1、外研版英语八（下）Module 3 Journey to space模块主题写作整体感知 话题分析本模块围绕“Journey to space”展开对宇宙奥妙的学习和讨论，从而激起学生探索宇宙的欲望。具体到书面表达上，要求学生能够用所学知识及通过各种途径如报纸、电视、网络等获取的有关太空知识，书写有关太阳、地球、月亮及航天飞船的短文。 常用表达1. Astronauts have already been to the moon.2. Lots of scientists are working hard in order to send astronauts to Mars one day.
2、3. The earth is a planet and it goes around the sun.4. Seven other planets also go around the sun. 5. The sun and its planets are called the solar system。6. Our solar system is a small part of a much larger group of stars and planets, called the Galaxy or the Milky Way. 7. There are billions of star
3、s in the Galaxy, and our sun is only one of them.8. Scientists have also discovered many other galaxy in the universe. 9. Scientists have sent spaceships to the planet Mars to take photos. 10. Scientists have even sent spaceships to travel outside the solar system. 11. However, no spaceship has trav
4、elled far enough to reach other stars in our Galaxy.实例分析 典型例题假如现在是2092年，你是Kate，生活在火星上，你的朋友Jim生活在地球上，不久他也将到火星上去生活。请你根据下面方框中所提供的信息写一封信告诉他你在火星上的生活情况。总体感觉比地球生活更舒适、有趣。学习方面没有学校，通过电脑在网上学习，与老师、同学交流。生活方面机器人做大部分家务，人们有更多空闲时间。环境方面环境很美，处处都是绿树鲜花，没有污染。生活设施住宅区附近有大型超市，购物生活很方便。要求：1. 短文须涉及表格中提到的内容，可适当增加相关的细节，使意思表达更加完整
5、；2. 70词左右。 思路点拨本题要求写一封信，首先要注意信件的格式，写好开头称呼及句首引出语。写作时，可以按照表格中的提示逐步展开描述，提示充分发挥自己的想象力。本文应该用一般现在时来描述。步骤构思提纲1开门见山，引出话题Now, Im writing a letter to you on Mars. Its really wonderful2具体描述I think life on Mars . We have online schools . We communicate with . Robots do most of our housework There are green tree
6、s3发出询问I hope you two can become good friends. 连句成篇Dear Jim,Now, Im writing a letter to you on Mars. Its really wonderful to live on Mars. I think life on Mars is more comfortable and more interesting than that on earth. We have online schools instead of real ones. We communicate with our teachers an
7、d classmates on the Internet. Robots do most of our housework so we have more free time. Mars is very beautiful. There are green trees and beautiful flowers everywhere. There is no pollution here. We have big supermarkets near our house. They make our life more convenient（方便的）.What do you think of t
8、he life here?Yours,Kate范文欣赏（一）根据下面的提示词，并结合本模块所学知识，用英语描述一下你所知道的宇宙是什么样子的。要求：词数不少于70。开头部分已给出，不计入总词数。提示：universe, solar system, galaxy, space, planet, Sun, Earth, moon, life, spacecraft, exploreHave you known about the universe? When we talk about the universe, we mean the solar system, galaxies and spa
9、ce. The Sun and its planets are called the solar system. The Earth goes around the Sun and the moon goes around the Earth. There is life on Earth. But is there any life on the other planets? We dont know yet. The astronauts in the spacecraft have been to the moon. They have explored the moon.（二）科学家们
10、已经发送过宇宙飞船到太空。他们发现了什么？火星上没有生命，也没有人试图跟我们联系，请以“Travel on Mars”为题写一篇文章。Travel on MarsScientist have sent a spaceship to Mars and it has not found any life on Mars. But it has already sent back photos of the red planet. We all want to know: Have there been visitors to the earth from Mars? Why has no one
11、communicated with us? I hope someone will walk on the Mars one day and he can bring us more information. （三）你的弟弟赵力虽然只有九岁，但是他对太空具有浓厚的兴趣。请你根据所学的知识，写一篇70词左右的短文，向他简单介绍有关太空的基本知识。In the universe, there is the earth, the sun, the moon and many other stars and planets. The earth goes around the sun and the
12、moon goes around the earth. There are billions of stars in the Galaxy and the sun is only one of them. But there are living things only on earth and people can only live here. The astronauts have been to the moon but they havent discovered any life on it.自我展示你想更多地了解宇宙吗？你想去太空旅游吗？普通人是否能顺利地进入太空呢？请你以“普通
13、人游太空”为题，针对太空旅游的利与弊写一篇英语短文，简要谈谈你的观点。提示如下：1. 人们有机会更多地了解宇宙，而且人类可以有更多的居住地；2. 花费太大，而且会有危险。注意：1. 短文必须包括所列提示；2. 不要逐字逐句翻译；3. 词数70左右。提示词：space travel, chance, in a word 模块主题写作参考答案There are several advantages of space travel. If we can fly to the universe, we will have the chance to know more about the univer
14、se. People will have more space to live in.However, space travel also has some disadvantages. I think it will cost too much. Sometimes, its not very safe to fly to the moon.In a word, though there are the disadvantages, I think space travel is a good thing. It is important for man to explore and learn about the universe. 3
