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9B Unit One Life on Mars
Period One Comic strips and Welcome to the unit
Learning Activities
Learning aims
1. Master the words: helmet, robot, pill, net, guitar, sunglasses, tent
2. Know more about life on Mars
Learning procedure
Activity One Preview
Ⅰ. New words (写出下列单词的划线部分的音标、词义和词性)
1. robot ________________________________
2. pill ________________________________
3. net ________________________________
4. guitar ________________________________
5. sunglasses ________________________________
6. tent ________________________________
Ⅱ. New phrases (翻译下列短语)
1. be cared for by robots ________________________________
2. a pair of sunglasses ________________________________
3. play the guitar ________________________________
4. in the form of pills ________________________________
Ⅲ. New sentences (翻译下列句子)
1. We will be cared for by robots. ________________________________
2. We must wear space helmets to go outside. ________________________________
3. Food will be in the form of pills. ________________________________
Activity Two Learning about the life in space
Step One Preparation checking
Spell the words in pairs
helmet, robot, pill, net, guitar, sunglasses, tent
Step Two Talk about the life in space
A: Are you interested in space?
B: _______________________________
A: What’s in space?
B: _______________________________
A: How about the life there?
B: _______________________________
A: Can we eat hamburgers there?
B: _______________________________
A: Daniel is dreaming about camping on the moon. What food should he take with him?
B: _______________________________
A: What else should he take?
B: _______________________________
Activity Three Learn something about Mars
Step One Talk about Solar system
Question1. Space is endless. And solar system (银河系)is part of it. The sun’s planets are in it. What are they?
____________________________________________________________ (小组讨论-展示答案)
Question2. We live on the earth. But scientists think the earth has more and more problems and man will have to live in space. Which planet is suitable for us to live on? Why?
____________________________________________________________ (小组讨论-展示答案)
Step Two Talk more about Mars
A: What do you know about Mars?
B: _______________________________
Activity Four Experience about the exciting life in space
Listen and answer
1. What are they doing on Mars today?
______________________________________________________________
2. How does Eddie like life on Mars? Why?
____________________________________________________________ (小组讨论-展示答案)
Activity Five Discuss about the life in space
Daniel is thinking about that. He wonders whether life on Mars will be better than that on Earth.
What is life on Mars like?
____________________________________________________________ (小组讨论-展示答案)
Homework: Finish exercises on the workbook.
Exercises
一、请根据空格后的中文提示、英文释义或句意，写出句中所缺单词，使句子通顺。
1. We must put on your _________ (头盔) while we are driving motorbikes.
2. If you take some_________(药片), you will feel much better.
3. The sun is shining brightly. You’d better put on your __________(太阳镜).
4. In the future, _________ (machines that can work like a person) can do most of the work for people.
5. He likes music and he is good at playing_________(吉他).
二、单项选择。
( ) 1.— like life on Mars? —I hate it.
A. What do you think B. How do you
C. What do you think about D. How do you think
( ) 2. I dont know they have passed the exam or not.
A. where B. if C. whether D. when
( ) 3. Simon thinks impossible to move to Mars.
A. that B. it C. its D. that is
( ) 4. Foods on Mars will not be as as they are on the earth.
A. taste B. tastier C. tasty D. tastes
( ) 5.Its very difficult for us Mars.
A. to live B. to live in C. living on D. to live on
( ) 6.Space travel will make people .
A. feel happy B. feeling happy C. to feel happy D. feeling happily
( ) 7.—Will the journey to Mars be ?
—No, I think it will be .
A. enjoy；frightened B. enjoyable；frightened
C. enjoy；frightening D. enjoyable；frightening
( ) 8. Perhaps we will live on the food _______ the form of pills in the future.
A. on B. in C. at D. by
Period Two Reading I
Learning Activities
Learning aims
1. To learn the new words by explaining or comprehension.
2. To learn the article and get to know the life on Mars.
3. To tell the differences between the life on Earth and that on Mars.
Activity One Preview
Ⅰ. New words (写出下列单词的划线部分的音标、词义和词性)
1. imagine _______________________ 2. planet _______________________
3. crowded _______________________ 4. polluted _______________________
5. hopefully _______________________ 6. human _______________________
7. develop _______________________ 8. gravity _______________________
9. settler _______________________ 10. float _______________________ 11.normal _______________________ 12. fashionable_______________________
13. various _______________________ 14. compare _______________________
15. enjoyable _______________________ 16. population _______________________
17. force _______________________ 18. vehicle _______________________
Ⅱ. The usage of new words
1. Earth is becoming more and more crowded and polluted.
句中crowded是___________(词性)，意思是___________。它的名词形式是__________。
我不喜欢住在这个城市因为它太拥挤了。
I don’t like living in this city because _________________________.
元旦那天街上有大群的人。
There were large___________ in the streets on New Year’s Day.
2. Hopefully, we can start again and build a better world on Mars.
句中hopefully是_______________(词性)，意思是________________。它的形容词形式是_______________,名词或动词形式是_______________。如：
他希望尽快见到你。__________________________________.
他对未来充满希望。He feels _______________ about the future.
我们有望天黑前到家。_____________, we will get home before dark.
Ⅲ.New phrases (在课文上标出下列短语，朗读并试着写上译文)
1. travel at half the speed of light _____________________________
2. produce the food and oxygen that we need _____________________________
3. three-eighths of the gravity on Earth _____________________________
4. float away into space _____________________________
5. compared with _____________________________
6.live in a dome with ten bedrooms _____________________________
Ⅳ. New sentences (自主阅读短文一遍，阅读下面的讲解)
1. 认真阅读P76 -77课文的讲解1-8，帮助你更好地理解课文。
2. The gravity on Mars is only about three-eighths of that on Earth.
火星引力大约只有地球引力的八分之三。
3. However, in some ways, life on Mars may not be better than life on Earth.
然而，从某些方面来说，火星生活也许不比地球生活好。
注意上面两个句子中前后比较对象的一致。
Activity Two Free talk & Lead in
Step One Free talk
Step Two Check the preview
1. 小组内讲解生词发音，带读，齐读，自主记忆、默写；
2. 小组展示、竞赛、评价。
3. Finish Part B1&B2 on Page 10.
4. Answer the following questions:
(1) Why do people want to leave our earth? Will it be covered with water?
(2) How can we get there? Do you think it’s a good idea to live on Mars?
Activity Three Fast reading
Step One Read the passage quickly. Try to tell what the passage is talking about?
Step Two Try to tell what each paragraph talks about.
Paragraph 1 ___________________________________________________________
Paragraph 2 ___________________________________________________________
Paragraph 3 ___________________________________________________________
Paragraph 4 ___________________________________________________________
Paragraph 5 ___________________________________________________________
Paragraph 6 ___________________________________________________________
Paragraph 7 ___________________________________________________________
Step Three Finish Part C1on Page 11
Activity Four Careful reading
Step One Read Para2-4 carefully. Ask and answer questions about each topic. (pair work)
1. What vehicle do people use to go to Mars at present? And how long does it take to go there?
What about the vehicles in the future?
__________________________________________________________________________
2. How will scientists solve the problems of food, water and air? What will food on Mars be like?
__________________________________________________________________________
3. Is gravity on Mars a big problem? Why? How to solve this problem?
__________________________________________________________________________
Step Two Read Para 5-6 and tell if the following sentences are true or false.
( ) 1. People on Mars will have more space.
( ) 2. Robots will do all our work, so we’ll have time for our hobbies.
( ) 3. There will probably be more schools on mars.
( ) 4. The students on Mars can study, do their homework and take exams at school.
( ) 5. Each student will have their own online teacher.
Step Three Read Paragraph 7 and answer the questions.
1. How do you like the meals on Mars?
__________________________________________________________________________
2. Do you like the journey to Mars?
__________________________________________________________________________
Step Four Finish Part C2 on Page 11.
Activity Five Summary
Step One Finish the following passage as quickly as possible.
The earth is becoming more and more c________ and p_______, so we can build a better world on M_______. Food will be in the form of p ________ on Mars and meals will not be as t________ as they are today. Plants on Mars will produce the food and o________ that we need. People will have more space. We may even live in a d________ with ten bedrooms. Students can study, do their homework and take exams at o________ schools. At present, our s________ are too slow to carry l________ numbers of people to Mars ---- it takes m________. The space shuttles travel fast, but the journey to Mars may be very u________.
Step Two Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of living on Mars.
Advantages Disadvantages
※ Low _________ will be dangerous.
※ Food does not taste _________.
※ People will wear special ________ all the time.
※ Space travel makes people feel _______.
※ It’s too ________ to stay outside.
※ It’s too ____ away from friends on Earth.
※ …
※ It’s not _________ or _________.
※ The ________ is much faster.
※ People will have ______ space.
※ ________ will do most of our work.
※ We’ll have more time for_________.
※ Students will study in ______ schools.
※ …
Activity Six Talk Show
Do you want to live on Mars? Why (not)?
Homework
Finish the exercises of Period Two on your workbook.
Exercises
从方框中选择合适的词，并用其适当形式填空。
enjoy easy hope fashion pollute taste
1. These pancakes made by my mother are really _______________.
2. Do you think your life ______________ and successful at the moment?
3. Fresh vegetables and fruits are______________ bought in the market now.
4. I like the style of this dress, and I think it will be ______________ for many years.
5. ______________, they will finish the project by the end of this month.
