1. Learn the new word and useful expressions:

research

What fun!

I won’t believe there are aliens until I see them with my own eyes.

2. Homework:

Imagine you live on another star or planet. Write a passage about your life on it, including clothing, food and drinks, weather, transportation, and so on. Finish 2.

板书设计：

1. A Space and Science Quiz Show!

(1)Work in groups of four or five. Each student write one or two quiz questions on space or science. (You may need to do some research first. )

Write the correct answers on a separate piece of paper.

(2)Exchange your questions with your group members to make sure they are written correctly.

(3)Hand in your questions to your teacher. Each group will have a chance to answer some

questions. The group that answers the most questions will win.

For example:

- Who was China’s first astronaut?

-　　 Yang Liwei.

(板书并要求掌握hand in)

3. 复习本话题的语法重点和重要句型。完成3a和3b。

Step 5　 Project 第五步 　综合探究活动(时间:6分钟)

2. T: Now, please change the following sentences into the passive voice. Don’t forget the modal verbs, and put them in the right places.

(1) We can see many stars in the sky on a fine evening.

(2) You may find life on other planets one day.

(3) They must record their daily life in the spaceship.

(4) We should study the universe carefully.

(5) The human beings mustn’t throw garbage into space.

(板书以上句子，挑选学生在黑板上做改写练习。其他学生同时在练习本上做。)

1. T: There are so many planets in space. But no one knows if there is life on other planets. Scientists don’t know. We don’t know, either. But do you want to discover the secret?

Ss: Yes, we do.

T: So what can be done to find out the truth?

S₈: More satellites must be sent into space.

S₉: More scientific research should be done.

S₁₀: Other planets may be visited in the future.

…

(学生会有许多奇思妙想，要允许他们大胆表达，但及时提醒他们用情态动词+被动语态

的句型结构，然后总结他们的回答或及时记录其中相关的句子，板书后总结语法。)

2. (根据板书的关键词，引导学生复述课文。)

T: Look at the key words and phrases on the blackboard. Can you retell the text?

Ss: Let’s have a try.

T: OK. life, millions of years.

Ss: There has been life on the earth for millions of years.

T: on other planets.

Ss: We haven’t found life on other planets yet.

T: the earth.

Ss: The earth goes around the sun.

T: seven.

Ss: There are seven other planets that also go around the sun.

T: the solar system, universe.

Ss: The solar system is a small part of the universe.

T: launch.

Ss: Scientists have launched many spaceships to explore other planets in the solar system.

T: beyond.

Ss: Some spaceships have gone beyond the solar system.

T: discover.

Ss: However, no one has discovered any life in space yet.

T: message.

Ss: Why has no one from other planets sent us a message?

T: information.

Ss: Have they tried to send information to us?

T: alone.

Ss: Are we alone, or is there life on other planets in space?

T: Good. You did very well. After class you should read the passage again and again until you

understand it well.

Step 4　 Practice 第四步 　练习(时间:10分钟)

　 (通过本话题内容的拓展，复习总结本话题语法。)

1. (学生再读1a，教师板书本课关键词和短语。)

T: Boys and girls, let’s find out the key words and phrases of the passage.

(板书)

2. (让学生读1a, 选出恰当的标题。然后完成1b。)

T: You read 1a again. Choose the best title of the passage, then finish 1b。

(学生完成后，核对答案。)

T: Now, which one would you like to choose?

Ss: Is there anyone out there?

T: Yes, good. Now look at 1b. Who can match the pictures with their names according to 1a?

S₇: (B) the solar system

(D) the earth

(A) the universe

(C) the sun

T: OK, you did very well.

Step 3　 Consolidation 第三步 　巩固(时间:8分钟)

1. (学生打开课本，听1a录音并跟读，回答下列问题。)

T: Boys and girls, let’s listen to the tape. Read after it, then answer the following questions:

(幻灯出示问题。)

(1) Has anybody found life on other planets?

(2) What’s called the solar system?

(学生听后回答问题，教师核对答案，必要时可再放一遍录音。)