(共14张PPT)
Life on Mars
What do many people think of the life by the year 2100
They believe ____________________________ by the year 2100.
(that) we will live on the planet Mars
Who will do most of the work on Mars
People think _______________________ most of our work. And they are sure ________________ time for their hobbies.
(that) robots will do
(that) they will have
Object clauses introduced by ‘that’
People think (that) robots will do most of our work.
Many people believe (that) we will live on the planet Mars by the year 2100.
Many people are sure (that) they will have more time for their hobbies.
From the sentences, we know (that) an object clause can be put after some _______, such as ‘think’, ‘believe’, ‘know’, or after some ___________, such as ‘sure’, ‘certain’.
verbs
adjectives
Many people believe (that) we will live on the planet Mars by the year 2100.(改为否定句)
Many people don’t believe (that) we will live on the planet Mars by the year 2100.
Many people believe (that) we will not live on the planet Mars by the year 2100.
√
We always put ‘not’ before ‘think’ and ‘believe’.
Try to find out whether it is an object clause or not.
These plants will produce food and oxygen that we need to live on Mars.
Scientists will develop plants that can grow on Mars.
People think that humans on Mars have to wear special boots to make themselves heavier.
We all know that Mars is a planet in the solar system.
The journey to Mars could take only a very short time in space shuttles that travel at half the speed of light.
Some scientists do not believe that the journey to Mars will be very comfortable.
Can any plants grow on Mars now
We don’t know/are wondering/are not sure
___________________
___________________
on Mars.
if/whether any plants can grow
Many people are sure that some plants can produce enough water on mars, aren’t they
No, nobody is sure ___________________
_______________________________ on Mars or not.
whether any plants can produce enough water
We don’t know/are wondering if/whether any plants can grow on Mars.
Nobody is sure whether any plants can produce enough water on Mars or not.
From the two sentences, we know that we can use ______ or __________ to introduce an object clause when it expresses a ‘yes/no’ question.
if
whether
When we see the word ‘or’, we can only use ‘whether’.
Can any plants grow on Mars now
We don’t know/are wondering if/whether any plants can grow on Mars.
We use the same word order as in a statement.
Correct the sentence;
Is living on Mars safe
After reading the book, Tom was wondering if is living on Mars safe
living on Mars was
1. Will transport on Mars be much better than on Earth
Are you certain ____________________________
__________________________________________
2. Is gravity a problem for the early travelers on Mars
Can you tell me ___________________________ _________________________________________
3. Does it take very long to travel from Earth to Mars
Do you know _______________________________
_____________________________________
if/whether transport on Mars will be much better than on Earth
if/whether gravity is a problem for the early travelers on Mars
if/whether it takes very long to travel from Earth to Mars
4. Are many people going to move to Mars
Can you tell me ____________________ _________________________________
5. Did the USA send a space robot onto Mars last year
Do you know ______________________ _________________________________
if/whether many people are going to move to Mars
if/whether the USA sent a space robot onto Mars last year
Help Daniel finish his diary about what he has found about living on Mars with ‘that’, ‘if’ or ‘whether’.
Do you believe ________ man will be able to live on the planet Mars in the future Scientists are working hard to make this dream come true. However, they are still not sure ______ we could grow plants on Mars. Also, many scientists think _______ gravity is a problem for the first settlers. They all agree _________ the journey to Mars will not be comfortable. Therefore, I am wondering ________ there will be many people willing to move to Mars or not.
that
if/whether
that
that
whether
Homework: Translate the following sentences.
1. Miss Wang told me _________________________________(地球绕着太阳转).
2. Li Feng said __________________________________ (他去过上海三次了).
3. I want to know _____________________________.（他是否跟我们一起去公园）
4. I hear _____________________________________. （一小时后他会回来）
5. Mary asked __________________________________. (我是否完成我的作业了)
6. Lily said _______________________________ (她在看杂志) when I called her.
7. I believe ________________________________ (Tom正忙着在网上搜信息呢).
8. The twins said _____________________________（他们将参加运动会）the next week.(共10张PPT)
Unit1
Checkout
DISCUSSION life on Mars
※Not crowded/polluted
※ No traffic jam
※ Have more space
※ Robots will do our work
※ Students will study at home
※ Low gravity
※ Too cold to go outside
※ Food doesn’t taste good
(The senses of taste and smell are reduced. )
※ Travel will make people feel sick
Advantages
Disadvantages
Simon is so tired that he falls asleep and dreams he is now on the way to Mars.
that
May
if
Can
can
that
May
if
that
When Simon wakes up, he decides to write down the story happening in his dream. Fill in the blanks.
Today I had an exciting dream. In my dream, we _____ (fly) to Mars. After I thought that I ____________ (check) everything, I decided to go. Though my teacher told us that Mars _____ (be) a red planet far away from us, yet the shuttle was so fast that I was sure that we ________ (arrive) in a week. In the shuttle, Sandy ______ (worry) about everything that she saw. But Daniel was excited. When I went to see him, he __________ (sit) by the window. He thought he __________ (see) aliens if he was lucky enough. But I was not sure if there ______ (be) any. When I _________ (have) meals with them, suddenly I _______ (wake) up. I’m wondering if my dream _________ (come) true in my life.
flew
had checked
is
would arrive
worried
was sitting
would see
were
was having
woke
will come
How many object clauses are there in this passage
1、I believe there are some aliens on Mars.(否定句)
2、We all know … . Earth is becoming more and more crowded.(宾语从句)
3、Light travels faster than sound. Mrs Zhu taught us… (宾语从句)
I don’t believe there are any aliens on Mars.
We all know that Earth is becoming more
and more crowded.
Mrs Zhu taught us Light travels faster than sound.
