Unit 3 Space

Space

The earth—a planet The sun—

a star

far

nearThe solar system

mercury

venus

mars

jupiter

Saturnuranus

neptune

pluto

http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/solar_system.html

A space quiz:1.Which is the biggest, the sun , the earth or the moon?

The sun2.Is the moon bigger than the earth?

No, it isn’t.3.Is the sun a star? What about the earth?

Yes, it is.The earth is a planet.

4. What is a star?

5. What is a planet?

6. What is the solar system?It is made of sun, planet, asteroid, comet and meteor.

The body in space that moves around a star.

Any large ball in outer space thatis made up of gases and gives outlight, such as the sun.

B1: Read and circle

• Why is the earth much brighter than the other stars?

• 1.read in the sun

• 2.be bad for your eyes

• 3.that’s dump(silly)

• 4.talk about

在阳光下阅读对你的眼睛不好太傻了谈论

B2: Look and write

• The earth is one of the ________planets.

• One of the + superative form(最高级 )

hottest

C: A day in space• What does Dr. Zhang Ling do during the day?

time In the morning

In the afternoon In the evening

activities makes new medicine

fix something outside the station

has a rest

Key words:

• 1.scientist 科学家— science 科学• 2.gravity 引力• 3.fix: repair/mend 修理• 4.sunrise sunset 日落• 5.float away 漂走

• Important sentences:

• I am floating around.

• I wave hello to the earth below.

• I am as small as a toy.

• I want to get a rocket and go into space.

• On October 16th, 2003, Yang became the first person from China in space.

• He flew around the earth for more than 21 hours in the shenzhou 5

• ……as +adj/adv +as…..

• My father is _______________your father.

• 和你爸爸一样大• ……not as /so adj/adv as …….

• This house is not ________________that one.

• 没有那个房子大

难点提升：原级比较

as old as

as/so big as