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Unit 6 Preparing for the Topic
Function
Sun
Mercury /ˈmɜːkjəri/
n. 水星
Venus /ˈviːnəs/
n. 金星
Earth
/ ɜːθ /
n. 地球
Mars /mɑːz/
n. 火星
Jupiter /ˈdʒuːpɪtə(r)/n. 木星
Saturn /ˈsætɜːn/
n. 土星
Uranus /ˈjʊrənəs/
n. 天王星
Neptune /ˈneptjuːn/
n. 海王星
Pluto /ˈpluːtəʊ/
n. 冥王星
Asteroid Belt小行星带
Asteroid Belt小行星带
Activity 1 Pair work. Talk about the picture and answer the questions.
1. Where are Kangkang and his friends?
2.What are they doing?
Pre-listening
Kangkang and his friends are watching the stars in the park... ...
Activity 2
Listen to the conversation and answer the question.
What do you know about the Big Dipper 北斗七星 and the North Star 北极星?
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?
过来看看
比其他行星更耀眼
最耀眼的那几个行星
北斗七星
北极星
Kangkang: Yes, they are. The Big Dipper looks like a spoon. Follow the two stars on the right, you can fing the North Star.
Lingling: Many stars are far, far away. Let me see more through the telescope.
Meimei: What can you see, Lingling?
看起来像一把勺子
北极星
距离很远
通过望远镜
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.
让我看看
出现在晚上
从东到西
白天的星星
Activity 3 Listen again and complete the summary.
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.
are watching
brighter
white
red
appear
Post-listening
Pronunciation
Stress, Pause & Rhythm
Activity 1 Look at the pictures and read the words. Pay attention to the stresses.
'Sun
'Earth
'stars
'Mars
'planet
'satellite
'Neptune
'Mercury
Activity 2 Listen and read the sentences. Pay attention to the pauses in the sentences.
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.
Listen and read
Activity 3 Read the short text aloud. Pay attenton to the stresses, pauses and rhythms.
Do you 'know anything / about 'space? / We 'all 'live on a 'planet, / and the planet is /Earth. / When you 'look 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?
Listen and read
Words in P94
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1. spoon /spuːn/ n. 勺;匙
看起来像一把勺子
look like a spoon
2. telescope /ˈtelɪskəʊp/ n. 望远镜
太空望远镜
space telescope
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3. appear /əˈpɪə(r)/ v. 出现,显现;显得
太阳不会出现在晚上
The sun doesn’t appear at night.
disappear v. 消失
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