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I’mexcitedaboutthethingsthatwillbediscoveredinthefuture.SectionCUnit4Topic2Whatareyougoingtobewhenyougrowup？Why?DoyouknowanythingaboutMars?solarsystemMarsisthefourthplanetfromthesuninoursolarsystemandisnamedafterMars,theRomangodofwar.MarstheRomangodofwar被命名太阳系罗马战神n.风暴，暴(风)雨Itismuchsmallerthantheearth.Itsdiameteris53%oftheearth’s.直径Duringspringandsummer,thestrongstormscancoverthewholesurfaceofMars.Thegravityonitssurfaceisabout40%asstrongasitisonearth.引力，重力1aReadandunderstand.LookatthepicturesandpredictwhichstatementsaretrueaboutMars.Thenreadthepassagequicklyandchecktheanswers._____1.Marslookslikearedball._____2.ThetemperatureonMarsisveryhigh._____3.Marsismuchlargerthantheearth._____4.Marsistoofarawayforustoreach.TFFFListento1aandanswerthequestions.(1)WhatdoesMarslooklike?Itlookslikearedandorangeball.(2)HowfarisMarsfromthesun?It’sabout228millionkilometersawayfromthesun.(3)What’sthetemperatureonMars?Itisbetween-138℃and28℃.1aReadandunderstand.动画1a1.Itsdiameteris53%aswideasthatoftheearth.它的直径是地球直径的53%。2.ThegravityonthesurfaceofMarsisabouttwo-fifthsasstrongasitisonearth.火星表面的引力大约是地球引力的五分之二。倍数(分数)+as+adj.+as……的几倍3.Marsgoesaroundthesunatadistanceofabout228millionkilometers.火星在距太阳约228000000千米处环绕着太阳转。atadistanceof…有……距离4.ScientistsarestillsearchingformoreinformationaboutMars.科学家们正在对火星进行更多的探索。searchfor:表示没有“被搜索的对象”只有“寻找的目标”。如：Allnighttheysearchedforthelostboy.search…for…表示搜查某一对象的目的是要找到什么,强调有具体的目标。如：ShesearchedmanyshopsforJim’sgift.search意为“在……搜查”或“搜身”,是个及物动词，后面直接跟“被搜查的对象”。如：Mr.Smithsearchedeveryroominthehouse.1bRead1aagainandwritedowntheinformationaboutMars.DiameterColorShapeClimateGravityDistancefromthesun53%aswideasthatoftheearthredandorangeaballduringspringandsummer:strongstormstemperature:between-138℃and28℃abouttwo-fifthsasstrongasitisonearthabout228millionkilometersKeywords•Mars,fourth,benamedafter,diameter,aswideas,atadistanceof,tell,because,brightred,ball,storms,gravity,temperature,oxygen,eightmonths,closestto,searchingforRetell1a•Mars,the_______planetofthesolarsystem,goesaroundthesunata_________ofabout228millionkilometers.Its_______is53%aswideasthatoftheearth.Itlookslikea_____and_______ball.It’sverybeautiful.Butduring______and_______,strong__________cancoverthewhole__________ofMars.Thegravityonthesurfaceofitisabout________as________asitisonearth.fourthdistanceredorangespringsummerstormssurfacetwo-fifthsstrongdiameter1cDiscussthecrazyquestionswithyourpartnerandstateyourreasons.1.DoesMarshaveagoodclimateforplants?2.IsMarsausefulplacetodryfruit?3.IsMarsagoodplaceforhumanbeingstolive?4.IsMarsacomfortableplaceforheavypeople?Read2andanswerthequestions.•(1)Whoisthise-mailfromandto?•ItisfromUncleStephentoKangkang.•(2)Howlongdidittakethemtogetthere?•Morethantwoyears.•(3)Dideverythinggowellduringthejourney?•No,itdidn’t.HiKangkang,Ithasbeentwodays_________(since,from)welandedonMars.It_________(cost,took)usmorethantwoyearsto_________(reach,get)here.Generally,thejourneywentwell,butthelivingconditionswere_______(quiet,quite)badduringthejourney.Wehadtoproducemostofthefoodinthespaceship.______________(What’smore,What’sworse),ourwatersupplieswereverylow.Wehadtolimittheuseofwaterduring_________(those,these)days.Sowehadashowereverysixweeks.Wewillspendanothersevenhundredandsixty-threedaysonMars.__________(How,What)alongtime!Ioftenmissthefamily,buttheexcitementofbeingonMarsisworthit!Wishmeluck!Yours,UncleStephensincetookgetquiteWhat’sworsethoseWhat2Kangkang’sunclesentane-mailtohimfromMars.Choosetherightwordstocompletetheletter.3aWritebackane-mailtoUncleStephenforKangkangandaskhimformoreinformationaboutMars.Thelistmayhelpyou.•clothing•foodanddrinks•weather•transportation•…3bWorkinpairs.Checkyourpartner’se-mailanduseyourknowledgeofMarstoanswerthequestionsforUncleStephen.DearUncle,I’mverygladtoreceiveyoure-mail,andIknowthatthelivingconditionswerequitebadduringyourjourney.IaminterestedintheinformationaboutMars.Canyoutellmemoreaboutit?HowabouttheweatheronMars?Isitverycold?Whatkindoftransportationdoyouusethere?Iamlookingforwardtoyoure-mail!Goodluck!Yours,KangkangYoucanwriteitlikethis:SummaryWelearn:1.Somewords:storm,weigh,journey2.Somephrases:nameafter,as…as,atadistanceof,searchfor3.Somesentences:(1)Itsdiameteris53%aswideasthatoftheearth.(2)IthasbeentwodayssincewelandedonMars.Wecan:1.TalkaboutsomethingmoreaboutMars.2.Writebackane-mail.•Read1a.•Memorizetheusefulexpressionsandkeysentenceswhichwelearnedtoday.•FinishSectionCinyourworkbook.•ReviewSectionsA-C.