(
课件网) Unit 6 Earth and Beyond Exploring the Topic: Thinking Skills & Reading Strategies (Comparing and contrasting) 掌握太阳系天体（恒星、行星 ）的英文表述及特征（直径、颜色、有无生命等 ），熟知行星分类及差异相关英语知识 。 运用对比、总结策略，分析太阳系天体差异，融合天文知识与英语表达 。 借英语激发宇宙探索兴趣，分享奇妙点，保持 探索热情 。 1.How many planets can you see Name them! 2.Which one is a star What are the differences among these planets Look at the picture. 天体 “档案配对” 挑战 “A star, super big, diameter 1,391,400 km” “A planet with life, blue & green” “Small inner planet, close to Sun” “Big outer planet, made of gas” Match them. Then share your answers and explain why! Sun Earth Mercury Jupiter Activity 1 Comparing and contrasting Thinking Skills Read the text and learn how to compare and contrast similar things. The Sun is a star. It has a diameter of about 1,391,400 kilometers. It may look yellow, orange, or even red, but its real color is white. There are no living things on the Sun. Earth is one of the eight planets of the solar system. The diameter of Earth is around 13,000 kilometers. It looks blue and green, and it is the only planet with life in the solar system. Object Type Diameter (kilometers) Color With life Sun star 1,391,400 white No Earth planet 13,000 blue and green Yes Activity 2 Comparing and contrasting Thinking Skills Read the text and complete the table. In the solar system, the Sun is in the center, and eight planets go around it. Asteroid Belt separates the planets into two groups—the inner planets and the outer planets. The inner planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. They are closer to the Sun. The outer planets include Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. They are farther away. The inner planets are smaller and made of rocks and soil, while the outer planets are larger and made of gas with rocks inside. Activity 2 Comparing and contrasting Thinking Skills Read the text and complete the table. Group Planets Size Elements the inner planets Mercury, _____, Earth smaller rocks and _____ the outer planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus _____ gas with _____inside Venus soil larger rocks Thinking Skills 单词 词性 释义 diameter n. 直径 asteroid n. 小行星 belt n. 环形地带；腰带 separate v. （使）分开；划分 inner adj. 接近中心的；内部的；内心的 outer adj. 外围的；远离中心的；外边的 Words Thinking Skills 单词 词性 释义 include v. 包括；包含 rock n. 岩石；摇滚乐 gas n. 气体；天然气 inside adj.&prep. 在（或向）里面 在（或向）……里 Saturn n. 土星 Words Thinking Skills Asteroid Belt separates the planets into two groups—the inner planets and the outer planets. 小行星带将太阳系的行星分为两组———内行星和外行星。 separate ... into ... 意为“分成；分为”。 separate … from … 意为“把……和……分开；与……分离”。 例如： She separated the cake into six equal pieces. 她把蛋糕分成六等份。 You need to separate the white clothes from other colored ones before ... ...
