（仁愛(ài)版）八年級(jí)上Unit6EarthandBeyondReadingforWritingLeadin01Pre-writing02While-writing030405060708Post-writingSummaryExerciseHomeworkLanguagepoints學(xué)生能夠掌握與地球和火星相關(guān)的詞匯，如“diameter”“distance”“averagetemperature”等。激發(fā)學(xué)生對(duì)宇宙探索的興趣，培養(yǎng)學(xué)生的科學(xué)探索精神。學(xué)生能夠通過(guò)閱讀文本，提取關(guān)鍵信息并完成表格填寫(xiě)，提升閱讀理解和信息提取能力。Leadin

01LeadinDoyouknowthenamesoftheseplanetsinthesolarsystem?LeadinYes,IcanseetheSun,Earth,andMars.Andthere'salsoJupiter!Pre-writing02Pre-writingPairwork.Colorthesun,EarthandMars.TalkaboutEarth’sotherneighborsyouknow.EarthanditsneighborsReadingforWritingPre-writingEarthanditsneighborsReadingforWritingTeacher,canIcolortheSunorange?Ofcourse!OrangeisaperfectcolorfortheSun.Pre-writingEarthanditsneighborsReadingforWritingTheSunisusuallyyellowororange.TheEarthisblue(foroceans)andgreen(forlands).Marsisoftenred.Pre-writingEarthanditsneighborsReadingforWritingWetalkedaboutVenus.VenusisthesecondplanetfromtheSun.It’sveryhotbecauseitsatmosphereisthickandfullofgreenhousegases,whichtrapheat.MercuryisthefirstplanetfromtheSun.It’ssmallandhasalotofcratersonitssurface.Pre-writingReadthetextaboutEarthandMarsandcompletethetable.ReadingforWritingWhat’sthemainideaofthetext?ThemainideaofthetextistointroducethesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenEarthanditsneighboringplanetMars.EarthanditsneighborsPre-writingReadingforWritingEarthandItsNeighbor—MarsIsthereanylifeinouterspace?Wemaythinkofthesameplanet—Mars.EarthanditsneighborsDoyouknowMars?WhatdoyouthinkMarsislike?IknowMars!It’softencalledthe"RedPlanet"becauseitssoilhasironoxide—basicallyrust—whichmakesitlookreddish.Pre-writingReadingforWritingMarsissmallerthanEarth.Ithasadiameterofaround6,800kilometersandEarth’sdiameterisaround13,000kilometers.Marslooksredbecauseofitsredsoil,whilemostpartsofEarthlookbluebecauseofitsoceans.What’sMars’approximatediameter?EarthanditsneighborsPre-writingReadingforWritingAsaneighborplanet,MarsisfartherfromtheSunthanEarth.Marsisabout228millionkilometersawayfromtheSun,whileEarthisabout150millionkilometersaway.ThatiswhyMarsiscolderthanEarth.AbouthowfarisMarsfromtheSun?EarthanditsneighborsPre-writingReadingforWritingThetemperatureonMarsisaboutminus63°C;hereonEarth,thetemperatureisabout14°Conaverage.Althoughthetwoplanetshavemanydifferences,theyhavesomethingincommon—water.OnMars,there’salotoficeundertheground;OnEarth,wehavewaterbothonandundertheground.What'stheaveragetemperatureonMars?EarthanditsneighborsPre-writingReadingforWritingEarthanditsneighborsMarsiswaitingforustoexplore,andsoistheuniverse.Pre-writingReadingforWritingEarthanditsneighborsReadthetextaboutEarthandMarsandcompletethetable.PlanetDiameterDistancefromtheSunAveragetemperatureWaterEarthAround13,000kilometersAbout150millionkilometersAbout

14°CWaterexistsbothonandundertheground.MarsAround6,800kilometersAbout228millionkilometersAbout

?63°CAlotoficeisundertheground.While-writing03While-writingDrawatabletocomparetwoplanets,andthendraftyouressay.Thephrasesandsentencepattensmayhelpyou.ReadingforWritingEarthanditsneighborsUsefulphrasesUsefulsentencepatternsbecauseof...Ithasadiameterofaround...awayfrom...Thatiswhy...onaverageThereisalotof...incommon...iswaitingforustoexplore,andsois...While-writingDrawatabletocomparetwoplanets,andthendraftyouressay.Thephrasesandsentencepattensmayhelpyou.ReadingforWritingEarthanditsneighborsStep1Chooseplanets:Forexample,chooseEarthandVenus.While-writingReadingforWritingEarthanditsneighborsPlanetDiameterDistancefromtheSunAverageTemperatureSpecialFeaturesEarthAround13,000kilometersAbout150millionkilometersAbout

