Module 3 Unit 1 Journey to space 课件(共46张PPT，内嵌音频)--2023-2024学年外研版八年级英语下册

(共46张PPT)
Module 3 Journey to space
Unit 1 Has it arrived yet
Have you ever been to the space
Listening and vocabulary
earth land message
moon news planet
reach scientist
1 Listen and number the words as you hear them.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
2 Listen again and complete the notes.
news about the trip to (1) _________
journey of (2) _________ months
has not sent back any (3) _________ yet
hope to find (4) _______ on Mars
Mars
eight
messages
life
Listen and check
Lingling: I’m really interested in the space
trip from the earth to Mars. It’s so
exciting! Has the spaceship landed yet
Tony: I don’t know. Let’s listen to the news
on the radio and find out.
We’ve just had some news about the trip to Mars. The spaceship
has reached Mars after a journey of
eight months. It hasn’t sent back any
messages yet, but scientists are waiting. As we know, there isn’t any
life on the moon, but scientists hope
to find life on Mars and other planets.
News reporter:
3 Listen and read.
Daming: Hi, Tony. What are you up to
Tony: Hi, Daming. I’ve just made a model
spaceship for our school project.
Daming: I haven’t started yet because I’m not
sure how to make it. Can you help me
Tony: Sure, no problem. Have you heard the latest
news Scientists have sent a spaceship to Mars.
The journey has taken several months.
Daming: Has it arrived yet
Tony: Yes, it has arrived already. That’s why it’s
on the news.
Daming: So have they discovered life on Mars
Tony: No, they haven’t yet.
Daming: Are there any astronauts in the spaceship
Tony: No, there aren’t.
Daming: Why not Astronauts have already been
to the moon.
Tony: Yes, but no one has been to Mars yet,
because Mars is very far away, much
farther than the moon. Lots of scientists are
working hard in order to send astronauts to
Mars one day.
Daming: That’s interesting! How can I get
information on space travel
Tony: You can go online to search for information.
Daming: I will. Thank you, Tony!
What are you up to
Sure, no problem!
Everyday English
Now answer the questions.
1. What school project have Daming and Tony got
2. How does Daming feel about the school project
They have got a project on spaceship.
He is not sure how to make the model.
3. What news has Tony heard
4. Has anyone been to Mars Why
The spaceship to Mars has reached there.
No one has been to Mars yet, because Mars is very far away, much farther than the moon.
4 Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in the box.
arrive discover planet send yet
On today’s news, Tony has heard that scientists have (1)_______a spaceship to Mars and it has (2)__________ on the (3)_________ after a journey of several months from the earth.
sent
arrived
planet
Scientists have not (4)_____________ life on Mars (5)_______. And no astronaut has ever been to Mars because it is far away.
discovered
yet
arrive discover plane send yet
Pronunciation and speaking
5 Listen and underline the words the speaker stresses.
1. I’ve just made a model spaceship for our
school project.
2. I haven’t started yet because I’m not
sure how to make it.
3. Has it arrived yet
4. Astronauts have already been to the moon.
Now listen again and repeat.
6 Make lists of what we have and have not done in space travel.
We have ...
A dog has travelled in space.
Men have travelled to the moon.
Spaceships have taken photographs
on Mars.
We have not ...
We have not built houses in space.
Astronauts have not been to Mercury.
Scientists have not visited Venus.
7 Work in pairs. Talk about space travel with the lists in Activity 6.
— Have we sent a spaceship to Mars
— Yes, we have. But…
Have we travelled to the moon
Yes, we have.
Have we built houses in space
No, we haven’t.
news
news n. 新闻；消息
news 是不可数名词，若要表达“一条消息”，要用 a piece of news。
news 在句中作主语时，谓语动词要用第三人称单数形式。
【活学活用】
—Shenzhou XIV carried three Chinese astronauts into
Space successfully.
—Wow, ______ exciting news! We are so proud.
A. what B. what a
C. what an D. how
A
What are you up to
be up to 从事于；忙于
be up to sth. 正在做某事，忙于某事
be up to sb. 由某人决定
【活学活用】
—Can you go swimming with us
—Oh, sorry. I am ______ my work.
