高一下学期英语ppt必修三Unit4AstronomyWarmingup课件.pptx

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1、Unit 4 Astronomy:the science of the stars人教新课标必修三人教新课标必修三Astronomy is the scientific study of the universe and the heaven bodies(such as the sun,the moon,and stars),gas,and dust within it.What is Astronomy?Warming up In our solar system eight planets circle around the sun.What are they?Can you match

2、 the names with the planets?海王星海王星 Neptune水星水星Mercury 金星金星Venus 地球地球Earth 火星火星Mars 木星木星Jupiter 土星土星Saturn天王星天王星Uranus What interests you in astronomy?Do you know any questions that astronomers are interested in?How did life begin on Earth?How was the universe formed?1.The origin of life on earth is

3、a question that interests astronomers.What do you know about it?How old is the universe?(several billion years ago)How old is the Earth?(between 4.5 and 3.8 billion years ago)Which were the first creatures or plants on Earth?.Pre-reading2.Each religion and culture has its own ideas about how life be

4、gan on earth.What do you know?In China,we all know that Pangu separates the sky from the earth and Nuwa made humans.Chinese Legends(传说传说)Pangu separates the sky from the earth.His whole body then turns into all kinds of things in the universe.中国神话传说中有盘古开天地的说法。巨人盘古用一把利斧劈开混沌,将天地分开。死后,他的气息化成风和云,声音变成轰轰的

5、雷声,左眼化为太阳,右眼化为月亮,手足与四肢变成大地的四极与五方的名山,血液化成江河,筋脉铺成道路,肌肉形成田地,须发成为星星,牙齿和骨骼化为金属、珍珠、玉石,汗水成为滋润万物生长的甘霖和雨露。Nuwa made human beingsThe Biblical AccountAccording to Bible,God created the world inseven days.Day 1:God spoke and separated light from darkness creating Day and Night Day 2:God spoke and separated the

6、water creating sky and ocean Day 3:God spoke and created dry land Day 4:God spoke and created the sun,moon and stars Day 5:God spoke and created living creatures in the air and sea Day 6:God spoke and created the land animals and man Day 7:God rested and blessed this day calling it Holy IndiaBrahma is the god first represented in the Hindu Triad.He is the creator of the universe and all living beings are said to have evolved from him.Prediction Look at the pictures.Do you know the topic of this unit?