Period 2 Pre-reading, Reading & Comprehending
Teaching Goals:
1. T o enable Ss to better understand the theory about the origin of the universe and life on the earth — the “b ig band” theory.
2. To enable Ss to concern about the future of life on the earth.
Step 1. Pre-reading
Purpose: To arouse Ss’ interest in learning about some relative information about the universe.
1. Show some pictures to the class and encourage Ss to say some information about how life began on the earth. They can say some relative legends, folk tales or scientific theories about the topic.
The solar system is made up of the sun and the objects that orbit it.
The earth’s atmosphere
Fo r reference:
Some ideas about the beginning of the universe:
● Pan Gu turns into a myriad of (各种) things 盘古化生万物
● Pan Gu separates the sky from the earth 盘古开天地
● Nu Wa makes men 女娲造人
Conclusion and Leading-in:
But these ideas are al l not the correct and scientific ideas. Do you know the scientific idea of the
