1、,Life on Mars,9B Unit 4 Reading,Reading 1,How many planets (行星) are there in the solar system(太阳系) ?,Earth,Mars,Mercury (水星),Venus (金星),Jupiter (木星),Saturn (土星),Uranus ( 天王星),Neptune (海王星),Pluto (冥王星),a,c,traffic jam(交通堵塞),crowded(拥挤的),pollution,polluted(被污染的),b,The surface (表面)of Mars is more likel
2、y the surface of Earth than any other planet in our solar system.(太阳系),How do you like the life on Mars ? Can you imagine (想象) what the life will be like ?,Task1 : Go through the article ,and correct the following sentences “T”or “F”,1.Some people believe that we can live on Mars by the year 2100. 2
3、. At present , our spacecraft are fast enough to carry large numbers of people to Mars. 3. The gravity on Mars is about three eighths of the gravity on the moon , so we can easily float away into space. 4. Life on Mars will be better than life on Earth in many ways. 5. Every student will have a comp
4、uter at home connected to an interplanetary network. 6. The space shuttles travel fast and the journey to Mars will probably be very comfortable. 7. There will be various and fashionable boots for settlers.,T,F,F,T,T,F,too slow,Earth,T,uncomfortable,Task2 :Read the article after the tape, then have
5、a discussion in groups. A. How many aspects (方面) does the article talk about the life on Mars ? What are they ?,Transport,Food,School,Wearing,Home,B. Try to talk about the five aspects one by one in groups.,C. Try to find out the better ways and the worse ways on Mars.,Life on Mars,Transport,spacecr
6、aft space shuttles,too slow to carry ,take only a very short time,Food,Plants will produce ,Nobody is not sure if these plants,Wearing,The gravity on Mars is only about three-eighths of,This will be dangerous because,The settlers have to wear special boots to,Home,People may live in a dome with ,Rob
7、ots will do most of our work,School,There will probably be no schools on Mars, ,The better life on Mars, People will have more space., Robots will do most of our work, There will probably be no schools on Mars., We can study, do our homework and take exams at online schools.,Some worse ways on Mars,
8、 Food will not be the same . Meals will probably be in the form of pills and will not be as tasty as they are today., Space travel will make many people feel ill., The journey to Mars may be very uncomfortable.,Task3 : Fill in the blanks with proper words,Its difficult to imagine that well live on M
9、ars now. But _ is getting more and more _ and _. What will life be _?First , _ will be better . Space shuttles might _ a short time to get to Mars. Also scientists should be able to _ plant which will _ the food and oxygen . But , its not sure if these plants could produce _.There is a big problem:
10、_. People on Mars will be _ because we can _ jump high and _ away into space. To prevent this, wed better wear _ boots. And the boots will be very _ for us to choose from.,Earth,crowded,polluted,like,transport,take,develop,produce,enough water,gravity,dangerous,easily,float,special,fashionable,Think
11、 of the future life on Mars. Maybe we live in a _ with ten bedrooms. Well have more time for _ because robots will do the most work. Students will study in _ schools . They have _.In some ways , life on Mars may be _ than life on Earth . For example , food will be in the form of _. And the space tra
12、vel will be uncomfortable.,dome,hobbies,online,e-teachers,worse/ not better,pills,Task 4:Write down the difference between life on Earth and life on Mars. (on page 11 C2 on Students book),Its clean and has lots of space,Space shuttles are very fast, travel at half the speed of light.,People wear spe
13、cial boots.,People live in domes with ten bedrooms.,We take exams at online schools.,Meals are just pills.,Only about three-eighth of the gravity on Earth,Task 5 : Discuss in groups. Write down your own ideas as many as possible.,Homework,Finish B1 , B2 , C1 on Students book . (page 10-page11)Finish the exercises , , on the Handbook of Evaluation (page3-page4) Finish Task 5 in groups.,Thank you !,