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Thinking Skills & Reading Strategies
Unit 6
Earth and Beyond
学习目标
能够掌握太阳系相关词汇（如 inner planets、outer planets、diameter 等 ），理解太阳、行星的特征及分类知识。
熟练运用 “Comparing and contrasting”（比较与对比）、“Summarizing”（总结）阅读策略，准确提取、归纳文本信息。
激发学生对宇宙探索的兴趣，培养探索精神，增强协作意识。
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Do you know about the solar system
新课讲授
Comparing and contrasting
Tables are useful tools to make comparisons. For example, we can compare different traits of many things by using one table.
What do you know about the Sun and Earth
The Sun is very big and hot. It gives us light.
The Earth is where we live. It has water and land.
Thinking Skills
Read the text and learn how to compare and contrast similar things.
start n.恒星
diameter n.直径
kilometer n.千米
living things 生物
real adj.真实的；实际的
has a diameter of 直径为……
Activity 1
planet n.行星
“one of + 复数名词（表范围 ）” ...之一
solar system 太阳系
The diameter of Earth地球的直径
Object Type Diameter (kilometer) Color With life
Sun Star 1,391,400 white No
Earth planet 13,000 blue and green Yes
Read the text and learn how to compare and contrast similar things.
look at this picture of planets around the Sun. can you name some planets
Mercury水星
Venus金星
Earth地球
Mars火星
Jupiter木星
Saturn土星
Uranus天王星
Neptune海王星
Asteroid Belt小行星带
Activity 2
1. Which planets are the inner planets
2. What separates the planets into two groups
Group Planets Size Elements
the inner planets Mercury, Earth and Mars smaller rocks and
the outer planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Nepture gas with
inside
Venus
soil
larger
rocks
Read the text and complete the table.
Pair work. Discuss the differences between the inner and outer planets based on Activity 2.
Size: Inner planets are ________, outer planets are ______.
Elements: Inner planets are made of ________________, outer planets are made of _____________________.
Distance from Sun: Inner planets are _________ to the Sun, outer planets are ____________ away.
smaller
larger
rocks and soil
gas with rocks inside
closer
farther
Activity 3
Summarizing
To write a good summary, you need to identify all the important information and then write in your own words.
The Sun gives light. Plants need light to grow.We need Sun, too. It makes us warm.The Sun is super important for life on Earth.
Reading Strategies
Read the text. Underline the topic sentence for the main idea and the key sentences for each supporting detail.
Why is the sun so important There are at least two reasons:
It keeps the planets in the solar system. The sun is the biggest object in the
system. It has the power to keep all the planets moving around it.
It gives heat and light to the earth. The heat gives the just right temperature
to the living things on the earth. The light is important for people and animals
to get energy, and plants need the light to grow.
Activity 1
Why is the sun so important
There are at least two reasons:
topic sentence for the main idea
It keeps the planets in the solar system. The sun is the biggest object in the
system. It has the power to keep all the planets moving around it.
It gives heat and light to the earth. The heat gives the just right temperature to the living things on the earth. The light is important for people and animals to get energy, and plants need the light to grow.
key sentences for each supporting detail
Read the text above again and complete the summary.
The text mainly talks about the importance of _______________.
In the text, we can find ________________________________________ in the solar system, and ________________________________.
the sun
the sun is the biggest object and has the power to keep all the planets moving around it
it gives heat and light to the earth, which is important for living things
Summary
Activity 2
Read the text and underline the important information, and then complete the summary.
The earth is our only home planet. It is neither too close nor too far from
the sun. This helps the earth get enough light and heat from the sun. The
earth is large, and it can hold the right type of air around it. Besides,
there is plenty of water as well as some dry land on the surface of the
earth. With water and land, people can live and grow food on the earth.
The earth is our only home planet. It is neither too close nor too far from the sun. This helps the earth get enough light and heat from the sun. The earth is large, and it can hold the right type of air around it. Besides, there is plenty of water as well as some dry land on the surface of the earth. With water and land, people can live and grow food on the earth.
Activity 3
home planet 家园行星
neither nor 既不…… 也不……
get ... from 从…… 获得……
plenty of 大量；许多
on the surface of 在…… 表面
The text is mainly about why the _________________________.
The main reasons are enough ____________ and _____________ , the right type of ____________, plenty of _____________ and some ____________ on the earth’s surface.
Summary
earth is our home planet
light
heat
air
water
dry land
1. It may look yellow, orange, or even red, but its real color is white. 中 “but” 连接 “太阳看起来的颜色” 和 “实际颜色” ，表转折 。
用 “and”（表并列 / 顺承 ）、“but”（表转折 ）连接两个简单句，合并成更丰富的句子。用 “and”“but” 把两句话合并（如 “Earth is a planet. It has life.” → “Earth is a planet and it has life.” ；“The Sun is big. It’s not a planet.” → “The Sun is big but it’s not a planet.” ）
Language points
2. “There is plenty of water as well as some dry land...”（地球表面有大量水和陆地 ）→ “plenty of water” 是不可数名词短语，用 “is” 。
“There be + 事物 + 地点 / 时间” ，表示 “某地 / 某时有某物” ，be 动词（is/are ）随后面名词单复数变。“There are no living things on the Sun.”（太阳上没有生命 ）→ 单数 / 复数？“living things” 是复数，所以用 “are” 。
一、Key Knowledge
Solar System Elements：Sun（star, diameter 1,391,400km... ）；Planets
（inner: Mercury, Venus...; outer: Jupiter... ）
Classification：Inner planets（smaller, rocks/soil ）；Outer planets（larger, gas... ）
二、Reading Strategies
Comparing & Contrasting：Compare dimensions（type, size... ）→ Find differences/similarities
Summarizing：Identify topic sentences + key info → Short & clear summary
课堂总结
Self-assessment
I can acquire expressions related to team activities through watching and listening activities.
I can share experiences of team activities in real - life contexts.
I can understand and recognize the importance of collaborative cooperation in team activities.
Assessment
Basic (基础): 重读课文，完善课堂总结内容，用英文撰写 50 - 80 词的太阳系知识总结 。
Improving(提升): 制作 “火星与地球” 特征对比表格（包含直径、环境、是否有生命等维度 ）。
Extend (拓展) : 以小组为单位，用绘画 + 英文标注的形式，制作 “太阳系结构” 海报，展现天体位置、分类，深化知识理解与创意表达。
Homework

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