4、Could you tell me… How long has he been like this (宾语从句)
5、Aunt Xu wondered… Is living on Mars safe (宾语从句)
Could you tell me how long he has been like this
Aunt Xu wondered if living on Mars was safe.
Translation
1、我希望我是个火星人。
2、我们都知道神州6号已经成功发射至太空。
3、太空旅行将会使人们感到兴奋。
4、你知道从地球到火星是否要花很长一段时间吗？
I wish I were a Martian.
We all know that ShenzhouⅦ has been sent up into space successfully.
Space travel will make people feel excited.
Do you know whether it takes a long time to travel from Earth to Mars
Translation
5、这些动物将由机器人来照顾。
6、在太空中食物是药片的形式。
7、除了地球，太阳系中还有八大行星。
8、我梦想着在月球上宿营。
These animals will be cared for by robots.
Food will be in form of pills in space.
There are also eight planets in the solar system except Earth.
I am dreaming about camping on the moon.
Bye!(共28张PPT)
Unit 1 Life on Mars
The sun is a star(恒星).
The earth is one of the planets(行星)
Mars火星
nine planets
the solar system
Do you know anything about the Mars
The surface(表面) of Mars
Do you want to live on Mars
What do you think of the life on Mars
Is the life on Mars better than that on
Earth at present
Let’s look at partA Life in space on P7.
Will the following things be better
or worse
Write yes or No in the blanks.
Life in space (P 7 )
1. We will be cared for by robots. _____
2. We must wear space helmets to go outside. _____
3. There will be no pollution. _____
4. Robots will help us with our homework. _____
5. Food will be in the form of pills. _____
6. Money will not be important. _____
7. Space travel will make people feel very ill. _____
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
Eddie and Hobo are now living on Mars.
helmets
Listen to the tape and find out:
1.How does Eddie like life on Mars
2. What does Eddie hate Why
Do they like life on Mars
Let’s listen to their conversation and find out. (P 6)
Fill in blanks
Hobo and Eddie lived on _____. Hobo asked Eddie _______ he liked the life on Mars. Eddie said that he _____ it. Hobo was _________ so he asked why. Eddie said that he couldn’t _______ _____ his food because of the ________.
Mars
how
hated
surprised
get to
helmet
an astronaut
Do you know what an astronaut uses in space
Who is wearing the helmet now
helmet
A large hard hat that protects the
head and is connected to the air tank.
air tank
Provides many hours of air
digital camera
takes high-quality images
space sleeping bag
Fixed to the walls to
prevent floating.
notebook computer
Small and light and
has lots of memory space
dried food
Can be stored for many months
power pack
Provides energy for the spacesuit
special boots
For walking on the surface of
the planet
air tank
digital camera
dried food
helmet
special boots
notebook computer
power pack
space sleeping bag
Which is the most/least important for an astronaut (P12 B)
A:I think …is the most important thing for an astronaut.
B: No, I think… is more important than …
A: Which do you think is the least important I think it’s the …
B: No, I disagree. I think …is the least important.
Which place has astronauts traveled to so far
Is it possible for us to camp on the moon
When an astronaut camps on a planet, should he take the following with him (P7 B)
1.Name the items
2. Put a tick in the box if you think he should take that item.
3. Talk about the reasons for your choices in pairs.
tent
camera
sunglasses
matches
guitar
football
fishing net
Walkman
If you are given a chance to the moon one day, what three things will you take
Why
Discussion
If I go to the moon,
the three things that I will take with me are…
I want to take …,
because ….
I want to take …too,
because ….
I also want to take…,
because….
1.Sure. adv. = Certainly. / Of course.
adj. be sure of sth.
to do sth.
that - clause
2. How do you like… 你觉得……怎么样？= What do you think of …
3. hate =dislike hate doing sth.
4. get to/reach sth. 够到某物 get sth. 得到 某物
4. I thought… 我原以为……
5. care for/look after/take care of
6. in the form of … 呈现……形状/处于…形式
7. What’s sb. / sth. like 如何/怎么样？
8. make people feel very ill使人们觉得很不舒服make sb. (not) do sth. / make sb.+ adj./ make sth. done/ make sth. to do (cook a rich meal to celebrate his birthday)
9. take high-quality images 拍摄高质量的图像
10. Provide sth./ provide sb. with sth./provide sth. for sb.(provide energy for the spacesuit)
11. with lots of memory space
12. store sth. / be stored
13. fix to the walls to prevent floating
14. on the surface of …
15. Which thing do you think is the most/least important
What will people do in the future
Maybe people will be able to travel in______and live on another______.
space
planet
Something terrible has happened to the Earth.
pollution
population(共16张PPT)
Read again and answer the questions.
1.Why do we need to move to Mars
2.How long does it take to fly to Mars at present
3.What will food be like on Mars
4. Why gravity will be a big problem
5.Will the journey to Mars be enjoyable
6. How are we going to breathe on Mars
7.Who will do most of our work on Mars
8.How will we study, do our homework and take exams
根据所给中文意思, 用适当的词填空.
1. Can you _________living without electricity
He is a man without any ___________.
I think it is an __________idea. ( 想象)
2. There’s so much_________ in the air here that it’s becoming dangerous to breathe. The river has been ___________ by chemicals. (污染)
3. The dress seems rather___________.
Class 5 will give a __________ show next Friday. (时髦)
imagine
imagination
imaginative
pollution
polluted
fashionable
fashion
1.First of all, transport should be much better.
first of all: first; before anyone or anything else
“首先”, “第一” 强调某事最重要的一环或所有事中首先要做的事
at first: in(at )the beginning
起初;开头,含有“起初如何,以后并非如此”
first, firstly作副词时，后者较正式,常用于举例。
first也可以作形容词或序数词
1._______put a coin and then press the button.
2.-Who came ______in the race -Tom did.
