最新牛津译林版初中英语九年级下册9BUnit4 Life on Mars 单元教

9B Unit 4 Life on Mars

Welcome to the unit

Teaching aims:

1. Thinking about life in the future.

2. Thinking about what life be like on another planet.

3. Discussing the advantage and disadvantage of a particular environment. Teaching procedures: Step 1 Warming up

Show some pictures and let students know something about Mars.

Do you know this planet? Step 2 Read and say

Mars, helmet, air tank, dried food, power pack, sleeping pack, gravity Step 3 Discussion

By 2050,our earth will become…. What shall we do? Where shall we live? Step 4 Practice

Daniel is dreaming about visiting another planet. What should he take with him? Write the name of the item under each picture.

air tank, computer, dried food, power pack, sleeping bag, space helmet, special boots, tent

Keys: air tank, tent, dried food, space helmet, special boots, computer, power

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pack, sleeping bag

Step 5 Discussion

Can you guess what the life will be like on Mars? On Earth & on Mars

fruit or vegetables — dried food gravity — less gravity pollution — no pollution very important — not important

too much homework — less homework and robots will help her

Step 6 Daniel is talking to Amy about living on Mars. What would it be like?

Work in pairs and discuss with your partner. Use the conversation below as a model.

Daniel: What would it be like to live on Mars?

Amy: There’s less gravity on Mars. We’d probably need to wear special boots. Daniel: Yes. And we might need sleeping bags too.

Amy: I agree. Also, there’s no fruit or vegetables, so we would have to eat dried food. Daniel: Well…that sounds quite boring! But there would be no pollution on Mars. Amy: I hope so.

Step 7 Watch a video and answer the questions.

What do the boy and his father want to do? Can you guess do they like travel into space? Step 8 Listen and answer

1. Do you think Eddie likes the life on the Mars?

2. Why does Eddie hate life on the Mars? Keys: No, I don’t think so.

He can’t get to his food because of the helmet. Step 9 Role play the conversation between Hobo and Eddie. Hobo: Wow, I’ve never thought about travelling into space. Eddie: Me neither.

Hobo: How do you like life on Mars?

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Eddie: I hate it.

Hobo: Why do you hate it? I thought you liked Mars. Eddie: It’s this helmet. I can’t get to my food. Step 10 Language points

1. Hobo: Wow, I’ve never thought about traveling into space. Eddie: Me neither.

否定回答Me neither 为非正式用法，美式英语中用Me either,正式答为Neither have I.

2. How do you like life on Mars? 你认为火星上的生活怎么样？ How do you like …? =What do you think of…? e.g. How do you like my new look? 你认为我的新造型怎么样？ Step 11 Exercises 1. Translate the phrases

1. 去太空旅行 2. 你认为…怎么样? 3. 我原以为 4. 得到我的食物 5. 少一些的重力 6. 没有污染

Keys: travel into space, How do you like…? I thought…, get to my food, less

gravity, no pollution

2. Complete the following sentences.

1. R_______ will help us with our housework in the future.

2. You’d better wear a h_______ to keep yourself safe when you are riding a motorcycle.

3. He likes music very much and he can play the _______ (吉他) very well. 4. She likes wearing a pair of _____________ (太阳镜) to keep off the sun.

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5. I think we need a _______(帐篷) when we are camping. Keys: Robots, helmet, guitar, sunglasses, tent Step 12 Homework

1. Search more information about Mars on the Internet. 2. Preview the new words in next lesson.

Reading I

Teaching aims:

1. Understand the planet living in another plant. 2. To recognize and read words of life on Mars.

3. Identify and list the differences lives between earth and Mars. Teaching steps Step 1 Review

Translate some sentences. 1. 我从来没想过去太空旅行。 2. 你认为火星上的生活怎么样？ 3. 我原以为你喜欢火星。

Keys: I’ve never thought about traveling into space.

