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or that puzzles: How do human beings e into being? How does the earth e into being? 3. In China, there are two legends(傳說) about these puzzles. Do you know the names? 盤古開天辟地 女媧補天造人 4. In the western culture, who creates everything in the world? III. Fastreading you believe in such stories? Are they based on science? 2. In this unit, we’ll learn something more scientific. 3. What’s the title of the text? 4. From the title, we can predict that the text may tell us the origin of life on the earth. 5. Which question are you interested in in this text? 1) How old is the earth? 2) How does the universe begin? 3) Is there any water in the Mars? 4) When did dinosaurs disappear? 5) Which animal is the most important one on the earth? 6. Conclude the main idea of each paragraph. 1) A widely ______ about the _____ of the universe. 2) The formation of the ______. 3) The __________ of water for life. 4) The development of ______ and _______ on the earth. 5) The arrival of _______ and their _____ on the earth. theory origin earth importance plants animals humans influence / effect Paragraph 1: 1. A widely accepted theory was put up with. What is it? The universe began with a “Big Bang” that threw matter in all directions. After that, atoms began to form and bine to create stars. A. The earth’s atmosphere was formed B. Big Bang C. The earth exploded and produced kinds of gases D. Water appeared E. The earth cooled down F. A cloud of energetic dust G. Slowly bine into a solid globe 1 2