牛津英语课件9BUnit4 reading1.pptVIP

Life on mars Reading 1 How many planets (行星) are there in the solar system(太阳系) ? Earth Mars Mercury (水星) Venus (金星) Jupiter （木星） Saturn (土星) Uranus ( 天王星) Neptune (海王星) Pluto (冥王星) a c traffic jam(交通堵塞) crowded(拥挤的) pollution polluted(被污染的) b The surface (表面)of Mars is more likely the surface of Earth than any other planet in our solar system.（太阳系） How do you like the life on Mars ? Can you imagine (想象) what the life will be like ? Task1 : Go through the article ,and correct the following sentences “T”or “F” 1.Some people believe that we can live on Mars by the year 2100. 2. At present , our spacecraft are fast enough to carry large numbers of people to Mars. 3. The gravity on Mars is about three –eighths of the gravity on the moon , so we can easily float away into space. 4. Life on Mars will be better than life on Earth in many ways. 5. Every student will have a computer at home connected to an interplanetary network. 6. The space shuttles travel fast and the journey to Mars will probably be very comfortable. 7. There will be various and fashionable boots for settlers. T F F T T F too slow Earth T uncomfortable Task2 :Read the article after the tape, then have a discussion in groups. A. How many aspects (方面) does the article talk about the life on Mars ? What are they ? Transport Food School Wearing Home B. Try to talk about the five aspects one by one in groups. C. Try to find out the better ways and the worse ways on Mars. Life on Mars Transport spacecraft space shuttles …too slow to carry … …take only a very short time… Food Plants will produce … Nobody is not sure if these plants… Wearing The gravity on Mars is only about three-eighths of… This will be dangerous because… The settlers have to wear special boots to… Home People may live in a dome with … Robots will do most of our work… School There will probably be no schools on Mars, … The better life on Mars ◆ People will have more space. ◆ Robots will do most of our work… ◆ Ther