摘要:
该初中英语课件围绕“太空探索”主题,系统呈现space相关词汇(如space mission, spacesuit)、核心短语(如rocket launch, in case)及动词时态语态(现在完成时被动)。通过词汇含义例句导入,衔接匹配题、对话填空、短文填空,构建从词汇理解到语境应用的递进学习支架。
其亮点在于融合语言能力与文化意识培养,如2a匹配题结合中国航天实例(如“巡天空间望远镜”)助词汇理解,短文填空借人类登月事件训练语法。采用语境化任务(对话创作作业)提升思维品质,学生能增强语言运用与家国情怀,教师可依托系统支架高效教学。
内容正文:
Unit 6 Beyond Earth
Vocabulary in Use
Learning objectives
By the end of this lesson, we will be able to:
learn words related to space and complete the sentences.
identify phrases and complete the dialogue based on the context.
use the correct verb forms to finish a passage about human space exploration, and grasp the rules of verb tenses and voice changes in the context.
Lead-in
1. space exploration
含义:太空探索(指人类对宇宙空间的研究、探测活动)
例:China has made great progress in space exploration in recent years.(中国近年在太空探索领域取得了很大进展。)
2. space debris
含义:太空垃圾(太空中废弃的卫星、火箭残骸等)
例:Space debris is a danger to working satellites.(太空垃圾对运行中的卫星是一种威胁。)
space
3. space mission
含义:太空任务(指航天器 / 宇航员执行的特定太空任务,比如 “火星探测任务” 就是 Mars space mission)
例:The new space mission aims to collect samples from the moon.(这项新的太空任务旨在从月球采集样本。)
4. space colony
含义:太空殖民地(未来可能在其他星球建立的人类定居点)
例:Some scientists imagine building a space colony on Mars in the future.(一些科学家设想未来在火星建立太空殖民地。)
5. space shuttle
含义:航天飞机(可重复使用的太空运输工具,比如美国曾用的 “哥伦比亚号”)
例:The space shuttle can carry astronauts and equipment to the space station.(航天飞机可以把宇航员和设备运送到空间站。)
space
2a: Match the word space with the words in the box and complete the sentences. Then discuss the questions.
space
+
walk
suit
craft
telescope
station
ship
1. Do you hope to travel by spaceship to other
planets one day?
2. Who was the first Chinese astronaut to do a
____________?
3. What is the name of China’s first large survey
_____ _______?
4. How many kilograms does a ____________ that
an astronaut wears usually weigh?
5. What is the longest time that an astronaut has
lived on a _____ _______?
6. How fast do you think a ____________ can travel?
spacewalk
space telescope
spacesuit
space station
spacecraft
space
1. spaceship
含义:宇宙飞船(专门用于太空航行的交通工具,比如句子里 “travel by spaceship” 就是 “乘宇宙飞船旅行”)
2. spacewalk
含义:太空行走(宇航员穿着航天服,在航天器外部的太空中完成任务的活动,比如 “do a spacewalk” 是 “进行太空行走”)
3. space telescope
含义:太空望远镜(指在太空中运行的望远镜,能避开地球大气层的干扰,更清晰地观测宇宙,比如中国的 “巡天” 空间望远镜就属于 space telescope)
space
4. spacesuit
含义:航天服(宇航员在太空中穿的服装,能提供氧气、防护等生命保障,句子里对应 “an astronaut wears(宇航员穿的)”)
5. space station
含义:空间站(长期在太空中运行的大型设施,供宇航员工作、生活,“live on a space station” 是 “在空间站生活”)
6. spacecraft
含义:航天器(泛指用于太空探测、运输的飞行器,“survey spacecraft” 就是 “探测航天器”)
2b: Complete the conversation with the phrases in the box.
on board fall asleep in space rocket launch in case in time
Ann: Are you going to watch the ____________ tomorrow morning?
Bob: Yes. I’m going there early ____________ there are too many people.
Ann: Yeah, it will be very crowded. I think I’ll watch it online instead.
Bob: I’d prefer to see it with my own eyes. I want to be an astronaut in the future.
Ann: Cool! The job must require you to be strong both in mind and body.
Bob: Yes. I think it’s fantastic to live and work ____________.
Ann: But it must be difficult to ____________ if you need to be tied down!
Bob: Not a problem for me. I believe that space travel will be made much easier
____________.
Ann: Well, I’ve only been ____________ a plane twice, and I was scared. I
prefer to have a job that keeps my feet on the ground.
