(
课件网) Unit 6 Earth and Beyond Listening & Speaking Learning Objectives 通过本课的学习，学生能够: 1. 借助图片，学习并记忆有关宇宙空间物体的单词。 2. 分析听力材料，获取关键信息。 3. 理解专有名词大小写的区别。 4. 讨论和宇宙相关的知识，培养学生探索宇宙的兴趣。 Activity 1 A. Match the words with the objects (1-8) at the top of the next page. Listening & speaking We use “the Sun” to mean the only star in the solar system, and write Earth, Marth, Mercury, etc. for the names of the planets in space. universe 3 the Sun Earth planets 4 6 1 rocket stars Moon satellites 7 2 5 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 We use “the sun” and “the earth” when we're talking about them as common things like the sea and the sky. B. Fill in each blank with an object above. _____ On clear nights, you can see them shining in the sky. _____ It is much smaller than the earth and goes around the earth once about every 27 days. _____ It is the largest and brightest object in the solar system and gives us light and warmth. _____ It sends satellites and people into space, and it is one of the most important tools for exploring the solar system. _____ There are eight of them in the solar system, and they all go around the sun. _____ They move around another body in space and can natural or man-made. _____ It is a third closest planet to the Sun and our only home in space at present. _____ It is the whole body of things, and no one knows how wide it is. stars Moon the Sun rocket planets satellites Earth universe 绕行；走遍；传播 universe the Sun rocket stars Earth planets Moon satellites Pre-listening Look at the picture and talk about the question. Q: What is it It is the sun. C. While-listening Pair work. Listen and repeat. What do you know about the sun It is the largest and brightest object in the solar system and gives us light and warmth. What do you know about the sun It is the largest and brightest object in the solar system and gives us light and warmth. Post-listening Pair work. Replace the parts in bold and practice with your partner. Activity 2 Listen to the text and circle the correct words. 1. It's about (150,000,000 / 15,000,000) kilometers away from the earth to the sun. 2. The temperature at the sun's surface is about (5,625.85 / 5,526.85) degrees Celsius. 3. The sun provides energy, light and (electricity / heat) for the earth. 4. In about 3.5 billion years, the sun will be 40% ( brighter / heavier) then it is today. 150,000,000 5,526.85 heat brighter 表面；表层 热量；热；高温； 加热；变热 Activity 3 Group work. Collect information about the sun and make a report about it. The Sun is about 100 times wider than Earth. It is about 10 times wider than Jupiter (木星), the biggest planet. Light Travel Time to Earth takes about 8 minutes and 20 seconds . Its gravity (吸引力) holds the Solar System together. Show time Choose some groups to come to the blackboard and each student of the group makes a report. Groups Report Grou ... ...
