必修三Unit4Reading教案.doc

必修三
Unit4Astronomy:thescienceofthestars
Reading
Teachingaims
Knowledgeaims
Getstudentstolearntheusefulnewwordsandexpressionsinthispart:theory,atom,billion,globe,violent,carbon,atmosphere,fundamental,harmful,acid,multiply,oxygen,exist,prevent,dioxide
Abilityaims
a.EnableSstotalkaboutthescienceofthestars.
b.EnableSstounderstandthedevelopmentoflife.
c.DevelopSs'readingability
Emotionaims
TrainSs'interestinscienceandstimulatetheirloveforastronomy.
Teachingimportantpoints
GetSstolearndifferentreadingskills.
Teachingdifficultpoints
GetSstoreadandunderstandthereadingtext.
Teachingaids
Arecorder,acomputerandaprojector.

Teachingprocedures
StepILead-inandWarmingup
T:Hello,everyone!Todaywe’llcometoUnit4Astronomy.BeforethatIhaveaquestion:Whatisastronomy?
Astronomyisthescientificstudyoftheuniverseandtheheavenbodies(suchasthesun,themoon,andstars),gas,anddustwithinit.
T:Doyouknowthesolarsystem?Whatarethenamesoftheeightplanetsthatcirclethesuninthesolarsystem?
水星Mercury金星Venus地球Earth火星Mars
木星Jupiter木星Jupiter天王星Uranus海王星Neptune

StepIIPre-reading
1.Eachreligionandculturehasitsownideasabouthowlifebeganonearth.Whatdoyouknow?
A.Panguseparatestheskyfromtheearth
Theskyandtheearthwereatfirstoneblurredentitylikeanegg.Panguwasbornintoit.Theseparationoftheskyandtheearthtook18,000years-theYangwhichwaslightandpurerosetobecomethesky,andtheYinwhichwasheavyandmurkysanktoformtheearth.BetweenthemwasPangu,whowentthroughninechangeseveryday,hiswisdom,greaterthanthatoftheskyandhisabilitygreaterthanthatoftheearth.Everydaytheskyrosetenfeethigher,theearthbecametenfeetthicker,andPangugrewtenfeettaller.Another18,000yearspassed,andtherewasanextremelyhighsky,anextremelythickearth,andanextremelytallPangu.ThencametheThreeEmperors(theEmperoroftheSky,theEmperoroftheEarth,andtheEmperoroftheMen.)
Sothesenumberscameintoexistenceandevolvelikethis.Thenumberbeginswithone,becomesestablishedatthree,iscompletedatfive,prospersatseven,andendsinnine.Sotheskyisninetythousandlifromtheearth.
B.TheBiblicalAccount
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