3.We face several difficulties._____ there
is the matter of money
4.________,she was afraid of the water, but she soon learned to swim.
5.___________,let me say something about our plan.
First
first
Firstly
At first
First of all
1. The number of the students in our school is over 1000.
2.(1).我们学校的学生人数有一千多．
(2).许多学生正在操场上踢足球．
a number of “许多”，谓语动词用复数。
a number of= large numbers of = a lot of
the number of “…的数目”，
谓语动词用单数
2. A number of (a lot of ) students are playing football on the playground.
=Large numbers of
“number”
There are ____________ books in our school library.
_____________ the panda is becoming smaller and smaller.
Large numbers of letters _________________ (write) already.
The number of the letters ______ 3.
have been written
is
No man has traveled farther than the moon.
Man--men(男人) women ， children
3. Humans need food,water and air to survive.
human (s)
human being(s)
区别与动物或上帝的人类
The dinosaurs lived long before human beings/ humans appeared
man
仅用单数，不加冠词，表示“人类”=mankind
四分之一 四分之三 五分之三
四十分之九
one- fourth a quarter
three –fourths three quarters
three- fifths
4.The gravity on Mars is only about three-eighths of the gravity on Earth.
火星上的引力大约只有地球引力的八分之三
二分之一
分数的表达法:
分子用基数词,分母用序数词;如果分子等于1,分母用单数;如果分子大于1,分母用复数
Try: 八分之二
八分之一
nine-fortieths
one/a half
One-third of the students go to school on foot.
3)．这把尺子的长度只有那把的长度的五分之二．
The length of the ruler is only two-fifths of that ruler.
１)．三分之一的学生是步行来上学的
Three quarters / Three fourths of the information on the Internet is in English.
2) 网上四分之三的信息是用英语写的。
5. To prevent this, humans on Mars have to wear special boots to make themselves heavier.
Gravity means a power that keeps us from floating in the air.
Fire will keep /stop/prevent the tiger from running away.
火将使老虎不能跑掉．
阻止某人做某事
keep us from doing sth
prevent sb (from) doing sth
stop sb. (from) doing sth.
比较:keep sb doing sth ,keep sb from doing sth
Would you please not keep him waiting for a long time
The government is taking actions to keep the pound from falling.
People must be kept ____down trees.
A. to cut B. cutting
C. from cutting D. on cutting
使我很惊讶
使这个消息令人惊讶
使我很快睡着了
使我自己相信了这件事
make me surprised
make the news surprising
make me fall asleep soon
make myself believe it
I made the child stop crying.
The child was made to stop crying by me.
考题：The good news ________ them happy．
A．have B．makes C．keep D．feels（2002大连)
考题：So much work usually makes them _____ very tired .A．to feel B．feels C．feeling D．Feel
（2005吉林省）
6.Compared with life on Earth, life on Mars will be better in many ways. (L23)
compare (vt.)意为“比较”“对照”，与with连用，意为“把……与……比较”。如：
1.她把自己的答案与书中给的答案作了比较。
She compared her answer with the one given in the book.
2.如果你把英式足球与美式足球作一比较，你会发现有许多不同之处。
If you compare British football with American football, you will find many differences.
compared with
compared with是过去分词短语, 在句中用作状语，可位于句首或句尾，
①与我们那条路相比，这条路要繁忙得多。
This road is quite busy compared with ours.
②与我们在学校时相比，孩子们似乎学到了更多有趣的东西。
Compared with when we were at school. Children seem to learn more interesting things.
Useful expressions:
1.at the moment=at present/ at that moment/a moment ago/ in a moment/ wait a moment
2. become more and more crowed and polluted
3. by the year 2100 4. hopefully
5.first of all 6. large numbers of
7. at the speed of… 8. three-eighths
9.float away into 10.choose from
11. compare… with… 12. in many ways
13. live in a dome with… 14. connect…to…
15. in the form of 16. the journey to…
17. under the control of … 18. tie…to…(共27张PPT)
Unit 1 Reading
It’s becoming more and more
What’s life like on the earth
crowded （拥挤的）
polluted（被污染的）
(怀着希望地),we can build a better world on another planet.
Hopefully
Mars is nearest to us in the solar system. Maybe moving to Mars is a good choice.
How can we go to Mars
spacecraft
space shuttles
How can we live there
Special plants that will produce
food
water
oxygen(氧气)
Who can help us do many things
robots
We will float because of gravity(重力).
settlers移居者
After we move to Mars, we will be called
special boots
various designs
Check the meaning to the words: (P6 A)
1.planet
2.spacecraft
3.develop
4.gravity
5.settlers
6.robots
7. pills
a.small round pieces of medicine
b.a power that keeps us from floating in the air
c.a vehicle designed for travel in space
d.grow and improve
e.people who go to live in a new place
f.a large body in space that moves around a star, e.g., the sun
g.machines that can do tasks under the control of computers.
f
c
d
b
e
g
a
Read the passage quickly to find out the answer:
Will life on Mars be better than life on Earth
1.Why do we need to move to Mars
2.When can we live on Mars
Because the earth is becoming more and more crowded and polluted .
By the year 2100.
paragraph1
Read paragraph2-4
What will life be like
transport
food,water,air
gravity
Transport :
at present
How do we get there
How long does it take
2100
How will we get there
How long will it take
read paragraph 2
How can we get to the Mars (2)
In _________and____________
T________ should be much better.
ransport
At present, our spacecraft are too
s____to c____large numbers of people. By 2100,the space shuttles can travel at h___ the speed of l_____.
low
arry
alf
ight
spacecraft
space shuttles
food ,water,air:
What will scientists develop
What will the plants produce
Will the plants produce enough water
read paragraph 3
Gravity :
Why is it a big problem
Why is it very dangerous
To prevent this ,what should people do
Read paragraph 4
How will the boots become
What will the life be like (3,4)
Food, water and air
Gravity
H_____ need food, water and air to survive .
