高二英语a-land-of-diversity课件1教学文案.ppt

高二英语A-land-of-diversity课件1;the fourth closest planet to the sun, it is still much colder than the Earth. Like the satellites pictures showed that Mars has lots of craters, and scientists speculate that perhaps Mars used to be like the Earth billions of years ago. I think there is more to Mars than what the scientists ;believe. I believe there is life on Mars. Perhaps the definition of life on Mars is different from the Earth. It could be that the life there does not need oxygen, but other kinds of gases. I would imagine that life may not be active, because Mars has been hit by meteorites and;the surface has been very much bombarded. So I presume the life that still exist would not be like life on Earth. I have no idea what the weather would be like, but I can presume it would be very cold, since Mars is much further from the sun;than the Earth. As for its special features, I think if one stands on the surface of Mars, we can see the whole universe clearer than on the Earth. And perhaps it’s a million times more beautiful than the Earth. I hope one day we can have more exploration on Mars and solve the mystery. ;Listening on page 46; Mardi Gras is a traditional holiday celebrated in many of the southern states of the USA. It is the biggest carnival in America. The most famous celebration takes place in New Orleans, Louisiana. The people there enjoy this celebration by going to parades where they catch “beads, cups, and trinkets” that are all thrown from floats. ;The official colors for Mardi Gras are purple, green, and gold. These colors where chosen in 1872 by the King of Carnival, Rex. He chose these colors to stand for the following: purple represents justice  green stands for faith  gold stands for power;parties ;Name of radio programme __________________ Interviewer’s name__________ Traveller’s name____________ Place to be discussed _____________ ;1. Which part of the United States is it in? In the far south of the USA on the Mississippi Ri