[中学联盟]浙江省杭州市塘栖中学高中英语必修三教学课件：U4P2 Reading.ppt

Analyse the structure of the passage. Write down the main idea for each paragraph. Paragraph 1: Paragraph 2: Paragraph 3: Paragraph 4: Paragraph 5: Paragraph 1: A widely accepted theory about the formation of the universe Paragraph 2: The formation of the earth Paragraph 3: The importance of water for life Paragraph 4: The development of plants and animals on the earth Paragraph 5: The arrival of humans and their impact on the earth 1. The earth is different from other planets in that ______. A. it was caused by a “Big Bang” B. there is the continued presence of water on the earth C. there is air on the earth D. the atmosphere covers the earth 3. Which of the following statements is true? A. The dust settled into a solid globe between 4.5 and 3.6 billion year ago. B. The first small plants began to appear on the surface of the land. C. About 2.6 million years ago some small clever animals appeared and spread in the ocean. D. Dinosaurs died out long before human beings developed on the earth. Put the order of development of life into a timeline. Use the reading passage to help you. 7 The earth was a cloud of dust. 8 Water appeared on the earth. 9 Shellfish and other fish appeared. 10 The universe began with a “Big Bang”. 11 Clever animals with hands and feet appeared. 12 Mammals appeared. Read the passage and underline all the discourse markers (DM) and sentence connectors (SC). Water appeared which is important for the beginning of life on the earth. (4) What appeared on the earth then? (5) What did the water do? It allowed the earth to dissolve harmful gases and acids into the oceans and seas. 1. Big Bang (threw matter in all directions) 2. a cloud of dust 3. a solid globe 4. exploded with fire and rock 5. produce the carbon, nitrogen, water vapour, … How did the earth come into being? 6.