Module 3 Journey to space

Unit 2

We haven’t found life on other planets yet.

By Qiling Guan

I. Revision1.Say out three forms of the verbs.Infinitive Past tense Past participle

looklivestaycrystudystop

looklookeedd

looklookededlivelivedd

liveliveddstaystayee

ddstaystayeded

crcriedied crcriediedstudstudieiedd

studstudieieddstopstoppepedd

stopstoppepedd

go go swiswimmwritwriteetaketakespeaspeakkbuybuyhavehave

swumswaswammwrotwrotee

writtewrittenn

Infinitive Past tense Past participle

wentwent gone

tooktook taketakennspokespoke spokespokenn

boughboughtt

boughthadhad hadhad

paypaycomecome leaveleaveforgetforgetrunrunmakemakeeat eat

leftleftforgottforgottenenforgoforgo

tt runrunranranmadmadee

eateneatenateate

Infinitive Past tense Past participle

leftleft

madmadee

paipaidd

paipaiddcamcam

eecomcomee

II. Enjoy the game:

How many can your remember?

III. Group work: Look at the picture and write down as many words as you can about universe.

Universe

airplanet

life

galaxy

plant

Solar systemstar

Earth

Sun

Mars

Moon

the milky way

Jupiter

Space shuttle

Space stationspacecraft

astronaut

message

IV. Put the words and expressions in the box in order: small -- large

galaxy planet solar system star universe

V. 1st Reading:Skim for gist. Read and choose the best title. Then check with your parter.

1 Anyone out there?

2 Life on Earth

3 Our solar system

4 The stars at night

1. The Earth is a star. 2. The Sun is a star.3. There is more than one galaxy.4. Our galaxy is part of the Milky Way.5. The light from stars has taken a long time

to reach us.6. Scientists have found life on other planets.7. They’ve received many messages from

space.8. They’ve visited most of the universe.

VI. Scanning: Check the true sentences.

VII. Enjoy listening to the passage

VIII. Read the passage aloud by yourself.

IX. Group work:

Rearrange the paragraphs into a passage.

3 5 2 6 1 4

IX. Complete the sentences from the IX. Complete the sentences from the passage, pay attention to the tense.passage, pay attention to the tense.

1. We haven’t ______ (find) life on other planets yet.

2. Scientists have _______ (discover) many other galaxies in the universe.

3. Their light has _______ (travel) for many years to reach us.

founddiscoveredtravelled

4. Some scientists have ____ (send) lots of spacecraft to look at other planets in our solar system.

5. Some space craft have ____ (go) beyond the solar system.

6. No one has ________ (discover) any life in space yet.

sent

gone

discovered

Present Perfect Tense:

have (has ) + V.p.p.

XI.Find out the phrases in the passage：① 在地球上 _______________ ② 数百万的 ___________ ③ 绕着…运转 ____________

…④ 中没有一个 ___________ ⑤ 被叫做… __________ ⑥ 在太空中 ______________ ⑦ 在宇宙中 ________________ ⑧ 观察其他行星 ______________ ⑨ 在太阳系以外 ______________ ⑩ 发送信息 _________________

on Earth millions of

go around ……none of ……

be called …… in space in the universe

look at other planetsbeyond the solar system

send a message

XII. Group work: Discussion

Why is it important to send spacecraft to look at other planets and galaxies?

Some possible ideas:

1.We can send man-made satellites .

2. Sending spacecraft can show the power of a country.

3. We can study the universe and use the resource of space. a

XI. Pair work: Answer the questions

about the words in the box.

air alone beyond grow million reach

1. Who and what needs air?

2. How often are you alone?

3. What is there beyond your school

entrance?

4. How much have you grown in the

last three years ?

5. What costs a million yuan ?

6. How long does it take to reach Be

ijing/Guangzhou ?

1) 同步 (P33-37) Unit 2 2) 背单词、熟读 U2 课文3) 完成导学稿练习和作文