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Unit 4教学内容英语（九年级下册）9B Unit 4Reading I教学项目New words:planet, crowded, polluted, rapid, increase, passenger, uncomfortable, oxygen, tasty, specially, float, compare, interplanetary, network, challenging, rapidly, all over again, at a/the speed of, in the form of, compare to/withNew structures:Food would most probably in the form of pills and would not be so tasty.The gravity on Mars is only about three-eighths of that on the Earth.Compared with life on the Earth, people would have more space.教学方法任务型教学法教学目标By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:1. learn about what life would be like on another planet in the future;2. tell the differences between the life on Mars and that on Earth, talk about the advantages and disadvantages of living on Mars, and have a debate called “Life on Mars will be better than that on Earth”;3. develop their abilities of reading, like guessing the word meanings from the context;4. be engaged in class activities actively and improve their ability of critical thinking.教学重点1. Learn about what life would be like on another planet in the future.2. Talk about the advantages and disadvantages of living on Mars and Earth.教学难点Talk about the advantages and disadvantages of living on Mars and Earth.运用任务谈论火星、地球生活的优缺点。教学过程时间教学步骤教师活动学生活动教学目的827Step 1Pre-readingStep 2While-readingTask OneTask TwoTask ThreeStep 3Post-readingStep 4Homework1. Free talkT: Do you know anything about Mars?S: T: Mars is the nearest to Earth. Thesurface of Mars is a little like the surfaceof Earth.We can build a better world on Mars in the future. Do you want to live on Mars?Maybe you will be the first settlers on Mars if youre lucky enough.2. PredictingImagine what life will be like on Mars.T: What will life be like on Mars?S: FoodclothesTransportLife on MarshomeschoolT: You have wonderful imagination. Daniel wants to find out more about life in space in the future too. Look, he has found an article by a famous scientist who thinks humans could live on Mars by the next century. Do you want to read it?1.Skim the text and get the main idea of the textPart 1Para 1Problems on EarthPart 2Paras 2-4Life on Mars in some waysPart 3Paras 5-6Advantages of life on MarsPart 4Para 7Conclusion1.Read Para 1 and answer two questions.(1) When can we live on the planet Mars?(2) Why do we need to move to Mars?2.Read Para 2 and fill in the blanks.at presentby the year 2100At present, spacecraft are _ and it takes _ to fly to Mars.By the year 2100, they would travel at _ and it might take _.3.Read Paras 3 & 4 and fill in the blanks.Disadvantages of life on Mars(1) Meals will probably be in the form of _ and will not be as _ as they are today.(2) Space travel makes people feel _ and very _.4. Read Paras 5 & 6 and fill in the blanks.Advantages of life on Mars(1) People will have _ space.(2) _ will do most of our work.(3) Well have more time for _.(4) Students will study in _ schools.Further thinkingT: What does the writer think of the life on Mars?S: He thinks it would be interesting as well as challenging.T: Do you agree with him? Why or why not?1. Retell the articleT: Say something about life on Mars with the help of key words.2. Group discussionT: Work in groups and talk about advantages and disadvantages of life on Mars and Earth.Life on MarsAdvantagesDisadvantages1. Not crowded or polluted1. Low gravity is dangerous.2. No heavy traffic2. Food is not fresh or tasty.3. Have more space3. Travel will make people sick.4. Robots will do our work.4. Too cold to go outside5. More time for hobbies5. Far away from friends.Life on EarthAdvantagesDisadvantages1. Food is tasty and fresh.1. crowded and polluted2. Travel is comfortable.2. not much space3. We can breathe the air.3. noisy4. We can go to theatres.4. not very exciting or unusual3. Have a debate!(for)VS(against)Life on Mars is betterLife on Earth is betterbecausebecause1. no pollution 1. gravity, not a problem2. more space2. many types of clothes and shoes3. less homework3. many kinds of tasty food4. more time for hobbies4. be close to friends Homework1. Read the article aloud.2. Search the Internet for more information about life on Mars.3. Finish the exercises in the workbooks.Students have a free talk.Students imagine what life will be like on Mars.Students Divide the text into four parts and get the main idea of each part.Students scan the article and answer some questions.Students have a discussion in groups.1. Ss read and retell the article.2.Ss have a discussion in groups.3.Ss have a debate.1.1.Stus激活学生的背景知识，为导入火星上的生活做好铺垫。读前，充分发挥学生的想象，激发阅读兴趣，引导学生对文本内容进行预测和思考，读前有效的预测能使学生成为积极的阅读者。引导学生快速浏览课文，概括大意，把握文本脉络，为理解火星上的生活做好铺垫。由问题导出文本，并引导学生结合上下文去理解生词和词组的含义，努力培养学生在真正的阅读中猜词悟义的能力。引导学生进行深层次阅读，培养英语思维能力，让学生成为阅读的积极思考者。通过小组合作，引导学生收集信息，在组内谈论地球生活和未来火星生活的利与弊，培养学生辩证思维的能力，为接下来的辩论活动做好铺垫。英语辩论不仅能帮助学生活用所学语言知识，而且能激发学生思维，为他们今后成为“善于哲思的智者”打好基础。教学反思