人教新课标备课课件包-必修三 Unit4 Unit 4 astronomy3-4.pptVIP

v. n. direct permit impress digest protect cooperate direction director permission impression digestion protection cooperation v. n. strengthen willing fail lose appear arrive succeed strength willingness failure loss appearance arrival success n. adj. sadness sugar curiosity humour patience independence sad sugary curious humourous patient independent n. adj. origin nation agriculture society Europe energy possibility original national agricultural social European energetic possible Warming up the subjects learnt in high school: Warming up Science subjects: (理工科) mathematics physics chemistry geography biology Warming up Frontier Science (边缘科学): A sort of subjects based on two or more subjects. The Frontier Sciences : biochemistry geophysics astronomy medicine Warming up Match these frontier subjects to their explanation: Test your common knowledge: Who is the first Chinese astronaut to go into space? ___________ What was the date when he circled the earth in space? A) November 15, 2003 B) October 15, 2003 C) September 17, 2004 D) December 17, 2004 Which country first sent people up to the space, the USA or the Soviet Union? So far, how many countries have succeed in sending people up to space? _______ Listening Practice (Ex 2, P.56) Reading What is the main idea of the text? how life began on the earth. Topic sentences: 1. After the “Big Bang”, the earth was just a cloud of energetic dust. 2. What scientists think that the different because of the arrival of small plants growing in the water on its surface. 3. Many millions of years later the first green plants began to appear on land. 4. Small clever animals, now with hands and feet, appeared and spread all over the earth. Read the 1st paragraph. 1) How did water come into being on the earth? The explosion of the earth produced water vapour, which turned