Unit 6 Survival Developing ideas Reading课件 2023-2024学年高二英语外研版（2019）选择性必修第二册

Unit 6 Survival Developing ideas - Reading 1. Have you ever seen this movie? What is it about? 2. What can we do if the terrifying scenes in the film happen in real life? What is our Plan B for Earth? Enjoy the movie trailer Now work in pairs and complete the quiz. Try to guess if you are not sure of the answers. Now let’s read the passage and find out why humans might live on Mars. About Mars Located at an average distance from the Sun of 228 million kilometres, Mars is the fourth planet of the Solar System. It is also known as the Red Planet, because of its distinctive colour. Mars is slightly more than half the size of Earth, with correspondingly lower gravity. It is a dry, rocky planet, with white polar “ice” caps that consist mostly of frozen carbon dioxide. Since the 1960s, Mars has been the subject of several unmanned exploration missions. China’s Tianwen-1 Mars probe was launched successfully on 23 July 2020 and the Mars rover Zhurong successfully landed on the Red Planet on 15 May 2021 and then sent back its first images from the surface of Mars. Choose the magazine in which you would most likely find the passage and give your reasons. 1 The Traveller 2 All About Space 3 Environmental Concerns 4 Biology for Fun P92 3 Why do we make Plan B for Earth? Why might humans live on Mars? (P68 2) What did we do/are we doing to explore the Mars? What difficulties may we face before we make the Mars our second home? What was Biosphere 2 experiment for? What’s the author’s opinion on Plan B? Read the passage carefully and answer the questions. Why do we make Plan B for Earth? 2. Why might humans live on Mars? Today environmental problems have been the greatest risk to life on Earth, so we must prepare for the worst- if the terrifying scenes in the film The Day After Tomorrow happen in real life, we can have Plan B for Earth. Check your answers! Because the Mars is relatively close to Earth and has an environment less hostile than that of other planets.