内容正文:
Wrapping up
Lesson 8
Project & Review
Making a fact file about a planet
Unit 6 Earth and Beyond
目录
CONTENTS
Lead in
01
Project
02
Review
03
Language points
04
Exercise&Homework
05
Lesson Objectives:
In this lesson, we will be able to:
1. Master words (file, born, publish, prove, etc.) and phrases about space;
understand texts about planets/scientists.
2. Use target words/sentence patterns to complete tasks; make a planet
fact file; discuss space topics.
3. Analyze planet features via fact files; express opinions on space
exploration; create a class fact file.
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Activity 1
Pair work. Read the fact file of Mercury and introduce it to your partner.
Fact File of Mercury
Distance from the Sun:
Size:
about 58 million kilometers away from the Sun.
a diameter of around 4,880 kilometers.
— only a little larger than the Moon
Temperature:
very hot in the daytime and very cold at night.
a little larger 大一点
in the daytime 在白天
Read the fact file of Mercury and fill in the blanks.
1. Mercury is about __________ million kilometers away from
the Sun.
2. Its diameter is around __________ kilometers.
3. Mercury is only a little larger than __________.
4. In the daytime, Mercury is very ________, while at night,
it is very ________.
58
4,880
the Moon
hot
cold
Activity 1
Introduce Mercury to your partner.
You may report it like this:
Mercury is a little larger than moon. It has a diameter of 4,880 kilometers while moon’s diameter is 3,476km. Mercury is about 58 million kilometers away from the Sun. The difference in temperature between the day and the night on Mercury is large. It's very hot in the daytime and very cold at night.
Activity 2
Group work. Design a fact file for another planet in the solar system.
Fact File of _________
Distance from the Sun:
______________________
Size:
______________________
Temperature: ______________________
Uranus
abut 2.9 billion kilometers away from the Sun.
around minus 200℃.
a diameter of around 50,724km.
Activity 3
Share your fact fle in class. Put your fact files together to make a class fact file about the universe.
Venus is about 108 million kilometers away from the Sun. It has a diameter of about 12,104 kilometers.The temperature on Venus is around 465℃.
Jupiter has a diameter of about140,000 kilometers. It is about778 million kilometers away from the Sun. The temperature on Jupiter
is around minus 100℃, much colder than Earth.
Activity 3
Share your fact fle in class. Put your fact files together to make a class fact file about the universe.
Saturn is about1.4 billion kilometers away from the Sun. It has a diameter of about116,464 kilometers.
The temperature on Saturn is around minus 130℃.
Neptune is about 4.5 billion kilometers away from the Sun. It has a diameter of about 49,244 kilometers.
The temperature on it is around minus 200℃.
Review
Activity 1
Pair work. Listen to the text and fill in the blanks, then retell the life of Copernicus.
Nicolaus Copernicus:
● He was born in Poland on __________ 19th,1473.
● He studied in Poland and later in _____________.
● Copernicus liked to watch the _____________.
His ideas:
● The earth and other planets __________ around
the sun.
● The earth is not the center of the universe.
● In _________, Copernicus published a book.
About sixty years later, scientists proved his ideas
___________.
February
Italy
sky
travel
1543
right
be born on+具体某一天 出生在......
be born in+地点/年/月 出生于......
拓展:at the center of 在......中心
Activity 1
Listen again and fill in the blanks. Then listen and follow.
Nicolaus Copernicus was _________ in Poland, on February 19th, 1473. Copernicus studied in Poland and later in Italy. He studied some subjects and then became an __________ in a Roman church. In his spare time, Copernicus liked to _________ the sky. He put forward many ideas about the ________ system. For example, the earth and other planets travel around the _______. And the earth is not the _________ of the universe. At that time, people didn’t believe him. They thought Copernicus was crazy. Copernicus __________ his ideas in a book in 1543, but his book didn’t change people’s view about the universe. However, until about ________ years later, scientists proved his ideas right.
born
officer
watch
solar
sun
center
published
sixty/60
Language points
Activity 1
1. He was born in Poland on February 19th,1473.
他于1473年2月19日出生于波兰。
born v. “出生”。它是bear的过去分词形式,只有被动语态,常用于
一般过去时,其后可接表地点或时间的介词。
be born in+地点/时间(某年、某月)意为“出生于······”。
e.g. He was born in a small village. 他出生在一个小村庄。
He was born in August. 他在八月出生。
归纳:be born on+具体某一天 出生在……
be born with sth. 生来具有某种天赋或疾病
be born to do/be sth. 注定要做;注定会成为
拓展:born还可作形容词,意为“天生(有某方面才能)的”。
e.g. He is a born dancer. 他是个天生的舞者。
【即时练习】—When and where was Jack born (出生)?
