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Environmental Crisis
Quiz
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Do the quiz and talk about what you know about Mars.
Mars
Earth
minus 63 degrees Celsius
Is it possible to live on Mars?
Plan B:Life on Mars?
Predict the main idea according to the title and the pictures.
Predict:What would be talked about?
Para1.
Para2.
Para3.
Para4.
Para5.
Get the main idea for each paragraph
The introduction of the topic
The author’s opinion
Within the text.
The possibilities and challenges of living on Mars
Why do we have Plan B for Earth?
fear
In the 1960s and 1970s
Today
nuclear missiles
environmental problems
solution
Scientists are thinking of ways to lower this risk, such as replacing coal and oil with forms of renewable energy .
But they are also preparing for the worst: what can we do if the terrifying scenes in films such as The Day After Tomorrow happen in real life?
Plan B
About the text. Read Para 1.
Possibilities
Challenges
Natural factors
Living aspect
The exploration
Read Para2-5
Can you find out the possibilites and challenges for us to explore the Mars?
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Possibilities
Challenges
Natural factors
Living aspect
The exploration
1.Relatively close
2.Less hostile
About the text.
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Unmanned spacecraft
probe
robots
Space agencies
The exploration of Mars
sending back
Planning manned mission to Mars within the next 25 years
About the text.
orbit
Explored the Martian surface
Testing the soil
searching for resources, water and signs of life
Possibilities
Challenges
Natural factors
Living aspect
The exploration
1.Relatively close
2.Less hostile
1.Unmanned spacecraft
2.Probs
3.Robots
4.Space agencies
1.Succeed in planting
3.All the skills, courage, intelligence are needed
1.Long-time flight
2.Dangerous solar radiations
4.Not able to return
4. Hard to staying alive
(experiment)
Infer the author’ opinion—
Is it possible to live on Mars?
About the text. Para.2-4
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Para4:
1. Staying alive will be a daily challenge, but as proved by the Biosphere 2 experiment, not impossible.
2. Although the t