S_______ should d________ plants that can grow on Mars.
The plants will
P_______the food and oxygen.
1.The gravity on Mars only about three e______(3/8 )
of the gravity on Earth.
2.We could jump e______ and
f__________ into space.
3. Humans have to wear
s__________ boots to make themselves heavier.
4. The boots will probably become f______________.
There’ll be many different
d_______ for s_______to choose from.
umans
cientists
evelop
roduce
ighths
asily
loat
pecial
ashionable
esigns
ettlers
Listen to paragraph5-7,
then do T/F
1. People will have more space.
2.Robots will do all of our work and we will have more time for our hobbies.
3.There will probably be no schools on Mars.
4.Every student will have an e-teacher.
5.Food will be as tasty as it is today.
6. The space shuttles travel fast and the journey is very comfortable.
T
F
T
T
F
F
1. People will have more space.
2. Robots will do most of our work and that we will have more tome for our hobbies.
3. There will probably be no schools on Mars.
4. We can study, do our homework and take exams at online schools.
Read para5-6
1. Food will not be the same ---will not be as tasty as they are today
2. Space travel will make many people feel ill.
3. The journey to Mars will be very uncomfortable.
Read the last paragraph
Differences between life on Earth and life on Mars
Earth today Mars in 2100
Polluted and crowded
Spacecraft are slow
Gravity is not a problem
People can wear many types of shoes
People do not have much space
we take exams at school
we have many different kinds of food
clean and has lots of space
Space shuttles travel at half the speed of light
It will be a big problem…
We must wear special boots
We have more space. We live in domes with 10 bedrooms.
We take exams at online schools.
Food will not be the same. Meals are just pills.
Discussion:
Advantages of life on Mars
Disadvantages of life on Mars
Advantages of life on Earth
Disadvantages of life on Earth
Advantages of life on Mars Disadvantages of life on Mars
Not crowed/polluted
No traffic jams
People will wear fashionable boots.
People will have more space.
Robots will do our work.
We will have more time for hobbies.
Students will study at home.
Low gravity will be dangerous .
Food is not as fresh as that on Earth.
Travel will make people feel sick.
Too cold to go outside
Far away from friends on Earth
Food does not taste good.
Advantages of life on Earth Disadvantages of life on Earth
Food is tasty and fresh.
Travel is comfortable.
We can breathe the fresh air.
We can go to theatres, concerts, etc.
Crowed/polluted
Not much space
Noisy
Not very exciting or unusual
wars
Never give up, Never lose hope. Always have hope, It allows you to dream. Trying times will pass, As they always do. Just have patience, our dreams will come true. So put on a smile, live through your pain. Know it will pass, And strength you will gain
Read a poem
Important phrases:
How do you like …
What do you think of …
get to
be cared for
in the form of
in the future
at the moment
at present
more and more…
first of all
large numbers of
a very short time
at the speed of
be able to
be sure
float away into
choose from
in many ways
highly possible
as … as …
dried food
in the solar system
move out of
the first part of
turn on
get ill from …
be great to
keep …away from
be worth doing
be different from
form of entertainment
take off(共12张PPT)
Unit I
Main task
A guide to living on Mars
life on Mars
food and clothes
home
traveling
school life
Talk about more for living on Mars
Life on Mars
animals
transport
shopping
Free time
money
life on Mars
animals
Usually friendly
Keep them away with laser light
Angry when hungry
Eat anything
life on Mars
money
1 is worth around M$10
Most things are cheap on Mars
Money is stored at the Planet Mars Bank
life on Mars
Transport
comfortable
Cars float in the air
No air pollution caused by traffic
life on Mars
shopping
Lots of shopping malls
Space fashion and food shops
Things from Earth are hard to find
Free time
Online games…
Theatre tickets cost..
Visit the two moons
Many online theatres
Low-gravity basketball games
life on Mars
A guide to
living on Mars
Try to remember as much information as you can with the help of the flow chart.
Then help Daniel finish the writing on p20 without looking at Part A.
First, make a flow chart like Daniel’s on page 19.
Second, write the guide about living on Mars.
Then check the writing.
Homework
Finish your writing.(共14张PPT)
Unit 1 Study Skills
Skimming
&
scanning
Mars
Red Planet
atmosphere
大气
Carbon dioxide
二氧化碳
95 per cent
The surface of Mars is more like the surface of the earth than other planets
Two moons:
Phobos and Deimos
What’s the text mainly about
Read the text on p18 by yourselves.
Do we need to read every word to get the answer
We just need to run over the text quickly---read the first and the last paragraphs, the title and the headings.
We call this kind of reading skill skimming.
Is there any life on Mars
Why
Read the text on p18 by yourselves.
Also, we don’t need to read every word. Instead, just look for the key information that will answer your questions.
So we call this kind of reading skill scanning.
Practice
Help Denial find the
answers by skimming
and scanning the text.(共24张PPT)
1.He spent as much time as he could ________(chat) with his e-teacher online.
2.Hobo has done what he can _______(help) Eddie take off the helmet.
3._____(can) man go to the moon in the 1900s
4.-____(can) I take your camera, please, Dad
- Yes, you _______(can).
chatting
to help
Could
Could
can
用所给词的适当形式填空
--______ I finish the work now
--No, you ______. You ______ finish it tomorrow.
2. --______________ I keep the book for two weeks --Yes, you _______.