How do you like life on Mars? I thought you liked Mars. Step 2 Presentation

planet n. 行星

crowded adj. 快的，迅速的 polluted adj. 被污染的 rapid adj. 快的，迅速的 increase n. 增加 (all) over again 再；重新 passenger n. 乘客 at a/the speed of 以…的速度 uncomfortable adj. 使人不舒服的

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oxygen n. 氧气 in the form of 以……的形式 tasty adj.味道好的 specially adv.专门地，特地 float vi.漂浮；飘浮 compare vt. &vi.比较 compare to /with 与……相比 interplanetary adj. 行星间的 network n. 网络 challenging adj. 挑战性的 rapidly adv. 快地，迅速地 Step 3 Match the words and the meaning crowded a. for one purpose

rapid b. a second time from the beginning

population c. Decide in what way things are similar or difficult all over again d. having a nice taste passenger e. full of people

tasty f. happening in a short period of the time

specially g. a person who rides in a car, bus, train, etc. but does not drive it compare h. The total number of people in an area, a country, etc. Keys: e f h b g d a c Step 4 Discuss

The color of Mars: _____________ Red

the surface of Mars The surface of Mars is a little like the surface of Earth.

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The size of Mars one-half the diameter (直径) of Earth

the temperature of the Mars

The lowest temperature will be -133℃ (degrees centigrade) and the highest will be 27 ℃

the transport to the Mars

spacecraft are too slow to carry large numbers of people to Mars

Step 5 Pre-reading

Daniel is looking for more information on the Internet. Help him find out the links to the key words.

crowded planet space houses spacecraft robot on Mars speed boots online teacher

a Need someone to teach you any time, any place?

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b Living in a space house is fun…

c All about the newest spacecraft that travel in space… d Out shoes can make you walk faster!

e Robots could be of great help to people on Mars.. f The population on the Earth is still increasing rapidly… Keys:

crowded planet The population on the Earth is still increasing rapidly…spacecraft All about the newest spacecraft that travel in space… speed boots Our shoes can make you walk faster! space houses Living in a round house is fun …

robot on Mars Robots could be of great help to people on Mars… online teacher Need someone to teach you any time, at any place? Step 6 Fast reading

Read the article quickly and find out the keyword of each paragraph. Para 1 Para 2 Para 3 Para 4 Para 5 Para 6 Para 7 Keys :

Para 1

Crowded, polluted (population , pollution) Para 2 Transport Para 3 Food, water and air Para 4 Gravity Para 5 Home Para 6 School

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Para 7 Life

Step 7 Listen to the recording and answer the following questions. 1. Why do people need to move to Mars? 2. How long will it take to flay to Mars at present?3. Will space travel make people feel ill? 4. Will gravity on Mars be a big problem? 5. How will students study?

Keys: Earth is becoming more and more crowded and polluted.

Several months. Yes.

Maybe, but we can wear special boots to prevent floating. They will study at online schools with “e-teachers”. Step 8 Careful reading

Read each paragraph carefully and find out the answers to the questions 1. What vehicle do people use to Mars at present? And how long does it take? 2. What vehicle may people use to go to Mars in the future? 3. What are the problems of living on Mars? 4. What will food on Mars be like? 5. Is gravity on Mars a big problem? Why? 6. What may happen then?

7. What kind of shoes should people wear? 8. What kind of house may people live in ? 9. Who will do most of our work?

10. What kind of school will students study in? And what do they call their teacher? Keys: Spacecraft. Months.

Space shuttles. Only 20 minutes.

Scientists are not sure whether would be enough water or oxygen on Mars and produce the food, water and oxygen. Maybe the food will be in the form of pills.

Yes, it is. Because the gravity on Mars is three-eighths of the gravity on Earth.

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People may float off into space. People should wear special boots.

They might live in houses with huge comfortable rooms. Robots will do most of our work.

There would probably be no schools on Mars. They will study at online schools with “e-teachers”. Step 9 Discuss

Differences between life on Earth and life on Mars.

Life on the Earth today Life on Mars in 2100 It is polluted and crowed. Spacecraft are slow. There is enough water and oxygen. There are many kinds of tasty food. Gravity is not a problem for us. Many people live in small flats. People have little time to relax. Students study at real schools. Keys: At the speed of light.

Nobody knows whether there would be enough water or oxygen. Food will probably be in the form of pills. We must wear special boots. People will have more space. They will have more time to relax. At online schools. Step 10 Homework 1. Read the passage aloud.

2. Find out the difficult sentences and discuss them with your classmates.

It would be clean and have lots of space. 9

Reading II

Teaching aims:

To learn words, expressions and sentences in Reading. Step 1 Review

Review the article and finish activity 3. Step 2 Language points

1. Our own planet, the Earth, is becoming more and more crowded and polluted because of the rapid increase in population.

