1、Developing ideasreading Unit 6 Space and beyond目录contentsPre-readingILanguage pointsFast readingIIHomeworkIntensive readingIIIPost-readingIPre-readingPre-readingMatch the images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope to their nicknames.Do research online to find out more information about them.The Cats
2、 EyesPre-readingThe Pillars of CreationMatch the images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope to their nicknames.Do research online to find out more information about them.Pre-readingThe HorseheadMatch the images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope to their nicknames.Do research online to find out mor
3、e information about them.IIFast readingFast-readingLook at the title of the passage and predict what“eyes”refers to.Prediction:The“eyes”not only refers to the mysterious large-eyed,bronze statues of the ancient Shu Kingdom,the Hubble space Telescope and the Fast Telescope,but also refers to our desi
4、re to explore the unknown.Fast-reading Now read the passage and check your prediction.IIIIntensive readingIntensive-readingLearning to learnThe order in which a series of ideas is conveyed in an essay is called“sequencing”.Time sequencing is a common method to explain how events change and develop w
5、ith time.It is often used to discuss changes and development.Intensive-readingThink about how the author organised the passage and complete the timeline with information from the passage.Thousands of years ago,people already regarded the night sky as an .It was believed that the huge eyes of the lar
6、ge-eyed bronze statues from the Chinese archeological site at Sanxingdui were able to .endless source of fascination look across great distances into the stars Intensive-readingOur power to see the sky changed dramatically when .It extended and caused us to realise that the universe is a far larger
7、place than we ever imagined.the first telescope was angled at the night skythe power of the human eyeThink about how the author organized the passage and complete the timeline with information from the passage.Intensive-readingIn 1990,the Hubble space Telescope was launched into orbit.For the first
8、time,people could .These ranged from ,and even to new planets.see breathtakingly beautiful images of our universe taken from beyond Earth Think about how the author organized the passage and complete the timeline with information from the passage.enormous clouds of gas to huge black holes Intensive-
9、readingIn 2016,was built in China.It is used in the search for dark matter,which cannot be observed by ordinary telescopes.Its has the ability to make discoveries beyond our imaginations.the FAST telescopevast dishThink about how the author organized the passage and complete the timeline with inform
10、ation from the passage.1.Why do you think people have always been interested in the stars?Intensive-readingYour own answer.2.Which development in astronomy mentioned in the passage has made the greatest impression on you?Intensive-readingYour own answer.3.In what different ways do the two reading pa
11、ssages in this unit reflect the spirit of exploration?Intensive-readingThe first passage is about the Challenger disaster.Although it was a tragedy,people did not stop exploring space.This shows that people will always seek to explore,even if some lose their lives in doing so.Intensive-readingThe se
12、cond passage is about the development of the telescope,and how it reflects our desire to explore the unknown.Unlike the exploration conducted by astronauts such as those in the Challenger,the exploration in the second passage was conducted by 3.In what different ways do the two reading passages in t
13、his unit reflect the spirit of exploration?Intensive-readingpeople located on Earth,at no personal risk.Nonetheless,the knowledge gained from telescopes is immense.The passages show that there are different ways of exploring the universe and gaining knowledge.3.In what different ways do the two read
14、ing passages in this unit reflect the spirit of exploration?4.Have you ever used a telescope or been to a planetarium?Share your experience with the class.Intensive-readingYour own answer.Post-reading 0,000 people reading my blog!b I love to photograph the rising sun,The more we know,the more we fee
15、l our ignorance;the more we feel how much remains unknown.Humphry DavyPost-reading1.Talk about the meaning of Humphry Davys quote and whether you agree with it.Post-reading2.Organise your ideas by completing the notes.Point of view:Arguments:Supporting examples:3.Share your ideas with the class.Post-reading Post-reading Now think about how well you contributed to the group discussion and what you could do to improve.HomeworkVIHomework1.Search the Internet to know more about the Fast Telescope.2.Write a short passage to introduce it.Thank you
