1. T learn new wrds and expressins fr reading and writing in this perid . 2. T develp the reading ability by analyzing the passage themed “Eyes upn the night”. 3. T cmpare and explain the features f the tw passages in this unit reflecting the spirit f explratin. 4. T develp the writing ability by writing a jurney entry abut living in space. 1. T have a better understanding the theme f this unit and develp their the spirit f space explratin. 2. T learn hw t write a jurney entry abut living in space with the writing help. 3. T prepare and share a shrt presentatin f an next imagined Vyager missin. Key wrds and expressins fr Perid One Step 1 Befre reading Activity 1 & Activity 2 1. Lk at the images taken by the Hubble Space Telescpe and match them t their nicknames. 2. Lk at the title f the passage and predict what “eyes” refers t. Step 2 Fast reading Skim the text and answer the fllwing questins. 1. In ancient China, hw did peple understand the night sky? 2. When did human’s pwer t see the sky start changing dramatically? 3. What did the Hubble Space Telescpe help peple d when it was launched in 1990? Step 3 Further reading Activity 3 1. The structure f the text and the theme 2. Cmplete the timeline Step 4 Pst reading: 1. Why d yu think peple have always been interested in the stars? 2. Which develpment in astrnmy mentined in the passage has made the greatest impressin n yu? 3. In what different ways d the tw reading passage in this unit reflect the spirit f explratin? Activity 4 Give a talk abut the qute: Step 5 Befre writing Activity 5 1. Read the passage n Page 71 and answer the questins. ① What is the main reasn why everyday tasks are less simple in space? ② Why is it imprtant fr astrnauts t exercise regularly? ③ What else d yu knw abut life n a spacecraft? 2. Help the students knw mre abut the writing cntent and master useful expressins abut the tpic. Step 6 Writing Activity 6 & Activity 7 1. Write a passage abut life that yu imagine being n bard a spacecraft. 2. Wrk in pairs. Plish each ther’s jurnal entries and share them with the class. Step 7 Presenting ideas Activity 1 1. Read the news reprt and find ut what the Vyager 1 spacecraft tk int space. Activity 2, Activity 3 & Activity 4 2. Ask students t decide which three things wuld be put n a disc t be set up n the next flight missin. 3. Discuss and prepare a shrt presentatin abut what will be n a final list. Step 8 Language appreciatin 1. ... increasing as it did the pwer f the human eye and enabling us t understand that the universe is far larger than was previusly imaginable. [句式分析] as it did the pwer f the human eye是由as引導的狀語從句,其中助動詞did代替實意動詞________________; 比較連詞than連接的狀語從句省略了主語the universe,其完全形式為 “_________________________________________. ” [嘗試翻譯] ____________________________________________________________________。 2. The 500-meter dish f the “Eye f Heaven”, as it is knwn, is being used in the search fr dark matter, thught t be cmpsed f subatmic particles invisible t rdinary telescpes. [句式分析] “as it is knwn” 為as引導的狀語從句,意為“_____________________”;“thught t be cmpsed f subatmic particles invisible t rdinary telescpes.”為過去分詞短語著后置定語,其完整形式為 “________________________________________________________________________”為形容詞短語作定語修飾名詞 subatmic particles. [嘗試翻譯] _____________________________________________________________________。 Step 9 Assignments 1. Review new wrds , phrases and useful expressins learned in this perid. 2. Think back abut hw t write a jurnal entry abut living in space. 3. Plish yur writing- an article abut an unexplained phenmenn.
【參考答案】 Step 1 Befre reading Activity 1 & Activity 2 1. Lk at the images taken by the Hubble Space Telescpe and match them t their nicknames. 【答案】 2. Lk at the title f the passage and predict what “eyes” refers t. 【答案】 “Eyes” in the passage refer t nt nly the mysterius large-eyed brnze statue f the ancient Shu Kingdm in China, the Hubble Space Telescpe and the 500-metre dish f the “Eye f Heaven” built in Guizhu f China, but als stand fr the spirit f space explratin. Step 2 Fast reading Skim the text and answer the fllwing questins. 1. In ancient China, hw did peple understand the night sky? 2. When did human’s pwer t see the sky start change dramatically? 3. What did the Hubble Space Telescpe help peple d when it was launched in 1990? 【答案】 1. In fact, the peple in ancient times were unable t understand what they culd see. Nt knwing what stars were, peple used their imaginatins t create a wrld in the night sky. 2. When the first telescpe was angled at the night sky, it changed dramatically. 3. It allwed peple t see much far frm the earth and helped wrk ut the age and nature f the universe as well as discver the incredible fact.