3. He has gone to the library. He _______ be at home.
4._______ you draw pictures when you were five years old
5. _______ you help me fix the computer
Must
needn’t
can
May /Can/ Could
may /can
can’t
Could
Could
用适当的情态动词填空
1.I wondered ____________________. (他能帮助穷人)
2. He asked _____________________. (刚才发生了什么)
3.She told her son _________________. (他在2001年出生)
4.They are talking about _________________________（他们是否应该去那儿）or not.
if he could help the poor
what happened just now
that he was born in 2001
宾语从句练习
whether they should go there
Discussion:
Would you like to live on Mars Why
(advantages and disadvantages)
Let’s make a survey!
From the survey conducted in our class, the percentage of the students who want to live on Mars is_________.
Part A1: There is a TV program on living on Mars. Listen to the tape and help Daniel make notes about it:
Survey conducted in:Schools in Sunshine Town
Day: (2)___________
Channel: (3)___________
Name of programme: (4)__________
Time: (5)___________
Percentage of students
who wanted to move
away from Earth: (6)____%
Friday
Golden TV
Mars Wars
8.30 to 9 p.m.
50
PartA2: Listen to the discussion and answer the questions:
1.How many students are invited to the programme
2. Which grade are they in
3. How does each of the students on the TV programme feel about living on Mars
(one wants to, one doesn’t want to, and one is not sure.)
Listen to the tape again and finish Part A2:
Advantages of living on Mars:
1 It is___________.
2 I could go to _______________.
3 There is much more _____________.
4 Travelling in space _________.
5 ________ would do all our ________ for us
Disadvantages of living on Mars:
1 We do not know if it is __________________.
2 We could _____________ living there.
3 It is _________________ from Earth.
4 There is no food, water or ________________.
5 There may be some ___________ aliens.
online schools
space
is fun
Robots
work
really safe
get ill from
so far away
oxygen
dangerous
interesting
Complete the dialogue between Daniel and Simon by using the information from A1 and A2.
Unit 1
Main task
A guide to living on Mars
life on Mars
food and clothes
home
traveling
school life
Talk about more for living on Mars
Life on Mars
animals
transport
shopping
Free time
money
life on Mars
animals
Usually friendly
Keep them away with laser light
Angry when hungry
Eat anything
life on Mars
money
1 is worth around M$10
Most things are cheap on Mars
Money is stored at the Planet Mars Bank
life on Mars
Transport
comfortable
Cars float in the air
No air pollution caused by traffic
life on Mars
shopping
Lots of shopping malls
Space fashion and food shops
Things from Earth are hard to find
Free time
Online games are very popular
Theatre tickets cost..
Visit the two moons
Many online theatres
Low-gravity basketball games
life on Mars
Write the guide about living on Mars.
P20.
Every coin has two sides.
Divide the class into two groups to discuss the following topic:
Living on Mars will be better or not
Listen to the tape and answer the questions.
1. Would Daniel like to live on Mars Why (not)
2.Where does Simon prefer to live Why
Where do you prefer to live, Mars or Earth
Why
Make a new dialogue with your partner. Use Simon and Daniel’s conversation as a model.
Useful expressions:
1. survey conducted in…
2. percentage of students
3. move away from…
4. get ill from living …
5. miss the first part
6. the situation on Earth
7. start/begin with the point
8. worry about living …
9. be afraid of seeing aliens
Useful expressions:
10. do harm to sb.
11. It worries me.
12. It is great to do sth…
13. have sb. do sth.
14. want sb. to do sth.
15. If we all go together, it should be fun.9B Unit 1 Life on Mars
Teaching Plan
常州外国语学校九年级备课组
赵刚， 沈金仙
Title 9BUnit 1 Comic strip,Welcome to the unit ,Vocabulary
Teaching aims Say and practice something about the life in space.
Style New
Period 2
Important Points Practice the useful expressions.
Difficult Points How to use the new words
Procedures:
Step1 Lead-in
Show the picture on the solar system. And tell students that the sun is called star. The others are called planets and the earth is one of the planets. Something terrible has happened to the Earth.
（ 超链接）Show pictures about pollution and population. So people are now trying to travel in space and live on another planet. Which planet Maybe Mars which is the nearest one. Do you know anything about Mars After the free talk, show the surface of Mars.
Step 2 Welcome to the Unit
1. Ask students : Do you want to live on Mars What do you think of the life on Mars Is the life on Mars better than that on Earth at present Do exercise A on p7.Write yes or No in the blanks
2. Ask students to show their ideas.
Step3 Comic strip
1. Eddie and Hobo are now living on Mars. Look at them. What are they wearing (helmets)
Do they like life on Mars Let’s listen to their conversation and find out.
1.How does Eddie like life on Mars
2. What does Eddie hate Why
2. Fill in blanks
Step 4 Vocabulary
1. Guessing: Who is wearing the helmet now (an astronaut)
2. Do you know what an astronaut uses in space
Show pictures and the descriptions.
3. Ask students finish exercise A and check the answers.
4. Read part B and talk about which is the most/least important for an astronaut.
Step5 Welcome to the Unit
1. Which place have astronauts traveled to so far Is it possible for us to camp on the moon
When an astronaut camps on a planet, should he take the following with him (P7 B)
1.Name the items
2. Put a tick in the box if you think he should take that item.
3. Talk about the reasons for your choices in pairs.
2. Do Space Camp and check the answers.
3. Discussion:
If you are given a chance to the moon one day, what three things will you take Why
Step6. Useful expressions
Step7. Homework
Title 9B Unit1 Reading
Teaching aims 1. Develop the students’ reading skills (predicting, skimming and scanning )2. Improve students’ abilities to summarize, co-operate and participate.3. Practice the new words.
Style New
Period 2
Important Points Help students learn the new expressions naturally to give a hint about the story.Make students understand the article correctly. 3. Let students know the main idea of the article by learning the new expressions and reading it.
Difficult Points Design and finish some exercises according to the article by students themselves.
Step1. Revision
Review something about Grammar students learnt yesterday.
