[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：unit4 open.ppt

Pangu separated the sky from the earth The Goddess Nuwa mended the heaven and created human beings It is said that there were no men when the sky and the earth were separated. It was Nuwa who made men by moulding(使成形) yellow clay（泥）. The work was so tiring that her strength was not equal to it. So she dipped a rope into the mud and then lifted it. The mud that dripped from the rope also became men. Those made by moulding yellow clay were rich and noble, while those made by lifting the rope were poor and low. * Astronomy: scientific study of the sun, moon, stars and other planets etc. How did the universe begin? There are different legends of how the universe and life began in different cultures: In Chinese culture… Pangu grew between the sky and the earth, which were combined together. They were just as tall as Pangu grew. He could not bear the small world any longer. So he found an ax and cut in the middle of the sky and the earth and divided them. The world became wider. After his death, one of Pangu’s eyes became the sun and the other, moon. His breath was the wind and his muscles turned into mountains. His blood became the rivers in the world and his hairs became forests. And then, our world appears. That’s Chinese story about the origin of the world. God created the world in seven days ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the spirit of God was hovering over the waters. And God said... Day 1: God spoke and separated light from darkness. creating Day and Night. Day 2: God spoke and separated the water creating sky and ocean. Day 3: God spoke and created dry land. Day 4: God spoke and created the sun, moon and stars. Day 5: God spoke and created living in the air and sea. Day 6: God spoke an