1、Period Using Language默读文章两次并完成下列任务。Task 1：快速浏览课文“Copernicus Revolutionary Theory”并回答下列问题。1Can you name some planets in the solar system?Earth,Mars(火星),Mercury(水星),Venus(金星),Saturn(土星),Jupiter(木星),Neptune(海王星),Uranus(天王星),Pluto(冥王星)2When did Copernicus publish his theory?In 1543._Before Copernicus th
2、eoryShowing Copernicus theoryA diagram(图表)showing thesolar system with(1)_ at its centre.A diagram showing the solarsystem with(2)_ at itscentre.Task 2：快速阅读课文“Copernicus Revolutionary Theory”并填写下表。the earththe sun【探究】阅读课文“Copernicus Revolutionary Theory”并回答下列问题。1 What problems did astronomers notice
3、 when they lookedinto the sky?They noticed that some planets in the sky seemed to stop,move backward and then go forward in a loop.Others appearedbrighter at times and less bright at others._2 Why did Copernicus fear to publish his idea when hisfriends encouraged him?Because he did not want to be at
4、tacked by the ChristianChurch.3 How did the Christian idea of gravity(重力)explain thefact that things fell to earth?It explained that things fell to earth because God created theearth as the centre of the universe._Task 1：快速阅读课文“Copernicus Revolutionary Theory”，以约30 词概括文章的大意。提示：本文讲述的是哥白尼发现只有把太阳当成太阳系中
5、心，其他行星的运动才讲得通。但是，他直到去世前才敢公布这个理论，因为它与基督教理论相悖。Copernicus found that only if the sun was the centre of thesolar system did the movements of the other planets makesense.However,he didnt dare to publish this theory until he diedbecause it was against the powerful Christian idea.Task 2：仔细阅读课文“Copernicus R
6、evolutionary Theory”，选择正确答案。1Why was Nicolaus Copernicus frightened?_CABecause he was confused.BBecause his mathematical calculations were wrong.CBecause his conclusion was against the powerful ChristianChurch.DBecause he would be punished.2What did Copernicus do to complete his theory?_AHe thought
7、hard for a long time.BHe collected observations of the stars.CHe used all his mathematical knowledge.DAll of the above.3What did the Christian Church do towards Copernicus theory?_DAThe Christian Church accepted Copernicus theory.BThe Christian Church doubted Copernicus theory.CThe Christian Church
8、didnt care Copernicus theory.DThe Christian Church rejected Copernicus theory.DPara.Main Idea1the _ of Copernicus study2the _ of Copernicus study3the _ of Copernicus study4the _ of Copernicus study5Copernicus theory _ the Christian idea and provedcorrectTask 3：根据课文内容，完成下列表格。background cause procedur
9、e result replaced Task 4：复述课文，根据课文内容完成下面语篇。Nicolaus Copernicus was(1)_ because all hismathematical calculations led to the same(2)_：that theearth was not the centre of the solar system.Only if you put the sunthere did the(3)_ of the other planets in the sky make(4)_The problem arose because astronom
10、ers had noticedthat some planets in the sky seemed to stop,move(5)_and then go forward in a loop.Copernicus had thought long andhard about these problems until he completed his theory in 1514.Heprivately showed his friends that the sun was at the centre of thefrightened conclusion movements sense ba
11、ckward solar system and the earth was(6)_ as it went round thesun.His friends were (7)_ and encouraged him topublish his ideas,but Copernicus was(8)_Certainly hewas right to be careful because the Christian Church(9)_his theory which has become the basis on which all our ideas of the(10)_ are built.
12、spinning enthusiastic cautious rejected universe Task 5：课文佳句背诵。1_ you put the sun there did the movements of theother planets in the sky make sense.只有当你把太阳放在中心位置上，天空中其他行星的运动才能讲得通。2He placed a fixed sun at the centre of the solar system _the planets _ (go)round it and only the moon still_(go)round th
13、e earth.他把太阳固定在太阳系的中心位置上，而行星则围绕着太阳转，只有月球仍然绕着地球转。Only if with going going 1contribute vt.&vi.捐献；贡献；捐助(教材 P4)contribute.to.把捐给或贡献给contribute to(doing)sth.有助于(做)某事contribution n.贡献make contributions/a contribution to(doing)sth.对(做)某事做出贡献We _ the victims of the earthquake.我们捐钱给地震的受害者。Im sure your sugges
14、tion will _solving the problem.我确信你的建议将有助于解决问题。Scientists have _ our motherland.科学家们为我们祖国做出了很多贡献。contributed money to contribute to made great contributions to 2apart from 除之外；此外Apart from the construction mentioned above,you have alsolearned the following phrases.(教材 P4)除了上面提到的结构，你们还学过以下的一些短语。(1)表示