Step 3 Further reading Activity 3 1. The structure f the text and the theme 【答案】 2. Cmplete the timeline with infrmatin frm the passage. 【答案】
Step 4 Pst reading: 1. Why d yu think peple have always been interested in the stars? 2. Which develpment in astrnmy mentined in the passage has made the greatest impressin n yu? 3. In what different ways d the tw reading passage in this unit reflect the spirit f explratin? 【答案】 1. The reasns vary frm persn t persn. As fr me, I wnder whether ther life exists there. 2. The FAST telescpe called “Eye f Heaven” leaves me the greatest impressin. 3. Suggested answer: The first passage is mainly abut the Challenger disaster. Althugh it was a tragedy, peple did nt stp explring space. This shws that peple will always seek t explre space, even if sme lse their life in ding s. The secnd passage is abut the develpment f the telescpe, and hw it reflects the desire t explre the unknwn. Unlike the explratin cnducted by astrnauts f the Challenger such as thse in the Challenger, the explratin in the secnd passage was cnducted by peple lcated n Earth, at n persnal risk. Nevertheless, the knwledge gained frm telescpe is immense. The tw passages shw that there are different ways f explring universe and f gaining knwledge.
Activity 4 Give a talk abut the qute:【答案】 Step 5 Befre writing Activity 5 1. Read the passage n Page 71 and answer the questins. ① What is the main reasn why everyday tasks are less simple in space? ② Why is it imprtant fr astrnauts t exercise regularly? ③ What else d yu knw abut life n a spacecraft? 【答案】 ① Everyday tasks are less simple mainly because f the zer gravity in space. ② It’s imprtant fr astrnauts t exercise regularly because with n gravity t push against, astrnauts’ bnes and muscles can becme weak in space. Exercising regularly can help them stay fit. ③ Fr example, eating in the spacecraft needs special skills and eating tls. 2. Help the students knw mre abut the writing cntent and master useful expressins abut the tpic. Step 6 Writing Activity 6 & Activity 7 1. Write a passage abut life that yu imagine being n bard a spacecraft. 2. Wrk in pairs. Plish each ther’s jurnal entries and share them with the class. 【答案】 Sunday 12 April I was lucky enugh t be chsen as a visitr t the space statin! After an exciting blast int rbit, I culdn’t wait t lk thrugh the space statin windws int deep space! Yu can imagine my disappintment when I didn’t see many stars. The astrnauts laughed and explained t me that we were still in the sunlight, s f curse we culdn’t see much, because the light was t bright. Shrtly after, we passed int Earth’s windw, and I lked ut f the windw t see the mst amazing number f stars! I felt very excited! This is the mst unfrgettable experience n the statin. Sn after that, it was time fr dinner. The thing I nticed mst was nt the zer gravity measures fr eating, but the fact that the fd didn’t have much taste. And my nse felt blcked. It turns ut these things are related, because in zer gravity, yur face swells up mre. After that, it was time t get strapped int bed. It was a bit hard t sleep in zer gravity--my arms kept flating away, and I wke up t see them right in frnt f my face, instead f lying n the bed like they wuld n Earth. Despite even simple things being harder t d, I really enjyed being in zer gravity, and I lved being able t flat arund instead f having t walk. It’s a pity my stay n the statin was s shrt. It wuld have been great t stay lnger and learn mre abut life in space!