6. The ____________air harms people’s health so we should try to reduce the air pollution.
Period Three Reading II
Learning Activities
Learning aims
To learn the new words, phrases and sentences
Learning Procedure
Activity One Revision
Step One Read the word list on page 85 and the whole passage from Page 8 to Page 9
Activity Two Learn the new words
1. crowded, polluted
Our own planet, Earth, is becoming more and more crowded and polluted.
我们的地球变得越来越拥挤、污染。
1) 句中crowded 为__________词，意思为___________, 比较级为__________________
表示“越来越拥挤”____________________________
The roads in our town are becoming ______ ______ ______ ______.
我们镇上的路越来越拥挤。
2) polluted adj.被污染的；pollute v. 污染； pollution n. 污染
We can’t drink or use __________ water.我们不能喝和用污染过的水。
The waste dumped by the factory _______ the rivers nearby.工厂排放的废物污染了附近的河流。
Noise ____________ has a bad effect on our health. 噪音污染有害健康。
2. compare
Compared with life on Earth, life on Mars will be better in many ways.
与地球上的生活相比较，火星上的生活在许多方面将更好。
compare v.比较; 将……比作
compare sth. with sth 把……和……相对比；compare sth. to sth. 将……比作……
We ___________ the two products carefully.我们将两种产品进行了仔细地对比。
A teacher’s life is often ___________ ___________ a candle.教师的一生常被比作蜡烛。
3. population
The population on Earth is still increasing quickly.地球上的人口仍然在快速增长。
population n. 人口 作主语时谓语动词用单数形式；population可以用large, big 以及small修饰。 而不能用many, much修饰。
The population of China ___________ ___________ than that of America.中国人口比美国多。
拓展：表示某地有多少人口有以下两种表达方式：
The population of this city __________ more than 1,000,000.
This city has a population of more than 1,000,000.
问某地人口有多少常用what。
_________ _________ the population of this city?这个城市的人口是多少？
Activity Three Learn the new phrases
1. large numbers of
At present, our spacecraft are too slow to carry large numbers of people to Mars---it takes months.
现在我们的宇宙飞船太慢而不能带许多人去火星---行程要花费几个月。
large numbers of 许多，大量的large numbers of = a large number of =a number of 常接可数名词复数，做主语时，谓语动词常用复数形式
Every year, _______ _______ _______ people _______ to visit the Great wall.
每年许多人来游览长城。
the number of ……的数目 后常接可数名词复数，做主语时，谓语动词常用单数形式
_______ _______ _______ the students in each class _________ 64. 每个班的学生数是64。
2. by the year 2100, at the speed of
By the year 2100, the journey（to Mars）might take only a very short time in space shuttles that travel at half the speed of light.
到2100年，坐在以一半光速运行的航天飞机上,（去火星的）旅程可能只要花费很短的时间。
1) by后接过去时间时，句子常用过去完成时；
By last term, I ______ ______ about 2000 English words.
到上学期末为止，我已学了大约2000个英语单词。
by now 到现在为止 常用于现在完成时；
How many stamps __________ you _________ by now? 迄今为止你已手机了多少张邮票?
后接将来时间时，句子常用将来时；
You _________ _________ this by then. 届时你会知道此事的。
2) at+ 速度 at ______ ______ _____ light 以光速, at _____ the speed of light 以光一半的速度
The car is going __________ 100km an hour. 汽车正以每小时一百公里的速度行驶。
3. three-eighths
The gravity on Mars is only about three-eighths of that on Earth
火星的引力大约是地球引力的八分之三。
分数表达注意：分子基数词,分母序数词,中间连字符: one-eighth；分子大于 “1”，分母序数词加 “s” : two-eighths；后接of 短语表范围，且名词前要有定冠词；分数表达用在主语中时，谓语的单复数决定于范围短语中的名词。
Two-thirds of the students are from that town. 三分之二的学生来自于城镇。
_______________ of the water ________ polluted. 五分之三的水受到污染。
_______________ of the business letters ________ written in English.
三分之一的商业信函是用英语书写的。
Homework
1. Read and remember the words, phrases and sentences.
2. Preview vocabulary
3. Finish the exercises
Exercises
一、请根据空格后的中文提示、英文释义或句意，写出句中所缺单词，使句子通顺。
1. The ___________ (a power that keeps us from floating in the air)on Mars is only about three-eighths of that on Earth.
2. A large number of ___________ (people who go to live in a new place) will live on the planet Mars by the year 2100.
3. H_____________on Mars have to wear special boots to make themselves heavier.
4. _________________(四分之三)of the world’s books and newspapers are written in English.