—He was born _______ the United States _______ August 23rd, 2010.
A. in; in B. in; on C. at; on D. at; in
B
Language points
Activity 1
2. About sixty years later, scientists proved his ideas right.
约60年后,科学家们证明了他的观点是正确的。
prove v. “证明;证实”。
prove sb./sth.+ adj./n. 意为“证明某人/某事物······”。
e.g. She wanted to prove everyone wrong. 她想证明每个人都是错的。
The other students proved your ideas right.
其他学生证明了你的观点是对的。
拓展:prove sth. (to sb.) (向某人)证明某物
e.g. Just give me a chance, and I will prove it to you.
只要给我一个机会,我会证明给你看。
【即时练习】The news proved to be ________.
A. true B. truth C. real D. truly
A
Activity 2
Read the text and fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words in the box.
hot close amazing member light
A black hole is at the center of the Milky Way.
It is one of the strangest and _______________ things in the universe. Nothing around a black hole can run away, not even __________.
Comets are _________ of the solar system.
They look like snowballs traveling around the sun. When comets are getting _________ to the sun, they will become much _________ and leave pieces of ice and rocks behind them. It is called
a comet's tail.
most amazing
light
members
hotter
the Milky Way 银河系
a black hole 黑洞
run away 逃跑; 跑开
closer
get closer to
更靠近...
pieces of 几片/若干片
leave...behind 把....抛在后面
Activity 2
Read again and choose.
1. Where is the black hole mentioned in the text located? ( )
A. In the Andromeda Galaxy
B. At the center of the Milky Way
C. Near Earth
D. Outside the solar system
2. Why is the black hole described as “one of the strangest things”? ( )
A. Because it is very bright
B. Because nothing can escape from it, not even light
C. Because it is made of ice and rocks
D. Because it moves very fast
B
B
Activity 2
Read again and choose.
3. What do comets look like according to the text? ( )
A. Stars B. Fireballs C. Snowballs D. Rocks
4. What happens when comets get closer to the sun? ( )
A. They become colder
B. They disappear
C. They become hotter and leave ice and rocks behind
D. They stop moving
5. What is formed when comets leave ice and rocks behind? ( )
A. A ring B. A cloud
C. A comet’s tail D. A new planet
C
C
C
Language points
Activity 2
3. A black hole is at the center of the Milky Way. 银河系的中心有一个黑洞。
at the center of “在······的中心”。此时center在这里作名词,意为
“中心点;中心;中央”。
e.g. There is a small island at the center of the lake.
在这个湖的中心有一个小岛。
链接:in the center of 意为“在······的中央”。
e.g. There is a table in the center of the room. 房间的中央有一张桌子。
【即时练习】
The teacher stood _______ and the students sat in a circle around her.
A. on the corner B. in the front C. in the center
C
Language points
Activity 2
4. Nothing around a black hole can run away, not even light.
黑洞周围的所有物质都不能逃脱,甚至包括光。
run away 意为“逃跑;跑开”。
e.g. He just ran away when he saw some dogs.他看到几只狗就跑了。
拓展:run away from 意为“从······处跑开/逃离”。
e.g. A tiger ran away from the zoo. 一只老虎从动物园逃走了。
注意:away是副词,意为“离开,远离”,常与run、go、walk、give、
take等动词搭配构成短语。如:
go away 走开 take away 拿走 walk away 走开 put away 收好
give away 赠送 stay/keep away from 远离
【即时练习】The mouse ________ when I came in.
A. ran away B. is running away C. run away D. runs away
A
Language points
Activity 2
5. When comets are getting closer to the sun, they will become much hotter
and leave pieces of ice and rocks behind them. 当彗星接近太阳时,其
温度会急剧升高,并在运行轨迹上抛洒大量冰块和岩石。
1) get close to...意为“靠近······”。closer 意为“更近的”,所以
get closer to意为“更靠近······”。
e.g. Don't get close to fire. 别靠近火。
When the actors get closer to you, you can have a better look at their looks
and expressions.
当演员靠你更近时,你可以更好地看看他们的样貌和表情。
链接:be close to意为“接近;靠近”。
e.g. Our village is close to the railway station. 我们村靠近火车站。
Language points
Activity 2
5. When comets are getting closer to the sun, they will become much hotter
and leave pieces of ice and rocks behind them. 当彗星接近太阳时,其
温度会急剧升高,并在运行轨迹上抛洒大量冰块和岩石。
2) leave sb./sth. behind 意为“把······抛在后面”。
e.g. We shouldn't leave the rubbish behind before leaving our classroom.
