Yuan Ji High School By FrankApril 26th, 2019Breaking News!A mysterious universe/ world/ …Where are we from?Each religion or c ulture has its own ideas about how the universe began.Can you tel l us some tales about how the universe began?Chinese folk tales:B ible:Scientific theory:1. _______ created the world.2. ________ _made the man.______ created the world, the first man _______ and the first woman _________ How Life Began on the Earth Pan GuNu WaGodAdamEva ?How life began on the earth How, when, what, where? What’s the scientific theory of how the universe began?The whole passage can be divided into two parts:Part 1: the formation of ?Part 2: the development of ?Reading for structurePara:1-3P ara:4-5 the universe began with a “Big Bang.”No one knows- --. However, according to ----Lead in the opposite and present t he truth.Part1 (Para1-3)Read, think and work in pairs to finish t he mind map(思维导图)of the formation of the earth.Hints: First the world began with…… The formation of the earth (Para1-3)Big BangA cloud of dustA solid globeEarth explosionWater LifeFor several billion yearsuntil 4.5—3.8 billions years agoIn t ime to produce gasescontinued presence of water; dissolve; a chai n reactionIn time?The earth’s atmosphere; ? began to appe arThe fact : Water is _________________________________Important? fundamental to the development of life!1________________2________ ____________3________________4__________5__________6_________7___ _______8__________9__________The development of life on the earth (Para4-5)small plants (on the surface of water)shellfish and all sorts of fish(in the water)green plants ( on land) insects (on land)amphibians (on land & forestsreptilesdinosaursmammalsin the water)Next…Later…Many mill ions of years later…After thatFinally about 2.6 million years ago man??Time order1________________2____________________3___________ _____4__________5__________6_________7__________8__________9_____ _____How life develops (Para4-5): From ---- to ----small plants ( on the surface of water)shellfish and all sorts of fish(in the water)green plants (on land) insects (on la nd)amphibians (on land & forestsreptilesdinosaur smammalsin the water)After thatmanplants→ water→simple→landanimal scomplexLook and tell (True or False):Life was much better 4 bill ions years ago when we could enjoy fresher air.Earth was the only planet where there was water.Life began first in the sea, then o n the land.Plants produce oxygen for animals to breathe, thus mak ing animals possible to appear on the earth.Yesterday the Blacks went to a natural park and they took photos with the dinosaurs.Th ink, discuss and share:What will life be like in the future?(Hint s: what may happen to human beings, their life, their diet, their fate(命运), --- ) Bright future or not?What is the author’s attitu de towards humans’ influence?What is the suggested problem the e arth is facing in the passage?Global Warming/too much CO2/preven t…from/too…to Worried/ concerned/ show concern about the future/… Fact: Destroying the earth!What will happen when we put too much CO2 into the atmosphere? greenhouse effectglobal warmingani mals will die outplants will die outThere will be no life on the earththe sea level will rise icebergs and glaciers will meltOne E arth, One Home.Heal the world.Make it a better place.For you and me and the entire human race.……Homework:1. Retell “the developmen t of life” according to the mind map in your worksheet.2. Think in groups: how can we deal with one of the present problems —air pollution or global warming? Make a report to call on more people to care for our earth. |
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