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9BUnit 1 Life on Mars

Lead-in

I think you all know this picture .Yes,it is

Earth –our home .Earth is covered with water ,so it looks blue.

Earth

so many people /crowded

What are life like now?

too much air pollution /polluted

What life will be like on the earth in the future ?

Polluted Crowded

It’s becoming more and more crowded （拥挤的 )and polluted （被污染） What will people do in the future?

What shall we

do

Where shall we

live

Fly to the Mars

How to fly to the Mars?

spaceship

robot

helmet

Can you guess what the life will be like on Mars?

In the form of pills

on Marson Earth

pollution No pollution

on Marson Earth

feel happy feel ill

on Marson Earth

Veryimportant

not important

on Marson Earth

Less homework and robots will help her

on Marson Earth

Too much homework

1. We will be cared for by robots.

2. We must wear space helmets to go outside.

3. There will be no pollution.

4. Robots will help us with our homework.

5. Food will be in the form of pills.

6. Money will not be important.

7. Space travel will make people feel very ill.

Discuss in pairs.Write better or worse in the blanks.

better

better

better

better

worse

worse

worse

Let’s go camping on the moon, shall we?

What can we take to the moon?

guitar

fishingnet

sunglasses

camera

football tent

matches

Walkman

However,Daniel is dreaming about camping on the moon.He wants to take somethingwith him.What should he take with him ？Write the name of the items he wants to take.And then ,put a tick (√) in the box if you thinkhe should take that item.

tent [ ] sunglasses [ ]

matches [ ]camera [ ]

guitar [ ]

football [ ]

walkman [ ]

fishing net [ ]

Group work

Of all the things, which do you think is useful?

And why?

Listen and answer

1. Do you think Eddie likes the life on the Mars?

2. Why does Eddie hate life on the Mars?

No, I don’t think so.

Because he can’t get to his food.

Read and act

Debate( 辩论 )

正方（ for ） 反方（ aganist ）I like the life on the Marsbecause…

I don’t like the life on the Mars because…

1. less homework

2.no pollution

3.not many people

4.Money, not important

5.no traffic jam

…

1.food, not delicious

2.space travel, feel ill

3.wear helmets, go outside

4.fewer friends

5.maybe, not safe

…

Translation

根据中文意思完成句子 ( 每空一词 )

1. 你觉得火星上的生活怎样？_____ do you ______ life on Mars?

2. 将来我们由机器人照顾 。We ____ ____ ____ _____ by robots.

3. 食物将以药片的形式存在。Food will be _____ _____ ____ ____pills.

4. 我吃不到食物。I cannot_____ _____my food.

How like

will be cared for

in the form of

get to

Homework

1.Search more information about Mars on the Internet.

2. Finish the exercises in the Assessment Book.