Unit13,The Water Planet(Reading&Word study)Life first Life first appeared in appeared in the blue seas.the blue seas.PRE-READINGPRE-READING Activity 1Activity 1.. Structure of the passageStructure of the passage A: 1 minute to skim the passage, focusing on the titles (title and subtitles)in the text and then fill in the chart below. You do not need to read the whole text. THE PROPERTIES OF WATERCHEMICAL STRUCTURESALINITYDENSITYHEAT CAPACITYOCEAN MOTIONB: Use the topic of each paragraph and the structure above to make six questions. Work in groups and fill in the questions. Write down your answers and anything else you know about the topic. What is / What is / are_________?are_________?What can_________ be What can_________ be compared to?compared to?What does ________ What does ________ look like?look like?How does________work?How does________work?What are different What are different parts of_________?parts of_________?What are some What are some examples of________?examples of________?• 1.What are the properties of water?• 2.What does the earth look like?• 3.What are different parts of the ocean?• 4.What can the ocean be compared to?• 5.How does the special air-conditioner—the ocean work?• 6.What are some examples of species in the ocean?Answer the above six questions:Answer the above six questions:1. The properties of water are chemical structure, salinity density, heat capacity and ocean motion.4. The ocean can be compared to a great place to live in.2. The earth looks like an ocean planet.5.Maybe it means that there are some similarities between air-conditioner and the ocean. Because the ocean can keep the temperature of the earth steady.I think the ocean keeps the temperature of the earth steady by...
