Unit 4 Space
Lesson 10 Life in Space
Brain storm
1.What’s the structure of the passage?
Fast-reading
2. What’s the function(作用) of Paragraph 1?
A. To introduce the life on earth and how the astronauts
eat and drink in space.
B. To introduce some basic(基础的)information about
space and attract the reader's interest.
C. To introduce the ways to become astronauts and encourage
teenagers to learn from them.
D. To introduce some special things in the Space Museum.
Fast-reading
Fast-reading
?eating and drinking in space
?exercise in space
?relaxing in space
?how to do science experiments in space
3.Skim the test and tick the areas mentioned.
What does paragraph 3 talk about?
Sleeping in the space.
detailed-reading paragraph 1
1.If you drop a ball in the space, where will it go?
2.Why does this happen?
Because there is no gravity in the space.
detailed-reading paragraph 2-5
Complete the table with the information from the text.
special plates
float away
special bags
stays inside
tie themselves
to the wall
float around
their muscles become
weak very quickly
this
Life in space Purpose (so that)
When they eat they have ______________ their food doesn’t ___________.
When they drink they use ______________ this keeps the drink_____________.
When they sleep they ________________ they don’t__________________.
When they exercise they use special machine (___)_________________________________________doesn’t happen.
When they relax they watch movie, read the news and call family members and friends __________________________. (your opinion)
detailed-reading paragraph 2-5
What does the word “this” refer to in Paragraph 4?
...They have to exercise on special machines every day so that this doesn’t happen....
A. Astronaut float instead of walking or running.
B. Doing exercise helps the astronauts stay healthy.
C. No one wants to become ill in space.
D. The astronaut’s muscles become weak very quickly.
detailed-reading paragraph 2-5
Complete the table with the information from the text.
special plates
float away
special bags
stays inside
tie themselves
to the wall
float around
their muscles become
weak very quickly
this
Life in space Purpose (so that)
When they eat they have ______________ their food doesn’t ___________.
When they drink they use ______________ this keeps the drink_____________.
When they sleep they ________________ they don’t__________________.
When they exercise they use special machine (___)__________________________________________doesn’t happen.
When they relax they watch movie, read the news and call family members and friends __________________________. (your opinion)
Reading time
1.Read the passage.
2.Underline the sentences with “so that”
1) They have special plates so that their food doesn’t float away.
2) Astronauts tie themselves to the wall so that they don’t float around when they are sleeping.
3) They have to exercise on special machines every day so that this doesn’t happen.
1.他努力学习,目的是将来能成为一名宇航员。
Consolidation
He works hard ___________he can become an astronaut.
2.他昨天起的很早是为了赶上第一班火车。
He __________ early yesterday____________ he could catch the first train.
so that
got up
so that
Oral task
If you were an astronaut in the space, please introduce your life to us.
Life in space is not the same as on Earth. The biggest difference is that there is no gravity in space. That means when you drop something in space, it will float in the air.
When you eat, you should use___________so that ______________________.
...
Oral task
Do you want to live in space? Why?
Oral task
The astronauts risk(冒险) their lives and overcome(克服) huge difficulities for the development and exploration in space of China.
Homework
2.If you were an astronaut in the space, write down your life to us.
1.Read the passage.
How many times will the astronaut see the sun rise if he goes around the earth once in 90 minutes?
A. 1 B. 10 C. 16 D.25
Interesting question