[英语学习]大学英语精读 董亚芬主编 第三版 第一册第9单元课件U9

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大学英语精读董亚芬主编第三版第一册第9单元课件u9
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1. Warm-up Questions 2. Word-web 3. Blank-filling 4. Group Discussion 5. Background Information
Form the group of four and discuss on the following topic:
Are we the “masters” of nature, or a part of the natural world?
Clues: We human beings tend to take pride in our “mastery” of nature. We’ve viewed ourselves as “conquerors” of the skies and oceans. We’ve devised ways of using the natural resources of the earth for great profit. In recent years, however, we’ve begun to realize that we are not the masters of the natural world, but a part of it. We’ve also begun to understand that if we do not treat the natural world with great respect, our very existence as a species may be threatened.
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Nine Planets and the Solar System
Directions: Listen to the introduction to Nine Planets and the Solar System, rearrange the order of the following nine planets in the box according to the order of their appearance in the video clip.
and Malaysia, killing more than 13,000 people in at least nine countries and leaving thousands _m__is_s_in_g__ . The tsunamis also left thousands _i_n_ju_r_e_d__, and
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Venus is the second planet in distance from the sun and nearest to the Earth of all the planets in the solar system. Except for the sun and the moon, Venus is the brightest object in the sky. The planet is called “the morning star” when it appears in the east at sunrise, and “the evening star” when it is in the west at sunset. The surface temperature of Venus averages about 475 degrees centigrade and its atmosphere is about 95% carbon dioxide. Oxygen is very rare. The high temperature and near absence of oxygen on Venus make it unlikely that life, as we know it, could exist there. It is satirically interesting that Art Buchwald has chosen the planet Venus as the setting for his story. His satire is most deeply felt when he has the Venusian professor say that if the Venusians can learn to breathe in an Earth atmosphere, then they can live anywhere else.
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Shenzhou 5 & Shenzhou 6 satellite space walk Apollo program launch vehicle solar system Harbor telescope
Art Buchwald Venus Nine Planets and the Solar System Manhattan Light Year
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1.Do you think our humankind will ever stop exploring the space? Why or why not?
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Art Buchwald
(1925- ) A a well-known American humor columnist for Washington Post. His columns frequently deal with stories about politicians and famous personalities, current events in politics and issues in the news.
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Some tsunami survivors, when they recall the terrifying moments, say that they seemed to have experienced what is described in the Hollywood movie The Day After Tomorrow. So either the real tsunamis or the fictional movies make us rethink the relationship between humans and nature.
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Mars rover vehicle "Spirit" & "Opportunity" NASA America's space agency astronaut spacecraft space science planet exploration international space station Kennedy space center space shuttle Discovery space shuttle Colombia
hundreds of thousands homeless in Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka and Thailand.
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The series of tsunamis _u_n_le_a_s_h_e_d_ by this Earth quake crashed into c_o_a_s_t_a_l _ towns, fishing villages and tourist _r_e_s_o_r_ts__ from Sri Lanka to India, Thailand
2.Can you name a few big events of space exploration in human history?
3.Do you believe there are some other beings living on the other planets in space? Is it possible for them to land on the Earth in some sort of flying saucers? Why?
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Venus
It is the nearest planet to the Earth in the solar system.
Besides the sun and the moon, Venus is the brightest object in the sky. It is called the “morning star” in the east at sun-rise, and the “evening star” in the west at sunset. The average temperature is about 475 degrees centigrade. Oxygen is rare there. Its atmosphere contains about 95% carbon dioxide (CO2).
following blanks according to what you’ve heard about the South Asia Tsunamis.
The earthquake m__e_a_s_u_r_in_g_ 9.0 magnitudes _s_tr_u_c_k_the western end of Indonesia's Sumatra Island at 6:58 a.m. local time. The earthquake was followed by _ts_u_n_a_m__is__, flattening buildings and sending a wall of water higher than the tops of coconut palms into the towns and villages. The quake was the _s_tr_o_n_g_e_s_t in 40 years and the fourth most-powerful since 1900, according to the U.S. Geological_S_u_r_v_e_y___ .