Step 7 Presenting ideas Activity 1 1. Read the news reprt and find ut what the Vyager 1 spacecraft tk int space. 【答案】 Vyager 1 spacecraft tk a recrd called Sunds f Earth, which has recrdings f greetings, music and sunds frm Earth, as well as many phtgraphs f ur wrld. Activity 2, Activity 3 & Activity 4 2. Ask students t decide which three things wuld be put n a disc t be set up n the next flight missin. 3. Discuss and prepare a shrt presentatin abut what will be n a final list. 【答案】Maybe a vide which shws the civilizatin frm Earth, sme infrmatin abut hw t reduce the pllutin f Earth and s n. Step 8 Language appreciatin 1. ... increasing as it did the pwer f the human eye and enabling us t understand that the universe is far larger than was previusly imaginable. [句式分析] as it did the pwer f the human eye是由as引導的狀語從句,其中助動詞did代替實意動詞 “increased” ; 比較連詞than連接的狀語從句省略了主語the universe,其完全形式為 “the universe was previusly imaginable” . [嘗試翻譯] 它增加了人類眼睛的力量,并且使我們能夠理解宇宙比以前想象的要大得多。
2. The 500-meter dish f the “Eye f Heaven”, as it is knwn, is being used in the search fr dark matter, thught t be cmpsed f subatmic particles invisible t rdinary telescpes. [句式分析] “as it is knwn” 為as引導的狀語從句,意為“隨著它被人們了解”;“thught t be cmpsed f subatmic particles invisible t rdinary telescpes.”為過去分詞短語著后置定語,其完整形式為 “which is thught t be cmpsed f subatmic particles invisible t rdinary telescpes. “invisible t rdinary telescpe” 為形容詞短語作定語修飾名詞 subatmic particles. [嘗試翻譯] 人們逐漸了解,直徑天500米的圓盤望遠鏡被用于尋找暗物質,人們認為暗物質是由普通望遠鏡無法觀測到的亞原子粒子組成。 1 telescpe 10 straightfrward 2 the naked eye 11 self-discipline 3 angle 12 fetch 4 galaxy 13 muscle 5 csmic 14 pepper 6 cnceivably 15 sneeze 7 subatmic 16 disc 8 particle 17 interir 9 invisible 18 earth-based A. 1. The Pillars f Creatin B. 2. The Hrse-head C. 3. The Cat’s Eye Parts Paragraphs The main idea Part 1 Part 1 Part 1 Thusands f years ag, peple already regarded the night sky as an 1 __________. It was believed that the huge eyes f the large-eyed brnze statues frm the Chinese archaelgical site at Sanxindui were able t 2 ______________. Our pwer t see the sky changed dramatically when 3 _________. It extended 4 __________ and caused us t realize that the universe is a far larger place than we ever imagined. In 1900, the Hubble Space Telescpe was launched int rbit. Fr the first time, peple culd 5 ___. These ranged frm 6 ________ and even t new planets. In 2016, 7 __________ was built in China. It is used in the search fr dark matter, which cannt be bserved by rdinary telescpes. It 8 _________ has the ability t make discveries beynd ur imaginatins. Think & Share The mre we knw, the mre we feel ur ignrance; the mre we feel hw much remains unknwn. (Humphry Davy) Pint f view Argument Supprting examples: A-3; B-1; C-2 Parts Paragraphs The main idea Part 1 Paragraph 1 The way f understanding the night sky in ancient times Part 1 Paragraphs 2/3/4 The develpment f the telescpe and the develpment f the telescpe Part 1 Paragraph 5 There will be a lng and incredible jurney f space explratin. 1 endless surce f fascinatin 5 see breathtakingly beautiful images f ur universe taken frm beynd Earth 2 lk acrss great distances int the stars 6 enrmus cluds f gas t huge blck hles 3 the first telescpe was angled at the night sky 7 the FAST telescpe 4 the pwer f the human eye 8 vast dish Think & Share The mre we knw, the mre we feel ur ignrance; the mre we feel hw much remains unknwn. (Humphry Davy) Pint f view I can nt agree with the saying mre. Argument Take reading fr example. The mre yu read gd bks, the mre shallw yu will feel, and the less when yu realize that yu knw t little, yu will actively d mre reading. On the cntrary, thse wh have read fewer bks ften think that they knw a lt, but they d nt realize that the cean f knwledge is endless. As the saying ges, “My life is limited while knwledge is infinite.” Supprting examples: