初中英语译林版九年级下四单元Grammar
新译林版九年级下册英语 Unit 4 Grammar课件
Yuri Gagarin became the first man to go into outer space
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新译林版九年级下册英语 Unit 4 Grammar课件
科 目：英语 适用版本：新译林版 适用范围：【教师教学】
Unit 4 Life on Mars
Grammar
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新课讲解
状语从句和简单句之间的转换 我们可以用介词短语把状语从句转换为简单句。
1. because 引导的原因状语从句用短语because of可转换成简单句。
on Mars.
第十五页，共三十二页。
新课讲解
Many people are sure that some plants can produce enough water on mars, aren’t they?
No, nobody is sure _w__h_e_t_h_e_r_a_n_y__p_la_n__ts_c_a_n__p_r_o_d_u_c_e___ e_n_o_u_g_h_w__a_te_r_____________________ on Mars or not.
第十二页，共三十二页。
新课讲解
Many people believe (that) we will live on the planet Mars by the year 2100.(改为否定句) Many people don’t believe (that) we will live on the plan√et Mars by the year 2100. Many people believe (that) we will not live on the planet Mars by
初中英语九年级下册(牛津译林版)Unit4Grammar说课稿
在教学过程中，可能预见的问题包括学生对过去进行时态与一般过去时态的混淆，以及对实际语境中时态运用的不理解。我将通过以下方式应对这些问题：
1.在课堂上提供更多的实际语境示例，帮助学生辨别不同时态。
2.设计针对性的练习，让学生在练习中逐渐掌握过去进行时态的用法。
课后，我将通过学生的课堂表现、作业完成情况和学生的反馈来评估教学效果。具体的反思和改进措施包括：
主要知识点如下：
1.过去进行时态的概念和构成。
2.过去进行时态与一般过去时态的区别。
3.过去进行时态的句型和关键词。
4.过去进行时态在实际语境中的应用。
（二）教学目标
1.知识与技能：
（1）使学生能够理解和掌握过去进行时态的概念、构成和用法。
（2）让学生能够运用过去进行时态描述过去某一时刻正在进行的动作。
4.活动区域：底部预留空间，用于课堂活动时的板书记录，如角色扮演的对话。
板书风格将简洁明了，使用清晰的字体和大小，确保每个学生都能阅读。我会使用不同颜色的粉笔区分不同内容，以突出重点和难点。板书在教学过程中的作用是帮助学生把握知识结构，提供视觉上的学习线索。为确保板书清晰简洁，我会在课前准备详细的板书草图，并在课后进行反思，根据学生的反馈进行调整。
五、板书设计与教学反思
（一）板书设计
我的板书设计注重清晰性、简洁性和逻辑性。布局上，我将采用以下结构：
1.标题区域：板书顶部写上课题“过去进行时态”，清晰标识教学内容。
2.知识点区域：左侧列出本节课的主要知识点，如过去进行时态的定义、构成、用法和关键词。
3.例句区域：右侧展示一些典型例句，帮助学生直观理解过去进行时态的应用。
1.分析学生的作业，了解他们的掌握程度，针对性地提ห้องสมุดไป่ตู้额外辅导。
译林版英语九年级下册第四单元Grammar
Period 3 Grammar
3.火星绕太阳一周大约花费两个地球年。
___It_t_a_k_es____ Mars about two Earth years __to__ci_rc_l_e _ar_o_u_n_d__ 句 the Sun once. 型 在 4.未来居住在火星上对人类来说是可能的，对此科学家们 线 意见一致吗？
5.第一次乘坐飞机___t_ak_e_o_n_e_'s_f_ir_s_t _fl_ig_h_t __
Period 3 Grammar
6.对……有把握；确信…… __b_e_s_u_r_e_a_bo_u_t_ 短 7.以……开始 _____b_e_g_in_w_i_th_____ 语 8.和……一样……____t_h_e_sa_m__e…__a_s…___ 互 9.remind sb of _使_某__人__想_起__…_…__ 译
10.be different from___与_…__…_不__同___ 11.in special boots _穿_着__特__殊_的__靴__子_
Period 3 Grammar
12.be away from ___离__…__…_远____ 短 13.be similar to __与__…__…_类__似___ 语 互 14.be in agreement___意__见__一_致____ 译 15.think about doing sth __考__虑_做__某__事___
16.be aware __知_道__，_意__识__到__
牛津译林版英语九年级下册 U4 Grammar 教案
《英语》（九年级下册）Unit 4 Life on MarsGrammarI. Teaching aims and learning objectivesBy the end of the lesson, students should be able to:1. rewrite some adverbial clauses in simple sentences;2. rewrite some object clauses in simple sentences;3. rewrite some defining relative clauses in simple sentences;II. Teaching contents1. New words and phrases: circle, agreement, possibility, stranger, aware, distance, alien, outerspace, as tasty as, remind sb that/of sth, be sure that/about sth, thin air,indoor playgrounds2. New structures: Are they sure about the fast speed of space travel?It takes Mars about two Earth years to circle around the Sun once.III. Focus of the lessonC hange compound sentences into simple sentences.IV. Teaching proceduresA Using adverbial clauses or simple sentencesStep 1 Presentation1. Change adverbial clauses of time with prepositional phrasesNeil Armstrong received his student pilot’s licence when he was 16.Neil Armstrong re ceived his student pilot’s licence at the age of 16.2. Change adverbial clauses of reason with prepositional phrasesPeople might float in space because the gravity is low.People might float in space because of the low gravity.3. Change adverbial clauses of condition with prepositional phrases.Humans cannot survive if there is no food, air or oxygen.Humans cannot survive without food, air or oxygen.【设计意图：利用图片提出问题，引出从句，启发学生改写成简单句。
牛津译林版九年级下Unit4 Grammar复习学案(英语教案)
课题Unit4 Revision forGrammar主备主核使用者课型Revision 使用日期【学习目标】1.用at the age of, because of和without.等短语将宾语从句改为简单句.2.用remind sb. of和be sure about等含有介词的短语将宾语从句改为简单句.第一次集体备课（通案）第二次备课（个案）I、词组翻译1．在…岁时_____________ 2．因为_________________________3．意识到…__________ 4．第一次飞行_____________________5．进入太空___________ 6．快速地增长___________________ 7．和…一样美味_______ 8．穿特殊的靴子___________________ 9．使某人想起某事____ 10．对…有把握的___________________ II、单词拼写11．Is there any __________________(可能性) for him to pass the driving test?．12．The bus is too _________(拥挤)to hold so many people．13．It is not certain whether these plants can ____________(生产)water．14．__________(重力) will be a problem for the early settlers on Mars．15．Can you 1end your ____________(字典) to me to look up a word? 16．My mobile phone can __________(储存)400 telephone numbers．17．The climber carried some food in a __________(背包)on his back．18．Astronauts in space have to eat ___________(干缩的)food．19．My new camera has good _____________________(质量). 20．The teacher has _________________(将…圈起来) the mistakes. III、选择填空( )21．一I’m sorry I don’t understand________．一Don’t worry．I’ll repeat it．A．what you said B．which you saidC．what did you say D．which did you say( )22．Life on Mars will be better than life on the Earth _____ many ways.A．on B．at C．in D．for ( )23．I _________a story when the doorbell_________．A．was reading；rang B．read；was ringingC．has read；rang D．was reading；ringing ( )24．一I’d like a Walkman，Sir．—Here are all kinds of Walkmans for you________．A．choosing from B．to chooseC．to choose from D．chosen from( )25．一Wow，so many beautiful cars! I don’t know w hich one to Translate the phrases.First do them alone.Then discuss in groups.Check the answers in class.First do them alone.Then discuss in groups.Check the answers in class.buy．一Anyway，you have to make a________．A．conclusion B．connectionC．decision D．presentation( ) 26. Perhaps we will live in______________ dome on Mars.A. a 8-bedroomsB. an 8-bedroomC. a 8-bedroomsD. an 8-bedrooms( ) 27.There will be a very interesting programme on TV right now. ____ the TV, please.A. OpenB. Turn onC. OpeningD. Turning on( ) 28.The robot designed by the company was designed to help students with their studies. This is ___________ .A. an exciting newsB. an excited newsC. exciting newsD. excited news( ) 29.Space travel will make people____________ .A. feel happyB. feeling happyC. to feel happyD. feeling happily( ) 30.—Will the journey to Mars be____________ ?—No, I think it will be____________ .A. enjoy, frightenedB. enjoyable, frightenedC. enjoy, frighteningD. enjoyable, frighteningIV、完形填空Dear Sir，I would like to make a comment on the plastic bags which we use in our daily 1ife．I thought that the 31 effect from all these bags on our environment was well 32 and that most people know they should not keep 33 them but collect them in the dustbin．However，one of the 34 near my house seems to 35 more of these bags than ever before．Red ones，white ones and blue ones-it makes no 36 ．They don’t care about the37 of environment．They keep using plastic bags to wrap most of the things every day．38 I went shopping the other day，I bought two things,1 was given three bags to wrap 39 ．Is it necessary to use so many bags? Everyone should realize how 40 it is to clean our environment．Yours faithfully，Tony Wang ( )31．A．huge B．good C．bad D．boring ( )32．A．known B．taught C．done D．kept ( )33．A．taking B．putting C．sending D．throwing ( )34．A．factories B．offices C．stations D．shops ( )35．A．sell B．use C．have D．pass ( )36．A．difference B．difficulty C．use D．trouble ( )37．A．questions B．problems C．business D．mistakes First do them alone.Then discuss in groups.Check the answers in class.First do them alone.Then discuss in groups.Check the answers in class.( )38．A．Where B．When C．While D．If ( )39．A．it B．this C．them D．that ( )40．A．important B．special C．comfortable D．excellentV、阅读理解The journey to the moon has been the first step towards future exploration（探险)space. The distance between the moon and the earth is very short indeed when compared the distances between earth and the other planets. Mars, the nearest planet to Earth is millions of miles away! Traveling to the planets will be man's next aim. Such travels willbe more challenging(挑战) than the trip to the moon and certainly more adventurous(冒险).Recently, two American spaceships, Vikings 1 and 2, landed on Mars trying to discover whether that planet has any life on it. So far the signs of life on Mars has neither confirmed（确认）nor ruled out. Russians have discovered that the surface of V enus(金星) is so hot that it is almost certain that there is no life there. Also the atmosphere of Venus is extremely dense(稠) and the pressure is nearly a hundred times greater than that of the earth's atmosphere.Scientists believe man may find planets, which have the same conditions as those we have on earth, but man should realize the earth will be his only home for a long time and begin to love and care for it. ( )41. According to the passage, traveling to the planets will be_________A. much easier and even more interestingB. far more exciting and dangerousC. man's final aimD. man's first step ( )42. Which of the following is NOT true?A. Mars is nearer to the earth than the moon.B. The moon is much nearer to the earth than Mars.C. Of all the planets, Mars is the nearest to the earth.D. All the planets are much farther to the earth.( )43. From the passage, we can guess__________A. there is life on MarsB. there is no life on MarsC. the atmosphere of Mars is not so dense as that of VenusD. Scientists will have little hope to find the answers( )44. Man can live on under the conditions of_____________A. much too hot surfaceB. the same pressure as we get on the earthC. normal atmosphere as we have on the earthD. both B and C( )45. Scientists think we should take care of our earth because____________ When read it, underline the useful sentences.Do them alone.Then discuss in groups.Check the answers in class.A. no other planets are going to take the place of the earthB. everything needed is provided by the earthC. the only home of man will be the earth for a long timeD. the dream to find another home for man will come true VI、句子翻译46．没有水、氧气和食物，人类无法生存。
译林版九年级英语下册Unit 4 Grammar学案
Unit 4 Life on Mars Grammar一、预习课本P56，比较例句间的转换关系，试着发现它们的转换规律（提示：可以参考P79 “简单句和复合句之间的转化（二）二、在完成“一”的基础上，试着转换下面的句子1.She started to learn drawing when she was seven___________________________________________2.He could not go to the party because he had too much homework.___________________________________________3.Samuel walked very slowly because his right leg had been wounded.___________________________________________4. This dish will not be tasty if there i no salt.___________________________________________5. You cannot walk on Mars if you do not wear special boots___________________________________________6.His grandmother passed away when she was 99 years old.___________________________________________三、总结：“When+从句”转化成at “ because+从句”转换成_______________“if的否定句” 转换成___________四、预习课本P57，比较例句间的转换关系，完成C部分练习，并试着发现它们的转换规律（提示：可以参考P79 “简单句和复合句之间的转化（二）五、在完成“三”的基础上，试着转换下面的句子1. I’m sure that the concert tickets will be expensive.___________________________________________2.Are they sure that space travel will be very fast?___________________________________________3.The smell of the pills reminds them that food on the earth is tasty.___________________________________________4.The photos reminds me that I travelled to the UK 5years ago.___________________________________________5.Are you certain that Tom is satisfied with the plan?___________________________________________六、总结：be sure that……=remind sb. that=_______________be certain that =___________七、在P57对话中找出下面句子的同义句1. Are you aware of the distance between Mars and the Sun.___________________________________________2. Do scientists agree with the possibility of living on Mars for humans in the future.___________________________________________3. Have they thought about the problem the low gravity on Mars.___________________________________________4. Are you aware of the transport on Mars?___________________________________________5. I wonder about the number of people who would like to move to Mars.___________________________________________6. I think people should know the differences between life on Mars and that on the Earth.___________________________________________八、预习课本P58，比较例句间的转换关系，试着发现它们的转换规律（提示：可以参考P79 “简单句和复合句之间的转化（二）九、试着用in/with转换下面的句子1. I prefer to stay in a hotel room which has a sea view.___________________________________________2. People might live in houses which have huge comfortable rooms.___________________________________________3. On Mars you might see people who wear special boots.___________________________________________4. The man who wears a blue shirt is our English teacher.___________________________________________十、完成句子1. 因为很低的重力，人们可能会飘在太空。
译林牛津版九年级下册英语Unit 4 背记手册 Grammar 附答案
Grammar
核心单词
1. circle vi. &vt.围绕；将……圈起来
2. agreement n. 一致, 同意
3. possibility n. 可能性
4. doubt n. 疑惑, 疑问
5. stranger n. 外来者, 陌生人
单词变形
1. taste—tasty （形容词）
2. possible—impossible （反义词）
3. breathe—breath （名词）
核心短语
1. at the age of 在……年龄
2. low gravity 低重力
3. remind sb. of sth. 提醒某人关于某事
4. be aware of 意识到
5. by the way 顺便问一下
6. hear from 收到某人来信
重点句型
1. Neil Armstrong received his student pilot's licence at the age of 16 .
尼尔·阿姆斯特朗16岁时获得了他的学生飞行员执照。
2. People might float in space because of the low gravity . 由于重力低, 人们可能会飘浮在太空中。
3. Humans cannot survive without food, water or oell of the pills reminds them of the tasty food on the Earth.
药丸的味道让他们想起了地球上美味的食物。
Unit 4 (Grammar)译林版英语九下
Preparing to go to space Choose the best words from the brackets. Dad, (1) ______ could (may, could) I take your camera? Yes, you (2) _____ can (can, may).
4. — Mr Wang, I’m feeling sick. _______ Could I leave school early today? can — Yes, you _____. May I eat lunch here? 5. — ______ — No, you mustn’t. No one is allowed to eat in the library. 6. — _______ Might I park my car here, sir? may — Yes, you ______.
Learn to use ‘can’, ‘could’, ‘many’ and ‘might’ to talk about permission. Learn something about object clauses introduced by ‘that’, ‘if’ and ‘whether’.