5. It is a ________________(时髦的)dress at present.
6. Bill Gates __________________(开发)the BASIC language for the first microcomputer.
7. The earth is one of the p______________of the sun.
8. The Great Theater was _______________(挤满) with audience.
9. We can’t swim here because the water is very ____________(受污染的).
二、将下列句子译成英语。
1. 三分之一的学生对学英语感兴趣。
__________ of the students _________ interested in __________ English.
2. 地球的三分之二被水覆盖。
__________ ____________ of the earth ________ ________ _________ water.
3. 我们不能想象到2105年生活会是什么样子。
We can’t __________ __________ life __________ _________ like _________ the year 2105.
4. 许多动物濒临灭绝。大熊猫的数量不超过1000。
__________ ________ _________ animals _________ in danger. And _________ _________ __________ giant pandas __________ less than 1000.
5. 我们小心地把第一个报告和第二个进行了对比。
We carefully ___________ the first report ___________ the second.
6. 江苏比上海人口多。
The ___________ of Jiangsu ____________ ___________ than that of Shanghai.
Period Four Vocabulary
Learning Activities
Learning aims
1. To identify and name the things that astronauts use.
2. To understand the appearance and use of the things.
3. To discuss which is important to an astronaut.
Learning procedures
Activity One Preview
I. New Words (写出下列单词划线部分的音标、词义和词性)
1. store __________________________ 2. fix ___________________________
3. surface __________________________ 4. dried ___________________________
5. pack __________________________
II. The usage of some important words
1. Dried food can be stored for many months.
dried词性________________ 意思_________________
2. You’d better dry the dishes to keep them dry after washing them.
dry the dishes中dry的词性是________________ 意思是_________________
keep them dry中dry的词性是________________ 意思是_________________
Exercises:
1. It is convenient(方便的)to take some __________ food with us while traveling.
2. The weather in the west is much __________, maybe you won’t be used to it.
3. Mum always __________ the clothes for us after washing them.
III. New Phrases (在P12找出下列短语，并尝试将词组和中文搭配。)
1. take high-quality images 数码相机
2. provide many hours of air 固定在墙上以防止漂浮
3. with lots of memory space 拍高质量的图像
4. store dried food 在行星的表面行走
5. be connected to the air tank 长时间的提供空气
6. be fixed to the walls to prevent floating 和氧气筒相连
7. walk on the surface of the planet 有许多存储空间
8. digital camera 储存干缩的食品
Activity Two Lead in
Work in pairs to talk about life on Mars
T: Why do people want to move to Mars?
S: Because________________________
T: What do people need to live on Mars?
S: _______________________________
Activity Three Learning Part A
Step One Read the new words on the preview paper
Step Two Finish Part A
Step Three Try to remember the useful phrases
1. 拍高质量的图像 take high-quality images
2. 长时间提供空气 provide many hours of air
3. 和氧气筒相连 be connected to the air tank
4. 在行星的表面行走 walk on the surface of the planet
5. 把某物固定在墙上防止飘移 fix sth to the walls to prevent floating
6. 为太空服提供能量 provide energy for the spacesuit
7. 储存干粮 store dried food
8. 有许多存储空间 with lots of memory space
Activity Four Learning Part B
Step One Read Part B on Page 12 and answer the following question.
What does Simon/ Daniel think is the most/least important for an astronaut?
_____________________________________________________________
Step Two Read and act out the dialogue.
Step Three Make a new dialogue to talk about which is the most/least important for an astronaut.
S1: I think__________ is the most/least important thing for an astronaut.
S2: No, I don’t think so./ I disagree. I think_______________________.
Homework
1. Read and remember the words and phrases.
2. Preview Grammar.
Exercises
一、请根据空格后的中文提示、英文释义或句意，写出句中所缺单词，使句子通顺。
1. Scientists think we will be cared for by ______________ (machines that can work like persons) in the future.
2.Do you know what the _________________ (人口)of China is.
3.The special boots are used for walking on the _________________(表面)of Mars.
4. D______________ food is necessary for an astronaut.
5. The earth is one of the sun’s ______________. It goes around the sun.
二、请根据句意从方框中选用合适的动词，并用其适当时态填空，使句子通顺。
1. I ______________ the copy with the one you gave me, but there was not much difference.
2. —______________ you ______________ the information in the computer?
—No, not yet.
