Unit 1 Life on MarsLearning Aims知识目标：robot , helmets, pills, Mars 能力目标: To think about life in the future.情感目标: To discuss the advantages of a given situationMain points :To recognize and understand vocabulary about life on mars.Difficult points:The reason why an item would be useful or not useful on the moon.Learning procedures:1. 自学展示： 翻译下列短语 :1、目前；此刻（2种） 2、我们自己的行星 3、变得越来越拥挤和污染 4、建造一个更好的世界 _ 5.运载大量的人们去火星 _ 6以光速的一半运行 _ 7、研发植物 _ 8、需要食物、水、空气来生存 _ 9.八分之三 _10 在一些方面 _2. 探究学习Step 1: Warming up1.T: Have you ever seen any science fiction films or Have you ever read any science fiction stories? 2.T: Have you ever “Star wars”? Do you think its realistic? Do you believe in aliens? Do you like this film? Why? Would you like to go into space?3. T: Have you ever heard of Mars? Do you know what color Mars is?Step 2: Discussion T: What do you think life on Mars will be like?Encourage the students to have a discussion.Step 3: Presentation& practice1. T: Daniel is thinking about what it might be like to live on Mars. He is comparing life on Earth to what life might be on Mars and whether Mars would be a better or worse place to live. 2. Ask Ss to complete Part A in pairs, and encourage them to think of reasons for answers.Step 4: Practice 1. T: Daniel is dreaming about camping on the moon. What should he take with?2. Ask Ss to complete Part B in pairs.3. Ask one student to read out the name of the object in turn. Then ask Ss whether they think Daniel should take the object.4. Encourage the Ss to give reasons for their answers.Step 5: Listen &speak(Comic strip)1. Listening task: Does Eddie like life on Mars? Why? /Why not?2. Play the tape again for the students to listen and repeat.3. Ask Ss to practice and role-play it.C、课堂整理1. in the form of用（以）.的形式 /take the form of 采取的.形式2. net v. nettednettednetting net(v.用网捕鱼) fish撒网捕鱼 be caught in a net(n.) 陷入罗网 3. I thought 我原以为 4. get( to )my food得到我的食物5. care for =look after=take care of / be cared for 6. hink about 考虑、看法 What do you think about /of China? think o f想出、想起、考虑/think (it, them)over(副词)仔细考虑、思索D、当堂练习完成下列句子 1 Dont forget to wear _(太阳镜) when you go out 2 我的家乡污染比南京少 There is _ _in my hometown _that in Nanjing3 太空旅游将会使人感到很不舒服 _ _ will _people _ _4 我们常把老师比作园丁. We often _our teachers _ gardeners .5 你觉得这本书怎么样? -很有趣 What do you _ _ this book ?Its very _6 Whats the _(人口) of China ? Its getting larger and larger 7 He is driving his car at a s_of fifty kilometers an hour.教后记：The second period :Reading(A)Learning Aims知识目标To understand the context of a future life on another planet.能力目标To recognize and understand vocabulary about life on Mars.To recognize and list differences between life on Earth and life情感目标 To arouse the Ss awareness of miseryMain points and difficult points vocabulary about life on Marsrecognize and list differences between life on Earth and life on MarsLearning procedures: 1, 自学展示词组翻译:1.难以想象 2.到2100年 3.目前 4.变得越来越拥挤，污染 5.以光速的一半 6. 对早期的定居者来说是一个问题7.八分之三的 8.使许多人感觉不舒服 9.漂浮在太空 10.在许多方面 2, 探究学习Step 1: Leading inWe all know that we live on the earth. But our earth is too crowded. Can we live on a different planet? If can, which planet can we live on? And why?Step2: Read the passage Moving to Mars on page 4 to page 5 quickly and find out the answers to the following questions:By which year will we live on the planet Mars?(By the year 2100)Will life on Mars be better than life on Earth?(Yes)Food will be the same, right ? (No)Step3: Read paragraph 1 and answer the following questions:What is happening to our planet, Earth?How can we solve the problem?Read paragraph 2 and answer the following questions:How long does it take to fly to Mars at present?How about by the year 2100? Why so fast?Read the third paragraph and answer the following questionsWhat do humans need if they want to survive?What will plants produce?Is it sure that these plants could produce water?Read the fourth paragraph and answer the following questions1. Why will gravity be a problem for the early settlers on Mars?The boots wont become very fashionable, will they?Read paragraph 5 then answer the following questions:How many bedrooms are there in a dome?Why will people have more time for their hobbies?Read paragraph 6 then answer the following quest