Step2. Lead-in
What’s life like on the earth It is becoming more and more crowed and polluted.
Hopefully, we can build a better world on another planet.
Mars is nearest to the Earth in the solar system. Maybe moving to Mars is a good
choice. But how can we go to Mars (space shuttles spacecraft)
How can we live there (oxygen) Who can help us do many things (robots)
We will float because of gravity. So we have to wear special boots with various designs.
3. Check the new words. (B1 on p10)
Step3. Presentation
Here is a text about moving to Mars.
1. Skimming: Read the passage quickly to find out the answer:
Will life on Mars be better than life on Earth
2. Read paragraph1 (Scanning)
1.Why do we need to move to Mars
2.When can we live on Mars
3. Read paragraph2-4 (Scanning) What will life be like
1) transport
2) food
3) gravity
Answer some questions and fill in blanks.
4. Listen to paragraph5-7
1.) Do T/F
2) The better life on Mars
3) some worse ways
Step4. Exercise C2
Talk about difference between life on Earth and life on Mars
Step5.Discussion
Advantages/ Disadvantages of life on Mars
Advantages / Disadvantages of life on Earth
Step6.Read a poem
Step7. Homework
Read the text again and again.
Practice the useful expressions.
Finish some exercises.
Title 9B Unit 1 Grammar 1&2
Teaching aims Learn to use “can, could, may, might” to talk about permission.Learn and practice some other modal verbsLearn and practice the object clauses introduced by “that” and “if/ whether”.
Style New
Period 2
Important Points Using ‘can’, ‘could’, ‘may’, ‘might’ to talk about permissionUsing more modal verbs such as, ‘must (mustn’t)’, ‘need (needn’t)’, ought toUsing modal verbs can (can’t), may, mustPracticing the object clauses introduced by “that” and “if/ whether”.
Difficult Points Different modal verbs in different contextsThe object clauses.
Grammar 1
Step 1. Lead-in
Ask the students a question “Could you tell us something about the life on Mars ” Tell the students to show us the life on Mars in different ways, such as, transport, food and water, what to wear, how to work, how to study, etc.
Step 2. Presentation
1) Ask the students what they should say in the following situations.
This morning ×××was late. If he wanted to come into the classroom, he should say, “________________”
If I want to borrow a dictionary from a student, I should say, “_______________________________________”.
Now If a student wants to borrow a book from me, what should he/she say
2) Ask the students to find out the difference between the two sentences.
Could I use your dictionary
Can I use your dictionary
From the words above, the students can know that we can use ‘can’, ‘could’, ‘may’, ‘might’ to talk about permission, and these four words have different degrees of formality.
Step 3 Practice
1. Show the students some pictures and ask them to choose the better words.
2. Remind the students of the usages of the modal verbs by giving them two dialogues and asking them to fill in the blanks.
Fill in the blanks with may, can(not), must(not), needn’t, ought to.
S: Mum, ________ I use your computer I want to search
for some information.
M: Sorry, you ________ use it now. I am busy. And I think
you _____ ______ spend more time on your homework.
S: ______ I do it now
M: Well, you ________. After lunch, you ______ have a rest.
Then do your homework. You _______ use the computer
after you finish your work. But you _________ play
computer games.
Fill in the blanks with may, can(not), must.
M: Someone is knocking at the door. ______ It be
Lucy
S: It _____ be Lucy. I didn’t call her. I think it ____
be Daniel. Ah, yes! Daniel, come in.
(5 minutes later, someone else knocks at the door.)
S: Mum, please open the door. It _____ be Millie.
I’m sure!
3. some more exercises about modal verbs.
Step 4 Homework
Finish the exercises in the workbook.
Grammar 2
Step 1 Revision
Check the exercises about modal verbs in the workbook.
Step 2 Lead-in
Ask the students two questions about the life on Mars.
What do many people think of the life by the year 2100
Who will do most of the work on Mars
Step 3 Presentation 1
1) According to the students’ answers, show them the sentences with object clauses.
People think (that) robots will do most of our work.
Many people believe (that) we will live on the planet Mars by the year 2100.
Many people are sure (that) they will have more time for their hobbies.
Then tell the students to find out the rules with the hint: From the sentences, we know (that) an object clause can be put after some _______, such as ‘think’, ‘believe’, ‘know’, or after some ___________, such as ‘sure’, ‘certain’.
2) Ask the students to change one sentence into the negative one, and give them two items and make the students choose the better one.
Many people believe (that) we will live on the planet Mars by the year 2100.(改为否定句)
Many people don’t believe (that) we will live on the planet Mars by the year 2100.
Many people believe (that) we will not live on the planet Mars by the year 2100.
And then tell the students we always put ‘not’ before ‘think’ and ‘believe’.
Step 4 Practice 1
Ask the students to find out whether it is an object clause or not.
Step 5 Presentation 2
1) Another 2 questions
Can any plants grow on Mars now
Many people are sure that some plants can produce enough water on mars, aren’t they
Then show the students object clauses to introduce a ‘yes/no’ question.
Then tell the students to pay attention to the order and the tense.
Step 6 Practice 2
Use ‘if’ or ‘whether’ to make object clauses
Fill in the blanks with ‘that’, ‘if’ or ‘whether’.
Step 7 Homework
Translate the following sentences.
Finish the exercises in the workbook.
Title 9B Unit1 Integrated skills and Study skills
Teaching aims Listen, read, say and write something about living on Mars.Learn skimming and scanning.
Style New
Period 2
Important Points Try to describe the life on Mars.Skimming and scanning.
Difficult Points /
Step1. Revision
Do some exercises about Grammar.
Integrated skills
Step2.lead-in
Discussion: Would you like to live on Mars Why (advantage, disadvantage)
Make a survey: Ask students to put up their hands if they would like to live on Mars.
