Unit 4 Space Exploration Reading and Thinking 课堂活动学案-2022-2023学年高中英语人教版（2019）必修第三册

必修三 UNIT 4 SPACE: THE FINAL FRONTIER Think and discuss Discuss the following questions with your partner. 1. What do you know about the universe? 2. What have humans done to explore the universe? 3. If you had a chance to travel into space, what would you like to do? Comprehension check I. Match the Chinese vehicles with their missions. Vehicles Missions 1. Shenzhou 5 A. Studied the surface of the moon 2. Shenzhou 6 B. Furthered the establishment of a space station 3. Shenzhou 7 C. Completed a second manned orbit 4. Jade Rabbit D. Explored the surface of the far side of the moon 5. Tiangong 2 E. Independently sent humans into space 6. Tianzhou 1 F. Completed the first Chinese spacewalk 7. Chang’e 4 G. Docked with Tiangong 2 1-7 _______________ II. Decide if the sentences are true (T) or false (F). 1. Disasters of the USSR’s Soyuz 11 and America’s Challenger didn’t stop people from exploring the universe. ( ) 2. The International Space Station is used by astronauts from the same country to explore space. ( ) 3. China has made significant contributions to humans’ exploration of the universe, despite its late start. ( ) III. Find out what the underlined words refer to. 1. They also really wish to discover other planets ... (Paragraph 1) __________ 2. After many experiments, they succeeded in making rockets ... (Paragraph 2) __________ 3. Following this, many more goals were achieved. (Paragraph 2) __________ 4. ... and it still transmits data today. (Paragraph 2) __________ 5. ... followed by the vehicle Jade Rabbit being sent to the moon to study its surface. (Paragraph 4) __________ 6. ... China launched the Tiangong 2 space lab into space and Tianzhou 1 to dock with it. This signalled one step further in China’s plan to ... (Paragraph 4) __________ ________ Complete the summary Below is a summary of the text with some contents missing. Choose the right item from the box to complete the summary. Change the form if necessary. survive, vehicle, disaster, astronaut, M