3. The teacher ______________ the picture on the wall at the moment. Let’s help him.
4. Snowflakes __________________ in the air all day yesterday and everything in sight is white.
5. The students each always _______________ stories differently when Miss Chen asks us to do that.
Period Five Grammar
Learning Activities
Learning Aims
1. To learn to use “can”, “could”, “may” and “might” to talk about permission.
2. To learn to use “that” to introduce object clauses.
3. To learn to use “if” and “whether” to introduce object clauses.
Learning Procedures
Activity One Preview
Ⅰ. New words（阅读下面的句子，按提示自学划线部分的生词）
1. We all know that Mars is a planet in the solar system.
写出生词的音标、词义、词性：
solar ____________________
2. Are you certain transport on Mars will be much better than on Earth?
certain（1）写出词义、词性__________________
（2）副词形式： ___________________
（3）近义词： ___________________
（4）反义词： ___________________
Exercises: 用certain的以上形式填空。
(1) Are you _________that your class will win the game ?
(2)---Can you help me solve the problem?
---_____________.
II. New phrases（在课本中找出下列短语，并尝试翻译成中文）
1. make this dream come true _______________________
2. in the solar system _______________________
3. travel at half the speed of light ________________________
4. There will be many people willing to move to Mars. ________________________
III. What will you learn in the part of Grammar in this unit?
阅读Page 13-15后回答：本单元语法部分主要内容是什么？
Grammar A: _________________________________________________________
Grammar B: _________________________________________________________
Grammar C: _________________________________________________________
Activity Two Learning Grammar A
Step One 阅读以下四组对话，分析其选择填空，尝试找出其中的规律。
(1) Daniel: Could (Could, Might) I write an article about space travelling for the newsletter, Mr. Wu?
Mr. Wu: Yes, you can (can, may).That sounds like a good idea.
(2) Daniel: I’m writing about an article about space travel. May (Could, May) I take the latest Space magazine home?
Librarian: Yes, you may (could, may).
(3) Daniel: I need some pictures about things in space. Can (Can, May)I use the pictures in your magazine?
Simon: For the newsletter? Sure, you can (can, may).
(4) Daniel: Dad, could (may, could)I use your computer to write my article?
Mr. Chen: Of course, you can (can, may).
Step Two Work out the rules.
Rules: 1.非正式的请求许可（熟悉的人，同伴），用____________。
2.正式的请求许可(向陌生人、老人、老师和上级) ，用____________。
3.正式且礼貌的请求许可，用____________。
4.特别正式的请求许可，用____________（很少用）。
Step Three Complete the dialogue on Page 13.
Activity Three Learning Grammar B、C
Step One Read the following sentences and pay attention to the objective clauses
1. Everything we need to do is done.
I think (that) everything we need to do is done.
2. Has he checked this work?
I was wondering if /whether he had checked this work.
3. Will you stay at home or go to Shanghai with us ?
I’d like to know whether you will stay at home or go to Shanghai with us.
Step Two Work out the rules.
Rules: (1)__________句作宾语从句时，由__________ 引导。
(2) __________句作宾语从句时，由________、_________ 引导。
其中，若宾语从句中含有or 时，须由_________ 引导。
Step Three Finish the exercises on Page 14-15.
Homework
1. Read Page 13 -15 and remember the rules.
2. Preview Integrated Skills.
Exercises
一、单项选择。
( ) 1. —________I borrow these magazines ?
—Sorry, only the magazines over there can be borrowed.
A. Must B. Would C. May D. Need
( ) 2. —May I smoke here, sir ?
—I’m afraid you ________.This is a non-smoking area.
A. can B. can’t C. may D. may not
( ) 3. Be polite! You ________ talk to the old like that.
A. couldn’t B. needn’t C. mustn’t D. wouldn’t
( ) 4. —Shall we go skateboarding after school?
—Sorry, my parents said that I________ be at home early.
A. can B. may C. must D. needed
二、把以下句子合并为含有宾语从句的复合句。
1. He was preparing for the final exam at that time.
I was told ________________________________________________________________
2. January is the first month of a year.
Our teacher said ___________________________________________________________
3. Will you have the meeting?
I wonder____________________________________________________________¬¬¬______
4. Will they go to Shanghai by bus or by plane?
Could you tell me ___________________________________________________________
Period Six Integrated skills
Learning Activities
Learning aims
1. To identify the context of the preview of a TV programme.
2. To identify the advantages and disadvantages of living on Mars.
3. To use information to complete notes and a conversation and talk about own ideas.
Learning procedures
Activity One Preview
I. New words (下面的单词你会读了吗？试着写出下列单词划线部分的音标、词义和词性)
1. survey __________________ 2. conduct __________________
3. percentage __________________ 4. disadvantage __________________
5. alien __________________ 6. discussion __________________
II. The usage of some important words
1. We had a discussion about language and communication.
discussion 词性：_____________，动词：_____________。
Exercises:
We were ___________ (讨论) how to spend this summer holiday this time yesterday.
The ____________ (讨论) lasted for about half an hour.