我们自己的星球, 地球, 由于人口的快速增长, 变得越来越拥挤, 污染越来越严重。

辨析：fast, quick和rapid 【梳理】

1) fast既可用作形容词又可用作副词, 主要表示人或物体本身的速度快, 如汽车开得快、人走得快、时间过得快等。

2) quick常用作形容词, 主要表示反应快、动作敏捷。

3) rapid是正式用语, 只用作形容词, 语气较强, 常用于表示抽象意义的“快速的”, 如价格涨得快、社会变革快等。 【运用】

选用fast, quick或rapid填空。

1) My brother ate a ________ breakfast and went to school in a hurry. 2) Tom runs so ____ that I can’t catch up with him.

3) We saw the ______ development of the society these years.

2. It is hoped that people could start all over again and build a better world on Mars. 人们有望能够在火星上重新开始，建设一个更好的世界。 句型 It is hoped that…表示“……可以指望”，指说话者希望如此。 如：我们希望在本周前完成此项目。

_________________ we can finish the project before this weekend.

3. At present, our spacecraft are too slow to carry large numbers of passengers to Mars—it would take months.

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目前，我们的宇宙飞船太慢了，无法运送大批的乘客火星—因为要花几个月的时间。

句中的large numbers of表示“大量的”，也可以说成 a large number of 。 如: 很多人在国庆假日去旅游。

_______________ people go travelling during the National Day holiday.

4. With the development of technology, by the year 2100, the journey might only take about 20 minutes in spacecraft that travel at the speed of light.

随着科技的发展，到2100 年，乘坐以光速飞行的宇宙飞船，行程或许只要 大约20分钟！

短语 at a/the speed of的意思是“以……的速度”。 如：小汽车正以每小时100公里的速度行驶。

The car is moving _________________100 kilometers per hour. 5. Food would most probably be in the form of pills and would not be so tasty. 食物很大可能会以药片的形式存在，而且味道没有那么可口。 句中的in the form of 的意思是 “以……的形式”。 如: 欢迎以钱的形式资助。

Help _______________money will be welcome.

6. The gravity on Mars is only about three-eights of that on the earth. 火星上的重力大约只有地球上的八分之三。

在表示分数时, 分子用基数词, 分母用序数词。分子如果大于1, 分母须用复数 形式。分子、分母之间有无连字符均可。 如: 1/3 2/5

在做比较时，我们常用that/those指代句中类者相同的那一部分。通常that用 于指代可数名词数或者不可数名词，those用于指代可数名词复数。此句中的 that指代前面的gravity。

如：火星上的空气要比起球上稀薄很多。

The air on Mars is much thinner than _____ on the earth.

7. Compared with life on Earth, life on Mars would be better in some ways. 与在地球上的生活相比, 火星上的生活在有些方面将会更好。

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compare with … 意思是“ 与……做比较”。在句中是过去分词短语作状语, 此 时with和to可通用。

如: 与我们的那条路相比,这条路繁忙得多 。

This road is quite busy____________________ ours.

8. Every student would have a computer at home connected to interplanetary network. 每个学生家里都有一台电脑与星际网络连接。

connect to 意思是“与……连接”。这里的connected to 是过去分词后置作定语, 修饰computer。

connect … to…表示“把…… 和……连接起来 ”。 如: 山姆想把鼠标和电脑连接起来。

Sam wants to _____________________________. 9. Life on Mars would be interesting as well as challenging. 火星上的生活不仅有挑战性而且很有趣。

短语as well as 的意思是“不但……而且，既……又”。注意这一短语在翻译成 中文时，应先as well as 后面的内容，再翻译前面的。 如: They visited the museum as well as the zoo. 他们不但参观了动物园, 还参观了博物馆。 Step 3 Summary

Review the article, then use the words to fill in the blanks. Step 4 Homework.

1. Make a short passage about \2. Read the passages fluently.

Grammar

Teaching aims:

Master conversion between simple sentence and complex sentence. Teaching procedures:

Step 1 Present some new words. aware adj. 知道，意识到

e.g. Are you aware how far Mars is away from the sun?