Conclusion 我们可以用can, could, may, might来表达 “要求得到许可”和“给予许可”。每种 表达方式的正式程度各不相同： can: (informal) used to ask if it is OK to do sth. could: (formal) often used to ask permission from strangers, old people, teachers and bosses
牛津译林版英语九年级下册U4Grammar教案
牛津译林版英语九年级下册U4Grammar教案《英语》（九年级下册）Unit 4 Life on MarsGrammarI. Teaching aims and learning objectivesBy the end of the lesson, students should be able to:1. rewrite some adverbial clauses in simple sentences;2. rewrite some object clauses in simple sentences;3. rewrite some defining relative clauses in simple sentences;II. Teaching contents1. New words and phrases: circle, agreement, possibility, stranger, aware, distance, alien, outerspace, as tasty as, remind sb that/of sth, be sure that/about sth, thin air,indoor playgrounds2. New structures: Are they sure about the fast speed of space travel?It takes Mars about two Earth years to circle around the Sun once.III. Focus of the lessonC hange compound sentences into simple sentences.IV. Teaching proceduresA Using adverbial clauses or simple sentencesStep 1 Presentation1. Change adverbial clauses of time with prepositional phrasesNeil Armstrong received his student pilot’s licence when he was 16.Neil Armstrong re ceived his student pilot’s licence at theage of 16.2. Change adverbial clauses of reason with prepositional phrasesPeople might float in space because the gravity is low.People might float in space because of the low gravity.3. Change adverbial clauses of condition with prepositional phrases.Humans cannot survive if there is no food, air or oxygen.Humans cannot survive without food, air or oxygen.【设计意图：利用图片提出问题，引出从句，启发学生改写成简单句。
初中英语译林版九年级下册Unit4GrammarLifeonMars课件
3. People might move to another planet in the future because the population on the earth is increasing rapidly. (because of) People might move to another planet in the _f_u_t_u_r_e_b_e_c_a_u_s_e_o_f_t_h_e_i_n_c_r_e_a_si_n_g__r_a_p_id_l_y_______ _p_o_p__u_la_t_io_n__. _____________________________
转换时要注意时态和意思的一致性和准 确性。
Neil Armstrong received his student pilot's license when he was 16 . →Neil Armstrong received his student pilot's license at the age of 16 .
4. If there is no fresh food, meals will not be as tasty as they are on the earth. (without) _M__e_a_l_s_w_i_ll_n__o_t _b_e_a_s_t_a_s_t_y_a_s_t_h_e_y__a_re__o_n_t_h_e____
我们可以用介词短语 把状语从句转换成简 单句，我们可以用介 词把宾语从句和定语 从句转换成简单句。
A Using adverbial clauses or simple sentences
We can rewrite some adverbial clauses in simple sentences with at the age of, because of and without.
英语：牛津译林版九年级下Unit4《Great people Grammar》(课件)
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2) 能够运用定语从句描述适当情境。 五、教学重难点
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Defining relative clauses
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Neil Armstrong
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Daniel: Yes. I think he’s great. His films were very successful and are still popular today. Have you found the information about famous people whiwchho/ that you can use for the presentation?
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Neil Armstrong is the person who walked on the moon.
There are reports that say Armstrong and Aldrin saw the alien spacecraft.
It is said that Neil Armstrong sent a message to Mission Control which said that two huge, strange objects landed near them and were watching them.
4 My favourite film star is Jackie Chen. He has acted in many action films. My favourite film star is Jackie Chen that / who has acted in many action films.
新译林版英语九年级下册第四单元Grammar
His parents don’t like this and have asked him to go home before 5.30. He thinks it is important for him to spend some time on his hobbies. He wishes he could have his parents’ support.
1. Neil Armstrong received his student pilot’s licence when he was 16. Neil Armstrong received his student pilot’s licence _a_t_t_h_e__a_g_e_o_f_1_6__.
4. If there is no fresh food, meals will not be as tasty as they are today. (without)
Without fresh food, meals will not be as tasty as they are today.
3. People might move to another planet in the future because the population on the Earth is increasing rapidly. (because of) People might move to another planet in the future because of the rapidly increasing population on the Earth.
译林版 9年级下册第四单元Grammar讲解 PPT19张
Change the sentences into simple sentences
1. Are you certain that Tom is satisfied with the plan? Are you certain about Tom’s satisfaction with the plan?
People might live in houses with huge comfortable rooms. On Mars you might see people who wear special boots.
On Mars you might see people in special boots. 可以用介词如with、in 等将定语从句转换为简单句。
状语从句和简单句之间的转换
He got up early so that he could catch the early bus.
He got up early in order to/so as to catch the early bus.
This hall is so large that it can hold 2000 people.
Unit 4 Life on Mars Grammar
从句有哪些？？？ 宾语从句 状语从句 定语从句
Using adverbial clauses or simple sentences
Sentences
Neil Armstrong received his student pilot’s licence wathethnehaegwe aosf 16.
