Unit 6 Beyond Earth Section B (1a-1e）课件2026-2027学年初中英语人教版九年级上册

该初中英语课件围绕“太空探索”主题，聚焦科普文阅读，涵盖galaxy、imagination等核心词汇，in case、cooperate with等短语及定语从句等重点句型。课堂以Free Talk结合图片提问导入，通过Pre-reading词汇学习铺垫，While-reading文本类型识别、段落主旨匹配等搭建阅读支架，帮助学生逐步掌握科普文阅读技巧。 其亮点在于融合语言能力与思维品质培养，如通过古今星空认知对比发展批判性思维，分析星际旅行现实难题锻炼逻辑推理；文化意识方面，介绍旅行者1号、登月等航天成就，渗透人类命运共同体意识。采用思维导图梳理文章结构、小组讨论提取信息支撑观点的教学方法，助力学生提升阅读策略与合作能力，教师可高效落实核心素养目标。

人教版 九年级上册 SectionB (1a-1e) Unit 6 Beyond Earth 教学目标 1.语言能力 掌握核心词汇：galaxy, imagination, expectation, mysterious, billion, cooperate, god, board, spacecraft, trillion 重点短语：in case, on board, cooperate with, set foot on 掌握重点句型：定语从句 The man-made object which has travelled farthest from Earth is Voyager 1；主语从句 It seems likely that... 能读懂科普类文章，抓取段落主旨、细节信息，完成匹配、判断、问答类阅读任务。 2. 学习能力 掌握识别文本类型的阅读策略，区分科普文、科幻小说、新闻报道； 学会梳理文章逻辑，绘制思维导图归纳文章结构； 能小组合作讨论太空探索话题，提取文本信息支撑观点。 3. 文化意识 了解人类从古至今对星空的探索历程，对比古人与现代科学对星体的认知差异； 知晓旅行者 1 号、登月、火星探测等航天成就，感受人类探索宇宙的精神； 理解国际科研合作对深空探索的意义，树立人类命运共同体意识。 4. 思维品质 通过古今星空认知对比，培养批判性思维； 分析星际旅行的现实难题与未来解决方案，锻炼逻辑推理； 畅想太空探索未来，发展创造性思维。 学习重难点 重点 科普文阅读技巧：识别文体、概括段落主旨、定位细节； 核心词汇、短语及定语从句的理解与运用； 梳理文章脉络，完成思维导图填空。 难点 长距离、大数字词汇（billion/trillion/light year）理解； 定语从句在科普文本中的理解； 结合文本有理有据表达对太空探索的看法。 3 lead-in 01 4 Free Talk 1.What can you see in the picture? 2. How does the space look to you, beautiful or strange? 3. Do you want to travel to space one day? Why do human beings keep exploring the galaxy and outer space? Pre-reading 02 6 New Words Galaxy space 银河系 / 宇宙太空 imagination 想象力 expectation 满怀期待 mysterious .神秘的；奇怪的 billion 十亿 cooperate 合作；协作 god 神 board 板；牌子 spacecraft (pl. spacecraft) 宇宙飞船 1a Where do you prefer to find information about space exploration? Choose the ones that are true for you. A. Popular science magazines. B. Science fiction books. C. Online news. While-reading 03 10 Read the title and the text quickly. Where would you find an article like this? 1b Identifying the text type Before you read, decide what kind of text it is. Is it a sci-fi story, popular science article, news report, or something else? We can find this article in science magazines, school science textbooks, popular science columns on websites/newspapers, or space-themed reading journals. Read the title and the text quickly,then answer questions: 1b 1. What is the Text type of article? It’s popular science article 2. What does the title mean? A. It talks about humans’ efforts and hopes to explore stars and outer space B. It mainly introduces the wonderful scenery of different galaxies C. It tells a fictional story about astronauts meeting aliens in spaceD. It reports the latest news about Voyager 1’s new discovery in space 1c Paragraph 1 A. Long distance space travel is difficult for humans. Paragraph 2 B. Humans have long been curious about the stars. Paragraph 3 C. In the future, it may be possible to visit a star. Paragraph 4 D. No spacecraft has travelled close to a star. Read again and match each paragraph with its main idea. What did many ancient cultures think the lights of stars came from? A. The sun in our solar system B. Gods or other mysterious worlds C. Planets far away from the Earth D. Human beings’ space exploration Since the beginning of human history, people have looked up at the stars and wondered what they were like. Many ancient cultures believed that these points of light were from gods or other mysterious worlds. However, as technology and science developed, we learnt the truth about stars. They are real places like our own sun, and they are farther away than anyone imagined. This raises the question: Can we visit the stars one day? Read Paragraph 1 and answer question. The man-made object which has travelled farthest from Earth is Voyager 1. This spacecraft was launched in 1977. In case Voyager 1 is found by alien life, a special record with sounds and pictures from Earth is carried on board. It shows who we are and where we are from. By 2025, Voyager 1 was over 25 billion kilometres from Earth, but that is still a long way from Earth’s second-closest star, Proxima Centauri. That star is 4.2 light years away—about 40 trillion kilometres! Read Paragraph 2 and answer question. What does the underlined phrase “is carried on board” most probably mean? A. is put inside the spacecraft. B. is sent back to Earth. C. is recorded on the star. D. is found by alien life. The challenge of visiting the stars gets even bigger for space flights with humans. The farthest that any human has travelled in space is only about 400,000 kilometres, to the far side of the moon. Time is a big problem. At present, even a journey to the planet Mars will take around six to nine months. What will the astronauts eat and drink during this period? And how about their health and safety? These problems grow when we talk about visiting another star. It might take hundreds of thousands of years to get there! Scientists, however, believe that visiting the stars is not a completely wild dream. One idea is to have the astronauts sleep during their journey, like some animals do in winter. Another is to develop