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circle vt. 围绕，将一圈起来

e.g. It takes Mars about two Earth years to circle around the Sun once. agreement n. 一致，同意

e.g. Are scientists in agreement that living on Mars would be possible for humans in the future? distance n. 距离，远处

e.g. Are you aware of the distance between Mars and the sun? possibility n. 可能性

e.g. Do scientists agree about the possibility of living on Mars? Step 2 Explanation 简单句和复合句的转换

我们可以用介词短语把状语从句转换成简单句，我们可以用介词把宾语从句和定语从句转换成简单句

A Using adverbial clauses or simple sentences

We can rewrite some adverbial clauses in simple sentences with at the age of, because of and without.

转换时要注意时态和意思的一致性和准确性。

Neil Armstrong received his student pilot’s licence When he was 16. Neil Armstrong received his student pilot’s licence at the age of 16. People might float in space because the gravity is slow. People might float in space because of the low gravity. Humans cannot survive if there is no food, water or oxygen. Humans cannot survive without food, water or oxygen. Exercises 1

Daniel is writing about visiting another planet. Help him rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets.

1. Neil Armstrong took his first flight when he was only six. (at the age of) 2. Yuri Gagarin became the first man to go into outer space at the age of 30.(when)

3. People might move to another planet in the future because the population on the

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earth is increasing rapidly. (because of)

4. If there is no fresh food, meals will not be as tasty as they are on the earth. (without)

5. It would be funny to play football on Mars because of the low gravity. (because) 6. Without special boots, you cannot walk on Mars.(if…not ) Keys: 1. Neil Armstrong took his first flight at the age of six.

2. Yuri Gagarin became the first man to go into outer space when he was 30. 3. People might move to another planet in the future because of the increasing

rapidly population.

4. Meals will not be as tasty as they are on the earth without fresh food. 5. It would be funny to play football on Mars because the gravity is low. 6. If you don’t have special boots, you cannot walk on Mars. Exercises 2

把下面的复合句改成简单句

1. He learnt to swim when he was eight years old.

2. He could not go to the party because he had too much homework. 3. He cannot solve this problem if he has no help. Keys: He learnt to swim at the age of eight.

He could not go to the party because of too much homework. He cannot solve this problem without help. B Using object clauses or simple sentences

We can rewrite some object clauses in simple sentences with prepositions like of and about.

常用的一些动词和介词的搭配有： remind somebody of…使某人想起…… Be sure/certain about…对……确信

The smell of the pills reminds them that food on the Earth is tasty. The smell of the pills reminds them of the tasty food on the Earth. Are they sure that space travel will be very fast? Are they sure about the fast speed of space travel?

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Exercises 3

Millie knows little about the planet Mars. She is asking Daniel for more information. Rewrite Millie’s sentences using the words in brackets. Millie: (1) Are you aware how far Mars is away from the Sun?

Daniel: Yes. Mars is about 142,000,000 miles away from the Sun. It takes Mars about two Earth years to cycle around the Sun once.

Millie: (2) Are scientists in agreement that living on Mars would be possible for

humans in the future?

Daniel: No. But they’re working hard to learn more about Mars.

Millie: (3) Do they think that the low gravity on Mars might be a problem? Daniel: Yes, they do.

Millie: (4) Are you aware that transport could be like on Mars?

Daniel: It could be much better than that on the Earth. However, scientists aren’t

sure whether people could grow plants on Mars.

Millie: (5) I wonder how many people would like to move to Mars. (6) I think people

should know that life on Mars would be different from that on the Earth.

1. Are you aware

_____________________________________ (distance)? of the distance between Mars and the sun 2. Do scientists agree

_____________________________________ (possibility)? about the possibility of living on Mars 3. Have they thought

_____________________________________ (problem)? about the low gravity problem 4. Are you aware

___________________________________ (transport)? of the transport on the Mars 5. I wonder

_________________________________________________ (number).

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the number of the people who would like to move to Mars 6. I think people should know

___________________________________________________ (differences).the differences between life on Mars and that on Earth More exercises 4

把下面的宾语从句改为简单句。

1. The photos remind me that I travelled to the UK five years ago. The photos remind me of my trip to the UK five years ago. 2. Are you certain that Tom is satisfied with the plan? Are you certain about Tom’s satisfaction with the plan?

