Unit 6 Theme Reading课件- 2025-2026学年仁爱科普版（2024）八年级英语上册

Unit 6 Earth and Beyond Exploring the Topic: Theme Reading (The amazing solar system) 掌握太阳系等词汇相关词汇和短语，能在阅读中准确抓住文章主旨、提取关键词； 通过阅读文本，识别关键信息，提升阅读与信息提取能力； 拓宽对地球所处宇宙环境的认知，增强对科学文化的兴趣与尊重。 Language goal Write down the Chinese meanings of the phrases. at least move around give heat and love to... be plenty of put on put out 至少 环绕 穿上 充足 给.......带来光和热 扑灭 Review If you want to write a good summary, what should you do? To identify all the important information and then write down in your own words. Step 1 To underline the topic sentence for the main idea; Step 2 To underline the key sentences for each supporting detail; Step 3 To use the topic sentence and the key sentences to summarize the text. What’s summarizing? Review Look at the pictures and talk about the questions. The amazing solar system Activity 1 1. Which planet do we live on? 2. Which planet is the largest? 3. Which planet do you think might have life? 4. Which planet is the closest to the Sun? Pair work Read the text and summarize the main idea. Activity 2 The amazing solar system When you look up at the sky at night, you can see many stars. But do you know the Sun is a star too? Yes, it is the only one in the solar system. As a star, the Sun has eight planets around it, and Earth is one of them. 太阳系 恒星 行星 Learning Activity 2 The amazing solar system Among the eight planets, Earth is a middle-sized one, with a diameter of around 13,000 kilometers. Three of the planets are smaller than Earth. They are Mercury, Venus and Mars. The other four planets are larger. They are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. In the solar system, Jupiter is the largest planet, with a diameter of about 140,000 kilometers. 中等的 直径为...... 水星 金星 火星 木星 土星 天王星 海王星 Pair work Activity 2 The amazing solar system Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun, at a distance of about 58 million kilometers, while Neptune is the farthest, at a distance of about 4.5 billion kilometers. As for Earth, it is the third closest, closer than Mars but farther away than Venus and Mercury. Mercury and Venus are much hotter than Earth, while Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune are much colder. 距离为 十亿 百万 Pair work The amazing solar system Activity 2 For example, the temperature on Neptune is around minus 200℃. No living things can survive on these planets. As our home, Earth is alive with life because it is neither too hot nor too cold. Mars is more similar to Earth in size and temperature. And there’s also ice there! So scientists are looking for life on Mars. Besides the eight planets, there are many other smaller ones. Together, they make up the amazing solar system. 既不......也不...... 存活 活着的 零下 和......在......相似 组成 Pair work Summary: The text mainly talks about in the solar system. In the text, we can find most of the planets are very __________ Earth, while Mars may be similar to Earth in . the eight planets similar to size and temperature Read the text and summarize the main idea. Activity 2 The amazing solar system Step 1 To underline the topic sentence for the main idea; Step 2 To underline the key sentences for each supporting detail; Step 3 To use the topic sentence and the key sentences to summarize the text. Pair work 单词 词性 释义 distance n. 距离 minus prep. 零下 survive v. 生存；存活；幸存 alive adj. 活着；在世 diameter n. 直径 living adj. 活着的 New words Language points 单词 词性 释义 temperature n. 温度 planet n. 行星 star n. 恒星 middle-sized adj. 中等大小的 while conj. 然而 billion n. 十亿 New words Language points New phrases 短语 释义 solar system 太阳系 a diameter of 直径为 a distance of 距离为 make up 组成 neither...nor... 既不......也不...... Language points 1. Mars is more similar to Earth in size and temperature. 火星在大小和温度方面与地球更为相似。 be similar to...in...在.......与.......相似 e.g. English is similar to French in some grammar rules. 英语在一些语法规则上和法语相似。 类似短语：be the same as... in... 在......与......相同 e.g. His jacket is the same as mine in style. 他的夹克在款式方面和我的相同。 Language points 2. It is neither too close nor too far from the sun. 地球离太阳既不太远也不太近 neither...nor...既不.....也不....... e.g. This bag is neither big nor small. 这个包不大也不小。 辨析：either....or... 要么.....要么...... e.g. She is either Russia or Asian. Language points neither...nor... 和either...or....连接两个主语时，主谓搭配需遵循 “就近原则”，即谓语动词的单复数形式由离谓语动词最近的主语的单复数决定。 e.g. Either you or I am going to do this job. 这项工作要么你来做，要么我来做。 