15、“除之外，还有(包括在内)”的有：apart from，besides，in addition to。(2)表示“除之外(不包括在内)”的有：except，exceptfor，apart from。As a senior student,we study other subjects _English.作为一个高年级的学生，我们还要学习除了英语之外的其他科目。Your article is well written _ somespelling mistakes.你的文章除了一些拼写错误之外写得很好。apart from/besides/in addition toapart from/exc
16、ept for 3(be)strict with.对严格的(教材 P6)be strict with sb.in sth.对某人在某事上严格My parents are very strict _ me and they demand thatI should be strict _ everything I do.我的父母对我很严格，并且他们希望我对自己所做的每件事都严格要求。with in 4make sense 讲得通；有意义Only if you put the sun there did the movements of the otherplanets in the sky mak
17、e sense.(教材 P7)只有当你把太阳放在中心位置上，天空中其他行星的运动才能讲得通。make no sense 讲不通；无意义I cant follow these instructionsthey _at all.我不能遵从这些指示，他们一点意义也没有。她讲的话不多，但都言之有理。She doesnt talk much,but what she says _.make no sense makes sense5reject vt.拒绝；不接受；抛弃 The Christian Church rejected his theory,saying it wasagainst Gods
18、idea and people who supported it would beattacked.(教材 P7)基督教教会拒绝接受他的理论，说这种理论违背了上帝的旨意，而支持这种理论的人都会受到打击。辨析reject/refuse/declinereject 指拒绝不适当、不满意或延误的事物，如赠物、求婚、忠告、计划、建议等。refuse 其后可接名词或代词，主语可以是人或物，表示拒绝要求、申请、引诱、忠告、帮助等。decline 指委婉地拒绝。The bank _ his application for the loan.银行拒绝了他的贷款申请。She _ his marriage pro
19、posal yesterday.她昨天拒绝了他的求婚。The blind man smilingly _ to be helped to cross thestreet.这个盲人笑着婉拒别人帮他过马路。refused rejected declined 本课时单词拓展单词构词法小结cautious adj.谨慎的；小心的caution n谨慎；小心1.ious为形容词后缀，表示“的，似的，与有关的”。如：victorious胜利的；conscious 意识到的。2tion和ment都是名词后缀。如：solution 解决办法；invention发明；government政府；achieveme
20、nt 成就。construct vt.建设；修建constructionn建设；建筑物contribute vt.&vi.捐献；贡献；捐助contributionn贡献movement n移动；运动；动作move v移动；运动运用用所给单词的适当形式填空1The earth _ every day,but we cant feel its _because we are living on it.(move)2In my childhood,my mother once told me to be a _man and do everything with _.(cautious)3He _
21、100 million to the earthquake fund so far.This _ can make a great difference to those peoplein need.(contribute)4The bridge _ now.In other words,it isunder _.(construct)moves movement cautious caution has contributed contribution is being constructed construction 1 Only if you put the sun there did
22、the movements of the otherplanets in the sky make sense.(教材 P7)只有当你把太阳放在中心位置上，天空中其他行星的运动才能讲得通。当“only状语/状语从句”放在句首时，为了加强语气，句子需部分倒装，即把 be 动词、助动词或情态动词放到主语前。如果位于句首的 only 修饰的不是状语，则该句不倒装。Only the bravest man _ the dangerousdesert.只有最勇敢的人才能穿越危险的沙漠。can walk through Only by studying hard,_.只有通过努力学习，我们才能取得进步。只
23、有我们去保护环境，世界才会更美丽。_can we make progress Only if we protect the environment,will the world becomemore beautiful.2He placed a fixed sun at the centre of the solar system with theplanets going round it and only the moon still going round theearth.(教材 P7)他把太阳固定在太阳系的中心位置上，而行星则围绕着太阳转，只有月球仍然绕着地球转。with the p
24、lanets going round it 是“with 宾语宾补”结构，在句中作状语。这一结构在句中常作定语或状语，此结构中作宾补的可以是介词短语、非谓语动词(不定式、现在分词或过去分词)等。He sat there,_.他坐在那里，脸上带着笑容。With so much work _，he could not go home.有这么多的工作要做，他不能回家了。The street was quiet with no buses _(run)街道很安静，没有公交车经过。He felt uncomfortable with his hands _(tie)手被绑着，他觉得很不舒服。他站在那里，
25、手里拿着一本书。_with a smile on his face to do running tied He stood there with a book in his hand.还有很多问题要解决，他感到焦虑。_有这么多人支持他，他变得很勇敢。_注意：with 复合结构可以译为“随着”，因此可以转换为 as 引导的状语从句。With the test finished,the holiday began._，the holiday began.随着考试结束，假期开始了。With time going by,we know better about each other._，we know
26、 better about each other.随着时间推移，我们更好地了解了彼此。With so many problems to solve,he felt anxious.With so many people supporting him,he became brave.As the test was finished As time goes by 1 Although he had tried to ignore them,all his mathematicalcalculations led to the same conclusion:that the earth was
27、not thecentre of the solar system.(教材 P7)虽然他曾经试着不去理睬那些数字，然而他所有的数学计算都得出一个相同的结论：地球不是太阳系的中心。分析：本句是一个主从复合句。主句的主语是_，谓语是 _，宾语是 _。本句包含了一个although 引导的_ 从句和 that 引导的用来解释说明conclusion 的_从句。calculations led to conclusion 让步状语同位语2 Yet he could not tell anyone about his theory as the powerfulChristian Church would have punished him for even suggestingsuch an idea.(教材 P7)然而他不能告诉任何人他的理论，因为即使他只暗示有这种想法，他都会受到强大的基督教教会势力的惩罚。分析：本句是一个主从复合句。句子的主语是_，谓语是_，宾语是_。本句包含了一个as引导的_从句，在这个从句中又暗藏一个虚拟语气。would have done 表示_，而实际上由于条件不足并没有做。he tell anyone 原因状语本来会做