付振东8-5-4教案

1、Module 5 The Conquest of the UniversePeriod Four Writing and Cultural CornerAKnowledge and skills1.Talk about the space exploration2.Practice debating by presenting ideas for or against a chosen topic3.Write a newspaper article about an imaginary space probe or mission4.Make a time line of Chinese s

2、pace explorationBProcess and methodsenable students to talk more about space explorationC. Emotion, attitude and valuesTo learn to read passages of space exploration新课导入设计Step 1：Leading in1) Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?2)Do you believe there are aliens on other

3、 planets? Step 2:Pre-reading1 What does this passage mainly talk about? (within 15 words)2Describe the event with the hints of the following words1) It is reported that/ on April 4, 2011, / the dead body of / aliens was found in Russia.2) Star Wars is a series/ of science fantasy/ films. / The six-f

4、ilmsbegan in 1977. / The Wars broke out in agalaxy(星系）, / far away. / With a world-wide audience, / Step3 While-readingChoose the best summary_.(a) The passage describes the story and characters of the Star Wars films.(b) The passage talks about the importance of Star Wars, the story , and its philo

5、sophy.(c) The passage describes how the Force reflects concepts from Greek, Roman and Chinese folk stories and philosophy.(d) The passage talks about the conflict between the evil Empire and the Rebel Alliance.Step4 . Reading for general idea.1) Tip one: the best summary of a passage should include

6、the most information of the whole passage 2) The structure of the passageStep 5. Post-readingSelf-assessment While reading the two passages, which of the following one is the most difficult for you？ VocabularyInterest Background informationStep6Writing本单元的话题内容是“宇宙”。根据多年的探索，目前人类所能观察到的星河（河外星系）就有10亿个之多

7、。仅仙女座银河就含有2000亿个星球。所以星球之于银河只不过是沧海一粟而已。宇宙中的星球多的就像河滩上的沙粒一样，是无法计数的。所以说宇宙无边无际的。话题词汇学习太空 astronaut，astronomer，globe，gravity,orbit，planet，rocket，satellite，shuttle，space，spaceship，telescope，universe，explore，solar时刻 dawn，deadline，instant，moment；by the time，from now on，in time，on time 时段 age century,decade，f

8、uture，interval，period，stage；contemporary，permanent， temporary；forever，meanwhile；for a timewhile，for the time being频度 annual，daily，frequent，occasional，regular，monthly，weekly，yearly： occasionally，once，seldom，twice；at a time，at times，time and time again Now and then时序 final，former，previous；afterward(s)

9、，ago，eventually，ever，first，gradually， immediately，just，last，late，later，next，shortly，since，soon then热点话题： 人与自然翻译练笔：1）单句翻译：1. 很多国家的文化故事里，人们对世界的物种起源有不同类的描述。Many cultures have stories_, which may be roughly grouped into different types.2. 从芬兰史诗卡勒瓦拉和中国故事盘古传说中，世界是从一个蛋开始的。In the of stories of the Finnish e

10、pic poem Kalevala and the Chinese story of Pangu, the world is _.3. 在藏传佛教概念里，古希腊故事盖亚等故事里，宇宙是由他或她个体所创造的。In related stories in the Tibetan Buddhism concept of Adi-Buddha, the ancient Greek story of Gaia , the creation idea_ by him or her。 4. 在日本神话里，宇宙是创造出源于超前的物质，如死神的身体 In Japanese mythology, _ from pr

11、e-existing materials, such as the corpse of a dead god.5. 在婆罗门和帕克提中，宇宙是由基本原则演绎发展过来的，或阴阳之道。In Brahman and Prakrti, _ fundamental principles, such as the yin and yang of the Tao.答案：1. describing the origin of the world2. born from a world egg3. is caused by a single body4. the universe is created by c

12、rafting it5. the universe emanates from整体作文：根据所提供的基本信息，写一篇的英语短文宇宙（Universe）是由空间、时间、物质和能量，所构成的统一体。是一切空间和时间的综合。一般理解的宇宙指我们所存在的一个时空连续系统，包括其间的所有物质、能量和事件。 【写作要求】(1)必须使用5个句子介绍以上所给的全部内容；(2)可适当添加细节，使文章完整连贯。【佳作欣赏】The Universe is commonly defined as the totality of everything that exists , including all matter

13、 and energy, the planets, stars, galaxies, and the contents of intergalactic space. Definitions and usage vary and similar terms include the cosmos, the world and nature. Scientific observation of earlier stages in the development of the Universe can be seen at great distances. It suggests that the Universe has been governed by the same physical laws and constants throughout most of its extent and history. There are various multiverse theories, in which physici