(共18张PPT)
Unit 4
Life on Mars
Period 4
Integrated skills
1.学习目标
3.重点探究
2.自主学习
学习导航
5.当堂检测
6.课堂总结
4.拓展提升
新课导入
Free Talk
What do you think about the advantages and disadvantages of living on Mars
1. 能熟悉并正确运用本课时的重点单词和短语。
2. 能了解一档谈论在火星上生活的电视节目的
相关信息。
3. 能用英语谈论是否想在火星上生活。
学习目标
自主学习
New words
New phrases
carry out
after all
开展;执行
毕竟
percentage
disadvantage
risk
n. 百分率;百分数
n. 劣势,缺点,不利条件
n. 风险,危险
重点探究
A1. Daniel wants to live on Mars in the future. However, Sandy is still not sure if she would like to. This week, there is a TV programme on this topic. Listen to the preview. Help Sandy make notes of it.
Survey carried out in: (1) _________________________
Day: (2) _________________________
Channel: (3) _________________________
Name of programme: (4) _________________________
Time: (5) _________________________
Percentage of students who would
like to move away from the Earth: (6) _________________________
Friday
Sunshine TV
Moving to Mars
from 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
50%
Schools in Sunshine Town
A2. Sandy is watching the TV programme. She wants to write down the important points. Listen to the discussion and help her complete her lists.
Advantages
1 It would be very ____________.
2 We could study at ____________.
3 It is not so crowded, with much
more ____________.
4 Travelling in space would be
____________.
online schools
space
fun
interesting
Disadvantages
1 We do not know if it is __________.
2 We might _______ from living there.
3 It is ____________ from the Earth.
4 There is not enough food, _______
or oxygen.
5 There might be __________ aliens.
get ill
so far away
dangerous
water
really safe
A3. Daniel and Sandy are talking about the TV plete their conversation with the information in Parts A1 and A2.
Sandy: Did you watch the programme called (1) ______________ on (2) ______________ TV last (3) ______________ evening
Daniel: Yes, I did. But I missed the first part of it. When did the programme begin
Sandy: It began at (4) ______________. It started with a discussion about a (5) ______________. It showed that (6) ______________ of the students would like to (7) ______________ the Earth and live on (8) ______________.
Moving to Mars
Sunshine
Friday
7:30 p.m
survey
50%
move away from
Mars
Daniel: Oh yes. Some students said living on another planet such as Mars would be very (9) ______________. They could study at (10) ______________, and travelling in (11) ______________ would be fun.
Sandy: There might also be much more (12) ______________ for everyone on Mars. It's too crowded here.
Daniel: However, some other students were worried about living there. They said they didn't know if it would be (13) ______________. They thought they might (14) ______________ because there's not enough food, (15) ______________ or oxygen on Mars.
Sandy: They were even afraid of aliens there. They thought aliens were (16) ______________ and would harm people.
interesting
online schools
space
space
really safe
get ill
water
dangerous
After knowing the advantages and disadvantages of living on Mars, would you like to live on Mars Why
Free Talk
1. Would Sandy like to live on Mars Why
2. Would Daniel like to live in Mars Why
B. Daniel and Sandy are talking about living on Mars. Listen to the tape and answer the questions below.
She is not sure. Because she is not sure if it's worth the risk and it worries her.
Yes. Because he says that it would be great to live on another planet and he wants all his friends to go to Mars.
Daniel: Would you like to live on Mars, Sandy
Sandy: I'm not sure if it's worth the risk. It worries me.
Daniel: Why It would be quite safe. After all, humans have already been to the Moon.
Sandy: Maybe you're right, but we might get ill from living there.
Daniel: I don't think so, Sandy. It's just a different kind of life. It would be great to live on another planet.
Sandy: What about all your friends here on the Earth if you go to Mars
Daniel: I want you all to come too.
Sandy: OK. If we all go together, it should be fun.
Work in pairs and act it out!
Role Play
Work in pairs and discuss whether you would like to live on Mars. Use the conversation below as a model.
A: Would you like to live on Mars, ...
B: Yes/No/I'm not sure if it's worth the risk. It worries me.
A: Why ....
B: Maybe you are right, but we might ....
A: I don't think so, .... It would be ....
B: What about ... if...
A: ....
B: ....
拓展提升
Language Points
1. Survey carried out in ... 调查在……开展
carry out 开展;执行
e.g. She needed a clear head to carry out her instructions.
她需要一个清醒的头脑来执行命令。
2. After all, humans have already been to the Moon.
毕竟,人类已经去过月球了。
after all 毕竟
e.g. After all, 15 minutes of exercise is better than nothing.
毕竟,15分钟的锻炼比没锻炼强。
当堂检测
根据句意及提示完成句子。
1. After two trials (试验), we began to _________ _________ (执行) the task for real.
2. "But why should I take all the _________ (风险) and work for free " Mr Brown asked.
3. An _________ (外星人) got out from a UFO and walked down Centre Street.
4. There are lots of ___________ (缺点) for people to live in big cities.
5. So how do we explain the increasing ___________ (百分数) of women teaching this subject
carry out
risk
alien
disadvantages
percentage
课堂总结
Unit 4
Period 4
一档谈论在火星上生活的电视节目:
这个电视节目的名字是_______________,该节目讨论了在火星上生活的利弊。有利条件有:1.很有趣 2.可以在_________学习 3.没有那么拥挤,有更多的空间4.__________很有趣;不利条件:1.不知道是否________ 2.可能会生病3.离地球太远4.没有足够的食物、______和空气5.可能会有____________。
重点单词和短语:
percentage, disadvantage, risk, carry out, after all
在太空旅行
很安全
水
Moving to Mars
网上学校
危险的外星人