C We can rewrite some defining relative clauses in simple sentences with prepositions like with and in.

People might live in houses which have huge comfortable rooms. People might live in houses with huge comfortable rooms. On Mars you might see people who wear special boots. On Mars you might see people in special boots. Exercise 5

Simon is writing about Mars. Rewrite the defining relative clauses in simple sentences with prepositions with or in.

1. Mars is a planet that has an environment similar to that of the earth.

_________________________________________________________________ Mars is a planet with an environment similar to that of the Earth.

2. Astronauts who wear space suits and helmets might stay on Mars for hours. ___________________________________________________________________ Astronauts in space suits and helmets might stay on Mars for hours.

3. It is difficult to breathe on a planet that has much thinner air than that on the Earth. _________________________________________________________________ It is difficult to breathe on a planet with much thinner air than that on the Earth. 4. On Mars there might be people who carry air tanks on their backs.

__________________________________________________________________

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On Mars there might be people with air tanks on their backs. Exercise 6

Simon is interested in stories about aliens. He even writes to aliens. Replace each of the underlined parts in his letter with another expression. Dear aliens,

Humans are thinking about moving to another planet (1) because the pollution on the Earth is very serious. Many people do not doubt (2) that life on Mars would be very interesting, but I am not sure. We could not play football on Mars (3) because of the low gravity. Life would be boring for me (4) if I could not play football. Maybe this problem could be solved by building indoor playgrounds (5) which have the same football fields as those on the Earth. By the way, would strangers be welcome? I hope to hear from you soon. Simon

Keys: because of the serious pollution.

if life on Mars would be interesting on Mars, because the gravity is low without playing football.

with the same football fields as those on the Earth. Exercise 7

把下面定语从句改为简单句。

1. Do you know the girl who is holding two books in her hand? Do you know the girl with two books in her hand? 2. The man who wears a blue shirt is our English teacher. The man in a blue shirt is our English teacher. Step 3Homework

复习简单句和复合句的转换。

Integrated skills

Teaching aims:

To listen to the dialogue and do some exercises.

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To complete a report from the TV program.

Talk advantages and disadvantages about Mars and express own ideas. Teaching steps: Step 1 Revision Complete the sentences.

1. Earth is becoming more and more ________ (crowd).

2. Every year, large numbers of tourists ______ (come) to visit Beijing. 3. There will be no _________ (pollute)on Mars. 4. The news made her ____ (feel) sad.

5. _______ (science)are working hard to make the dream become true. Keys: crowded, come, pollution, feel, Scientists Step 2 Presentation 1. carry out 开展，执行

e.g. No matter what difficulty you will meet with, carry out your plan. 不管你遇到什么困难，都要执行计划。 2. percentage n. 百分率，百分数

e.g. Percentage of students who would like to move away from the earth is 50%. 想要搬离地球的学生数的百分比是50%。 3. disadvantage n. 缺点，不利条件 e.g. The disadvantage of living on Mars。 住在火星的缺点。 4. risk n. 风险

e.g. I’m not sure if it’s worth the risk. 我不确信是否它值得这个风险。 5. after all 毕竟

e.g. After all, people have already been to the Moon. 毕竟，人们已经去过月球。 Step 3 Practice

1. 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: Schools in Sunshine Town

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Day: Channel:

Name of programme: Time:

Percentage of students who would like to move away from the Earth: Keys: Friday evening, Sunshine TV, Move in Mars, 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. 50% 2. 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 interesting. 2. We could study at ____________.

3. It is not so crowded, with much more _____. 4. Travelling in space would be ____. Keys: online schools, space, fun Disadvantages

1. We do not know if it is really safe. 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. Keys: get ill, so far away, water, dangerous Step 4 Debate

Have a discussion in groups of four, and hold a debate. Advantages of living on Mars: Disadvantages of living on Mars:

Step 5 Daniel and Sandy are talking about the TV programme. Complete their

conversation with the information in Parts A 1 and A 2.

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?

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Sandy: It began at ________. It started with a discussion about a ______. It showed

that (6) _____ of the students would like to (7) ______________ the Earth and live on (8) _____.

Daniel: Oh, yes. Some students said living on another planet such as Mars would be

very (9) _________. They could study at (10) ____________, and traveling 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.