much faster spacecraft. While this is not possible right now, with nations and scientists cooperating with one another, there is hope that the necessary technology will be developed. Humans have photographed other galaxies, set foot on the moon, and even successfully landed rovers on Mars. It seems likely that one day we will reach the stars. Read Paragraph 3and 4 and do True(T) or False(F) 1. Humans have travelled far beyond the moon in space. ( ) 2. A trip to Mars takes about half a year to nine months now. ( ) 3. Scientists think travelling to stars is totally impossible. ( ) 4. Working together between countries and scientists may help create faster spacecraft one day. ( ) F T F T Post-reading 04 17 1d Complete the mind map with the information from the text. You can use your own words. Can we visit the stars one day? Human Imagination Humans looked up at the stars and ________ what they were like. People learnt the ______ about stars as technology and science developed. wondered truth Achievement Voyager 1 was launched in _______. Voyager 1 carried a special _________. 1977 record Can we visit the stars one day? 1d Challenge Even a journey to the planet Mars will take around __________ months. Astronauts may face health and _________ problems. Expectation Astronauts can _______ during their journey. We can _______ much faster spacecraft. six to nine safety sleep develop 1e Discuss the questions. Find more information to support your answers. 1. What did some ancient cultures think about the stars? Why? Some ancient cultures thought the stars were lights from gods or mysterious worlds, because they had no advanced technology to study stars scientifically. 2. What is carried on board by Voyager 1? Why? Voyager 1 carries a special record with Earth’s sounds and pictures. It is for alien life to learn about humans if they find the spacecraft. 3. What is the farthest trip that a human has travelled from Earth? Do you know any details about it? The farthest human trip from Earth is about 400,000 kilometres, to the far side of the moon (from the Apollo missions). 4. What do you think about the future of space exploration? The future of space exploration is promising. With technological progress and international cooperation, we may solve problems like long travel time and health risks, and one day reach other stars. To the Stars and Beyond Since the beginning of human history, people have looked up at the stars and wondered what they were like. Many ancient cultures believed that these points of light were from gods or other mysterious worlds. However, as technology and science developed, we learnt the truth about stars. They are real places like our own sun, and they are farther away than anyone imagined. This raises the question: Can we visit the stars one day? The man-made object which has travelled farthest from Earth is Voyager 1. This spacecraft was launched in 1977. In case Voyager 1 is found by alien life, a special record with sounds and pictures from Earth is carried on board. It shows who we are and where we are from. By 2025, Voyager 1 was over 25 billion kilometres from Earth, but that is still a long way from Earth’s second-closest star, Proxima Centauri. That star is 4.2 light years away—about 40 trillion kilometres! The challenge of visiting the stars gets even bigger for space flights with humans. The farthest that any human has travelled in space is only about 400,000 kilometres, to the far side of the moon. Time is a big problem. At present, even a journey to the planet Mars will take around six to nine months. What will the astronauts eat and drink during this period? And how about their health and safety? These problems grow when we talk about visiting another star. It might take hundreds of thousands of years to get there! Scientists, however, believe that visiting the stars is not a completely wild dream. One idea is to have the astronauts sleep during their journey, like some animals do in winter. Another is to develop much faster spacecraft. While this is not possible right now, with nations and scientists cooperating with one another, there is hope that the necessary technology will be developed. Humans have photographed other galaxies, set foot on the moon, and even successfully landed rovers on Mars. It seems likely that one day we will reach the stars. 以防；万一 合作；协作；配合 Summary 1. New words: god, mysterious, spacecraft, board, billion, trillion, cooperate, galaxy, imagination, expectation 2. Expressions: in case, on board, cooperate with, set foot on 3. Sentences: ① The man-made object which has travelled farthest from Earth is Voyager 1. ② The challenge of visiting the stars gets even bigger for space flights with humans. ③ It seems likely that one day we will reach the stars. Homework 01.Must do 02.Choose to do 搜集 1 条中国航天新闻，下节课分享。 背诵本课单词、短语、重点句子 1.7.2013 Here is your homework for today. Please complete the written and oral tasks. Remember to practice speaking as much as you can. This will help you become more confident. ‹#› $