Conclusion: From the survey conducted in our class, the percentage of the students who want to live on Mars is_________.( read new words: conducted, percentage)
Step3. Presentation
Part A1:
a.Simon wants to live on Mars. However, Daniel is still not sure if he wants to. He is listening to a preview on this topic. Listen with him and try to help him to make notes about it.
b. Check the answers together and then practice the new words with the teacher.
Part A2:
a.Daniel is watching the TV programme. Listen to the discussion and answer the questions.
1.How many students are invited to the programme
2. Which grade are they in
3. How does each of the students on the TV programme feel about living on Mars
b. Listen again and help him complete the lists.
c.Check the answers one sentence by one sentence. Then read them by the students themselves.
Part A3
a.With the help of the information in A1and A2, complete the dialogue in Part A3 and read it to check the answers.
b.Analyze and practice the useful expressions in the dialogue.
c.Read it by the students themselves.
Step4.Debate
Divide the class into two groups to discuss the following topic:
Living on Mars will be better or not
Step5: Speak up
1.listen and answer
Simon and Daniel are talking about the life on Mars. Listen to their conversation and find out their opinions on it.
1.Would Daniel like to live on Mars Why (not)
2.Where does Simon prefer to live Why
2.Read the dialogue together and then practice the useful expressions.
3.Practice the dialogue in pairs or make a similar dialogue in pairs.
Step6.Useful expressions
Study skills
Step7.lead-in
We have learned a lotr about Mars. Today we are going to learn more about mars.
What’s the colour of Mars So we call it Red Planet. Why is it red Because of its atmosphere. The main Part of the atmosphere is carbon dioxide instead of oxygen. How much carbon dioxide 95 per cent. However, the surface of Mars is more like the surface of the earth than other planets
And it has two moons: Phobos and Deimos
Step8. presentation
1. To know better about mars, please read the text on p18 and answer the question:
What’s the text mainly about
Do we need to read every word to get the answer We just need to run over the text quickly---read the first and the last paragraphs, the title and the headings. We call this kind of reading skill skimming.
2. Answer another question
Is there any life on Mars Why
Also, we don’t need to read every word. Instead, just look for the key information that will answer your questions. So we call this kind of reading skill scanning.
Step9 practice
Using skimming and scanning to do the exercises and check the answers on p18.
Read the text together and practice the useful expressions.
Read it by the students themselves.
Step10. Homework
Practice the useful expressions.
Do some exercises.
Title 9B Unit 1 Main task
Teaching aims Learn to write something about a guide to living on Mars.
Style New
Period 1
Important Points Learn to write something about a guide to living on Mars.
Difficult Points How to write something about a guide to living on Mars
Step1. Free talk
Review something in reading Part: Talk about the life on Mars (food and clothes, travelling, home, school life)
Step2. Main task
1. ask students to talk about more for living on Mars. (transport, animals, shopping, money, free time…)
2. Daniel is writing a guide to living on Mars in plete the flow chart for him.
3. Check the answers together and then read the phrases after the teacher.
4. Ask students try to remember as much information as they can. Then complete the draft without looking at part A.
5. Read the passage and go through it one paragraph by one paragraph.
6. Useful expressions
Step3. Task
First, make a flow chart like Daniel’s on page 19.
Second, write the guide about living on Mars.
Then check the writing.
Title 9B Unit 1 checkout
Teaching aims Go over the knowledge we have learned in this unit
Style New
Period 1
Important Points Revise and practice object clause
Step 1 Revision
Check the students’ compositions.
Step 2 Lead-in
Ask the students to imagine the different lives on Mars and On Earth.
Step 3 Practice
1) Simon is very busy these days. He is so tired that he falls asleep and dreams the he is on the way to Mars. Ask the students to fill in the blanks.
2) After Simon wakes up, he decides to write down his dream. Ask the students to fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the verbs given. Then tell them to find out how many object clauses there are in the passage.
Step 4 Homework
Make new sentences according to the requirement.(共15张PPT)
1.He spent as much time as he could ________(chat) with his e-teacher online.
2.Hobo has done what he can _______(help) Eddie take off the helmet.
3._____(can) man go to the moon in the 1900s
4.-____(can) I take your camera, please, Dad
- Yes, you _______(can).
chatting
to help
Could
Could
can
用所给词的适当形式填空
--______ I finish the work now
--No, you ______. You ______ finish it tomorrow.
2. --______________ I keep the book for two weeks --Yes, you _______.
3. He has gone to the library. He _______ be at home.
4._______ you draw pictures when you were five years old
5. _______ you help me fix the computer
Must
needn’t
can
May /Can/ Could
may /can
can’t
Could
Could
用适当的情态动词填空
1.I wondered ____________________. (他能帮助穷人)
2. He asked _____________________. (刚才发生了什么)
3.She told her son _________________. (他在2001年出生)
4.They are talking about _________________________（他们是否应该去那儿）or not.
if he could help the poor
what happened just now
that he was born in 2001
宾语从句练习
whether they should go there
Discussion:
Would you like to live on Mars Why
(advantages and disadvantages)
Let’s make a survey!
From the survey conducted in our class, the percentage of the students who want to live on Mars is_________.
Part A1: There is a TV program on living on Mars. Listen to the tape and help Daniel make notes about it:
Survey conducted in:Schools in Sunshine Town
Day: (2)___________
Channel: (3)___________
Name of programme: (4)__________
Time: (5)___________
Percentage of students
who wanted to move
away from Earth: (6)____%
Friday
Golden TV
Mars Wars
8.30 to 9 p.m.
50
PartA2: Listen to the discussion and answer the questions:
1.How many students are invited to the programme
2. Which grade are they in
3. How does each of the students on the TV programme feel about living on Mars
(one wants to, one doesn’t want to, and one is not sure.)
