Learning about Language教学设计一等奖

Unit 4

Astronomy Period 2 Reading 任务卡

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Task 1 Read and match the main idea of each paragraph.

Para. 1

Para. 2

Para. 3

Para. 4

Para. 5

a. The development of plants and animals on the earth

(life)

b. The importance of water for life

(earth)

c.The formation of the earth

(earth)

d. The arrival of humans and their impact on the earth

(life)

e. A widely accepted theory about the formation of the universe (universe)

Task 2

Read for the structure:

How many parts can we divide this passage into? What’s the main idea of each part?

Para. 1

Para. 2

Para. 3

Para. 4

Para. 5

Part Paras. Main idea

.......... ........ ...........

Task3

Read the passage carefully and fill in the blanks

Time

Big Bang

What happened

______ began to form and combine to create stars and other bodies.

☆ Dust settled into a solid and ______ glob.

☆ The earth exploded to produce its ______.

☆ The continued ________ of water allowed the earth to dissolve harmful gases and ____ into the oceans and seas.

☆ The first small plants on the surface of the water produced _______. ☆ Early ________ and all sorts of fish appeared. ☆ Green plants began to grow on land.

☆ Insects and ___________ appeared.

Many millions of years later (65-250million years ago) ☆Mammals rose and ____________ babies. About 2.6 million years ago Some small ______ animals with hands and feet appeared and spread all over the earth. Humans produce too much carbon _______, making the earth too hot. ☆ ________ appeared and they laid eggs. ☆ Dinosaurs developed, laid eggs and _______for more than 140 million years.

Between 4.5 and 3.8 billion years ago

Many millions of years later (250-540million years ago) Now

Task4

What can we do to take care of the Earth?