Astronomy:the science of the stars 编号004

【学习目标】1. Through series of activities , the students will be able to

1. speak out the Chinese 1meanings of the words & phrases and pronounce them correctly .

2. use the words & phrases correctly

【教学重点】Enable the students to grasp the usages of such important new words and expressions as have a chance to do ; on the journey ; escape the pull of the earth's gravity ; cheer up ; float ; now that ; get the hang of ; break out ; watch out and so on .

【教学难点】How to enable the students to grasp the usages of key words and understand some difficult and long sentences.

【知识链接】voilent , unlike fundamental , dissolve ,multiply , exist , prevent ; in time, lay eggs, give birth to, block out, cheer up

【自主预习】

set...off 送行be off = set off 出发；动身 kick off 踢球 jump off 跳下

give off 散发 show off 炫耀 shut off 关闭 get off 下车

take off 脱下 turn off 关闭 pay off 付清；还清

get along 相处融洽，进展等 get down to 开始认真对待，开始认真考虑

get on 上车 get through 到达；通过；办完，花光(钱、时间等)。

get to 到达 break down 打破; 毁掉; 破除; 坍塌; 坏掉

break in 破门而入; 打断 break away from 脱离; 打破陈规

break through 突围; 突破; 冲垮; 克服 break up 打碎; 拆散; 分裂; 分解

break one's word/promise 食言; 说话不算数

【自学检测】

填词：get down to; get on; get through; get to; get over; get up

1. Don't talk too much. Let's _________working.

2. Hurry up, or we'll be late to ______ the bus.

3. It's easy to _______ the difficulty.

4. I have __________ a lot of papers.

5. She managed to ______ the village.

翻译：

- Do you regret _______ (pay) 100 dollars for the painting?

- No, I would gladly have paid __________ (两倍那么多了) for it.

既然你忙, 就让我给你做吧

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他们之间发生了争吵。

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【预习疑问】

【课堂探究】

Task 1 Reading comprehension to choose the best answer.

1.The passage mainly talks about______.

A.what the moon is B.my visit to the moon.

C.the differences between the earth and the moon. D.Li Yanping,my friend,who is an astronaut.

2.When we were going up,we felt_____.

A.we were pressed against our seats B.we were lighter than we are on the earth

C.as if we were flying D.the rocket was shaking strongly

3.Why can't the spaceship fall back to the earth?

A.Because the moon's gravity pulls it up B.Because it is too far away from the earth

C.Because the earth has no gravity D.Because the spaceship is not very heavy.

4.When I was on the moon I felt I was__than I am on the earth.