3 The Jewish / Christian / Muslim story

Isaac Newton Albert Einstein Stephen Hawking Idea Large bodies have a force which pulls things towards them. In space large objects make space and time bend；The larger the object is, the further space and time bend. Black holes have a very large mass and pull things towards them. Development The bigger the object is, the stronger the gravity. Time goes slower in very strong gravity. If you go over the edge, you cannot get out; but if you do not, you may be able to escape. 　　Instructions(提示):

　　Please pay attention to....

　　Please check that....

　　Please look at.....

　　Make sure that....

　　Don`t forget that.....

　　Watch out for....

　　You need....

　　You had better.....

　　　　　　　　　　The first period: Warming up and Reading

　　Important points: let the students read the passage and learn about the development of the earth by using different reading skills to understand implied meaning of the author.

　　Difficult points: enable the students to understand the passage and know the development of the earth by using different reading skills.

　　Knowledge aims: learn the useful new words and expressions in this part: astronomy,, system, religion, theory, atom, billion, globe, violent, carbon, atmosphere, unlike, fundamental, armful, acid, chain, multiply, oxygen, exist, dioxide, puzzle, solar system, in time, lay eggs, give birth to, in one`s turn, carbon dioxide, prevent....from

　　Step 1 Presentation

　　1. Have a free talk with students by letting them brainstorm the following questions:

　　Who are our ancestors?

　　Do you know what it was like before life appeared on the earth?

Do you know how life began on the earth?