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石宝中学石宝中学 李兰英李兰英Our EarthTreat the earth well.It was not given to you by your parents but lent to you by your children.1.What do you know about the sun,the moon,and the earth?From the box below,choose the words you often use when talking about each of them and write the words in the chart.bright land cold rock planet shining huge satellite round fireball hot sand ice flat waterGroup WorkSunSunMoonMoonEarthThe sunThe moonThe earthbrightlandcoldrockplanetshininghugesatelliteroundfireballhotsandiceflatwaterroundrockbrighthugeround2.Look at the picture of Earth and try to complete the short paragraph with proper words.What does Earth look like?This photo shows what Earth looks like from a spaceship.If you were on the spaceship,youd see a huge _ and _ ball.The blue parts are the _ that are on earth and the white parts are _.The clouds are part of _ atmosphere.Earth is not perfectly _.bluewhiteoceanscloudsEarthsroundThe parts we call“top”and“bottom”are a little _.We call the top part the _ Pole and the bottom part the _ Pole.Earth is just the right distance from the sun.Its not too _ or too _.Thats why people and other things can live on _.Earth is the only planet we know of that has _.NorthSouthhotcoldEarthlifeflat1)The earths surface2)The biosphereTask 1.Rearrange the following phrases based on the text.The first one has been done for you.Scanning3)The size and shape of the earth4)The formation of the earth5)The atmosphere of the earth6)Water on the earths surface7)Comparison between the highest mountain and the earth The correct order is(4)()()()()()()376152Choose the best choices to complete the following statements.1)Many scientists believe the earth was formed from _.A.the gas in space B.a cloud in space.C.a vast cloud of dust and gas in outer space D.dust and gas in space2)The earth is a ball of _.A.rock and water B.rock and iron C.rock and sand D.sand and water3)It may take you _ to climb Mount Everest,which is a little _ than 5.5 miles above sea level.A.monthsless B.monthsmore C.weeksmore D.weeksless4)Much of the land on the earth is covered with _.A.sand and soil B.water C.forest D.rock5).The biosphere refers to _.A.gas,water and soil B.any region on the earth C.all living things D.the region from the bottom of the sea to the top of the thickest part of the atmosphere_ 1)The sun was formed long before the earth._ 2)Far out in space,you can clearly see the flattening and swelling of the earth.Detailed readingWrite“T”if the statement is true,“F”if it is false,or“NM”if it is not mentioned in the text.NMF_ 3)Although Mount Everest is the tallest mountain on the earth,it cannot be seen from the space._ 4)Apart from the huge continent of Asia,you can see Africa and America in a rocket near the moon.TT_ 5)Water can also be found in other planets,but not in liquid form._ 6)The earth is surrounded by the atmosphere which people,animals,and plants need to live.NMTPost readingFill in the chart with the related information from the text.Figure 7,9005.571%Related informationthe diameter of the earthheight of Mount Everestcoverage of water on the earths surfaceFigure 2one-fourth20One-fifthRelated informationaverage depth of the oceanscoverage of land on the earths surfacedepth of the soil in which crops growcoverage of ice on the earths surface Work in groups and make a report entitled“Earth in Figures”based on what youve got in the charts above.You may begin like this:Earth,our home planet,is the only planet in our solar system known to protect life.It is the third planet from the sun and the fifth largest in the solar systemTell your partner your knowledge about the planet and the earth.Discuss in pairs how the natural resource the earth offers are important to humans and how the earth is threatened by humans.Then complete the table of exercise after class.
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