Unit4 Grammar 课件2023-2024学年牛津译林版九年级英语下册
单项选择1.---In a text message, 88 means Bye-bye. --And another example is F2F ________ stands for face to face. [来源:学*科*网] A. that B. who C. whom D. it2.Daniel _______ a gift yesterday but he wasn’t willing to ______ it. A. accepted, receive B. received, accepted C. received, accept D. accepted, received3.The doctor told me to take the medicine ____ four hours. A. for B. every C. at D. each4.________ the money that Mr. Brown _________, poor Mary could go back to school again. A. In, offered B. With, offered C. In, was offered D. with, was offered5.--More and more people come to visit Mount Huangshan. ---That’s true. It has become the ______ Of Anhui. A. pride B. effort C. praise D. courage
because引导的原因状语从句用短语because of可转 换成简单句。
牛津译林版英语九年级下册Unit4Grammar教学设计
（一）导入新课（500字）
1.教学活动：教师以一段关于科技发展的短视频作为导入，引导学生关注视频中的被动语态和情态动词表达，激发学生对本节课的兴趣。
2.提问互动：教师提问学生关于视频中看到的科技产品和其特点，引导学生运用被动语态和情态动词进行回答，为新课的学习做好铺垫。
3.引入新课：教师通过学生回答的问题，顺势引入本节课的主题——Unit4 Grammar：Passive Voice and Modal Verbs，让学生明确学习目标。
-例如，使用PPT展示科技产品的介绍，引导学生运用被动语态描述产品的特点和应用。
-通过讨论环境问题，让学生使用情态动词表达对解决方案的看法和建议。
2.分层次教学：针对学生的不同水平，设计不同难度的练习和活动，确保每个学生都能在原有基础上得到提升。
-对于基础薄弱的学生，重点巩固被动语态的基本构成和情态动词的基本用法。
1.学生总结：学生回顾本节课所学内容，分享自己在课堂上的收获和感悟。
2.教师总结：教师对本节课的重点和难点进行梳理，强调被动语态和情态动词在实际语境中的应用。
3.归纳拓展：教师鼓励学生课后继续关注这两个语法点的用法，并在日常学习和生活中积极运用，提高英语水平。同时，为学生提供相关学习资源，便于课后复习和巩固。
在此阶段，大部分学生已经能够熟练运用一般现在时、一般过去时等基本时态，但对于被动语态、情态动词等高级语法的掌握仍不够扎实。因此，在教学过程中，教师需要关注学生的个体差异，因材施教，针对性地进行语法知识讲解和练习。
此外，九年级学生正处于青春期，他们的自尊心、自信心和同伴关系对他们学习英语的情感态度产生较大影响。教师在教学过程中应关注学生的情感需求，创设轻松愉快的课堂氛围，激发学生的学习兴趣，帮助他们建立自信，克服学习中的困难。
牛津译林版九年级英语下册同步备课unit4 grammar
Unit4 Grammar一、教学目标1. 正确熟练地运用从句和简单句。
2. 掌握简单句和复合句之间的转换。
二、教学内容掌握词汇：aware， circle， agreement， distance， possibility， alien， stranger。
词组：as tasty as， remind of， how far， be away from， two earth years， circle around the Sun. work hard， come true， be different from， try to do， be similar to， sign of， be happy to do， indoor playground， the football field， the same as， hear from。
句型：(1)People might float in space because of the low gravity.(2)Humans cannot survive without food， water， or oxygen.(3)The smell of the pills reminds them of the tasty food on the Earth.(4)It takes Mars about two Earth years to circle around the Sun once.(5)I wonder how many people would like to move to Mars.(6)It is difficult to breathe on a planet that has much thinner air than that on the Earth.三、重点难点1. 正确熟练地运用从句和简单句。
2. 掌握简单句和复合句之间的转换。
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4. Are you aware __o_f_t_h_e_t_r_a_n_s_p_o_r_t _o_n_t_h_e__M_a_r_s___ (transport)? 5. I wonder
把下面的复合句改成简单句。 1. He learnt to swim when he was eight
years old. He learnt to swim at the age of eight. 2. He could not go to the party because he had too much homework. He could not go to the party because of too much homework.
the Earth. However, scientists aren’t sure whether people could grow plants on Mars. Millie: (5) I wonder how many people would like to move to Mars. (6) I think people should know that life on Mars would be different from that on the Earth.
People might float in space because the gravity is slow. →People might float in space because of the low gravity.
