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

UNIT 4 SPACE EXPLORATION CHINA AEROSPACE ENGINEERING ASTRONOMICAL SPACE STATION 中国航天工程天和空间站 Period 2 Reading and Thinking Lead in--- watch a video &small talk CHINA'S SHENZHOU 13 astronaut(宇航员) spacewalk(太空行走) space vehicle(太空交通工具) satellite （人造卫星） spacecraft（宇宙飞船） launch（发射） rocket（火箭） orbit（沿轨道运行） Challenger（挑战号） mission（任务） on board（在宇宙飞船上） disappointed（沮丧的） SPACE: THE FINAL FRONTIER 太空：最后的边境 Reading for structure Acitivity 1: Read the text. Several sentences have been removed from it. Choose the correct sentence A-D to fill each gap. Although scientists try to make sure nothing goes wrong, accidents can still happen. They also really wish to discover other planets that are suitable enough to support life. The future of space exploration remains bright. After many experiments, they succeeded in making rockets that could escape Earth’s gravity. 1.Which sentences could be the beginning of the paragraph? 2.Which sentences contains a linking word? 3.Which sentences begins with a sequence(顺序)word ? A,C B D B D A Ｃ Reading for the gist What kind of passage is it? A. News report. B. A short novel. C. Popular science article. Para 1   Para 2   Para 3   Para 4   Para 5 A．China has made great progress in exploring space, and becoming the 3rd country to independently send humans into space B．The future of space exploration remains bright. C． The achievements that the USSR and America made, In the 20th century . D．People are curious about space and scientists work hard to find answer. E．Humans continue space exploration ,in spite of the great risks . Task1 match the main idea of each paragraph Task2 Read and then complete the timeline On 4 Oct. 1957 On 12 Apr. 1961 On 20 July 1969 On 5 Sept. 1977 Yuri Gagarin became the first person in the world go into space. Most people felt travelling into space was an impossible dream. Armstrong stepped onto the moon,saying,“That's one small step for a man,one giant leap for mankind.” America launched Voyager 1 to