A. near to B. up to C. close to D. away from
B
I’ve just made a model spaceship for our school project.
just adv. 刚才；刚刚
just 意为“刚才；刚刚”，常与现在完成时连用，通常放在助动词之后，实义动词之前，且多用于肯定句。
just now 意为“刚才”，相当于 a moment ago，常与一般过去时连用，通常放在句末。
【辨析】just 与 just now
I haven’t started yet because I’m not sure how to make it.
yet adv. 还，尚
not yet 意为“还没有”，常用于现在完成时的一般疑问句的否定回答。
yet 用于否定句句末时，意为“还，尚”，表示某事尚未发生；用于一般疑问句句末时，意为“已经”。
already 一般用于肯定句中，意为“已经”。用于疑问句中时，表达惊奇、意外等感情。
【辨析】yet和already
【活学活用】
—Have you written anything on traditional Chinese food
so far
—_______ I’ll work on it next Monday.
A. Yes, of course. B. Lucky you.
C. That’s for sure. D. Not yet.
D
Sure, no problem.
no problem 没问题
【拓展】no problem 还可用于以下场景中：
1. —Thank you very much. 非常感谢你。
—No problem. 不用谢。
2. —I’m sorry to keep you waiting. 对不起，让你久等了。
—No problem. 没关系。
3. — Can you finish the work in an hour
你能在一小时内完成这项工作吗？
—No problem. 没问题。
（用来回答感谢）
（用来回答道歉）
（用来表示有能力做某事）
【活学活用】
—Will you carry the box for me, please
—Sure, _______.
A. no good B. no problem
C. no idea D. no way
B
Have you heard the latest news
latest adj. 最近的；最新的
latest 作形容词，仅用于名词前作定语。
latest 也是形容词late（ 晚的） 的最高级，意为“最晚的”。
【活学活用】
—Do you have any sales going on today
—Sure, we have the _______ smart phones on sale.
A. worst B. largest C. latest D. fewest
C
So have they discovered life on Mars
discover v. 发现；找到
discover 通常指发现他人尚未发现但已经存在的东西，后跟名词、代词作宾语，也可跟复合宾语或宾语从句。
find 表示找到丢失的或不知道的人或物，强调找的结果。
【辨析】discover 与find
uncover v. 揭开
↓
cover v. 覆盖
↓
discover v. 发现
↙ ↘
discoverer n. 发现者 discovery n. 发现
【活学活用】
Xu Xiake was a great traveler of ancient China. He spent
30 years traveling across China and ____________
（discover）the world.
discovering
Yes, but no one has been to Mars yet, because Mars is very far away, much farther than the moon.
far away 远，遥远
far 的比较级和最高级有两种形式，分别是：
farther, farthest 和 further, furthest。
Lots of scientists are working hard in order to send astronauts to Mars one day.
in order to do sth. 为了/ 以便做某事
in order to do sth. 作目的状语，可位于句首，也可位于句中。其否定形式为in order not to do sth. 为了不做某事。
in order to do sth. 动词不定式短语、in order that 及so that 都可以表示目的，它们之间可进行同义句转换。
【活学活用】
_____________________________（为了保护） students’
eyesight, Chinese government has taken action in recent
years.
In order to protect/To protect
You can go online to search for information.
search for 搜寻；搜索；寻找
search search 后接人指“搜身”；后接地点时表示对某个地点进行搜查。
search for search for 强调寻找的行为， 表示花费极大的精力去搜寻某个特定的目标，指竭力想要找到某人或某物。
【辨析】search和search for
【活学活用】
Rose finished her study in the university and went to
______ a good job.
A. take care of B. look after
C. care for D. search for
D
根据句意及提示完成单词。
1. Many _________ （模型）of China’s plane C919 have flown into the sky.
2. On hearing the bad _________ （消息）, he left the company at once.
models
news
3. Her friends have __________ （刚刚）come back from Australia.
4. Liu Yang is the first Chinese woman _________ to space.
5. Thanks to _________ （工程）Hope， many poor children have returned to school.
just
astronaut
Project
用所给词的适当形式填空。
1. I didn’t know how ________ （teach） children when I
started to work in a primary school.
2. Frank is a science fan and always follows the _________ （late） science news.
3. They finally ___________ （reach） the top of Mount Qomolangma on 29th May.
to teach
latest
reached
4. Now air in the country is much ________（clean） than that in the city.
cleaner
5. There are eight _________ （planet） going around the sun in the universe.
planets