A Guiding Plan for Learning and Teaching
Unit 4 Astronomy: the science of the stars Period 4: Using language Reading: A Visit to the Moon 1. Learning and Teaching aims:
Knowledge aims . Some words and expressions in the text. Ability aims: 1.To 1. The earth moves around the sun. ( )
2. It takes the moon one day to move around the earth for a round. ( ) 3. Earth is the only planet moving around the sun. ( ) 4. There is atmosphere on the moon. ( ) train reading comprehension ,writing ability and spoken English based on the topic .
Emotion aims :to love science and inspire enthusiasm for learning English. 2.The important and difficult points: Comprehending the whole passage to train reading comprehension and writing ability based on the topic.
Step I. Revision.
1. Words and expressions（预习检测） 1)天文学家______ 2)大气层 _____ 3) 氧气_____ 4) 生存_____ 5)万有引力_______ 6)气候_____ 7) 宇宙飞船 ______8)减少_____ 9)漂浮_____ 10)耗尽______ 11). 有机会做某事 ___________ 12). 既然___________ 13). 去旅行__________ 14) 过了一会 ____________ 15).出发，起航 ______________ 16). 熟悉，掌握，理解__________ 17). 靠近，接近 ______________18). 玩的开心_____________19). 高兴，振奋起来 ____________ 20). 爆发_____________ 2.Language points . 1). 月球引力没有地球那么强烈,所以食物会漂浮。The gravity of the moon is not___ ________ the earth’s, so the food will____ around. 2).倍数的四种表达方式_______________________ _______________________ __________________________ _________________________ Step II Pre-reading. (Leading in) Part1. Ask some questions 1) Do you want to visit the moon? __________ 2) Do you know who was the first person that stepped onto the moon? __________________________ 3) Let’s see who know more about the astronomy.___________ Part 2: True or False 5. There is no gravity on the moon. ( )
Part 3: What will you need if you have a chance to visit the moon?
Last month an astronomer, Li Yanping visited the moon with his friend.
Step III Skim the text
1.Match each paragraph with the relative topic （自主学习） Para 1 The things I did on the moon.
Para2 We turned back to the earth. Para3 Last month, we visited the moon Para4 How the force of gravity changed when we traveled from the earth to the moon. 2. Choices: Choose the best answer.
1). How many times would the gravity change during their journey? ( ) A. Twice B. Three times C. Four times D. Once 2). Why was the spaceship not falling back to the earth? ( ) A. Because it was too far from the earth to feel its pull. B. Because it was too big C. Because it was far from the moon. D. Not mentioned in the text. 3).Which one is NOT true according to the passage? ( ) A. The moon’s gravity is not as strong as the earth’s
B. We enjoyed ourselves on the moon.
C. Walking on the moon was n’t easy D. Leaving the moon’s gravity was more painful than leaving the earth’s 3..Scanning (detail reading) Read the text carefully and fill in the blanks.（合作交流）
The change of gravity On the moon disappearing Gravity in space strong On the earth very light The time The gravity changed Left the earth The pull of gravity became very s In space The gravity d and we floated w On the moon The gravity became very l The change of my weight On the moon heavy
Weight in space weightless
On the earth weigh less (one -sixth) 4.Further Reading（成果展示）
1. Who do I travel to the moon with ? ________________ 2. How did we travel to the moon? _______________
3.What happened to me when I tried to step forward? I _________________________________________________ 4.Why was returning to the earth very frightening? ____________________________________________________ 5.How did I feel?
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Step IIII.Consolidation (Fill in the blanks. And retell the visit to the moon based on the passage.).(检测巩固)
Last month I visited the moon with my friends. Before we left, I was told the force of g_____ would change three times on our journey. Then we were off. As the rocket into the air, we were p____ back into our seats . Gradually the weight l______. When I was in space, it d_________. We f______ weightlessly in the cabin and I c_____ __ . When I was on the moon. I was surprised to find out even walking needs lots of practice n___ ___ gravity changed . The returning to the earth was very f________. We were amazed to watch fire b____ ___on the
outside of the ship. Step V Summary
1.What is the writing form ?
A.biography (传记) B Travel journal (旅行日记) C. essay（散文） 2.What is the writing order of the text ? Time order ; _______ ________ Before leaving, _________ _________ While visiting ________ ________ After visiting the moon, ___________
Step V Speaking and writing（强化提升）
space travel 出发 4月1日早晨 酒泉卫星发射中心 Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center 乘宇宙飞船 观光期间 在太空舱里飘来飘去 宇航员带领我们参观了太阳系的各大行星 月球上漫步但摔倒 三天后返回 感受 (四月一日)_________ we had a chance to (去旅行)___________ into space. In the early morning, we （出发)__________from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center （乘坐飞船）__________ .
(当到达时） _____________,we (漂浮）_________ weightlessly around in our
spaceship cabin. Then, the astronomer (领我们参观了）_______________ the solar system, where we saw many beautiful planets, including the Mars, the Earth and we all (感觉很激动） ___________. （此外）_________, we also walked on the moon but we all (摔倒） ___________ for the changes of gravity. Three days later, we (返回地球）______________. We were exhausted but excited. So I’ll never forget （难以忘记的旅游）_________________________
Step VI Homework
1. learn the language points in the passage 2. A composition南湖 游记