内容正文:
Plan B:Life on Mars?
Book 5 Unit 6
Developing ideas
Eight planets(行星) in the solar system
sun
mercury
venus
earth
mars
jupiter
saturn
uranus
neptune
Eight planets(行星) in the solar system
Read for a Quiz(小测验)
Predict the main idea according to the title and the pictures.
Read for prediction(预测)
Is it possible to live on Mars?
Plan B:
Life on Mars?
Reasons
Exploration
Challenges
Future
Para 1~2
Para 3
Para 4
Para 5
Read for the structure(结构)
fear
solution
Plan B
Read for details(细节)
Para. 1
Why do we have Plan B for Earth?
Read for details(细节)
Para. 2
What does Plan B mean in the passage?
A. Exploring other planets, such as Mars, to live on.
B. Educating the public to learn the knowledge of space.
C. Using robots to search for new resources.
D. Making a more wonderful film.
1. What's Plan B?
Read for details(细节)
Para. 2
2. Why is Mars our Plan B?
1
Relatively close to Earth and
less hostile environment
2
Mars has fascinated people since ancient times and our interest in Martian exploration is greater than ever before.
Today our interest in Martian exploration is greater than ever before.
the Mars Desert Research Station
The Mars Village
Films such as The Martian enjoy worldwide popularity
More governments and organisations are making efforts to educate the public on the Red Planet
Read for details(细节)
Para. 2
Read for details(细节)
Para. 3
How do human beings explore the Mars?
1
2
3
The latest development of the exploration on Mars
Tianwen-1
NASA: 美国宇航局
1. Sending people there will require all the skill, courage and intelligence of the human race.
2. It would take months to reach Mars, travelling through dangerous solar radiation.
(The Moon can be reached within days).
3. Even if the first settlers do reach Mars safely, they may not be able to return to Earth-ever.
4. Staying alive will be a daily challenge, but not impossible.
Read for details(细节)
Para. 4
What are the challenges of moving to Mars?
1
2
3
4
Read for details(细节)
Para. 4
What is the Biosphere(生物圈) 2 experiment?
1.Time
2. Location
3. Participants
4. Meaning
5. Results
1
2
3
4
5
Read for details(细节)
Para. 5
What is the purpose of Para. 5?
A. To tell us that it is still decades be fore we humans get to Mars.
B. To remind us that we should protect our earth.
C. To inform us that the earth is the only one that we can live on in the future.
D. To show that we can live on another planet.
Plan A
Choose the magazine in which you would most likely find the passage?
Biology
for Fun
Environmental Concerns
All About
Space
The Traveller
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 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 ended in failure.
Since the 1960s, we have been sending unmanned spacecraft to Mars... space agencies of various countries are planning manned missions to Mars that could take place within the next 25 years.(Para.3)
In the 1960s and 1970s, the greatest fear was that the human race, and possibly all advanced life forms on the planet, could be wiped out by nuclear missiles.(Para.1)
Scientists are thinking of ways to lower this risk, such as replacing coal and oil with forms of renewable energy.(Para.1)
Although the two-year experiment was not a success, it did provide us with a better understanding of how humans might be able to live on another planet.(Para.4)
Learn to learn(学会学习)
形成观点
得出结论
推论;推断
标题
做出有根据的推测
陈述,阐明
Read for a summary 1(总结)
In case we couldn't live on Earth one day, scientists come up 1._________ Plan B that we will explore Mars to see 2.________ we could live on it. Mars has fascinated people since ancient times. Films 3._________(relate) to Martian exploration have been made. Governments and 4.____________(organisation) are educating the public on the Red Planet. Besides, we have been sending unmanned spacecraft to Mars. But, 5._________(send) people there will require all the skill, courage and intelligence of the human race. According to the Biosphere 2 experiment, although people staying alive on Mars is not 6._________(possible), human settlement of Mars is still 7._________(decade) away.
Now, human activity causes our planet to get 8._________warmer and warmer, 9._________ has a terrible effect on the biosphere. Beforewe find another planet to live 10.______, we need to take much better care of the only planet we have.
with
related
organisations
sending
impossible
decades
warmer
which
on
if
Humans have long been exploring other planets to live on . The most likely choice is Mars, 1________ is relatively close to Earth and has an environment less hostile than that of other planets. Mars 2________________(fascinate) people since ancient times. Since the 1960s , we have been sending unmanned spacecraft to Mars. 3_____________(encourage) by discoveries over the years, space agencies of various countries are planning manned missions to Mars.
There is no doubt 4_________ humans are drawn to Mars, 5__________ dreams of making it our second home. 6___________, sending people there will require all the skill, courage, and 7________________(intelligent) of the human race. While the Moon can be reached within days, it would take months to reach Mars, 8___________(travel) through dangerous solar radiation. More recently, scientists have succeeded in growing a variety of plants in 9_________ environment similar to that on Mars. That 10 _____________(definite) is a big step forward.
which
has fascinated
Encouraged
Read for a summary 2(总结)
that
with
However
intelligence
travelling
an
definitely
How to protect the environment (the Earth)?
control air pollution
protect the forest and sea resources
stop any environmental pollution
We should...
protect water environment, save water resources
protect rare animals and plants
reduce the use of motor vehicle
carry on waste recovery use
Think & Share
1. Would you like to be one of the first people to live on Mars? Why or why not?
2. Which is better, to live on Mars or to solve Earth's problems? Why?
No. It is hard to say if the conditions on Mars are safe and proper for human beings to live on it.
I think that it is better to try to solve Earth's problems. On the one hand, Earth is the place where life began, where life has lived for billions of years. On the other hand, it is easier and safer for us to protect and save our planet than to move to another distant planet.
Think & Share
Work in groups. Conduct an interview about living on Mars. (5mins for preparation)
Requirements:
Decide your roles.
Look at the sample questions and add more you can think of. Then write them down in the chart.
Act out your interview with your partners .
Tips:
You can talk about it from the following aspects.
The surroundings
Dangers
The efforts you’ve made to survive
Your feelings
Interview
Useful expressions (P66)
Asking for opinions
What do you think …?
What’s your take on this?
Giving opinions
The way I see it…
Personally, I think/believe…
I’m quite impressed with/by…
What surprise me more is …
Agreeing
I can’t agree more.
I think you are right.
I think so, too.
Interview
1. What does Plan B mean in the passage?
A. Replacing coal and oil with forms of renewable energy on Earth.
B. Exploring other planets, such as Mars, to live on.
C. Educating the public to learn the knowledge of space.
D. Using robots to search for new resources.
2. What is the purpose of the last paragraph?
A. To remind us that we should protect our earth.
B. To tell us that it is still decades be fore we humans get to Mars.
C. To inform us that the earth is the only one that we can live on in the future.
D. To tell us that our planet is getting warmer and warmer.
Read & Choose
Although we have been making efforts, for now, human settlement of Mars is still decades away.
We need to take much better care of the planet Earth!
We also need to make greater efforts to realize our dream!
For development,for
Survival
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个人优势 (对火星的了解,性格,所具备的技能)
参加原因
希望获准
注意:
1. 字数100左右;
2. 可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯
Homework
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