离开教室前,我们不能把垃圾留下。
What should we take and what should we leave behind?
我们应该带走什么,留下什么呢?
拓展:leave sb./sth. behind 还可意为“永久离开(某人或某地);永久
脱离(某状态)”。
【即时练习】To ________ nature, my friends asked me to go hiking
in the mountain last Saturday.
A.stay away from B. look forward to C. get close to D. take part in
C
Activity 3
Group work. Discuss the information and make sentences.
Planet Average temperature Size Distance from the Sun
Mercury higher large far
Venus the highest larger farther
Earth high the largest the farthest
Example:
The average temperature on Earth is high.
The average temperature on Mercury is higher than that on Earth.
The average temperature on Venus is the highest of the three planets.
average temperature 平均温度
Practice
Can you make more sentences? Try to fill in the blanks.
Planet Average temperature Size Distance from the Sun
Mercury higher large far
Venus the highest larger farther
Earth high the largest the farthest
1.Venus is __________ in size than Mercury.
2. Earth has the __________ size of the three planets.
3. Mercury’s temperature is __________ than Earth’s.
4. Venus has the __________ temperature of the three.
5. The Earth is the __________ from the Sun among these three.
larger
largest
higher
highest
farthest
Activity 4
Read the text and answer the questions.
Pluto is a special planet. It travels
around the Sun. It takes Pluto
about 248 Earth Years to go around
the Sun. Clyde Tombaugh discovered
Plutoin 1930. Pluto is about 40 times
farther from the Sun than Earth. It has
five small satellites (moons).
To have a better look at the planet and its satellites, scientists sent a spaceship to fly close to it. The spaceship took many pictures. Scientists put the pictures together and learned more about Pluto. There is no air on the planet. It is
so cold on the planet that air would freeze into something like snow. Without air, human beings can't live on the planet.
have a better look at 更好地看到.....
put...together 把.....聚在一起
so...that 如此.....以至于....
human beings 人类
Activity 4
Read the text and answer the questions.
Pluto is a special planet. It travels around the Sun. It takes Pluto about 248 Earth Years to go around the Sun. Clyde Tombaugh discovered Plutoin 1930. Pluto is about 40 times farther from the Sun than Earth. It has five small satellites (moons). To have a better look at the planet and its satellites, scientists sent a spaceship to fly close to it. The spaceship took many pictures. Scientists put the pictures together and learned more about Pluto. There is no air on the planet. It is so cold on the planet that air would freeze into something like snow. Without air, human beings can't live on the planet.
1. How long does it take pluto to go around the Sun?
2. Who discovered Pluto?
3. How many satellites (moons) move around Pluto?
About 248 Earth years.
Clyde Tombaugh.
Five/5.
Activity 4
Read the text and answer the questions.
Pluto is a special planet. It travels around the Sun. It takes Pluto about 248 Earth Years to go around the Sun. Clyde Tombaugh discovered Plutoin 1930. Pluto is about 40 times farther from the Sun than Earth. It has five small satellites (moons). To have a better look at the planet and its satellites, scientists sent a spaceship to fly close to it. The spaceship took many pictures. Scientists put the pictures together and learned more about Pluto. There is no air on the planet. It is so cold on the planet that air would freeze into something like snow. Without air, human beings can't live on the planet.
4. Why did scientists send a spaceship to fly close to Pluto?
5. Can people live on Pluto? Why or why not?
To have a better look at the planet and its satillites.
No, because there is no air on the planet.
Language points
Activity 4
6. It is so cold on the planet that air would freeze into something like snow.
这个星球是如此的寒冷以至于空气都会凝结成类似雪花的东西。
1) so...that...意为“如此······以至于······”。其中so为副词,修饰形容词
或副词;that用来引导结果状语从句。
e.g. This book is so interesting that we all want to read it.
这本书如此有趣以至于我们都想阅读它。
注意:so...that...中间的形容词或副词的使用取决于前面的动词。
实义动词后用副词作状语;系动词用形容词作表语。
e.g. Tom ran so quickly that we couldn't catch up with him.
汤姆跑得如此快以至于我们追不上他。
It is so hot that we have to wear cool clothes.
天那么热,我们不得不穿凉爽的衣服。
Language points
Activity 4
6. It is so cold on the planet that air would freeze into something like snow.
这个星球是如此的寒冷以至于空气都会凝结成类似雪花的东西。
辨析:so...that...和such...that...
