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Preparing for the Topic:
Function & Pronunciation
(A stargazing experience)
Unit 6 Earth and Beyond
掌握望远镜、北斗七星、北极星等与观星体验相关的词汇,熟知不同星星颜色等表达。
借助多样活动,能用英语交流观星相关内容,实现天文知识与英语表达的深度融合运用。
激发对观星及宇宙探索的兴趣,增进对星空、星座等
的认知,培养探索宇宙奇妙之处的热情 。
Language goal
根据图片及首字母提示填写单词,并说出它们的汉语意思。
__________
s__________
__________
__________
niverse
n. 宇宙
atellite
n. 卫星;
人造卫星
rocket
n. 火箭
planet
n. 行星
u
Review
Let’s do it
根据上节课所学内容填空。
On clear nights, ________ shine brightly in the sky.
2.________ is the center of our solar system, providing light and heat.
3.A ________ helps send humans and machines to explore space.
4.__________ is Earth’s only natural satellite, circling our planet.
The Moon
stars
The Sun
rocket
Review
Activity 1
Function
Talk about the picture and answer the questions.
A stargazing experience
1. Where are Kangkang and his friends?
2. What are they doing?
They are on the grass under the starry
night sky.
They are watching stars with a telescope
and using a tablet to take notes about
what they see.
Pair work
Activity 2
Function
Listen to the conversation and answer the question.
What do you know about the Big Dipper and the North Star?
The Big Dipper looks like a spoon. Follow the two stars on the right of it, and we can find the North Star.
A stargazing experience
Learning
Activity 3
Function
Kangkang: Guys, come and watch the stars! They look so clear.
Meimei: Wow, there are so many stars! And some of them
shine brighter than others.
Xiao Ya: Look at the brightest ones. Are they the Big Dipper
and the North Star?
Kangkang: Yes, they are. The Big Dipper looks like a spoon.
Follow the two stars on the right, and you can find
the North Star.
Listen again and complete the summary
A stargazing experience
Learning
Activity 3
Function
Listen again and complete the summary
A stargazing experience
Lingling: Many stars are far, far away. Let me see more through
the telescope.
Meimei: What can you see, Lingling?
Lingling: Some stars are white, some are blue and some are
yellow ...
Xiao Ya: Let me have a look ... I see red stars. How amazing!
Meimei: One star never appears at night. Do you know what it is?
Kangkang: Ha! I know. It’s the sun. It’s our daytime star.
Learning
Activity 3
Function
Kangkang and his friends ___________ the stars. They can see many stars and learn a lot about them. The Big Dipper and the North Star are _______ than other stars. Stars can have many different colors, such as _______, blue, yellow and _______. The sun doesn’t _______ at night.
Listen again and complete the summary
A stargazing experience
watch
brighter
white
red
appear
Learning
Activity 4
Function
Share your stargazing experiences and make up a
new conversation with your partner.
1. Have you ever watched stars at night?
2. Have you tried stargazing with tools ?
3. What did you see?
A stargazing experience
Pair work
Pronunciation
Activity 1
Look at the pictures and read the words. Pay attention to the stresses.
Stress, Pause & Rhythm
'Sun
'Earth
'stars
'Mars
Learning
Pronunciation
Activity 1
Look at the pictures and read the words. Pay attention to the stresses.
Stress, Pause & Rhythm
'planet
'satellite
'Neptune
'Mercury
Learning
Pronunciation
Activity 2
Listen and read the sentences. Pay attention to the pauses in the sentences.
Stress, Pause & Rhythm
1. Most parts of the earth look blue / because of the oceans.
2. “It is a little bigger / than the earth,” / they guessed.
3. Mercury is the nearest planet / to the Sun / and Neptune is the farthest.
4. We can watch TV / and make phone calls / with the help / of the satellites.
5. Earth is closer / to the Sun / than Mars, / but farther from the Sun / than Venus.
Learning
Pronunciation
Activity 3
Read the short text aloud. Pay attention to the stresses,
pauses and rhythms.
Stress, Pause & Rhythm
Do you know / 'anything / about 'space? / We 'all 'live on a 'planet, /
and the planet is 'Earth. / When you 'look up at the 'sky /at 'night, /
you can 'see / many 'other planets and stars. / The 'Sun is a 'star, / too. / There are 'eight planets / 'going around it. / Do you know 'them?
Learning
Words
单词 词性 释义
spoon n. 勺;匙
asteroid v. 出现,呈现,显现;显得
telescope n. 环形地带;腰带
daytime n. 白天;日间
stargazing v. 观星
the Big Dipper n. 北斗七星
Language points
Words
单词 词性 释义
bright adj. 明亮的
stress n.&v. 压力;强调;重音,重读
强调,着重;重读;
rhythm n. 节奏
Language points
Sentences
The Big Dipper looks like a spoon. 北斗七星看起来像一把勺子。
look like 意为“与……外表相似;看来好像;仿佛”,相当于 be like。此处 like 为介词, 意为“相似;类似”。
例如: Lily looks like her father. 莉莉长得像她爸爸。
look like 后接名词或代词,不能直接接形容词(接形容词用 “look + 形容词”)。
Language points
一、句子停顿与朗读
用 “/” 划分下列句子的停顿,模仿正确节奏朗读(参考发音板块 Activity 2/3 ):
Most parts of the earth look blue because of the oceans.
停顿划分:______________________________________________
Do you know anything about space? We all live on a planet, and the planet is Earth.
停顿划分:______________________________________________
_______________________________________
Most parts of the earth / look blue / because of the oceans.
Do you know / anything / about space? / We all live on
a planet, / and the planet is Earth.
Exercise
二、情景对话创作
根据观星场景,补全两人对话(至少包含 3 句,需用到 telescope、different colors 等词汇 ):
A: Look! The night sky is so beautiful. Let’s try stargazing!
B: Great idea! _______________________________________________
A: ________________________________________________________
___________
B: ________________________________________________________
Let’s use the telescope to see more stars.
Wow, through it, stars show different colors — some are yellow, some
are white!
So cool! And that bright group might be the Big Dipper.
Exercise
We learn:
To pronounce stargazing words correctly (focus on stresses).
To read stargazing conversations with pauses and rhythms.
To use sentences for stargazing talks.
We can:
Make dialogues with partners to share stargazing experiences and talk about observations.
Summary
1. Describe your own stargazing experience and have an English conversation with your partner.
2. Finish the exercises.
Homework
Thank you!
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