1、Period five Reading and Vocabulary (2); Writing; TaskStep1. Revision: Let the students explain the words and phrases in Everyday English Step2. Reading and Vocabulary (2)1. Show some pictures for the students to enjoy.2. Activity1 Read and listen to the passage and decide what the photos show.(1.) A
2、sk the students to do these sentences individually, and then check with their partners.(2) Call back the answers from the whole class;(3)The teacher tells the students the correct answers.3. Activity2 Decide where the passage comes from.1 a newspaper article2 a scientific report3 a school scientific
3、 textbook4 a collection of photographs (1.) Ask the students to do this individually, then check with their partners.(2) Call back the answers from the whole class;(3)The teacher tells the students the correct answers.4. Activity3 Choose the best summary for the passage. Using the Cassini-Huygens sp
4、ace probe, an international space project has proved that Saturn is light enough to float on water, and that one of its moons, Titan, has liquid on the surface like the Earth. Titan and Phoebe are two of Saturns moons, and are made of a mixture of tiny pieces of rock water and frozen gases. They loo
5、k very much like the Earth and our Moon. The photos taken by the space probe are so clear that it is easy to forget how far they come. The Cassini-Huygens space probe, which was launched in 1997 to explore Saturn. has sent back photos of the planet and its moons from a distance of one-and-a-half-bil
6、lion kilometres.5. Activity4Work in pairs and answer the questions.1. What is the purpose of the Cassini-Huvgens space probe?2 How do the photographs show Saturns different rings?3 What are Saturns blue and green rings made of?4. What is Saturn made of?5. Why would it be possible for Saturn to float
7、?6. When was the space probe launched?7. What are Phoebe and Titan?8. What is unusual about Phoebe?9. What has Titan got in common with the Earth?10. What is amazing about the images that the probe has sent back?6. Activity5 Match the words with their meanings(1.) Ask the students to do this individ
8、ually, then check with their partners.(2) Call back the answers from the whole class;(3)The teacher tells the students the correct answers.7. Activity6Step3. Main language points in the text.other than 除了=apart fromTheres nobody here other than me.这儿除了我没有别人。 none (no) other than不是别人，正是The winner of
9、“journalist of the year” was none other than the daughter of the editor.This is no other than my old friend, John这位不是别人，正是我的老朋友约翰。Step4. Writing1. Activity 1 Work in pairs. Discuss the questions about the passage on Page641 What tense does the writer use to give the news in the first sentence?2 What
10、 other tenses does the writer use ?3 How does the writer keep the readers interest?4 What verb forms does the writer use for opinions?5 In what respect does the writer compare(a) Saturn and (b) Titan and Phoebe? 2. Activity2 Read the passage again and find sentences which show these features:1 the m
11、ain news2 extra details3 the history4 a surprising fact 5 an expert opinion6 the future3. Activity3 Imagine a space probe or mission and make notes for a newspaper article. Use the features in Activity2 to help you.4. Activity4 Write the newspaper article using your notes. Make sure you keep the rea
12、ders interested!Show the students a sample to have a look.Step5. Task1. Activity 1 Work in pairs. Find out the most important moments in the history of Chinese space exploration, and make a note of the dates.2. Activity 2 Write short Descriptions of the events next to the dates.Show the students some material for reference.Step6. Homework Write the newspaper article using your notes.
