1、Unit 4 Astronomy:the science of the starsLearning about languageNoun clauses as the subjectlifeis beginningWe were bornWe are growing upmotherFor all these,we should give thanks to our mothers-because they give us our lives!I think _I wonder_I feel _Im sure _uWhat my mother likes is_uWhat my mother
2、doesnt like is_uWhat makes my mother happy is_uWhat my mother needs is_u.Q:Do you think you know your mother very well?Q:Do you think your mother knows you very well?uIt is obvious that my mother treats me as _A.a little child B.a friend B.C.an adult D.uThat my mother always treats me as makes me _W
3、hat is the reason for thegeneration gap?generation gapThe reason is that_my mother is too busy to talk with me.she cant understand me.my mother doesnt like to accept new things.I cant understand my mother either.(more reasons)The reason is thatWhat is the reason for thegeneration gap?That is why the
4、re is a generation gap between parents and children.Try to say something to your mothers.What I most want to say is thatWhat I want to apologize is thatIt is necessary that(should)Whetheris not important.It is a pity thatTry to start it with:1.Complete the sentence on your card.2.Discuss with your p
5、artners in your group and then choose one sentence that you all think is the best.成分主语宾语状语不作成分连接词whatwhowhichwhatwhomwhichwhen wherehow whythat(陈述句）whether（疑问句）the usual construction:It is+adj./n.+subject-clause2._ they can solve the question is still unknown.A.If B.Which C.Whether D.What3._ he said
6、 at the meeting astonished everybody.A.Why B.What C.That D.Who4._ is a fact that English is accepted as an international language.A.There B.This C.That D.It1._ we need more practice is quite obvious.A.What B.That C.When D./2.Do the other astronomers accept his ideas?It remains a question.Whether _ _
7、other astronomers accept his ideas remains a question.Practice:(p29)4.Why is the earth becoming warmer?It is an important topic for research.Why _ _5.Stephen Hawking at 65 experienced zero gravity during a flight.It amazed everybody.It amazed everybody _ _the earth is becoming warmer is an important
8、 topic for research.that Stephen Hawkingat 65 experienced zero gravity during a flight.1.I think“mother”is an important word to learn and that“mother”is an important person to love.I want to tell you:2.It is necessary that we should love our mothers,respect them and take care of them in future.I wan
9、t to tell you:3.My dream is that one day there will be no generation gap between our mums and us.I want to tell you:1.I think“mother”is an important word to learn and that“mother”is an important person to love.object clause 宾语从句2.It is necessary that we should love our mothers,respect them and take
10、care of them in future.subject clause 主语从句3.My dream is that one day there is no generation gap between our mums and us.predictative clause表语从句astronomyatomfundamentalpuzzleexistpreventfromas a result give birth to Complete the following passage with the words and phrases below in the correct form.(
11、p28)天文学原子基础的谜,迷惑存在,生存阻止,制止结果产生,分娩Is the moon a planet?This question is _if students are to show that they understand the nature of _.Some scientists think that the earth _ the moon because the moon circles our planet.Others believe that the moon _ before the earth was formed.They think that earlier
12、in time ittravelled through space as a small planet which was caught by the earths gravity._,it goes around our planet.The evidence for this theory is that the _ that make up the rocks on the moon seem to be different from those on earth.What is clear is that the moon is smaller than the earth and t
13、his _ it _ escaping from the earth.Although its origin may still be a _,the moon can never be anything more than a satellite of the earth.fundamentalastronomygave birth toexistedAs a resultatomspreventsfrompuzzleIs the moon a planet?This question is _if students are to show that they understand the
14、nature of _.Some scientists think that the earth _ the moon because the moon circles our planet.Others believe that the moon _ before the earth was formed.They think that earlier in time ittravelled through space as a small planet which was caught by the earths gravity._,it goes around our planet.Th
15、e evidence for this theory is that the _ that make up the rocks on the moon seem to be different from those on earth.What is clear is that the moon is smaller than the earth and this _ it _ escaping from the earth.Although its origin may still be a _,the moon can never be anything more than a satellite of the earth.fundamentalastronomygave birth toexistedAs a resultatomspreventsfrompuzzleWhat I want to say is that Im very glad to be here and have a nice time with you!Thank you!Homework:P64.Ex.2
