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Unit 4
Space Exploration
Period 1
Listening and Speaking
人教版本 必修三
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Lead-in
Lead-in
We live on a planet called Earth that is part of our solar system. But where is our solar system? It’s a small part of the Milky Way Galaxy.
A galaxy is a huge collection of gas, dust, and billions of stars and their solar systems. A galaxy is held together by gravity. Our galaxy, the Milky Way, also has a supermassive black hole in the middle.
Lead-in
Have you ever imagined flying in the universe?
New words
He explained the procedure in simple, everyday language.
A rocket was fired at the moon.
/'rɒkɪt/
/prə'siːdʒə/
New words
The astronauts succeeded in returning from the moon to the earth according to the plan.
/'æstrənɔːt/
New words
The force of gravity makes things fall to earth.
重力作用使物体落向地面。
/'grævɪtɪ/
New words
She is 1 meter 70 centimeters tall.
She is considered an intelligent woman.
/ɪn'telɪdʒ(ə)nt/
/ˈsentimi:tər/
Let’s play
看谁猜的快又准!
Let’s play
1. The stone rolled down the mountain by _________.
2. Many different qualities go towards the making of an _________.
3. _________ health is very important.
4. The _________ boosts the astronaut into space.
5. He is very ________ boy and reads the game very well.
gravity
astronaut
Mental
rocket
intelligent
mental rocket gravity astronaut intelligent
Pair work
Can you name any famous astronauts from China or abroad?
Do you know anything about the selection procedure for astronauts?
Try to use the words and phrases we have learnt to discuss the following two questions with your patterners:
Yang Liwei
Shenzhou 5 (October 15, 2003)
First Chinese national in space.
First solo man on space in space who was neither Russian nor American.
Famous astronauts
Liu Yang
Shenzhou 9 (June 16-29, 2012)
First Chinese woman in space.
First in a Chinese crew to achieve manned spacecraft docking.
Famous astronauts
Yuri Gagarin
Vostok 1 (April 12, 1961)
The first man to go into space.
Famous astronauts
Valentina Tereshkova
Vostok 6 (June