《英语中高职贯通 》课件_lesson 4.ppt

Judgewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F).()1.Theearthcirclesthesun.()2.Ittakestheearthonemonthtocirclethesun.()3.Theearthistheonlyplanetthatcirclesthesun.()4.Themoonmovesaroundtheearth.()5.Thereisatmosphereonthemoon.Groupwork.CanyoumatchthepicturesoftheeightplanetsinthesolarsystemwiththeirEnglishandChinesenames?Completetheblankswithcorrectnameslistedbelow.TFFTF

Groupwork.CanyoumatchthepicturesoftheeightplanetsinthesolarsystemwiththeirEnglishandChinesenames?Completetheblankswithcorrectnameslistedbelow.Question:HowcanyouremembertheEnglishnamesoftheeightplanets?水星Mercury金星Venus海王星Neptune火星Mars地球Earth土星Saturn天王星Uranus木星Jupiter

Thesentencesaredrawnoutfromthepassagebelow.Puteachofthembackintheproperblankafteryourfirstreading.A.Today,withrecreationalastronomybooming,comparedwithitsundergroundstatusinthe50s,thesituationiscompletelydifferent.B.Forme,itiscommuningwithnatureonagrandscale.C.Forthousandsofastronomyenthusiasts,theultimateinself-discoveryistheexplorationofsomeofthesecelestialwonderswithabackyardtelescope.D.Hardlyamonthgoesbywithoutsomethingnewtoponder.

BecomingaBackyardSinceIfirstbecamefascinatedwiththecosmoshalfacenturyago,humankindsknowledgeoftheuniversehasexpandedenormously.Ithasbeenalmostacontinuousintoxicantformeasthediscoverieshavecomethickandfast:quasars,pulsars,blackholes,volcanicmoons,bodiesmadeentirelyoficeorbitinglargerworldsofliquidhydrogen.(1)Thementalexerciseofgrapplingwiththevastdistancesandsizesofcelestialobjectsiscaptivatinginitself.Buttobeabletostandunderthosestarsandplanetsonadarknightiswhatmakesbackyardastronomyanaddictivepastime.(2)Ihavecometoknowthoseremotestarsandgalaxies.T