Keys: Move in Mars, Sunshine, Friday, 7:30 p.m., survey, 50%, move away from,

Mars, interesting, online schools, space, space, really safe, get ill, water, dangerous

Step 6 Discussion

How do we protect the Earth? We should reduce pollution; We should control population; We should save energy; We should… Step 7 Speak up

1. Daniel and Sandy are talking about living on Mars. Work in pairs and discuss whether you would like to live on Mars. Use the conversation below as a model. 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 are right, but we might get ill from living there.

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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 you all go together, it should be fun. 2. Listen to the conversation and answer the questions. 1. Would Sandy like to live on Mars? Why? 2. Would Daniel like to live on Mars? Why?

Keys: He is not sure because she is not sure if it’s worth the risk it worries her. Yes, he would like to. Because it’ll be great to live on another planet. Step 8 Work in pairs.

Where do you prefer to live, Mars or Earth? Why?

Useful information: online schools much more space travelling in space some dangerous aliens so far away from the Earth no food, water or oxygen Step 9 Exercises

1. Translate the following phrases.

1. 开展，执行 2. 在太空中旅游 3. 对 …… 有伤害 4. 害怕见到外星人

5. 离地球如此遥远 6. 生活在火星上的缺点 7. 与地球上的情形不同

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8. 毕竟

9. 住在另一个行星上非常棒 2. Complete the following sentences.

1. Some of the students are afraid of ______ (see) aliens there. 2. They are not sure whether it is much _____ (safe) to live there. 3. The questions she asked last week is still under _________ (discuss). 4. Reading in the sun is _______ (harm) to our eyes. 5. Don’t have the baby ____ (cry) all the time. Keys: seeing, safer, discussion, harmful, cry 3. Translate the following sentences.

1. 我们的班会以一个特别的讨论开始。 2. 不应当让家长为我们包办一切 3. 地球上的形势和火星上的相当不同。

Keys: Our class meeting started with a special discussion. We shouldn’t have parents do everything for us.

The situation on the Earth is quite different from that on Mars. Step 10 Homework

Recite the key phrases and expressions in the lesson.

Teaching aims:

Study skills

Learn to make a plan to improve the way of study. Teaching procedures:

Step 1 Enjoy a video and discuss

How many ways of learning English in this video? What are they? Step 2 Self-assessment

To do self-assessment means to think about your studies in order to find out your strengths and weaknesses. This can help you make a plan to improve the way you study.

Kitty is completing a self-assessment form to find out how she is doing with her

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English study. Read her results in the table below. always often √ sometimes almost never Do you speak English in class? Can you remember new words easily? Do you make spelling stakes? Can you learn new grammar rules well? Can you answer listening questions correctly? Do you get good results in tests? √ √ √ √ √ After doing the self-assessment, Kitty is making a plan for studying English. Read her plan. Do you think she has some good ideas?

I often speak English well in class, but I still need to practice more.

I need to work harder to learn new words and grammar rules. I plan to copy the new words in my notebook and read them every morning. I plan to remember five new words every day. Grammar rules are difficult, so I will keep an English diary and try to use the new grammar rules I have learnt. I plan to watch English TV programmes every weekend in order to improve my listening skills. Step 3 Find some rules

Work harder to learn new words and grammar rules.

Copy the new words in my notebook and read them every morning. Remember five new words every day.

Keep an English diary and try to use the new grammar rules I have learnt.

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Plan to watch English TV programmes every weekend.

Step 4Now complete the self-assessment form in Part A yourself. Then write your own plan for studying English. always often sometimes almost never

Do you speak English in class? Can you remember new words easily? Do you make spelling mistakes? Can you learn new grammar rules well? Can you answer listening questions correctly? Do you get good results in tests? Your plan: I need to … I plan to … I will…

Step 5 Writing Task 【写作任务】

假设你是光华中学英语校刊的编辑李铭。有一天你收到林涛的电子邮件，邮件内容如下。请仔细阅读邮件内容并回复。词数不少于80。 Dear Li Ming,

I’m Lin Tao, a student from Grade Eight. I know your English is very good, so I want to ask you for help. I study English very hard, but it seems that I haven’t made

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much progress. This makes me worried. I really don’t want to give it up. What should I do?

