Learning Aims
知识目标：robot , helmets, pills, Mars
能力目标: To think about life in the future.
情感目标: To discuss the advantages of a given situation‘
Main points :
To recognize and understand vocabulary about life on mars.
Difficult points:
The reason why an item would be useful or not useful on the moon.
Step 1: Warming up
1.T: Have you ever seen any science fiction films or Have you ever read any science fiction
stories?
2.T: Have you ever ―Star wars‖? Do you think it‘s realistic? Do you believe in aliens? Do you like
this film? Why? Would you like to go into space?
3. T: Have you ever heard of Mars? Do you know what color Mars is?
Step 2: Discussion
T: What do you think life on Mars will be like?
Encourage the students to have a discussion.
Step 3: Presentation& practice
1. T: Daniel is thinking about what it might be like to live on Mars. He is comparing life on
Earth to what life might be on Mars and whether Mars would be a better or worse place to
live.
2. Ask Ss to complete Part A in pairs, and encourage them to think of reasons for answers.
Step 4: Practice
1. T: Daniel is dreaming about camping on the moon. What should he take with?
2. Ask Ss to complete Part B in pairs.
3. Ask one student to read out the name of the object in turn. Then ask Ss whether they think
Daniel should take the object.
4. Encourage the Ss to give reasons for their answers.
Step 5: Listen &speak
(Comic strip)
1. Listening task: Does Eddie like life on Mars? Why? /Why not?
2. Play the tape again for the students to listen and repeat.
3. Ask Ss to practice and role-play it.
C、课堂整理
1. in the form of用（以）….的形式 /take the form of 采取的…..形式
2. net v. –netted—netted—netting
net(v.用网捕鱼) fish 撒网捕鱼 be caught in a net(n.) 陷入罗网
3. I thought 我原以为
4. get( to )my food 得到我的食物
5. care for =look after=take care of / be cared for
6. hink about 考虑、看法 What do you think about /of China?
think o f想出、想起、考虑/think (it, them)over(副词)仔细考虑、思索
The second period :Reading(A)
Learning Aims
知识目标To understand the context of a future life on another planet.
能力目标To recognize and understand vocabulary about life on Mars.
To recognize and list differences between life on Earth and life
情感目标 To arouse the Ss‘ awareness of misery
Main points and difficult points
vocabulary about life on Mars
recognize and list differences between life on Earth and life on Mars
Learning procedures:
Step 1: Leading in
We all know that we live on the earth. But our earth is too crowded. Can we live on a different
planet? If can, which planet can we live on? And why?
Step2: Read the passage Moving to Mars on page 4 to page 5 quickly and find out the answers to
the following questions:
By which year will we live on the planet Mars?(By the year 2100)
Will life on Mars be better than life on Earth?(Yes)
Food will be the same, right ? (No)
Step3: Read paragraph 1 and answer the following questions:
What is happening to our planet, Earth?
How can we solve the problem?
Read paragraph 2 and answer the following questions:
How long does it take to fly to Mars at present?
How about by the year 2100? Why so fast?
Read the third paragraph and answer the following questions
What do humans need if they want to survive?
What will plants produce?
Is it sure that these plants could produce water? Read the fourth paragraph and answer the following questions
1. Why will gravity be a problem for the early settlers on Mars?
The boots won‘t become very fashionable, will they?
Read paragraph 5 then answer the following questions:
How many bedrooms are there in a dome?
Why will people have more time for their hobbies?
Read paragraph 6 then answer the following questions:
Will there be schools on Mars?
Where can students study, do their homework and take exams?
What will every student have at home?
Read the last paragraph then answer the following questions:
1. What will food be like on Mars?
2. Will the journey to Mars be enjoyable?
Step 4. Please read the passage again then do exercise C2 on page 7.
3.课堂整理
at the moment, at that moment, for a moment
我此刻很忙。
请稍候。
在那个时候，他还是一名服务生。
2．by +过去时间，一般用过去完成时
by +将来时间，一般用将来时
到上学期末为止，我们看了几部英语电影。
到2100年我们将住到火星上。
3．First of all; at first
首先，你必须努力学习。
起初他发现英语很难，但不久就发现它不难了。
4．large numbers of, a number of 许多的，大量的
the number of …的数量
我们学校老师的数量是70多。
许多学生喜欢看侦探故事。
5．It takes( sb. )some time to do sth.
乘火车从北京到上海需要多长时间？
他每天花半小时读英语。(两种)
6.three-eights 八分之三，复习分数的表达法
我们学校三分之二的教师是女教师。
7．To prevent this, humans on Mars have to wear special boots to make themselves heavier.
