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Unit 4 the science of the stars What are these? Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Uranus Saturn Neptune Solar system Do you know the correct order of their distance to the sun? nearest to the sun? farthest to the sun? Mercury Neptune 1.Who wrote the book The Origin of Species (物种起源) ? A. Issaac Newton B .Albert Einstein C. Charles Darwin 2、 How many big planets are there in the Solar System? A . 7 B .8 C. 9 3.Who is famous for the theory of Black Hole theory? A . Hawking B. Newton C. Einstein 4. Which gas is the most important for life? A. carbon dioxide (CO2 ) B. oxygen(O2) C. nitrogen (N2) 5. On which planet are there lives at present ? A. the Venus B .the Earth C. the Mars 6. Which one belongs to amphibian(两栖动物）? A .frog B. snake C .dinosaur What’s the meaning of the word “Astronomy”? Warming up the scientific study of stars and planets. 2. What words will you think of when we talk about this topic? star, planet, the sun / moon / earth, solar system 恒星 行星 太阳 月球 地球 太阳系 3. How many planets are in the solar system? Scientists now think Pluto is too small to be called a planet. Pre-reading Nearly everybody has these puzzles: How do human beings come into being? How does the earth come into being? In China, there are two legends（传说） about these puzzles. Do you know the names? 盘古开天辟地 女娲补天造人 4. In the western culture, who creates everything in the world? Fast-reading Do you believe in such stories? Are they based on science? In this unit, we’ll learn something more scientific. 2. What’s the title of the text? From the title, we can predict that the text may tell us _______________ on the earth. the origin of life 3. 段落大意匹配 1) The development of plants and animals on the earth. 2) T