Neither the books nor the cat is Mr. Zhang’s. 这些书和外套都不是张先生的。 Language points 3. Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun, at a distance of about 58 million kilometers, while Neptune is the farthest. 水星是离太阳最近的行星，然而海王星是离太阳最远的行星。 while在这里意为“然而”，表示“对比”，轻微的转折，可以放在句中或句首 e.g. Zhao Jie is good at sports, while his brother is not. 赵杰非常擅长运动，但是他的兄弟不是。 While my father is quiet and serious, my mother is talkative and lively. 我父亲安静且严肃，而我母亲则健谈又活泼。 Language points The amazing solar system Activity 3 Introduction Body Conclusion Para.1: The solar system: the Sun and its ____________. Para.2: The of the eight planets. Para.3: Distances from the Sun and of the eight planets; there is life on Earth and scientists are looking for _____ on Mars. Para.4:The Sun and all the make up the amazing solar system. eight planets middle-sized one temperature life eight planets Read the text again and complete the chart with the main idea of each paragraph. Learning Read the text again and complete the chart with the main idea of each paragraph Activity 4 The amazing solar system Planet Size Distance from the Sun Temperature Earth diameter of ______ kilometers the third closest neither too hot nor too cold Mercury _________ than Earth _______ kilometers than Earth 13, 000 58 million smaller much hotter Learning Read the text again and complete the chart with the main idea of each paragraph Activity 4 The amazing solar system Planet Size Distance from the Sun Temperature Neptune _________ than Earth _______ kilometer around minus _______ Jupiter diameter of _______ kilometers than Earth 14, 000 4.5 billion larger 200℃ much colder Learning Activity 5 The amazing solar system Find out other planets in the solar system on the Internet, and then share the information in your class. Earth Mercury Neptune Jupiter Uranus Saturn Mars Venus Learning Sample： Hello, everyone! I want to introduce Mars to you. Mars is a really interesting planet. First, it’s often called the “Red Planet” because of its reddish-looking surface. Second, it has some big mountains, and Olympus Mons on Mars is one of the largest volcanoes in the solar system. Last, scientists think Mars might have had water before. Maybe one day we can even visit it! Activity 5 The amazing solar system Learning 1. Some special robots can s______in the extreme conditions of Venus. 2. Earth is a m planet, with a d of around 13,000 kilometers. 3. When talking about the early days of the solar system, astronomers wonder if there was once a____life on Mercury. 4. The d from the Sun to Neptune is about 4.5 billion kilometers. 5. The temperature on Neptune is usually below -200℃, and sometimes it even drops to m____ 218℃. 用本课时所学单词的适当形式填空 urvive iddle-sized live istance inus iameter Exercise 阅读以下文本，运用 “总结（Summarizing）” 阅读策略完成任务 Why is the moon important? There are several reasons. It influences Earth’s tides(潮汐). The moon’s gravity pulls the ocean water, causing the tides to rise and fall. It lights up the night sky. For centuries, people have used the moon’s light to navigate(导航), and it creates a beautiful view for us to enjoy. It helps scientists study the universe. By observing(观察) the moon’s surface and changes, we can learn more about how the solar system formed. Exercise Step 1 划出Topic sentence： Step 2 划出Key sentences for each supporting detail： Why is the moon important? There are several reasons. It influences Earth’s tides. It lights up the night sky. It helps scientists study the universe. Exercise Step 3 完成总结（Summary）： The text mainly talks about the of the moon. In the text, we can find that the moon Earth’s tides, the night sky and ______ scientists study the universe. importance influences lights up helps Exercise Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 How to write a good summary? To underline the topic sentence for the main idea To underline the key sentences for each supporting detail To use the topic sentence and the key sentences to summarize the text Summary We learn: some phrases : “neither...nor...”, “be similar to...in...”... some sentences : Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun,... while Neptune is the farthest. It is neither too close nor too far from the sun. We can: identify all the important information and then write down in your own words. Summary 1. Introduce a planet in the solar system to your family in English. 2. Finish the exercises. Homework Blues 135554.8 $