Unit 4 Listening and Speaking 课件-2022-2023学年高中英语人教版（2019）必修第三册

Space Exploration Listening and Speaking Unit 4 1 Activity 1: Watch and answer 1. What does this video mainly talk about? It talks about some requirements for being an astronaut. 2. Can you name any of the requirements according to the video? Technical skills, operational skills, interpersonal skills (collaboration, humility) and explorer spirit. 2 1. Do you know any other things about the selection procedure for astronauts? 2. Can you name any famous astronauts from China or abroad? Activity 2: Talk about the questions in groups 3 1. Do you know any other things about the selection procedure for astronauts? In America, preference for selecting astronauts was for test pilots or military pilots, because they were among the most elite pilots, and because they were in excellent physical shape. While it is no longer a requirement for astronauts to be pilots, generally they must be the very elite in their scientific fields and must still be in very good physical shape. 4 2. Can you name any famous astronauts from China or abroad? China’s first astronaut: Yang Liwei the first Chinese woman to reach space: Liu Yang the first Chinese to carry out a spacewalk: Zhai Zhigang the first man to travel into space: Yuri Gagarin the first person to walk on the moon: Neil Armstrong the first woman to go into space: Valentina Tereshkova 5 Look at the picture and the title, and then try to predict what will be talked about in the listening part. Activity 3: Look and predict 6 Listen for the first time and get the main idea of the conversation. To introduce the requirements for becoming an astronaut. 1. Who are the speakers? The interviewer and Yang Liwei. 2. What are the speakers talking about? They are talking about how to become an astronaut. 3. Why do they have the conversation? Activity 4: Listen for gist 7 Listen for the second time and tick the correct statement(s). Activity 5: Listen and tick 1. The audience is curious about how Yang Liwei became the first Chinese a