TEENS初三20-21学年第13期总第643期教案

王珊

 

 

Microbes help us explore (P6)

 

 

I. Warm up

1. What are microbes (微生物)?

2. What would you do if you got to go to outer space?

3. Have you ever thought about how microbes might be used in space? 

 

 

 

II. Reading

Fast reading

4. What do we use microbes to do here on Earth?

 

Guessing the meaning

5. What does the word “latest” mean?

A. late

B. recent

C. early

B

 

Detailed reading

 

 

6. The BioRock experiment tested bacteria’s ability to _____.

A. make bread rise

B. cure infections

C. live on the International Space Station

D. pull rare earth elements out of rocks

D

 

7. What is “biomining” mainly used to do on Earth?

A. Measure different types of gravity.

B. Get copper and gold from rocks.

C. Collect useful microbes.

D. Look for basalt.

B

 

8. According to the experiment, “biomining” in space is _____.

A. possible

B. expensive

C. difficult

D. dangerous

A

 

9. What does the last paragraph explain?

A. How microbes will be studied in space.

B. What it takes to find resources in space.

C. How biomining can help us explore space.

D. What we can do to improve biomining in space.

C

 

 

III. Post –reading

Experiments in space

 

Suppose you have a chance to stay in space. What kinds of experiments would you do? Why would you do them?

       Discuss these questions with your group members and design a plan.

 

IV. Words in use

Complete the sentences using the words provided.

explore    resource    be made of     encourage   effort

 

1. Paper _______ wood.

2. As soon as they arrived on the island, they ______ the beach. 

3. We must make the best of the ______ we have.

4. You should put more ______ into your schoolwork.

5. My parents always ________ me to make my own decisions.

 

 

is made of

explored

resources

effort

encourage

 

V. Language points

1. Learn the following useful phrases.

在地球上

 治疗感染

 最新发现

 做实验

 稀土元素

 地球重力

 被称为

 独立地

探索太空

 要求...去做

 

on Earth

cure infections

the latest findings

do an experiment

rare earth elements

earth gravity

be known as

on one's own

explore space

require... to do...

 

2. 长难句解析

 

 

that 在这里引导的是动词show的宾语从句，that 引导的“these microbesa could help us explore more of our universe (宇宙)” 做show的宾语。译为：他们最新发现这些微生物能够帮助我们探索我们的宇宙。

 

 

 

that 在这里引导的定语从句修饰“resources”，that指代的内容是 “resources”. “to continue our exploration efforts” 做整个句子的目的状语。译为：一方面，未来太空探索将会要求我们在月球和火星上寻找我们能够使用的资源来继续我们的勘探工作。