短语 意思 用法
so...that... 如此······以至于······ so为副词,后接形容词或副词。
such...that.. 如此······以至于······ such 为限定词,后接名词(短语)。
注意:
① 当such后跟可数名词单数时,可跟so...that...结构互换。
e.g. He is such a clever boy that the teachers like him.
= He is so clever that the teachers like him. 他很聪明,老师们都喜欢他。
② 当名词前有many、much、little、few 等表示量的词修饰时,要用so...that..结构。即:
Language points
Activity 4
6. It is so cold on the planet that air would freeze into something like snow.
这个星球是如此的寒冷以至于空气都会凝结成类似雪花的东西。
e.g. There are so many people that we can't find a place to sit.
人太多了,我们找不到地方坐下。
拓展:so that意为“以便”,引导目的状语从句。
e.g. Speak louder so that we can hear you. 大声点,以便我们能听得见。
【即时练习】
1) They were _______ tired ________ they didn’t move any more.
A.such; that B. too; to C. so; that
2) —Look! What a heavy rain!
—It’s _____ bad weather ______ we all have to stay at home at the weekend.
A. such a, that B. /, so that C. such, that D. so, that
C
C
Self-assessment
Exercises
I. 用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空。
1. Nicolaus Copernicus was _________ in Poland in 1473 and devoted his life
to studying the universe.
2. The scientist __________ his new theory in a famous magazine last year,
and many experts supported it.
3. After years of research, the team finally _________ that their guess about
black holes was correct.
4. The little boy _________ away when he saw the big dog running towards
him.
5. When comets _________ closer to the Sun, they will form beautiful tails.
6. Don’t _________ your books behind in the classroom; you will need them
for homework.
born, publish, prove, run, get, leave
born
published
proved
ran
get
leave
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Exercises
II. 完成译句(每空一词)。
1. 水星是太阳系中离太阳最近的行星。
Mercury is the ________ planet ________ the Sun in the solar system.
2. 哥白尼的观点在他去世后约 60 年被证明是正确的。
Copernicus’ ideas ________ ________ right about sixty years after his
death.
3. 黑洞位于银河系的中心,没有任何东西能从那里逃脱。
A black hole is ________ ________ ________ of the Milky Way, and
nothing can ________ ________ from it.
4. 彗星靠近太阳时会变得更热,并留下冰块和岩石。
When comets ________ ________ ________ the Sun, they will
become much hotter and ________ pieces of ice and rocks behind.
5. 这个星球如此寒冷,以至于人类无法在上面生存。
It is ________ cold on the planet ________ human beings can’t live
there.
closest to
were proved
at the center
run away
get closer to
leave
so that
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Exercises
III. 短文填空(用所给词的适当形式填空或填上一个适当的词)。
Last month, our class did a project about space exploration. We learned that
Nicolaus Copernicus was 1. ________ (bear) in Poland and he 2. _________
(study) the stars in his spare time. He put forward a new idea: the Earth and
other planets travel around the Sun. At that time, few people believed him, but
later scientists 3. ________ (prove) his ideas right.
We also made fact files about planets. Venus is 4. ____________ (hot) planet
in the solar system, with an average temperature of 465°C. Mars is much
5. ________ (small) than Earth and is often called the “Red Planet”.
6. ________ most amazing thing we learned is about black holes—nothing can
run away from them, not even light.
To finish the project, we worked in groups and 7. ________ (put) our fact files
together. It was a great experience. We realized that the universe is full of
mysteries, and we should keep 8. ___________ (explore) them.
born
studied
proved
the hottest
smaller
The
put
exploring
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Summary
We learn:
1. Key words and phrases: file, born, publish, prove, strange, comet,
snowball, Pluto, freeze, being; phrases like “distance from the Sun”,
“average temperature”
2. Key sentence patterns: Comparative/superlative (e.g., “Venus is hotter
than Mercury”); fact file descriptions (e.g., “It has a diameter of…”).
3. Grammar: Comparative & superlative adjectives; infinitives (e.g., “want to
visit”).
We can:
1. Introduce planets via fact files; retell a scientist’s life.
2. Compare planet features; understand texts about space.
3. Create a class fact file; express opinions on space exploration.
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Homework
1. 基础层:抄写本课生词并造句。完成课本Activity 4的书面回答。
2. 提高层:选取任意两颗星球,用比较级句型写3句话,描述
它们的不同特征(如“火星比金星小”“金星的温度比火星高”)。
3. 拓展层:设计一个“未来星球基地”海报(英文说明),包括位置、温度、生活设施等。
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