A Guiding Plan for Learning and Teaching
Unit 4 Astronomy: the science of the stars Period 4: Using language
Reading: A
Visit
to
the
Moon
1. Learning and Teaching aims:
Knowledge aims . Some words and expressions in the text. Ability aims: 1.To
train reading comprehension ,writing ability and spoken English based on the
topic .
Emotion aims :to love science and inspire enthusiasm for learning English.
2.The
important
and
difficult
points:
Comprehending
the
whole
passage
to
train
reading comprehension and writing ability based on the topic.
Step I. Revision.
1. Words and expressions
(预习检测)
1)
天文学家
______ 2)
大气?/p>
_____ 3)
氧气
_____ 4)
生存
_____
5)
万有引力
_______ 6)
气?/p>
_____ 7)
宇宙飞船
______8)
减少
_____
9)
漂浮
_____ 10)
耗尽
______ 11).
有机会做某事
___________ 12).
?/p>
?/p>
___________ 13).
去旅?/p>
__________ 14)
过了一?/p>
____________ 15).
出发?/p>
?/p>
?/p>
______________
16).
?/p>
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?/p>
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?/p>
?/p>
__________
17).
?/p>
?/p>
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?/p>
?/p>
______________18).
玩的开?/p>
_____________19).
高兴,振奋起?/p>
____________
20).
爆发
_____________
2.Language points
. 1).
月球引力没有地球那么强烈
,
所以食物会漂浮?/p>
The gravity of the moon is
not___ ________ the earth
?/p>
s, so the food will____ around.
2).
?/p>
?/p>
?/p>
?/p>
?/p>
?/p>
?/p>
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?/p>
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Step II Pre-reading. (Leading in)
Part1. Ask some questions
1)
Do
you
want
to
visit
the
moon?
__________
2)
Do you know who
was the first person that stepped onto the moon?
__________________________
3)
Let’s see who know more about the astronomy.
___________
Part 2: True or False
1. The earth moves around the sun. ( )
2. It takes the moon one day to move around the earth for a round. ( )
3. Earth is the only planet moving around the sun. ( )
4. There is atmosphere on the moon. ( )
5. There is no gravity on the moon. ( )
Part 3: What will you need if you have a chance to visit the moon?
Last month an astronomer, Li Yanping visited the moon with his friend.
Step III Skim the text
1.Match each paragraph with the relative topic
(自主学习)
Para 1 The things I did on the moon.
Para2 We turned back to the earth.
Para3 Last month, we visited the moon
Para4 How the force of gravity changed when we traveled from the earth to
the moon.
2. Choices: Choose the best answer.
1). How many times would the gravity change during their journey? ( )
A. Twice B. Three times C. Four times D. Once
2). Why was the spaceship not falling back to the earth? ( )
A. Because it was too far from the earth to feel its pull.
B. Because it was too big
C. Because it was far from the moon.
D. Not mentioned in the text.
3).Which one is NOT true according to the passage? ( )
A. The moon’s gravity is not as strong as the earth’s
B. We enjoyed ourselves on the moon.
C. Walking on the moon was n’t easy
D. Leaving the moon’s gravity was more painful than leaving the earth’s
3..Scanning (detail reading) Read the text carefully and fill in the blanks.
(合作交流)