Listen to the tape again and finish Part A2:
Advantages of living on Mars:
1 It is___________.
2 I could go to _______________.
3 There is much more _____________.
4 Travelling in space _________.
5 ________ would do all our ________ for us
Disadvantages of living on Mars:
1 We do not know if it is __________________.
2 We could _____________ living there.
3 It is _________________ from Earth.
4 There is no food, water or ________________.
5 There may be some ___________ aliens.
online schools
space
is fun
Robots
work
really safe
get ill from
so far away
oxygen
dangerous
interesting
Complete the dialogue between Daniel and Simon by using the information from A1 and A2.
Every coin has two sides.
Divide the class into two groups to discuss the following topic:
Living on Mars will be better or not
Listen to the tape and answer the questions.
1. Would Daniel like to live on Mars Why (not)
2.Where does Simon prefer to live Why
Where do you prefer to live, Mars or Earth
Why
Make a new dialogue with your partner. Use Simon and Daniel’s conversation as a model.
Useful expressions:
1. survey conducted in…
2. percentage of students
3. move away from…
4. get ill from living …
5. miss the first part
6. the situation on Earth
7. start/begin with the point
8. worry about living …
9. be afraid of seeing aliens
Useful expressions:
10. do harm to sb.
11. It worries me.
12. It is great to do sth…
13. have sb. do sth.
14. want sb. to do sth.
15. If we all go together, it should be fun.(共10张PPT)
Unit 1 Life on Mars
Grammar 1
Fill in the blanks
This morning ×××was late. If he wanted to come into the classroom, he should say, “________________”
If I want to borrow a dictionary from a student, I should say, “__________________________
_____________”.
May I come in
Can I use your
dictionary
Now If a student wants to borrow a book from me, what should he/she say
——Could I use your book, Mr Zhao
——Yes, you __________.
can
Could I use your dictionary
Can I use your dictionary
Can you show us what the two words mean
From the words above, we can know that we can use ‘can’, ‘could’, ‘may’, ‘might’ to talk about permission, and these four words have different degrees of formality.
informal can used to ask if it is Ok to do sth
formal could often used to ask permission from strangers, old people, teachers and bosses
Formal and
polite may used in formal situations to ask if it is OK to do sth
Very formal might very formal but seldom used
Dad, _____
(may, could) I take your camera
Yes, you ____
(can, may).
could
can
_______ (May, Can) I borrow this helmet
No, you ________ (couldn’t, may not).
May
may not
________ (Might, Can) I borrow your boots
Yes, you _______ (can, may).
Can
can
After borrowing the things he needs, Simon speaks to his mum. Read the dialogue and fill in the blanks with may, can(not), must(not), needn’t, ought to.
S: Mum, ________ I use your computer I want to search
for some information.
M: Sorry, you ________ use it now. I am busy. And I think
you _____ ______ spend more time on your homework.
S: ______ I do it now
M: Well, you ________. After lunch, you ______ have a rest.
Then do your homework. You _______ use the computer
after you finish your work. But you _________ play
computer games.
could
can’t
ought to
Must
needn’t
may/can
may/can
mustn’t
After getting enough information, Simon needs some friends to make the space kit together. He calls Daniel and Millie. Read the dialogue and fill in the blanks with may, can(not), must.
M: Someone is knocking at the door. ______ It be
Lucy
S: It _____ be Lucy. I didn’t call her. I think it ____
be Daniel. Ah, yes! Daniel, come in.
(5 minutes later, someone else knocks at the door.)
S: Mum, please open the door. It _____ be Millie.
I’m sure!
Can
can’t
may
must
1. What do drivers do when the traffic lights turn red They _____stop and wait till the green light . A. must B. can C. may D. need
2. Speak louder please. I ____catch what you are saying. A. mustn’t B. can’t C. needn’t D. shall not
3. Miss Liu ,must we wear on school clothes on weekends ——No, you _____. A. can’t B. shouldn’t C. needn’t D. mustn’t
4. Happy birthday , Jane. This is for you. Thank you! ___ I open the box now A. Must B. Need C. Will D. May 5. Who is the man over there Is it Mr Li No, it ____ be him, Mr Li is much taller. A. can’t B. may not C. mustn’t D. needn’t9B Unit 1 课时划分
常州外国语学校
单元 教学课时 教学部分 学习材料 课 型 教学重点与具体要求
从技能培养目标来划分 从教学过程来划分
第一单元Star Signs Period 1-2 P6---712 Comic strip Welcometo the unit&Vocabulary 听说课 新授课 初步了解太空生活并与地球生活做简单对比了解在太空生活的必需品
Period 3 P8---11 Reading(1) 阅读课 新授课 通过各种阅读手段了解未来可能的火星生活。能与地球生活作比较，说出各自的优点与缺点能根据课文内容完成有关练习：p10-11
Period 4 P8--11 Reading(2) 阅读、练习课 巩固课 1.通过活动来熟悉掌握课文章内容2. 学习知识点和重要短语并做适当练习
Period 5 P13 Grammar(1) 语法课 新授课 掌握部分情态动词的使用
Period 6 P14-15 Grammar(2) 语法课 新授课 学习并掌握宾语从句that, if, whether的使用
Period 7 P16---17 Integrated skills 综合技能课 新授课 掌握一定的听力技巧,获取相关信息。从阅读和听力材料中加深了解有关火星的生活。能与他人交流自己的意愿。
Period 8 P18 Study skills 语言技能课 新授课 了解阅读技巧:掠读和细读。
Period 9 P19-20 Main Task 写作课 新授课 通过流程图来组织自己的观点能结合流程图来完成关于火星生活的写作
Period 10 P21 Checkout 语言知识课 复习课 巩固本单元的知识点和语法项目，运用本单元学习的语法和词汇