2. The percentage of students who wanted to move away from Earth is 50%.
Fifty percent of the students want to move away from Earth.
percentage 意思：_____________，谓语动词_______________。
percent意思：_____________，谓语动词__________________。
选词填空：
The _____________ of the students who like Chinese is 80%. ( percent / percentage)
Eighty __________ of the students like Chinese. ( percent / percentage)
III. New phrases (在课本中找出下列短语，并尝试翻译成中文)
1. conduct a survey _________________________________________
2. move away from Earth _________________________________________
3. be afraid of seeing aliens there _________________________________________
4. get ill from living there _________________________________________
5. start with a discussion _________________________________________
6. do harm to _________________________________________
7. have robots do all the work _________________________________________
IV. New sentences (翻译下列句子)
1. The percentage of students who wanted to move away from Earth is 50%.
_________________________________________________________________
句中who wanted to move away 是_____________，修饰 __________。
2. The programme started with a discussion about a survey conducted in schools in Sunshine
Town.
________________________________________________________
句中conducted in schools in Sunshine Town 是_______________，修饰 __________。
Activity Two Warming up
Step One Ask and answer the questions in pairs.
1. How much do you know about life on Mars?
2. Would you like to live on Mars?
Step Two Do a survey to see how much you know about Mars.
The survey showed that about _______ % students would like to move to Mars , that is to say the
percentage of the students who wants to move away from Earth is _______ %.
Activity Three Listening to the TV programme
Step One Read Part A1 on P16 quickly and try to know what information should be included.
Step Two Listen carefully and help Daniel make notes about it.
Step Three Check the answers in a whole sentence in your group.
Activity Four Listening to the Talk Show
Step One Say advantages and disadvantages about moving to Mars.
Step Two Listen to the discussion and help Daniel complete his lists.
Step Three Check the answers with your partners in some whole sentences.
Step Four Complete Daniel and Simon’s conversation by using the information in parts A1 and A2.
Step Five Check the answers in groups and then work in pairs.
Activity Five Learning speak up
Step One Listen and answer.
How do Simon and Daniel feel about living on Mars?
Step Two Work in pairs
1. Read and act out speak up.
2. Use Simon and Daniel’s conversation as a model to make up a new dialogue.
Homework
1. Recite the dialogue.
2. Remember useful expressions.
Exercises
一、根据提示，完成下列句子。
1.The washing machine has two serious ___________________ (缺陷).
2.There was much ________________ / dis’kʌʃən / about the new driving laws.
3. When I asked him if he knew me, he __________ (点头) his head and smiled.
4. The _____________ of the students who wanted to go to see the film is 60%.
5.The survey about the students’ problems will be _____________ (实施)in our school.
二、请根据句意从方框中选用合适的动词，并用其适当时态填空，使句子通顺。
.
1.—Would you like to live on Mars, Daniel?
—I’m not sure. It _______________ me.
2. By 2100, we _______________ only a few hours travelling to Mars in space shuttles.
3. I am wondering whether you _________________ your work yet.
4. Tom says that they __________________ the guitar at six o’clock yesterday evening.
5. When we _____________ to the cinema, they were showing a film.
三、单项选择。
( ) 1.—May I start it _______ a discussion?
—No, you __________. It’s a test.
A. with; mustn’t B. from; can’t C. with; needn’t D. from; may not
( ) 2. When we arrive _______ Mars, we will find it is very different _______ our earth.
A. in; as B. in; from C. on; as D. on; from
( ) 3. — __________________ life on Mars?
—I hate it.
A. What do you think B. How do you like
C. What do you find D. How do you think
( ) 4. What ____________ it is to visit the Reed Flute Cave!
A. a great fun B. a fun C. great fun D. funny
( ) 5. Sixty percent of the teachers _________ now living around the school.
A. is B. are C. has D. have
Period Seven Main task
Learning Activities
Learning aims
1. To complete a flow chart
2. To complete an article
3. To order ideas using a flow chart
4. To describe specific details about life on Mars
Learning Procedures
Activity One Preview
I. New words (写出下列单词的划线部分的音标、词义和词性)
1. laser _______________________
2. electronic _______________________
3. entertainment _______________________
4. specially _______________________
II. New Phrases (翻译下列短语)
1. keep them away with laser light __________________________________
2. no air pollution __________________________________
3. many online theatres __________________________________
4. a new popular form of entertainment __________________________________
5. go to somewhere quiet __________________________________
6. float in the air __________________________________
III. New sentences (翻译下列句子)
1. This guide describes what I think life on Mars will be like.
______________________________________________________________________
2. We get about M＄10 for ￥1, but we never see any of it. ______________________________________________________________________
3. If we want to go somewhere quiet, there are two moons to visit.
______________________________________________________________________
4. The public transport system is specially designed to be comfortable.
______________________________________________________________________
5. If you want to drive, you can buy a car which floats in the air.
______________________________________________________________________
IV. Collecting information. (Daniel正计划写一份火星生活指南，首先他做了一张流程图，阅读19页的流程图，想一想假如你想去火星生活，你希望得到哪些信息,不一定写满6个）
1. _____________________________
2. _____________________________
3. _____________________________
4. _____________________________
5. _____________________________
6. _____________________________
Activity Two Dealing with the flow chart on P19.
