unit9-Is-There-Life-on-Earth

Backgroundinformation:solarsystem,pollutioin,Manhattan1Globalreading:questionstodiscuss2Detailedreading:feasibility,compose,hover,emit,proceed3Assignments4TheyarenamedwiththenameofGodsinRomanMythology.罗马神话NamesofPlanetsinthesolarsystemTheEarthistheonlyplanetthatcreaturescanlivein.Why?energyorigin1.temperature–themodestdistancefromthesun2.atmosphere–protectingthelives,formingclimate3.water–thecarrierofmanysubstancestoformlivesItseemsthattheearthisthebestplaceforliving,butOtherconditionsforlive:waterpollutionairpollutiongarbagepollutionsoilpollutionnoisepollutionlightpollutionradioactivepollutionQuestion:Whydidtheauthorchoosethespecialname‘Manhattan’?BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingEmpireStateTheUNHeadquarterTimeSquareWallstreetBeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingBecausetheManhattanrepresentthehighdevelopmentofindustryingandconstructions.Itisconsideredtobethemostdevelopedareaintheworld.Butmeanwhile,theauthorwanttosatirizethat…Thehighdevelopmentisjustthesourceofthepollution.(1925-)Aawell-knownAmericanhumorcolumnistforWashingtonPost.Hiscolumnsfrequentlydealwithstoriesaboutpoliticiansandfamouspersonalities,currenteventsinpoliticsandissuesinthenews.IsThereLifeonEarthisahumorousfiction,aswellasasatire(讽刺文学).Whilereading,trytopointoutalltheironicwordsinthestory.Page10DetailedReadingBeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingQuestionstodiscuss:(15minutes)1.WhatcausedthegreatexcitementontheplanetofVenus?2.WhydidtheauthorchoosethelocationManhattan?3.Whichoneisthetransitionalsentenceinpara3?What'sitsfunction?4.Whatconclusionhavetheymade?Whatreasonsaretheybasedon?5.Whattypesofpollutionsarementionedinthetext?Inwhichparagraph?6.Explainthefollowingterms:Venusian,VenusBeing,metalparticle,stalagmiteprojection,graniteformation.Whatdotheyimply?7.Whatdoesthelastparagraphimply?•PartDivisionoftheTextMainIdeaLinesPart11—10211—39340—47ThesatellitelandedonEarthhasbeensendingbacksignalsandphotographs.VenusianscientistshavecometotheconclusionthatEarthisunfitforthemtolive.TheVenusianscientistsaredeterminedtoproceedwiththeexplorationoftheplanetEarth.1.Finishtheexercisesofunit9:vocabulary4(p216),translation(p223)2.Getreadyforthefinalexam.Assignments--week17LanguagePoints:E.g.YourdrinkingwilllandyouinhospitalsoonerorlaterLandvt.vi.E.g.Thehelicopterhassuccessfullylandedv.makevi.tosettleonthegroundorsurface.BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReading1Reachastageof…e.g.Aftersearchingforseveralyears,itcametonothingintheend.cometoLanguagePoints:BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingLanguagePoints:E.g.Thehousesurvivedthestorm.Survivevt.vi.E.g.Thecustomstillsurvives.Shewassoluckytosurvivetheearthquakevi.Aftertheblizzard,onlyfourmansurvived.BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingHoverkeepfloatover;remainstillornearlystillintheairabovehoverover/near/aroundTwohawkswerehoveringoverhead.Thetemperaturehoveredaround36°C.vt.Ahenhoversherchicks.hovermarinehoverplanehovertrainBeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingLanguagePoints:“Sir,whatareallthosetinyblackspotsonthephotographs?”“We'renotcertainTheyseemtobemetalparticlesthatmovealongcertainpaths.Theyemitgases,makenoiseandkeepcrashingintoeachother.Therearesomanyofthesepathsandsomanymetalparticlesthatitisimpossibletolandaflyingsaucerwithoutitsbeingsmashedbyone.”CanyouguesswhataretheBlackspots/Metalparticles:Vehiclesmovingalongstreets.BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingLanguagePoints:Emit:giveoffemitlightemitgasemitlaughteremitopinionCrashAnairlinercrashedlastnight.Thebuscrashedintoatree.Hisbusinesscrashedlastyear.SmashShesmashedoneofherplatesintopieces.Wehadsuccessfullysmashtheenemy’sintrigue.Crushcrushjuicefromagrape.Hundredscrushedintothehall.Hewascrushedbyfailure.BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingLanguagePoints:AfterReading_1.11.第一次2.起初3.（经过）努力（后成功）4.送回信号5.自那时起6.对准方向7.以…命名8.以…闻名forthefirsttimeoriginallymanagesendbacksignalseversincedirectnameafterknownasBeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingUsefulExpressionsAfterReading_1.29.关于10.同样的11.其一12.其二13.由…组成14.就…而言15.突出16.散发出asto/concerningaswellasforonethingforanotherbecomposedofasfaras…beconcernedstickupemit/giveoffBeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingUsefulExpressionsAfterReading_1.317.延误18.得出结论19.（调查）结果20.不断互相撞击21.盘旋22.载人飞碟setbackcometoaconclusionfindingskeepcrashingintoeachotherhoverovermannedflyingsaucer23.可行性24.记者招待会feasibilityapressconferenceBeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingUsefulExpressionsAfterReading_6Directions:Formgroupsof4-5toroleplaythepressconferenceheldattheVenusInstituteofTechnology.StudentAplaysasProf.Zog.StudentsB,C,DorEplayasthesciencereportersfromtheVenusEveningStar.ReportersareencouragedtoaskthesamequestionsinthetextandtheyarealsoallowedtoaskmoreextraquestionsconcerningtheenvironmentalproblemsonEarth.TipsBeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingRolePlay1)polluted2)feasibility3)conclusionhazard4)knownas5)givingoff6)satellite7)basedon8)plane