1、Unit 1 Life on Mars Reading (1)Learning ActivitiesLearning aims:1. To identify and understand the words about living on Mars.2. To know the situation of living on another planet.3. To list the differences between life on Earth and life on Mars.Learning procedures:Activity One PreviewI. New words（写出单
2、词中文意思及词性）来源:学优中考网1. imagine _2.planet_3.crowded_4. polluted_ 5.hopefully_6.spacecraft _7. space shuttle _8. human_ 9. develop_10. oxygen_ 11.gravity _12. settler _13.float_14.fashionable_15.various_pare_ 17.dome_18.interplanetary_work_20.force_ 21.vehicle_22. population_23.enjoyable_24. normal _. Ne
3、w phrases (在课文上标出下列短语，朗读并试着写上译文 )1.become more and more crowded and polluted _2.at present _3. large numbers of people _ 4. at half the speed of light _5. the gravity on Mars _ 6. three-eighths of _7. float away into_ 8. compare with _9.a dome with ten bedrooms _10. in many ways _ 11. connect to _ 1
4、2. in the form of pills _13. in some ways_ 14. under the control of _15. at online schools _. New sentences (互相讨论下面句子，注意划线部分的用法 )1. Here is what life might be like.2. At present, our spacecraft are too slow to carry large numbers of people to Mars.3. The gravity on Mars is only about three-eighths o
5、f that on Earth.4. There will be various designs for settlers to choose from.5. Compared with life on Earth, life on Mars will be better in many ways.6. Scientists will develop plants that can grow on Mars. These plants will produce the food and oxygen that we need.Activity Two Lead inLearning the n
6、ew words and phrases by themselves (looking at pictures, learn some words, such as crowded, polluted )Activity Three Reading and understanding1. To finish the following:1) planet (line3) _ a small round medicines2) spacecraft (lin7) _ b a force that keeps us from floating in the air3) develop (line
7、12) _ c vehicles designed for travel in space4) gravity (line16) _ d grow and improve5) settlers ( line 16) _ e people who go to live in a new place6) robots (line26) _ f a large body in space that moves around a star, e.g. the sun7) pills ( line 34) _ g machines that work under the crontrol of comp
8、uters2. Match 1,26 with a, b , c 1. crowded planet 2. space shuttles 3. speed boots 4.space home 5. robot settlers 6. online teachera.Need someone to teach you any time, at any place? _b. Living in a round house is fun _ c. All about NASAs new model of spacecraft _来源:xyzkw.Comd. Our shoes can make y
9、ou walk faster! _e. Robots could be the first to live on _f. The population on Earth is still increasing quickly. Move to _3. To finish the T/F questions(If F, please correct them)1) By 2100, people might live on Mars. _2) Mars is becoming crowded and polluted. _3) Now, it takes months for a spacecr
10、aft to travel from Earth to Mars. _4) Plants can produce oxygen that humans need. _5) Mars has three times the gravity of Earth. _6) People will have less space on Mars. _7) Students will go to schllo by spacecraft. _8) Space travel might make people feel ill. _4. Choose the correct answers:1) Why d
11、o we need to move to Mars? ( ) A Earth is crowded and polluted. B To make friends with people who live there. C Flying to Mars will be cheap.2) How long does it take to fly to Mars at present? ( )A Hours B Months C Years3) What will food be like on Mars? ( ) A Very tasty B. Very sweet. C Not very ta
12、sty.4) Will gravity on Mars be a big problem? ( )A No. We will tie ourselves to the planet. B Yes. Many pepole will get lost.C No. We will wear special boots.5) Will the journey to Mars be enjoyable? ( ) A Yes. It will be very comfortable.B No. It will be very uncomfortable. C No. It will be terribl
13、e.6) How are we going to breathe on Mars? ( ) A We will carry air tanks.B Plants will produce oxygen. C We will live in domes.7) Where will we live on Mars? A In large domes. B On spacecraft. C In special boots.8) How will we study, do our homework and take exams? ( )A we will not need to learn anyt
14、hing. B In online schools. C In normal schools.5. What will the life be like ?Transport 121Food, water and air 2Gravity :6. The better life on Mars:1.) 2.)3.) 4.)7. Some worse ways1.) 2.)3.)8. Difference between life on Earth and life on MarsEarth today Mars in 2100Polluted and crowded Spacecraft ar
15、e slow Gravity is not a problem for us 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 Activity Four Production 1：1）Its becoming more and more c and p .2） H we can build a better world on Mars.2: How can we get to the Mar
16、s? In_ _1.）T should be better.2） At present our spacecraft are too s _ to c _ large numbers of people.3） By 2100,the space shuttles can travel at h the speed of l _ 3. 1）Scientists should d plants that can grow on Mars.2）The plants will p _ the food and oxygen4. 1）The gravity on Mars only about thre
17、e 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 .5）Therell be many different d for s_ to choose from. 5. Where will we live on Mars? In a d_ with 10 bedroomsLife on Mars will be b t
18、han on Earth in many ways.1.) people have .2. )Living in a dome with 10 bedrooms is highly p .3.)R will do most of our work.4. )We will have more time for our h 6. 1)Every student will have a computer c to an inter-planet computer network.2) They can s_, _ _ _and _ _ in online schools.3).Each studen
19、t will also have_ _ _ _ called e-teacher .7. In some ways, Life on Mars may not be better than life on Earth.1.)Food will be not as t as theyre today It will be in the form of p .2.)Space travel will make people feel i _ . The journey to Mars will be very u . Activity Five Discussion: Advantages of
20、life on Mars Disadvantages of life on Mars Advantages of life on Earth Disadvantages of life on Earth 来源:学优中考网 xyzkw1.2.3.4.5.6.7. .1.2.3.4.5.6. .来源:xyzkw.Com1.2.3.来源:xyzkw.Com41.2.3.45.Exercises1. The city is becoming more and more _( pollute).2. Food will not be as _ ( taste) as they are today.3. We need some food _ ( eat ).4. _ ( hope ) we can find out the evidence of this crime.5. Transport will be much _ ( good ) on Mars than that on Earth.6. Theyre sure that the journey to South Polar will be _( comfortable ).学 优)中考 ，网
