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1、Goodbye Pluto (P6)云南昆明八中 赵坚 2121st st Century Century TeensTeensCurriculum focusLearning strategies:Learning how to make use of the Internet to search for the information you need and learning to co-operate with othersPre-reading:1. Discuss the following questions:1). Have you ever heard of “Pluto”?
2、What is it?2). What do you know about “Pluto”?3). What has happened to “Pluto” recently?2: A quiz about the original 9 planets in the solar familyMatch their Chinese names with their English names:Match their Chinese names with their English names:1).Mercury a. 1).Mercury a.火星火星2). 2).Venus b.Venus
3、b.木星木星3). 3).Earth c.Earth c.金星金星4). 4).Mars d.Mars d.水星水星5). 5).Jupiter e.Jupiter e.冥王星冥王星6). 6).Saturn f.Saturn f.海王星海王星7). 7).Uranus g.Uranus g.土星土星8). 8).Neptune h.Neptune h.天王星天王星9). 9).Pluto i. Pluto i. 地球地球While reading:While reading:1: Skim the passage and find the1: Skim the passage and fin
4、d theanswers to the questions: answers to the questions:1). Who made the decision that Pluto is not 1). Who made the decision that Pluto is not among the classical planets? among the classical planets? Over 2,500 astronomers from 75 countries who attended the conference of IAU.2). Why has Pluto beco
5、me a “dwarf planet”? Because its orbit overlaps with Neptunes. As a result, Pluto doesnt have a clear neighbourhood around its orbit. This means it does not fit the new definition of a “planet”. All this is due to its small size. 3). For how many years has Pluto been the focus of astronomers debate?
6、 And why?At least 16 years. Because in 1992 an advanced telescope was sent into space, with which astronomers started to find more objects at the edges of the solar system, two of which are of the same size as Pluto.2: Scan the passage and judge whether the sentences are true or falselPluto is much
7、smaller than any of the official planets and now classified as a “dwarf planet“. lPluto is not a member of the solar system now because of the scientific definition of a “planet” at a conference of IAU.l Pluto has the same orbit as Neptune so they both get closer.TFFPost-readingIt is always hard for
8、 a small fish to live in a big pond.How do you understand the sentence? Share your “star sentence” with your classmates.Language focusturn out -prove to be “结果, 证明”how sth develops/ends upeg. If the day turns out wet we may have to change our plans. Im sure it will all turn out well in the end.Obvio
9、usly, Im disappointed at the way things have turned out.contain与includecontain 指某物 “包含”或 “装下”, 指里面的成 分和内容;include 指作为整体的一部分或其要素之一 而 “包括”在内;或指“算在内”, “列在内”-How about this kind of fruit?-Oh, this kind of fruit _ lots of vitamin B and C.A. remains B. holds C. includes D. containsDlbe of a similar size “
10、是同样大小的” be of + a /an +n. 是比较常见的结构, 在此结构中可用以下名词: age, colour, size, height, weight, shape 等We are both of an age.The two boys are almost of a height.比较: be of +n. (此结构中名词为抽象名 词), 相当于be + adjThe meeting is of great importance. = The meeting is very important.The watch is of high quality and is not ex
11、pensive.Project work:Work in groups to search for information about Pluto and the solar system and make your own Webpage, sharing the scientific knowledge you have found.The immense universe is immense universe is mysterious and is just there mysterious and is just there waiting for you to explore!waiting for you to explore!