Step One Read and understand Daniel’s flow chart on page 19.
Step Two Ask and answer according to the flow chart.
A: What are animals on Mars like?
B:______________ …
Activity Three Dealing with the passage on P20
Step One Read through Daniel’s article .
Step Two Complete the article with the information from the flow chat on page 19.
Step Three Discuss and check answers in groups.
Step Four Underline some useful phrases in groups, try to find some useful sentences and
long sentences, then show them to all.
Step Five Try to retell the passage in groups.
Purpose When we ______ on Mars, we will find that it is quite _______ from our own planet, Earth, this guide ________ what I think life on Mars will be like.
Details
There are strange and wonderful ________ on Mars. They are usually
friendly. They eat anything. when they are ________, they become _______.
Settlers usually ________ these animals away with ________.
On Mars, we use Mars________, we get about _____ for every _____, but
we never see any of it!
A very popular form of entertainment is ______. They make us feel like we
are really________the games! There are also many ______ theatres. If we
want to go ________ quiet, there are two moons to ______, but most people
prefer to watch the amazing _____ games instead.
There are also many ____ on Mars. They sell______ and food. The public
transport system is specially _______ to be______, and it produces no
air______. If you want to drive, you can buy a car which______in the air.
Activity Four Discussing about designing a guide
Step One Make a flow chart first in groups
Name of the guide: ___________________________
Purpose : ____________________________________
Details: _____________________________________
Step Two Complete your writing by yourselves.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Homework
1. Read the passage on P20.
2. Finish the exercises for Period 9 on in your work book.
3. Preview check out.
Exercises
一、在方框中选用合适的动词并用其适当时态填空，使句子通顺。
prevent take have happen
1. Can you help him calm down? We ________________off soon.
2. A lot of things__________________ to me since I last wrote to you.
3. I’m sorry because the heavy rain ____________us from getting there on time yesterday..
4. Bad luck! We __________________ a picnic when it rained heavily.
二、句型转换。
1. Can we grow plants on Mars? ( 连接成宾语从句)
The scientists are wondering _________ __________ __________ grow plants on Mars.
2. The boss made the workers work over 12 hours a day. (改为被动语态)
The workers _________ _________ to work over 12 hours a day.
3. The journey to Shanghai took me about 3 hours. (对画线部分提问)
__________ __________ did the journey to Shanghai take you?
三、单项选择。
( )1. —This red dress looks so_________!
—It is ______designed for a famous actress.
A. special; special B. special; specially
C. specially; special D. specially; specially
( ) 2. There is not any water ______ air on the moon.
A. and B. but C. or D. not
( ) 3. If you want to go________, you may go to the park.
A. to somewhere quiet B. to quiet somewhere
C. somewhere quiet D. quiet somewhere
Period Eight Checkout
Learning Activities
Learning aims
To review the vocabulary and grammar of the unit.
Learning Procedures
Activity One Revision of vocabulary
Step One Read the wordlist of the unit, and then check in pairs.
Step Two Have a dictation.
1. 机器人__________ 2. 药片__________ 3. 网、网络_________ 4. 吉他__________ 5.太阳镜__________ 6. 帐篷__________ 7. 想象v.__________ 8. 行星__________ 9. 拥挤的__________ 10. 人口__________ 11. 恒星__________ 12. 干缩的_________ 13. 开发、发展v.__________ 14. 移居者__________ 15. 漂移、漂浮_________ 16. 流行的__________ 17. 不同的__________ 18. 比较__________
19. 力、力量__________ 20. 交通工具__________ 21. 怀着希望的_________
22. 被污染的__________ 23. 令人愉快的__________ 24. 英里__________
25. 储藏、储存__________ 26. 使固定、安装________ 27. 修理__________
28. 表面、外表__________ 29. 人、人的__________ 30. 包、背包__________
31. 劣势、缺点__________ 32. 卫星、月球__________ 33.讨论 n.__________
34. 正规的、正常的_________ 35. 专门的、特地_________36.确信的、无疑的__________
Step Three Check the dictation in groups
Activity Two Revision of phrases.
Step One Check the phrases on the worksheet in pairs.
Step Two Have a dictation.
