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Unit 6—developing ideas
film The Day After Tomorrow
Where can we humans live if the terrifying scenes in the film happen in real life?
Do we have a plan B?
the thing or things sb intends to do if their first plan is not successful.
live on Mars?
How much do you know about Mars?
aacb
The Day After Tomorrow is an environmental apocalypse film (生态环境灾难电影) where the northern hemisphere (半球) freezes over due to climate change.
The Martian is about Mark Whatney, an astronaut who is left on Mars, when his crew evacuates (撤离) during a catastrophic (灾难性的;毁灭性的) dust storm.
background information
fast reading
1. Why do we need plan B for Earth?
2 Is the plan B possible? Why?
3. What’s the author’s suggestion?
1. Why do we need plan B for Earth?
fear
in the 1960s and 1970s, nuclear missiles
today, environmental problems
prepare for the worst
2 Is the plan B possible? Why?
possibilities√ challenges×
relatively close
less hostile
unmanned spacecraft
probs
robots
space agencies
succeed in planting
long-time flight
dangerous solar radiations
all the skills, courage, intelligence are needed
not able to return
hard to staying alive
(experiment)
(para 6) We need to take much better care of our own.
3.What’s the author’s suggestion?
divide the passage into 3 parts and summarize the main ideas
para _______
para _______
para _______
the introduction of the topic
1
2-4
the possibilities and challenges of living on Mars
5
the author’s opinion
Choose the magazine in which you would most likely find the passage and give your reasons.
The Traveller
All About Space
Environmental Concerns
Biology for Fun
Choose the statements that can be inferred from the passage.
Humans have yet not visited Mars.
People want to go to Mars on holiday.
There are plants growing on Mars.
The greatest risk to life on Earth used to be nuclear missiles.
One day, humans will have to go and live on another planet.
Our Plan A includes developing renewable energy resources.
The Biosphere 2 experiment e