高中英语 b3Unit4 Astronomy课件 新人教版必修3.pptVIP

Warming up Do you know any questions that astronomers are interested in? ●How did the universe begin? ● How did life begin? ● Is there life on other planets? ● Are there other life forms in the universe? ● What happened to all the matter after the “Big Bang”? ● What are “black holes”? Pre-reading 1. The origin of life on earth is a question that interests astronomers. What do you know about it? ● How old is the universe? (several billion years ago) ● How old is the Earth? (between 4.5 and 3.8 billion years ago) ● Which were the first creatures or plants on Earth? (extremely small plants)… 2. Each religion and culture has its own ideas about how life began on earth. What do you know? In China, we all know that Pangu separates the sky from the earth and Nvwa made humans. 中国神话传说中有盘古开天地的说法。巨人盘古用一把利斧劈开混沌, 将天地分开。死后, 他的气息化成风和云, 声音变成轰轰的雷声, 左眼化为太阳, 右眼化为月亮, 手足与四肢变成大地的四极与五方的名山, 血液化成江河,筋脉铺成道路, 肌肉形成田地, 须发成为星星, 牙齿和骨骼化为金属、珍珠、玉石, 汗水成为滋润万物生长的甘霖和雨露。 Summary Comprehending 1. Read the passage carefully and analyse its structure. Write the main idea for each paragraph. The order of development of life The universe began with a “Big Bang”. The earth was a cloud of dust. The earth became a solid ball. Water appeared on the earth. Small plants grew on the water. Shellfish and other fish appeared. Plants began to grow on dry land. Insects and amphibians appeared. Reptiles appeared. Dinosaurs appeared. Mammals appeared. Clever animals with hands and feet appeared. 5. What problem is caused by human beings? Human beings caused global warming. Read the passage again and underline all the discourse markers and sentence connectors. Discourse markers: however, next, after that, later, finally, thus, as a result of this Sentence connectors or conjunctions: and, but, because The other puzzles hidden the passage are: How did the earth’s atmosphere develop? Why did water stay on the earth but not on the other planets? How did life forms deve