UnitUnit 1 1 TalesTales ofof thethe unexplainedunexplainedPeriodPeriod 3 3 WordWord powerpower一一 【设计思想设计思想】以两篇小短文为载体，拓展关于外太空及太空探险的词汇。 二二 【教学目标教学目标】ByBy thethe endend ofof thisthis class,class, thethe studentsstudents willwill bebe ableable toto 1. enlarge the vocabulary by learning about some words about outer space and space exploration. 2. know the names and the position of the 9 planets in the solar system. 三三 【教学重难点教学重难点】1. Understand the meaning of the speech made by the scientist. 2. Learn some new words about outer space and space exploration. 四四 【教学环节教学环节】 【课堂导入课堂导入】Answer the following questions：1. Whether UFOs really exist has puzzled US for a long time. Have you ever thought about exploring space one day?2. Are you interested in making discoveries in space?3. What achievements have humans made so far in space exploration?4. Who was the first man to travel in space?5. When did the first man land on the moon? And how?6. What do you know about him?While focusing on the questions above, please pay attention to some other new words related to space, such as astronaut, spaceshipspace shuttle, etc. Give students more information about the history of space exploration and the history of the space shuttle. 【预习检查预习检查】BrainstormingBrainstorming When it come to space exploration, what will you think of? 【课堂教与学课堂教与学】StepStep 1 1 VocabularyVocabulary learninglearning1. Read the speech given by a scientist in Part A and tell the main ideas of the passage.TimeEvent1957Since 1959196119692. Ask students to guess the meaning of the words from some pictures.3. Read the second part of the scientists speech and complete Part C individually according to the instructions. Check the answers.4. What is our universe made up of? Deal with Part 4 StepStep 2 2 SomeSome usefuluseful phrasesphrases 1.1. make/give/delivermake/give/deliver a a speechspeech (P6)(P6) 发表演说发表演说 2.2. setset footfoot in/onin/on (P6)(P6) 登上，涉足，访问登上，涉足，访问 3.3. soso farfar (P6)(P6) : : 到现在为止，到目前为止到现在为止，到目前为止( (常用于现在完成时常用于现在完成时) ) 4.4. dreamdream of/aboutof/about（doingdoing ）sth.sth. (P7)(P7) 梦想干某事梦想干某事 5.carry5.carry outout (P7)(P7) 实施、执行6.6. taketake offoff StepStep 3 3 VocabularyVocabulary extensionextension1. Ask students to focus on Part D and consider the question of what our universe is made up of and then ask students to complete it individually.2. Ask students to complete a paragraph based on the picture. 【课堂巩固课堂巩固】1. Complete the process of spacewalk 1) The spaceship was _ into space by rockets from the launch pad. 2) Later, the rockets _ from the space shuttle and fell in the sea. 3) Research was _ _ in space station. 4) Astronauts took space walk with _ on. 2. Complete the short passage accordingly. Our universe is _ up of _, and the Milky Way is just _ of them. Our solar system _ of the starthe sun and planets such as the earth. There also e_ satellites like the moon and comets as well. 【知识小结知识小结】 因为这个话题学生平时接触不多，本单元因为这个话题学生平时接触不多，本单元 WordWord powerpower 词汇相对较难。词汇相对较难。 【提升与拓展提升与拓展】 The yearly marathon (a long-distance running race of 42. 195 km) in my town usually occurs during a heat wave. My job was to follow behind the runners in an ambulance 1 any of them needed medical attention.“Were supposed to stay behind the 2 runner, so take it slowly,” I said to driver, Doug, as the race started.The front-runners started to 3 and then my eyes were 4 to the woman in blue silk running shorts and a loose white T-shirt.We knew we were already watching our “last runner”. Her 5 were so crippled (残废的) that it seemed almost impossible for her to be able to walk, 6 alone run a marathon.Doug and I 7 in silence as she slowly moved forward. 8 , she was the only runner left in sight. Tears streamed down my face when I watched with respect 9 she pushed forward with great 10 through the last miles.When the finish line came into sight, rubbish lay everywhere and the 11 crowds had long gone home. 12 , standing straight and ever so proud 13 a long man. He was 14 one end of a ribbon (缎带) of crepe paper (皱纹纸) 15 to a post. She slowly crossed through, leaving both ends of the paper fluttering (飘扬) behind her.I do not know this womans name, but that day she became a part of my 16 a part I often depend on. For her, it wasnt about 17 the other runners or winning a prize, but about 18 what she had set out to do, no matter 19 . When I think things are too difficult or I get those “Ijustcantdoit”. I think of the last runner. Then I realize how 20 the task before me really is.1. A. so that B. in case C. even though D. only if 2. A. first B. best C. only D. last 3. A. run B. separate C. disappear D. appear 4. A. drawn B. thrown C. fixed D. caught 5. A. hands B. legs C. arms D. body 6. A. let B. leave C. speak D. take 7. A. watched B. drove C. observed D. stared 8.