Unit4readingHowLifeBeganontheEarthPanguseparatestheskyfromtheearthTheGoddessNuwamendedtheheavenandcreatedhumanbeingsfromtheclay(粘土).GodcreatedtheworldinsevendaysDetailedreadingThistextcanmainlydividedintotwostagesStage1:ThedevelopmentoftheearthStage2:Thedevelopmentoflife(para1—3)(para4—5)Stage1:Thedevelopmentoftheearth(1)AftertheBigBang,whatwastheearthlike?acloudofdustasolidglobeexplodedwithfireandrockproducedwatervapourandgases(2)Whathappenednext?(3)Whatdidthewatervapourandgasesform?theearth’satmosphereWaterappeared(4)Whatappearedastheearthcooleddown?waterisimportantforthebeginningoflifeontheearth.Whyiswatersoimportantforthebeginningoflife?Becausewaterallowedtheearthtodissolveharmfulgasesintooceansandseas.Stage2Thedevelopmentoflifesmallplantsappearsinwater1.Whatlifedevelopedafterwaterappeared?Shellfishandallsortsoffish2.Whatlifedevelopedinwaternext?greenplantsbegantogrowonlandinsectsappeared3.Whataboutthelifeonland?amphibiansonlandandinthewaterforests4.Whatlifedevelopednextonland?reptilesappeareddinosaurdeveloped5.Whatlifedevelopedafterforestsappeared?mammalsonland6.Whatlifedevelopedafterdinosaurs?smallcleveranimals7.Whatlifedevelopedaftermammals?1.Whoarethesmallcleveranimalswithhandsandfeet?2.Aretheytakingcareoftheearthwell?Why?Becausetheyareputtingtoomuchcarbondioxideintotheatmosphere,whichpreventsheatfromescapingfromtheearthintospace.Theearthmaybecometoohottoliveon.Canyoufillintheblanks?23456789101smallplantsinwatersellfishandallsortsoffishinsectsreptilesamphibiansmammalsdinosaurshumansplantsanimalsGreenplantsonlandforests1.Insectsandamphibiansappeared.3.Theearthbecameasolidball.5.Reptilesappeared.7.Theearthwasacloudofdust9.Shellfishandotherfishappeared.11.Cleveranimalswithhandsandfeetappeared2.Dinosaursappeared.4.Smallplantsgrewonthewater.6.Plantsbegantogrowondryland.8.Waterappearedontheearth10.Theuniversebeganwitha“BigBand”.12.Mammalsappeared.831091151741262Canyouputtheorderofdevelopmentoflifeintoatimeline?Groupwork:describethevideoTheearthisbecominghotterandhotterDiscussionWhatcanwedotopreventtheearthfrombecominghotterandhotter?Eg.Whatwecandoistosaveenergy.•Whatwecandoisto…summary•Afterthe“bigbang”,theearthwasstilljustacloudof_______,it_______loudlywithfireandrock,whichwere_____toproducethe_________,watervapourandothergases.Then________begantoappearedontheearth.dustexplodedintimecarbonwater____________inwaterareconsideredtobetheearliestlivesontheearth.TheO2theysuppliedencouragedthelivesof______________.Slowlygreenplantsgrewonland,whichwerefollowedby__________likeinsects&________.Whentheplantsgrewinto______,______appeared.Then_______developedbutdisappearedlater,whichmadetheriseofatotallydifferentanimal,______,possible,andfinally_____spreadallovertheworld.shell--fishandfishamphibiansforestsreptilesdinosaursmammalhumansThesmallplantslandanimals1.Finishtheexercise1and2onpage632.Readthetextagainandfindoutyourdifficultpoints.Homework:1.Howwastheearthdifferentfromtheotherplanets?Comprehensionquestions2.Whatmadeitpossibleforlifetobegintodevelop?Comprehensionquestions3.Whatarethedifferencesbetweenreptilesandmammals?Comprehensionquestions4.Howdiddinosaursdisappear?Comprehensionquestions