14°C

onaverageHaswaterbothonandundertheground;Supportsvariouslifeforms.VenusAbout12,104kilometersAbout108millionkilometersAround

462°C

onaverageHasathickatmospherefullofgreenhousegases;Looksverybrightinthesky.Step2Drawatabletocomparetwoplanets.While-writingStep3Makeyourfinaldraftinyourexercisebook.ReadingforWritingIlikeChinesecalligraphyformanyreasons.First,thewritingbrushes,inksticks,paper,andinkstones—the“FourTreasuresoftheStudy”—arereallyspecial.EachtoolstandsforapartoftraditionalChineseculture.Forexample,agoodwritingbrushcanmakethestrokessosmooth,andhigh-qualityinkgivesthecharactersaniceshine.Second,Ithinkthedifferentstylesofcalligraphyareamazing.Therearefivemainstyles—Zhengshu(regularscript),Caoshu(cursivescript),Xingshu(runningscript),Lishu(officialscript),andZhuanshu(sealscript).Eachshowsbeautyinitsownway.Third,Ilikethefeelingwhenwriting.Writingcalligraphymakesmecalm,andseeingthebeautifulcharactersIcreateissosatisfying.Thelinesandstructuresofthecharactersarelikeadanceonthepaper.EarthandVenusEarthandVenusarebothplanetsinthesolarsystem,buttheyhavemanydifferences.Earthhasadiameterofaround13,000kilometers,whileVenushasadiameterofabout12,104kilometers.Venusisabout108millionkilometersawayfromtheSun,whichiscloserthanEarththatisabout150millionkilometersawayfromtheSun.EarthanditsneighborsWhile-writingStep3Makeyourfinaldraftinyourexercisebook.ReadingforWritingIlikeChinesecalligraphyformanyreasons.First,thewritingbrushes,inksticks,paper,andinkstones—the“FourTreasuresoftheStudy”—arereallyspecial.EachtoolstandsforapartoftraditionalChineseculture.Forexample,agoodwritingbrushcanmakethestrokessosmooth,andhigh-qualityinkgivesthecharactersaniceshine.Second,Ithinkthedifferentstylesofcalligraphyareamazing.Therearefivemainstyles—Zhengshu(regularscript),Caoshu(cursivescript),Xingshu(runningscript),Lishu(officialscript),andZhuanshu(sealscript).Eachshowsbeautyinitsownway.Third,Ilikethefeelingwhenwriting.Writingcalligraphymakesmecalm,andseeingthebeautifulcharactersIcreateissosatisfying.Thelinesandstructuresofthecharactersarelikeadanceonthepaper.TheaveragetemperatureonVenusisaround462°C,muchhotterthanEarth'saveragetemperatureofabout14°C.ThatiswhyVenusisaveryhotplanet.Althoughtheyaredifferentinmanyways,theybothareplanetsinthesolarsystem.Venuslooksverybrightintheskybecauseofitsthickatmosphere.EarthanditsneighborsVenusiswaitingforustoexplore,andsoisthewholeuniverse.Post-writing04Post-writingRateyourdraft,andthencompleteyouressay.Write1(moreimprovementsneeded),2(Satisfactory),3(Good)or4(excellent)fortheratings.Pleaseaskyourpartnertoreviewyourdraftforerrorsandoffersuggestionsforimprovement.Summary05核心短語(yǔ)與句式Usefulphrases：becauseof...,awayfrom...,onaverage,incommonUsefulsentencepatterns：Ithasadiameterofaround...Thatiswhy...Thereisalotof...-...iswaitingforustoexplore,andsois...Languagepoints061.

Marslooksredbecauseofitsredsoil.（火星看起來(lái)是紅色的，因?yàn)樗募t色土壤）。“becauseof”是介詞短語(yǔ)，后接名詞、代詞或動(dòng)名詞，用于說(shuō)明原因。Venusisveryhotbecauseofitsthickatmospherefullofgreenhousegases.Theplantdied__________________lackofwater.Hewaslate__________________theheavyrain.becauseofbecauseof1.

Marsisabout228millionkilometersawayfromtheSun,whileEarthisabout150millionkilometersaway.ThatiswhyMarsiscolderthanEarth.火星距離太陽(yáng)約2.28億公里，而地球距離太陽(yáng)約1.5億公里。那就是火星比地球冷的原因）?！皌hatiswhy”用于引導(dǎo)表語(yǔ)從句，說(shuō)明結(jié)果，意思是“那就是……的原因”。Hedidn'tstudyhard._____________hefailedtheexam.Theroadwasblocked.____________wehadtotakeanotherroute.ThatiswhyThatiswhy07ExercisePleasechoosethecorrectanswerfromA,B,C.1.OnMars,there's______iceundertheground.A.alotB.al