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课件网) Module 3 Journey to space Unit 2 We have not found life on any other planets yet. Lead in Discuss something about the universe. 1. How many planets are there in the universe 2. Is there any life on other planets Yuri Gagarin, Soviet Union 12, April,1961 1968 年12月27日,阿波罗8号———第一次载人的月球行动，在完成了历时六天的历史性航行之后，安全返回地球。 Who is he He is China’s first astronaut. The Shenzhou-V spacecraft orbited the Earth 14 times at an altitude of 343 kilometres. The space flight lasted 21 hours by Yang Liwei in October, 2003. Yang Liwei was called “China’s first astronaut”. 【学习目标】 1. To understand the conversation about the space mission to Mars. 2. How to use present perfect tense to describe the space. 3.能够读懂以太空为主题的文章, 能简单描述人类对太空的探索。 4.通过了解中国在太空探索领域取得的伟大成就, 增强民族自豪感, 通过太空知识的学习, 培养学生对天文知识的兴趣和对未知事物的探索精神。 1.Match the words with the pictures. A. galaxy B. planet C. solar system D. star E. universe C B A D E 【教材回顾】 2.Read the passage and choose the best title for it. 1. Anyone out there 2. Life on earth 3. The sun and the stars 4. The stars at night 3.Check (√) the true sentences. 1. The earth is a star. 2. The sun is a star. 3. There is more than one galaxy in the universe. 4. The light from the stars in other galaxies has travelled for a long time to reach us. 5. Scientists have received many messages from space. 6. Spaceships have visited most of the universe. (×) (×) (×) (√) (√) (√) 4.Complete the passage with the words and expression in the box. communicate doubt environment none solar system universe Is there life on other planets There are eight planets in our _____,but _____ of them has a(n) _____like that of the earth.Spaceships from the earth have done surveys of other planets, but they have not found any life there. Why has no one from other planets tried to _____ with us It is true that scientists have not discovered life on other planets in the _____yet, but some scientists do not _____ that they can find it some day. solar system none environment communicate universe doubt Look at the cartoon picture and answer the questions. — What have the scientists just heard (a message from a spaceship) — They’ve just heard a message from a spaceship. Have a try Write the story in the picture. Use the answers to the questions in Activity 5 to help you. We’ve just heard that our spacecraft has landed on Mars, and we’ve discovered… Possible version: We’ve just had some news about the mission to explore Mars. Scientists have just heard that the spaceship has landed on Mars and has discovered people. These people haven’t sent us a message because they can’t hear us. They haven’t visited the earth because they prefer life on Mars. They have used parts from the other spacecraft from earth to make TVs, radios and cars. Language Points 1.However, we have not ... ...
