Unit 4 Astronomy: the science of the stars
unit 4 astronomy: the science of the stars
grammar
teaching goals
1 target language
a重點詞匯和短語
suffer, settle , realize , worry about , have got to, tie up
b重點句子：
he was very disappointed.
what it was to become was a mystery.
to save money, you must use as few words as possible.
c. practise talking about problems in study or life
my problem is… the difficulty is… my trouble is…
the question is… my advice is… what i think about it is…
the fact is… my suggestion is…
2 ability goals
learn to use noun clauses as the subject..
3 learning ability goals
let ss learn how to use noun clauses as the subject
teaching important points
the use of noun clauses as the subject
teaching difficult points
how to teach the ss to learn to use noun clauses as the subject
teaching methods
learn grammar through practice
teaching aids
computer
teaching procedures
step 1 revision
1. check retelling of the passage.
the explosion of the earth produced water vapor, which turned into water when the earth cooled down. water allowed the earth to dissolve harmful gases into the oceans and seas. that made it possible for life to begin to develop. the arrival of small plants encouraged the development of early shellfish and all sorts of fish. many millions of years later the first green plants began to appear on land. later land animals appeared. some were insects. others, called amphibians, were able to live on land as well as in the sea. when the plants grew into forests, reptiles appeared for the first time. later, dinosaurs developed. they became the most important animals on the earth for millions of years. after they disappeared, mammals became more important. they were the last group of animals and they were different because they produced their young from within their bodies. small clever animals, with hands and feet, appeared and spread all over the earth. as time went by, they covered the earth and have become the most important animals on the planet.
2. translate the following sentences.
1. 你遲早會成功的。
2. 我的車與你的不一樣。
3. 站在門旁邊的那個人是誰？
4. 他總是第一個來，最后一個離開。
5. 既然你已經長大了，你自己決定吧。
suggested answers:
1. you’ll succeed in time.
2. my car is different from yours.
3. who is the person standing by the door?