rocket launch
in case
in space
fall asleep
in time
on board
1. launch(发射)
属于 rocket launch 中的核心词,中考常考动词/名词用法:作动词表“发射(火箭、卫星)”;作名词表“发射;启动”。
2. case(情况)
是 in case 的核心词,中考常考其名词含义(“情况;案例”),也涉及固定搭配(如 in any case “无论如何”)。
3. space(太空)
是 in space 的核心词,中考常考不可数名词用法,注意“在太空”前不加冠词;也可表“空间”(如 living space “生活空间”)。
4. asleep(睡着的)
是 fall asleep 的核心词,中考常考形容词(仅作表语,不能作定语),需区分 sleep (动词/名词)、 sleepy (困倦的)的用法。
5. board(板;甲板)
是 on board 的核心词,中考常考名词/动词用法:作名词表“甲板;木板”;作动词表“登机/船”(如 board the plane “登机”)。
6. rocket launch(火箭发射)
合成名词短语,需掌握“名词+名词”的构词逻辑(类似 car race “汽车比赛”)。
7. in case(以防;万一)
高频连词短语,后接从句(如文中 in case there are too many people ),需注意与 in case of (后接名词)的区别。
8. in space(在太空)
地点短语,注意 space 前不加冠词(类似 in hospital “住院”)。
9. fall asleep(入睡)
动词短语,需区分 asleep (形容词,表“睡着的”)与 sleep (动词/名词)的用法。
10. in time(迟早;及时)
需区分“迟早(表将来)”和“及时(表动作赶得上)”的含义(文中表“迟早”)。
11. on board(在交通工具上)
后接交通工具(如文中 on board a plane “在飞机上”),相当于 on the plane 。
2c: Complete the passage with the correct forms of the words in the box.
set foot on complete cooperate cancel
For thousands of years, human beings dreamt of visiting the moon and other planets. Though many missions failed or had to be ____________, space exploration never stopped. In 1969, humans finally ____________ the moon’s surface. Since then, more missions to the moon have been ____________. It is hoped that moon bases will be built in the near future so that scientists can ____________ and do more research there. In time, it seems possible that the wildest dream of visiting other planets will also come true.
cancelled
set foot on
completed
cooperate
1. human being(人类)
复数形式 human beings ,需注意与 people 的用法区分( human being 更强调“个体人类”, people 表“群体”)。
2. cancel(取消)
其被动形式 be cancelled (如文中 had to be cancelled ),以及过去式/过去分词的拼写
3. set foot on(踏上)
固定搭配,后接地点名词(如文中 set foot on the moon’s surface )。
4. complete(完成)
其动词/形容词用法:作动词表“完成”(如文中被动式 have been completed );作形容词表“完整的”。
5. cooperate(合作)
其动词用法,常搭配介词 with ( cooperate with sb. ,表“与某人合作”)。
6. wild(疯狂的;野生的)
其形容词含义:文中 wild dream 表“疯狂的梦想”;也可表“野生的”(如 wild animals )。
When I first looked back at the Earth, standing on the moon, I cried.
----Alan Shepard
1.I’m going there early in case there are too many people.
翻译:我要早点去那里,以防人太多。
in case 是连词短语,意为“以防;万一”,引导条件状语从句,从句常用一般现在时表将来。
常见例句:
Take a spacesuit with you in case you need it in space.
(带上宇航服,以防你在太空需要它。)
2.The job must require you to be strong both in mind and body.
翻译:这份工作肯定要求你身心都要强壮。
require sb. to do sth. 是固定搭配,动词不定式 to do 作宾语补足语;此外,动词不定式还可作主语、宾语、目的状语等(如 To visit the moon is my dream. )。
常见例句:
We need scientists to cooperate on space research.
(我们需要科学家们合作进行太空研究。)
3.In 1969, humans finally set foot on the moon’s surface.
翻译:1969年,人类终于踏上了月球表面。
set foot on 是固定动词短语,意为“踏上;登上”, set 的过去式和过去分词均为 set ,后接地点名词。
常见例句:
No one has set foot on that distant planet yet.
(还没有人踏上过那颗遥远的行星。)
4.Since then, more missions to the moon have been completed.
翻译:从那以后,更多的月球任务已经完成了。
现在完成时结构为 “have/has + 过去分词” ,常与 since then、 “for + 时间段” 等时间状语连用,强调动作从过去持续到现在或对现在造成的影响。被动形式为 “have/has been + 过去分词” (如 have been completed )。
常见例句:
Astronauts have lived in the space station for six months.
(宇航员已经在空间站生活了六个月。)
一、补全句子(每空一词)
telescope, astronaut, rover, mission
1. A professional space traveller is called an _______.
2. People use a _______ to observe distant stars and planets.
3. The Mars _______ successfully landed on the red planet and
started exploring.
4. The team completed their space _______ and returned with
valuable data.
astronaut
telescope
rover
mission
二、短文填空(从方框选短语,每词限用一次)
take off, in space, come true, in the future, look forward to, as well
Space travel was once just a dream, but now it has started to _______. When a rocket is ready to _______, scientists and engineers feel both excited and nervous. Astronauts not only do research _______, but also take care of their own daily needs. Many people ______________ the day when ordinary people can travel to space ____________. I believe that ____________, we will even build cities on other planets!
come true
take off
in space
look forward to
as well
in the future
Basic homework
Listen and repeat the words and sentences.
Practical homework
Create a 3—5-minute English dialogue. The theme is “Discussing the experience of watching the Shenzhou spacecraft launch/Imagining future space travel with a friend”.
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