III．教学重难点

　　How to train the students' speaking, reading and writing abilities

IV. 教学过程

Pre-reading activity:

What needs to be an astronaut?

　　【Keys】

　An astronaut should have good health, excellent degree, many years' training, right height and weight. They also should be calm, firm, patient, mature and hard-working. They must be able to adapt to the harshness of life in space.

Reading

Task 1：Read to sum up:

What is the main idea of the passage(use one sentence)

Task 2: Read to find details: fill in the form.

Gravity in details：

　1 left the earth 　2 in space 　3 on the moon The way gravity changed The weight changed Answers for reference

　1 left the earth 　2 in space 　3 on the moon The way gravity changed The gravity became very strong The gravity disappeared It became very light., The weight changed He became very heavy. He had no weight and could float around like a feather. He was about one-sixth of his weight on the earth.. Task3：重点短语：在课文中找出来并写在学案上。

1. 有干什么的机会

2. 去太空旅行

3. 太空引力

4. 慢慢升空

5. 有能力干...

6. 从树上跳下来

7. 跌落到地上

8. 感觉好像

9. 离月球更近了

10. 高兴起来

11. 失重地漂浮着

12. 向前迈步

13. 既然

14. 爆发

Task 4:key sentences(find out and translate them )

1.I cheered up immediately and floated weightlessly around in our spaceship cabin watching the earth become smaller and the moon larger.

2.walking does need a bit of practice now that gravity has changed.

3.Leaving the moon's gravity was not as painful as leaving the earth's.

4.we watched, amazed as fire broke out on the outside of the spaceship as the earth's gravity increased.

5.That was very exhausting but very exciting too.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Writing Task

The purpose of this writing task is for the students to use the information they have gathered on astronomy and their questions to each other to write an interesting and lively newspaper article.

Show sample article:

Carry out research on the moon

　I'll visit moon soon. As a scientist, I have always wanted to visit it by myself. But it's not an easy thing. So I should make many preparations. First I'll take enough exercise in order to be strong. Then I'll take enough and necessary equipment with me. I will make notes of what I'll see on the moon because we'll put a lab on it. Through experiments in the lab, we'll collect valuable resources and study its environment and geological structures. We'll also want to find out if it's a good place for humans to live in in the future. I believe I'll get what I want to get from the moon.

写作(共两节, 满分25分)

第一节：句子翻译（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

1. 令我们中国人骄傲的是我们可以成功发射载人宇宙飞船。(主语从句和表语从句)

2. 阻止大气污染是我们应尽的责任。(prevent...from)

3. 我一直想掌握天文学方面的知识。(get the hang of)

4. 我不想太多地依靠父母。(depend on)

5. 有机会看到神州五号的发射，我感到很幸运。 (have a chance to)

Keys for reference:

1. What we Chinese are proud of is that we can successfully launch manned spacecraft.

2. It's our responsibility to prevent the air from being polluted.

3. I've been trying to get the hang of the knowledge of astronomy.

4. I don't want to depend much on my parents.

5. I was lucky enough to have a chance to see the launching of Shenzhou-V.

第二节：书面表达（满分15分）

最近，你班同学就"太空探索是否值得"这一话题展开了一场讨论。请你根据下表提供的信息，用英语写一篇短文介绍讨论的情况。

30%的同学认为： 70%的同学认为： 1. 不值得探索

2. 离我们及我们的日常生活太遥远

3. 浪费金钱。这些金钱本可用来解决地球上的饥饿、污染等问题 1. 值得探索

2. 已使用卫星进行通讯传播、天气预报

3. 有望解决地球人口问题、地球能源短缺问题 注意： 1. 词数：120左右；

2. 参考词汇：短缺 shortage。

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　　Version for reference

Recently, students in our class have had a discussion on whether space is worth exploring.

30% of us think space exploration is not worthwhile. They think space is too far away from us and our daily life. And the money spent on space exploration can be used to solve the earth's problems such as starvation and pollution.

On the other hand, 70% think space is worth exploring because we have benefited a lot from it, such as using satellites for communication and weather forecast. What's more, with further space research, we may solve the population problem by moving to other planets one day. Also, space research will enable us to find new sources to solve the problem of energy shortages on the earth.