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1、Unit 3,Using Language,citizen typist typewriter postage postcode button instant,n. 公民; 居民; 市民 n. 打字员 n. 打字机 n. 邮资 n. 邮政编码 n. 纽扣; 按钮 n. 瞬间; 片刻 adj. 立即的; 立刻的,Words preview,receiver dustbin ecology greedy swallow material recycle,n. 接收器; 电话听筒 n. 垃圾箱 n. 生态; 生态学 adj. 贪婪的;贪心的 vt. 吞下; 咽下 n. 原料; 材料 vt. 回收利用

2、; 再利用,Words preview,goods representative settlement motivation,n. 货物 n. 代表; 典型人物 adj. 典型的 n. 定居; 解决 n. 动机,Words preview,Can you tell me something about Yang Liwei?,Pre-reading,Do you think there are alien creatures in outer space? What do you think they look like?,Have you ever seen any amazing thin

3、gs, for example, the alien creatures? Can you describe them?,The moddock is an alien from the Andromeda galaxy. It is shy until you get to know it. To make friends you need to cover yourself in oil as that is the thing the moddock likes best.,Sample,It should be able to help you with your English ho

4、mework because it is such a marvelous language learner! It stays in one place most of the time as it finds moving so painful.,Sample,When it has to move, it rolls over and over like a ball. Moddocks live alone and never go to school. They dont need to, as they are good observers and quick learners f

5、rom others. It really likes humans and as we are now friends, it wants to become a human being too.,Sample,I HAVE SEEN AMAZING THINGS,Reading,In pairs use the information from the reading passage to fill the chart on page 23 Space Station.,thoughtpad,1 efficient 2 environmentally friendly,thoughts m

6、ust be clear or messages may be mixed up,a waste machine,1 disposes of all waste 2 turn them into three grades of useful material,None,1 no waste 2 no pollution 3 no environmental damage,people must live on a space station to monitor the robots,manufacturing robots,I Have Seen Amazing Things,in spac

7、e search (some place) for sth. light of any kind assist (sb.) in sth./ doing sth. go soft from side to side depend on,Retelling,Now in pairs think about the advantages and disadvantages of living on a space station. For example: Would you like to live and work in one? What would you do with your spa

8、re time? Prepare to report to the class.,Discussion,Students work in pairs to have a discussion according to the following questions:,Q1. Which planet is said to be the most similar to the earth? Q2. Suppose people can live on it. What should people consider?,Listening,1. First read the words and ph

9、rases, then listen and tick what you hear:,space creatures living on another planet new discoveries in space why a space station spins how to get water on Mars comets houses in a town on Mars Martian creatures atmosphere and gravity,2 Listen to the tape again and answer the following questions. 1 Ho

10、w can “Wonderworld” make sure there is enough oxygen? 2 How can “Wonderworld” make sure there is enough water? 3 What is the advantage of living in “Wonderworld” ? 4 Do you think people will be healthy living in “Wonderworld” ? Why?,1 How can “Wonderworld” make sure there is enough oxygen?,“Wonderwo

11、rld” will provide a covered area for people to live in with a special air supply.,2 How can “Wonderworld” make sure there is enough water?,“Wonderworld” will make sure there is enough water by collecting some from under the planets surface. After use, this water will be cleaned and recycled so that

12、it can be used as rain to water drops and provide clean drinking water. Everyone will put their dirty water in special tanks and animals will have to go to the toilet in special places. Bacteria will clean this dirty water so it can be used again.,3 What is the advantage of living in “Wonderworld” ?

13、 4 Do you think people will be healthy living in “Wonderworld” ? Why?,People may become rich and famous.,I think the people will be quite healthy as they have a satisfactory climate, enough water and sufficient accommodation to live comfortably.,Li Qiang (LQ) is interviewing Walker Hiller (WH) on th

14、e space station about his idea for building a new town called “Wonderworld” on Mars.,Listening Text,CAN PEOPLE REALLY LIVE ON MARS?,LQ: Well, Mr Hiller! Why did you think of building a new town on Mars? WH: It sounds astonishing, doesnt it? I imagine that itll be difficult and the atmosphere, gravit

15、y, and climate will have to be just like the earth or nobody will travel there.,LQ: Can you imagine how thatll be achieved? WH: Yes, I think so. The atmospheres too hot and has no oxygen. So people couldnt breathe Mars air and live. Well make a covered area for people to live in with a special air s

16、upply.,LQ: Is it likely you can find and use water to keep the climate similar to that on the earth? WH: Perhaps. We hope theres water under the planets surface. People will have to collect all the used water so it can be cleaned and recycled as rain. Then it can be used again to water plants and cr

17、ops and provide clean drinking water.,LQ: Yes. I suppose everyone will have to put their dirty water in special tanks. Even animals will have to be trained to go to the toilet in special places. WH: Yes, I suppose so. LQ: So is it likely that bacteria will clean the water?,WH: Well, thats a possibil

18、ity. LQ: I wonder if the houses can be made strong enough against the gravity on Mars? WH: Yes, they can. The robots will provide special building material. LQ: Still life sounds quite uncomfortable. So whats the advantage of going to live on Mars?,WH: There will be opportunities for scientific work