1、人教课标 高一 必修 3 Unit 4,Unit 4 Astronomy the science of the stars,Reading,HOW LIFE BEGAN ON THE EARTH,Warming up,What are the names of the eight planets that circle our sun?,海王星 Neptune,水星Mercury,金星Venus,地球Earth,火星Mars,木星Jupiter,土星Saturn,天王星Uranus,A Quiz Game,1. How old is the earth? A. About 3.5 billio
2、n years B. About 4.5 billion years C. About 5.5 billion years D. About 6.5 billion years 2. _ of the earth surface is covered by water. A. 20% B. 30% C. 50% D. 70%,3. How many planets are there in the Solar System? A. 6 B. 7 C. 8 D. 9 4. What is the total population of humans on the earth? A. About
3、3.5 billion B. About 4.5 billion C. About 5.5 billion D. About 6.5 billion,5. How long does the rotation (自转) of the earth take? A. 12 hours B. 24 hours C. a month D. 365 days6. Which continent is the smallest? A. Africa B. North America C. South America D. Oceania 7. On what day is the Earth day ce
4、lebrated? A. April 22 B. May 4 C. August 21 D. November 11,8. Which ocean is the largest? A. The Pacific Ocean B. The Arctic Ocean C. The Indian Ocean D. The Atlantic Ocean9. Which country has the largest area? A. Canada B. China C. Russia D. U.S.A,Prediction,Look at the picture. Do you know the top
5、ic of this unit?,海洋里的细胞开始分裂,登陆,爬行动物,恐龙,Mammals,人类的兴起,Do you know what it was like before life appeared on earth?,可以演化成低级生命的小液滴水泡状的太空原始生命体,It was full of water.,1. The origin of life on earth is a question that interests astronomers. What do you know about it? How old is the universe? (several billio
6、n years ago) How old is the Earth? (between 4.5 and 3.8 million years ago) Which were the first creatures or plants on Earth?.,Pre-reading,2. Each religion and culture has its own ideas about how life began on earth. What do you know? In China, we all know that Pangu separates the sky from the earth
7、 and Nvwa made humans.,Pangu separates the sky from the earth.,中国神话传说中有盘古开天地的说法。巨人盘古用一把利斧劈开混沌, 将天地分开。死后, 他的气息化成风和云, 声音变成轰轰的雷声, 左眼化为太阳, 右眼化为月亮, 手足与四肢变成大地的四极与五方的名山, 血液化成江河, 筋脉铺成道路, 肌肉形成田地, 须发成为星星, 牙齿和骨骼化为金属、珍珠、玉石, 汗水成为滋润万物生长的甘霖和雨露。,Nvwa made humans.,Other legends about the beginning of universe.,The B
8、iblical Account,Day 1: God spoke and separated light from darkness creating Day and Night. Day 2: God spoke and separated the water creating sky and ocean. Day 3: God spoke and created dry land.,Day 4: God spoke and created the sun, moon and stars. Day 5: God spoke and created living creatures in th
9、e air and sea. Day 6: God spoke and created the land animals and man. Day 7: God rested and blessed this day calling it Holy.,India Brahma is the god first represented in the Hindu Triad. He is the creator of the universe and all living beings are said to have evolved from him., Big Bang,Gas,New sta
10、rs,Dying stars,remnants,平面图,太阳系,地球大气,1. When did the “Big Bang” happen? It happened several billion years ago.,Scanning,Read the passage quickly and answer the following 8 questions.,2. What form was the earth after the “Big Bang”? The earth was still just a cloud of dust.3. What made up the earths
11、atmosphere after the earth exploded? Carbon, nitrogen, water vapour and other gases.,4. How did water come into being on the earth? As the earth cooled down after it exploded, water came into being.,5. Whats the significance of the presence of water on the earth? It allowed the earth to dissolve har
12、mful gases and acids into the oceans and seas.,6. What was important to the development of fish? oxygen. 7. What made possible the rise of mammals on the earth? The disappearance of dinosaurs made the possible the rise of mammals on the earth.,8. Why are mammals different from all life forms in the
13、past? They gave birth to young baby animals and produced milk to feed them.,Careful reading,I. Read the passage carefully and match the main idea with each paragraph.,Para. 1 The formation (形成) of the earth.Para. 2 The importance of water for life.Para. 3 A widely accepted theory about the formation
14、 of the universe.Para. 4 The arrival of humans and their impact on the earth. Para. 5 The development of plants and animals on the earth.,II. Answer the following questions.,1. Why was the earth different from other planets? The water remained.2. Why did the plants grow before the animals came? Beca
15、use plants provide oxygen for animals to breathe.,3. Why is it wrong in films and stories to show dinosaurs and people together? Because dinosaurs died out long before human beings developed on the earth.,4. Why do you think that humans are the cleverest animals on the earth? They are the cleverest
16、animals because they have larger brains than any other creature on the earth so far.,5. There used to be nine planets in the solar system. Recently scientists have decided that one of them can no longer be considered a planet. Do you know the name of that planet? Do you know why they removed it? Plu
17、to. Scientists now think it is too small to be called a planet.,6. What problem is caused by human beings? They cause global warming.,III. Fill in the blanks in the following form.,Atoms,violent,atmosphere,presence,acids,oxygen,shellfish,amphibians,Reptiles,existed,gave birth to,clever,dioxide,IV. T
18、rue (T) or False (F).1. The earth appeared before the Big Bang happened.2. The original atmosphere consisted of nitrogen and oxygen. 3. The main difference between the earth and other planets is that there is water on the earth. 4. Life began in water and then on land.,F,F,T,T,5. Mammals appeared be
19、fore the development of dinosaurs.6. Dinosaurs could give birth to young baby animals and produced milk to feed them. 7. Human beings produce too much carbon dioxide which causes the global warming on the earth. 8. According to the text, human beings would disappear in the end.,F,F,T,F,How life bega
20、n on the earth.,“Big Bang”,other bodies,_,stars,Earth: a cloud of _,atoms,dust,Summary,a solid _,the earths _,other _,Water: _ to the development of life,water vapour,nitrogen,carbon,extremely small _ on the surface of the water,globe,gases,atmosphere,fundamental,plants,early _ and all sorts of fish
21、,green plants on land,land animals,insects,amphibians,_,huge animals (dinosaurs),the rise of _,human beings,shellfish,reptiles,mammals,We have only one earth!,What should we do for our earth?,Lets take part in the activities to save the earth!,How life began on earth is one of the biggest puzzles that scientists found hard to solve. What other puzzles are hidden in the passage? Find them out and do some research.,Discussion,Thank you!,
