Lesson 46
The universe and
man-made satellite
the universe
the sun
the earth
the moon
stars
space
spaceman
by spaceship
man-made satellite
travel around the earth
True or false
1)Many of the stars in the
universe are too far away. ( )
2)The moon is the satellite of the
earth. ( )
3)The moon is 380000 kilometers
away from the sun. ( )
T
T
F
4)So far ,no man has travelled to the
other parts of the universe. ( )F
5)Many countries have sent up man-
made satellites. ( )
6)Only China can send its TV and radio
programmes to foreign countries. ( )
T
F
7)The satellites help us to learn
more about the universe. ( )T
8)People from different countries
understand each other better because
the earth is becoming smaller. ( )T
1.What’s the universe?
The earth, the sun, the moon, and the
stars, and the space between them.
2.Why can’t many stars be seen?
Because they are too far away.
3.Information about the moon
1)travel around the earth ( our satellite )
2) quite near us(380,000 kilometres away)
3) It has been visited by men
4.What are man-made satellites used
for?1)for us to learn more about the earth,
the weather and other things
2)for sending and receiving messages
(for sending its TV and radio
programmes to the other side of the
world)
(for helping us make telephone calls to
foreign countries)
Language points
1. When we talk about the universe, we
mean the earth, the sun, the moon….
mean 作动词 , 表示 “意指 , 意
味” ,其后可接名词或宾语从句 . 常
用句式有 :
What do you mean by…?
你所指的…是什么意思 ?
What does … mean ? … 是什么
意思 ?
meaning 作名词 ,解释为 “意
思”
the meaning of … …的意思
2. It is quite near us in
space.in space = in the universe 在
太空中space
指“太空”时为不可数名词 , 一般不用
冠词。
指 “空间”时可与 room替换。•今日在太空中旅行已不是梦想 .
•这里还有一个人的位置 .
Traveling through space is not a
dream today.
There is space/room for one more
person.
3. Man-made satellites have been
sent up into space by many
countries.send : 发 , 送 (对应词为
receive)
•我已经把信发走了 .
I have already sent my letter.
•这位老人被送到最近的医院 .
The old man was sent to the
nearest hospital.
send up 发射
send for sb. 派人去请…
•她立即派人去请大夫 .
She sent for a doctor at once.
with one’s help 在某人的帮助下
=with the help of sb.
与 thanks to , because of 近义
•在李雷的帮助下他们很好地完成了工
作 .
With Li Lei’s help they have
finished the work well.
without one’s help 没有某人的帮
助
•没有李雷的帮助我们不可能很好地完成工
作。
We couldn’t finish the work well
without Li Lei’s help.
Laura has just got a new computer. She is
very pleased with it, because she can
used it to _______ emails to her friends.
This computer was ________ by her
father at home. Her father is not a
computer engineer, ________ he is a
computer fan. He _______ a lot about
computers. He _______ different parts of
a computer and then ________ them
together to make a computer. “The
homemade computers cost much less
______ the ones which are sold in
shops,” said Laura’s father.
send
made
but
knows
bough
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than
Best
wishes !