1. 弹吉他 ___________________________ 2.以药片的形式________________________
3. 变得越来越拥挤____________________ 4.以一半的光速运行____________________
5. 地球重力的八分之三_______________ 6.不同的设计供移民从中选择____________
7. 与……进行相比___________________ 8. 阻止我们漂进天空__________________
9. 为太空旅行而设计的交通工具________ 10.在正常学校学习_____________________
11. 储存干缩的食品___________________ 12.在地球的表面_______________________
13. 使梦想成为现实____________________ 14. 将A连接到B上面_________________
15. 使他们自己更重____________________ 16. 地球人口仍然在快速增长____________
Step Three Check the dictation in groups
Activity Three Revision of Grammar.
Step One Discuss the usage of ‘can’ ‘could’ ‘may’ ‘might’ in groups and show in class.
小结can, could, may, might 在表示许可时用法上的区别及其应答：_______________________
_________________________________________________________________________________【中考链接】
( ) 1. —Could I watch TV for a little while? —No, you _______.
A. can’t B. couldn’t C. may not D. needn’t
( ) 2. — May I do the rest of the work tomorrow? —Yes, you _______ if you like.
A. may B. can C. can’t D. may not
Step Two Discuss the usage of object clauses introduced by ‘if’ or ‘whether’ in groups and show in class.
小结宾语从句用法
1）当宾语从句陈述一件事时，用连词__________；当宾语从句表示一般疑问时，用连词__________；当宾语从句表示特殊疑问时，用__________做连词。
2）宾语从句的语序用__________（陈述句/ 疑问句）语序。
练习：将下列句子改成宾语从句。
1）Will space travel make many people feel ill?
Can you tell me _____________________________________________?
2）Mars is a planet in the solar system.
We all know ________________________________________________.
3）What has happened to him?
We don’t know _______________________________________________.
【中考链接】
( ) 1. —Can you tell me ________?
—By doing more speaking.
A. how I can improve my English B. which way can I choose
C. how do I deal with my English D. what’s wrong with my English
( ) 2.—We don’t know________.
—It is said that she was born in the UK.
A. where she is from B. what she is
C. where is she from D. when was she born
( ) 3.— Excuse me, could you tell me _______?
—There’s an e-shop on the third floor. You can make it there.
A. where can I have my MP4 repaired B. where I can have my MP4 repaired
C. how can I go to the e-shop D. if there was an e-shop nearby
( ) 4.— Why did Miss Wang look so worried when we saw her?
¬ —Because she wanted to know________.
A. where did the other students go B. when would the policeman come
C. if her students survived the earthquake D. what her students have done during the trip
( ) 6. —What did he say just now?
—He asked you ________.
A. that China had successfully held the Olympic Games
B. what was wrong with your computer
C. when did China become a member of the WTO
D. who has been to the USA in your class
Activity Four Practice
Finish Part A and B on the book, and then check.
Exercises
一、请根据空格后的中文提示、英文释义或句意，写出句中所缺单词，使句子通顺。
1. ____________(和……相比) with our school flat, his house seems like a palace.
2. It is said that the first ______________ (people who go to live in a new place) of this country were prisoners.
3. Soon we came to a very wide street full of all sorts of ____________ (交通工具).
4. The earth is one of the sun’s ______________. It goes around the sun.
5.The woman knew that the nearest village was ______________(英里)away.
二、请根据句意从方框中选用合适的词，并用其适当形式填空，使句子通顺。
nine crowd bad enjoy pollute special human
1. We are interested in Mars, but only two _________ of us want to travel there.
2. We should protect the environment because ________ air and water do great harm to us.
3. ___________ have to wear special boots to keep themselves much heavier on Mars.
4. To make things even __________, the station was too__________ to go through.
5. This robot is __________ designed to do housework.
6. —How about your trip today? —Very ___________.
三、请根据句意从方框中选用合适的动词，并用其适当时态填空，使句子通顺。
make imagine write fix develop
1. What do you think ______________ your best friend so special?
2. I closed my eyes and _____________I was lying on a beach.
3. I hope our home town ______________ more quickly.
4. The teacher with two students______________ the picture on the wall at the moment.
5. By the end of yesterday, he _____________to him five times.
四、单项选择。
( ) 1. My parents have me _______ to English but I shall have my CD player _______ first.
A. listening, fixed B. to listen, fixing C. listen, fixed D. listened, fix
( ) 2. He wondered ______ his grandfather did that for because he hadn’t decided
________ to do that .
A. why, if B. what, if C. why, whether D. what, whether
( ) 3. He is wearing his sunglasses to ________ himself from the sun.
A. prevent B. stop C. keep D. protect
( ) 4. This is a big class, and ________ of the students are girls.
A. two third B. second three C. two thirds D. two three
( ) 5. I dont know ________ he will come tomorrow. _________ he comes, Ill tell you.
A. if; Whether B. if; That C. if; If D. whether; Whether