人教版英语必修三Unit 4（How life began on the earth）实用教案.doc

Unit 4 Astronomy: the science of the stars Reading HOW LIFE BEGAN ON THE EARTH Introduction In this period, after the warming up, students will first be guided to talk and share. Then they will be helped to read an exposition（说明文）entitled HOW LIFE BEGAN ON THE EARTH. Then the students may be asked to listen and read aloud，read and underline，read and understand difficult sentences，read and transfer information，read and translate, read to decide on the type of writing and summary of the text and finally read to draw a tree diagram of the text and retell the story with the help of the diagram. The period will end in students having a discussion—How Did the Universe Begin? Objectives To help students understand the text’s forms and contents and learn about festival Astronomy To help students communicate on the topic in focus with the words, expressions and structures learned in this unit Focus Words dissolve， exist，puzzle，crash，pull，float，exhaust Expressions in time, lay eggs, give birth to, block out, cheer up, now that, break out, watch out Patterns 1. It exploded loudly with fire and rock, which were in time to produce the water vapor, carbon dioxide, oxygen, nitrogen and other gases, which were to make the earth’s atmosphere. 2. Nobody knew that it was going to be different from other planets going round the sun. 3. It allowed the earth to dissolve harmful gases, which had become part of the earth’s atmosphere, into the oceans and seas. 4. This encouraged the development of early shellfish and all sorts of fish. 5. They produced young generally by laying eggs. 6. They are putting too much carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, which prevents heat from escaping from the earth into space. 7. Whether life will continue on the earth for millions of years to come will depend on whether this problem can be solved. Aids Multimedia facilities, tape-recorder, photos, diagrams Procedures I. Warming up by learning vocabulary Good morning, class! Today, we are going t