Humans cannot survive if there is no food, water or oxygen.
__e_a_r_t_h_w__it_h_o_u_t_f_r_e_sh__f_o_o_d_.___________________
5. It would be funny to play football on Mars because of the low gravity. (because) _I_t_w__o_u_ld__b_e_f_u_n_n_y__to__p_l_a_y_f_o_o_tb__a_ll_o_n_______ _M__a_r_s_b_e_c_a_u_s_e_t_h_e_g_r_a_v_i_t_y_i_s_l_o_w_. __________
1. Are you aware _o_f_t_h_e_d_i_s_ta_n__ce__b_e_t_w_e_e_n_M__a_r_s_a_n__d_t_h_e_s_u_n__ (distance)?
2. Do scientists agree _a_b_o_u__t _th_e__p_o_s_s_ib_i_li_t_y_o_f_l_iv_i_n_g__o_n_M__a_r_s____ (possibility)?
Millie: (2) Are scientists in agreement that living on Mars would be possible for humans in the future?
Daniel: No. But they’re working hard to learn more about Mars.
3. People might move to another planet in the future because the population on the earth is increasing rapidly. (because of) People might move to another planet in the _f_u_t_u_r_e_b_e_c_a_u_s_e_o_f_t_h_e_i_n_c_r_e_a_si_n_g__r_a_p_id_l_y_______ _p_o_p__u_la_t_io_n__. _____________________________
→Humans cannot survive without food, water or oxygen.
Daniel is writing about visiting another planet. Help him rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets.
我们可以用介词短语 把状语从句转换成简 单句，我们可以用介 词把宾语从句和定语 从句转换成简单句。
A Using adverbial clauses or simple sentences
We can rewrite some adverbial clauses in simple sentences with at the age of, because of and without.
转换时要注意时态和意思的一致性和准 确性。
Neil Armstrong received his student pilot’s license when he was 16. →Neil Armstrong received his student pilot’s license at the age of 16.
3. He cannot solve this problem if he has no help. He cannot solve this problem without help.
B Using object clauses or simple sentences
We can rewrite some object clauses in simple sentences with prepositions like of and about.
2. Yuri Gagarin became the first man to go into outer space at the age of 30. (when) _Y_u_r_i_G__a_g_a_r_in__b_e_c_a_m_e__th__e_f_ir_s_t_m__a_n_t_o_g_o____ _i_n_to__o_u_t_er__s_p_a_c_e_w_h__en__h_e__w_a_s_3_0_.__________
6. Without special boots, you cannot walk on Mars. (if…not ) _If_y_o_u__d_o_n_’_t_h_a_v_e__sp_e_c_i_a_l_b_o_o_t_s,_y_o_u__c_a_n_n_o_t__ _w_a_lk__o_n__M__a_rs_.__________________________
to circle around the Sun once.
agreement n. 一致，同意 e.g. Are scientists in agreement that living
on Mars would be possible for humans in the future? distance n. 距离，远处 e.g. Are you aware of the distance between Mars and the sun? possibility n. 可能性 e.g. Do scientists agree about the possibility of living on Mars?
Unit 4 Life on Mars
Grammar
aware adj. 知道，意识到 e.g. Are you aware how far Mars is away
from the sun? circle vt. 围绕，将一圈起来 e.g. It takes Mars about two Earth years
Millie: (1) Are you aware how far Mars is away from the Sun?
Daniel: Yes. Mars is about 142,000,000 miles away from the Sun. It takes Mars about two Earth years to cycle around the Sun once.
把下面的宾语从句改为简单句。
1. The photos remind me that I travelled to the UK five years ago. The photos remind me of my trip to the UK five years ago.
→Are they sure about the fast speed of space travel?
Millie knows little about the planet Mars. She is asking Daniel for more information. Rewrite Millie’s sentences using the words in brackets.
4. If there is no fresh food, meals will not be as tasty as they are on the earth. (without) _M__e_a_l_s_w_i_ll_n__o_t _b_e_a_s_t_a_s_t_y_a_s_t_h_e_y__a_re__o_n_t_h_e____
Millie: (3) Do they think that the low gravity on Mars might be a problem?
Daniel: Yes, they do. Millie: (4) Are you aware that transport could