TransformingMars-readingTeachingobjectives:1
Tohelpstudentsgetfurtherunderstandingofthetext2
Toimprovestudents’abilitytospeakandsummarize3
Toarousestudents’imaginationTeachingAids:Multi-mediaTeachingprocedures:I
Pre-taskreadingEnjoyaflashII
While-taskreading1
ExtensivereadingReadthetextandjudgethestatementswhethertheyare“True”or“False”1)
Thereare687daysinaMartianyearand241/2daysinaMartianday
ThereissomewateronMars
TheaveragetemperatureonMarsis15
ThemaingasesinatmosphereonMarsisoxygen
ThegravityonMarsisthesameastheoneonEarth
6)ThedistancefromMarstothesunis228millionkilometres
Intensivereading1)
ReadthefivemainstagesandfinishthefollowingtableTheTransformingofMarsStagesTimeSuggestionsResultsStage1Stage2Stage3Stage4Stage52)
TohelpstudentsknowmoreaboutMarsT:Showsomequestionpatter