violence confidence difference patience uncertain unfair unpaid unlike unkind culture art globe physics universe chemistry agriculture biology mathematics science -al -ist cultural global universal agricultural mathematical artist physicist chemist biologist scientist Choose the correct word to fill in each of these blanks. At the beginning, the earth had no ________. dust B. atoms C. water D. matter 2. The development of a planet generally depends on _______ combining together. atoms B. rocks C. gases D. water 3. The ______ of mammals happened after the disappearance of the dinosaurs. harmful B. system C. spread D. method 4. Mammals _____ when the animals that were harmful to them disappeared. prevent B. multiplied C. depended D. existed Complete the following passage with the words and phrases below in the correct form. astronomy atom fundamental puzzle exist prevent … from as a result give birth to Is the moon a planet? This question is ____________ if students are to show that they understand the nature of __________. Some scientists think that the earth ___________ the moon because the moon circles our planet. Others believe that the moon ______ before the earth was formed. fundamental astronomy gave birth to existed They think that earlier in time it travelled through space as a small planet which was caught by the earth’s gravity. __________, it goes around our planet. The evidence for this theory is that the _______ that make up the rocks on the moon seem to be different from those on earth. As a result atoms What is clear is that the moon is smaller than the earth and this ________ it _____ escap