reading2avisittothemoon.ppt

1、Period 4 Extensive reading,Unit 4 Astronomy : the science of the stars,1. What is astronomy? 2. What do you know about it?,Step 1,Astronomy,The Solar system,水星,地球,金星,火星,木星,土星,海王星,天王星,冥王星,Step 2,1. Do you want to visit these planets? 2. If you do, which one would you like to go most? Why? Discuss the

2、 two questions with your partner and try to make a dialogue. (pair work),Discussion,A: Which planet would you like to go most? B: Id like to visitmost because What about you? A: I want to travel tovery much, the reason is that/I dream about flying to,Useful structures for your dialogue:,a visit to t

3、he moon,(1)Who was the first person landing on the moon? A. Armstrong B. Yang liwei C. Tom Cruise D. Issac Newton,Multiple choice,(2)Which country is he from? A. China B. Russia C. the U.S.A D. England,(3)When did he land on the moon? A.1921 B. 1969 C. 2003 D. 2010,(4)What was the name of his spaces

4、hip? A. Apollo 11 B. Changzheng 3 C. Shenzhou 7,Step 1,“one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind”.,Neil Armstrong (1930 ), USA. He landed on the moon in July 1969.,“這是個人邁出的一小步，但卻是人類邁出的一大步 ?！?True or false questions :,F,F,T,T,Step 2,1.It takes the moon one day to move around the earth. 2.

5、 There is atmosphere on the moon. 3. There is no life on the moon. 4.The moon is the natural satellite of the earth. 5.The moon emits light itself.,F,Step 1,Turn to page 30,Read the passage quickly and try to find the topic sentence of each paragraph.,A visit to the moon,Fast reading,Part one Topic

6、sentences,We visited the moon in our spaceship,Para.2,Before we left, Li Yanping explained to me the most powerful.,Para.1,But returning to the earth was very frightening.,Para.4,When we got there, I wanted to explore immediately.,Para.3,The force of gravity would change four times on their journey

7、. ( ) 2. When they were on the moon, they would not feel the gravity because there was no gravity on the moon. ( ) 3. Since the gravity has changed, their walk didnt need a lot of practice. ( ) 4. “A visit to the moon” was not a real story but science fiction .( ) 5. Their returning to the earth was

8、 frightening. ( ),F,F,F,T,T,Part two True or false questions,Step 2,Detailed reading,Read paragraph 2 carefully and try to find out the three ways that the gravity changed during their journey to the moon. (Underline the key words),It was so hard,as if no gravity at all,not as strong as the earths,S

9、tep 1,Read the passage again and try to retell the story using the following pattern:,Before they left , As they left the earth , when he was in space , when he was on the moon , The returning , ,Summary: listen to the tape and fill in the blanks.,Last month I visited the moon with my friend. Before

10、 we left, I was told the force of g_ would change three times on our journey. Then we took off. As we left the earth, I became very h_. gradually the weight l_. when I was in space, it d_. we f_ weightlessly in the cabin and I c_ _. when I was on the moon, I was surprised to find out even walking ne

11、eds lots of practice n_ _ gravity changed. The returning of the earth was very f_. we were amazed to watch fire b_ _ on the outside of the ship.,ravity,eavy,essened,isappeared,loated,heered up,ow that,rightening,reak out,Step2,1. After reading the story, do you want to visit the moon? If you were go

12、ing to the moon, what things would you need? Why? (Discuss in groups of four),things needed on the moon,oxygen tanks,space food,spacesuit,water,Step3,Discussion,spaceship,qualities of an astronaut,good health,right height and weight,many years training,calmness,Step3,Discussion,patience,2. If you we

13、re going to the moon, what qualities should you have? (Discuss in groups of four),3.Have you seen any films about space travelling? What problems may people meet when they are in space?,The spaceship may break down.,They may come across travelers from outer space,They may be caught by a black hole.,Problems in space,On their way of returning to the earth, the author and Li Yanping was caught by a black hole, what do you think