课件31张PPT。Unit 4
Astronomy: the science of the stars
Learning about language
Noun clauses as the subject
?lifeis beginning…We were born…We are growing up…motherFor all these, we should
give thanks to our mothers
---because they give us
our lives!I think _________
I wonder___________
I feel ___________
I’m sure ___________Please share your feelings with us
What my mother likes is___________
What my mother doesn’t like is______
What makes my mother happy is_____
What my mother needs is_______
….Q:Do you think you know your
mother very well?Q:Do you think your mother
knows you very well?It is obvious that my mother treats me as _________
a little child B. a friend
C. an adult D. …That my mother always treats me as …
makes me ____________What is the reason for the
generation gap?generation gapThe reason is that
___________________________________
____________________________
____________________________
____________________________
my mother is too busy to talk with me.she can’t understand me. my mother doesn’t like to accept
new things.I can’t understand my mother either. (more reasons) The reason is that…What is the reason for the
generation gap?That is why there is
a generation gap
between
parents and children.
Try to say something
to
your mothers.
What I most
want to say is
that…
What I want
to apologize
is that…
It is necessary
that…(should)
…
Whether…
is not
important.It is a pity
that…
Try to start it with:
Complete the sentence on your card.
Discuss with your partners in your
group and then choose one sentence that
you all think is the best.the usual construction:
It is + adj./ n. + subject-clause2. _______ they can solve the question is still
unknown.
A. If B. Which C. Whether D. What3. _____ he said at the meeting astonished
everybody.
A. Why B. What C. That D. Who4. ____ is a fact that English is accepted as an
international language.
A. There B. This C. That D. It1. _____ we need more practice is quite
obvious.
A. What B. That C. When D. /2. Do the other astronomers accept his ideas?
It remains a question.
Whether ______________________________
________________________ other astronomers accept his ideas
remains a question.Practice:(p29)4. Why is the earth becoming warmer? It is an
important topic for research.
Why __________________________________
__________________________________
5. Stephen Hawking at 65 experienced zero
gravity during a flight. It amazed everybody.
It amazed everybody _____________________
_______________________________________the earth is becoming warmer is an
important topic for research. that Stephen Hawking
at 65 experienced zero gravity during a flight.I think “mother” is an important
word to learn and that “mother” is
an important person to love. I want to tell you:2. It is necessary that we should love
our mothers, respect them and take
care of them in future.
I want to tell you:3. My dream is that one day there
will be no generation gap between
our mums and us.
I want to tell you:I think “mother” is an important word to
learn and that “mother” is an important
person to love. object clause 宾语从句2. It is necessary that we should love our
mothers, respect them and take care of them
in future.
subject clause 主语从句3. My dream is that one day there is no
generation gap between our mums and us.predictative clause
表语从句astronomy
atom
fundamental
puzzle
exist
prevent…from
as a result
give birth to Complete the following passage with the
words and phrases below in the correct
form.(p28)天文学原子基础的谜, 迷惑存在,生存阻止,制止结果产生,分娩Is the moon a planet ? This question is ______________if students are to show that they understand the nature of __________. Some scientists think that the earth ______________ the moon because the moon circles our planet. Others believe that the moon _______ before the earth was formed. They think that earlier in time it travelled through space as a small planet which was caught by the earth’s gravity. __________, it goes around our planet. The evidence for this theory is that the _____ that make up the rocks on the moon seem to be different from those on earth. What is clear is that the moon is smaller than the earth and this _________ it _______ escaping from the earth. Although its origin may still be a ________, the moon can never be anything more than a satellite of the earth.fundamentalastronomygave birth to existedAs a resultatomspreventsfrompuzzleIs the moon a planet ? This question is ______________if students are to show that they understand the nature of __________. Some scientists think that the earth ______________ the moon because the moon circles our planet. Others believe that the moon _______ before the earth was formed. They think that earlier in time it travelled through space as a small planet which was caught by the earth’s gravity. __________, it goes around our planet. The evidence for this theory is that the _____ that make up the rocks on the moon seem to be different from those on earth. What is clear is that the moon is smaller than the earth and this _________ it _______ escaping from the earth. Although its origin may still be a ________, the moon can never be anything more than a satellite of the earth.fundamentalastronomygave birth to existedAs a resultatomspreventsfrompuzzleoooopspWhat I want to say is that I’m very
glad to be here and have a nice
time with you!
Thank you!Homework:
P64. Ex. 2