Yours, Lin Tao 【技能点拨】

该写作要求回复一封电子邮件。首先大家应理解所给邮件的内容，抓住问题的关键——林涛很努力地学英语，但进步不大，不知该怎么办。因此，大家在回复邮件时，应针对林涛的情况给出建议。这是一篇半开放作文，大家可以根据自己学习英语的经验给出合理建议。 【推荐词汇】

join the English Corner, make good use of, be afraid of, make mistakes 【范文展示】 Dear Lin Tao,

I’m glad to receive your e-mail and know that you don’t want to give up studying English. Here is some advice for you.

First, interest is the best teacher. I advise you to join the English Corner. There you will get more interested in English and find more friends who want to improve their English, too. Second, practice makes perfect. Make good use of every chance to listen, speak, read and write. Practice with your friends in English every day. Don’t be shy and try to answer questions actively in English classes. Don’t be afraid of making mistakes.

I hope my advice does help you. Wish you make great progress. Yours, Li Ming Step 6 Homework

Finish the exercises on workbook. Preview the next lesson.

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Task

Teaching aims:

1. To complete a flow chart.

2. To complete a guide with the help of the flow chart .

3. To make other flow charts and to write other guides to living on other planets. Teaching procedures: Step 1 Free talk

Mars, the red planet (It looks red.) 95 per cent carbon dioxide two moons: Phobos and Deimos the surface of Mars

Maybe there were rivers there.

Life on Mars ： food and clothes traveling school life

Step 2 Talk about more for living on Mars on Mars pills gravity helmet special boots Transport spacecraft space shuttles Entertainment low-gravity basketball games

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Money Mars dollars electronic(电子的) Step 3 Discuss Life on Mars a Cars float in the air

b Low-gravity basketball games c Traffic with no air pollution d Space clothes and food e Many online theatres f Planet Mars Bank

g Goods from Earth are hard to find h Visit the two moons Step 3 Complete the blanks

Daniel is making a guide to living on Mars in the future. First, help him complete the spidergram below to organize his ideas. Write the correct letters in the blanks. Money

￥1 is worth around M$10 Electronic Money Stored in the _________________

Keys: f Planet Mars Bank

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Online games _____________ are very popular _____________ Entertainment ____________ __________ ___________ __________ Keys: b Low-gravity basketball games

e Many online theatres h Visit the two moons

Lots of shopping malls ____________ ____________ Shopping ________________ _______________ Keys: d Space clothes and food

g Goods from the Earth are hard to find

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___________ __________ Transport ___________ __________ comfortable

Keys: a Cars float in the air

c Traffic with no air pollution Step 4 Complete the draft.

Here is a guide to living on Mars in the future. Finish some exercises on page 63 Daniel is writing his draft. Help him complete it.

On Mars, we use Mars dollars. We get about M$10 for every ￥1 , but we never see any of it ! Mars Dollars are electronic and are stored at the ______________. A very popular form of entertainment is online games. They make us feel like we are really inside the games! There are also many _______ theatres. There are ___________ to visit, but most people may prefer to watch the amazing

low-gravity _________ instead. There are lots of ______________ on Mars. They sell ____________ and food. Most things are cheap on Mars. Goods from the earth are ___________. The public transport system is ___________, and it produces _______________. If you want to drive, you can buy a car which ______________! Life on Mars is interesting, isn’t it?

Keys: Planet Mars Bank online two moons basketball shopping malls

space clothes hard to find comfortable no air pollution floats in the air

Step 5 Language points

They make us feel like we are really inside the games! fee like 想要；感觉好像

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feel like sth / doing sth /（that）+从句 我感觉像是感冒了。 他感觉像到过火星。

如果你想要在这儿工作，请不要再迟到。 Keys: I feel like catching a cold.

He feels like (that) he has been to Mars.

If you feel like working here, please don’t be late again. Step 6 Summary

Step 7 Try to make a flow chart about it!

A sample writing

Mercury 2200---A guide to living on Mercury(水星)

Step 8 Writing

By 2200 There will be three villages in space: Earth village, Moon village, Saturn village (土星村). Suppose you are from one of the village. Today you gather together and report your life in your own village!

Try to make your flow chart about the life in your village! Write your guide to living on your village ! Report your life ! Step 9 Homework Finish your writing.

Recite the key phrases and expressions in the lesson.

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