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Unit 4 Astronomy:the science of the stars

A visit to the Moon

Teaching content:

A visit to the Moon Analysis of the students: The students have known information about the moon .The text is a science fiction, which is to combine facts with a story to make students interested and excited about travelling in space. Teaching goals:

1.

Enable students to get more reading skills such as skimming,close reading,summarizing and so on. 2.

Enable students to be interested in space. Teaching idea:

Enalbe students to get reading skills and know space travel and gravity. Teaching stresses and difficulties:

Enalbe students to get reading skills and know space travel and gravity. Teaching methods:

Team work and task-based learning Teaching Aids:

A projector and some slides.

Teaching arrangements: Step 1 Lead in Ask the students some questions

1 who is the first Chinese astronaut to go into space? 2 Who is the first man landing on the moon? 3.

Do you want to go to the moon?

4.

What do you need to take to the moon?

(The questions can motivate their interest in space) Step 2 Skimming Let’s read the science fiction A visit to the moon to get more information about space travel.Read it quickly to get main idea of each paragraph.Pay attention to the first sentence of each paragraph. Para. 1 Para.2 Para.3 A. We returned to the earth. B.The things I did on the moon. C.How the force of gravity changed when we travel from the earth to the moon. Para.4 D.Last month we visited the moon.

(Enable students to get the reading skills like reading the first sentence of each paragraph.) Step3 careful reading

Ask them to read the passage quickly and choose the best answer according to the passage. 1.

Why can’t the spaceship fall back to the earth?

A.

Because the moon’s gravity pulls it up.

B.

Because it is too far away from the earth.

C.

Because the earth has no gravity.

D.

Because the spaceship is not very heavy.

2.

When I was on the moon I felt I was than I was on the earth. A. Slower B. heavier C. cleverer D. lighter

3.

If a baby is growing on the moon, when he grows up, he will grow A. taller than he is on the earth. B. shorter C. fatter D. thinner

(enable students to know about the gravity of the moon.They can compare it with the gravity of the earth.) Step 4 Summary

Read the passage carefully and fill in the blanks.I

Last month I visited the moon with my friend. Before we left, I was told the force of 1. would change three times on our . . when I journey.Then we took off. As we left the earth, I became very 2

Gradually,the weight 3 . When I was in space, it 4

We 5 weightlessly in the cabin and I 6 was on the moon . I was surprised to find out even walking needs lots

of patience. 7 earth was very 8

gravity changed. The returning of the

. We were amazed to watch fire 9 on the outside of the ship.

(Enable students to get more detailed information and get the reading skills like detailed information) Step 5 Discussion

Discuss in pairs. Supposing you were the first Chinese astronaut walking on the moon? What will you say to the world?

(enable students to imagine and motivate their interest travelling to the space.) Homework

Make an interview with the astronaut returning from the moon. Prepare for speaking. Blackboard plan

1 who is the first Chinese astronaut to go into space? 2 Who is the first man landing on the moon? 3.

Do you want to go to the moon?

4.

What do you need to take to the moon? in