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UNIT 6
Space and beyond
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Understanding ideas
1. Students could learn to memorize some words and phrases.
2. Students could get the main idea of this passage.
3. Students could write sentences about this topic.
Learning Aims:
新单词短语
become accustomed to 习惯于(做)某事
notion /ˈnəʊʃ(ə)n/ n. 概念;观点;看法
hazardous /ˈhæzədəs/ adj. 危险的,不安全的
unexceptional /ˌʌnɪkˈsepʃ(ə)nəl/ adj. 平常的
shuttle /ˈʃʌtl/ n. 航天飞机
the space shuttle 航天飞机
excursion /ɪkˈskɜːʃ(ə)n/ n. (有特定目的的)短途出行
New words!
New words!
新单词短语
rekindle /riːˈkɪndl/ v. 重新激起,重新唤起
tragically /ˈtrædʒɪkli/ adv. 悲惨地,不幸地
instantaneously /ˌɪnstənˈteɪniəsli/ adv. 瞬间地
shadow /ˈʃædəʊ/ n. 坏影响,阴影
cast a shadow on 给……蒙上阴影
scream /skriːm/ v. 尖声大叫
suspend /səˈspend/ v. 暂停,中止
crew /kruː/ n. (飞机上的)全体机组人员
The Call of the Challenger
Look at the timeline and answer the questions.
15 September 2016:
China launched its second space lab,
Tiangong-2, into orbit. It is a key element of
the nation’s plan for a permanent space station.
2 December 2013:
China launched its third unmanned lunar
probe, Chang’e 3, which made a soft landing
on the Moon and then released a lunar rover.
Look at the timeline and answer the questions.
15 October 2003:
Shenzhou V blasted off from the Jiuquan
Satellite Launch Centre, sending China’s
first astronaut into space..
24 April 1970:
China launched Dongfanghong I,
becoming the fifth country to send a
satellite into orbit.
重点词汇
into orbit 进入轨道 ;
key element 要素 ;
space station 太空站 ;
soft landing 软着陆,
lunar rover 月球车 ;
Satellite Launch 卫星发射
Which of these spacecraft had a human on board when launched?
Shenzhou V
1 The first satellite was launched by the USSR in ___.
1 1945 2 1962 3 1957
2 The first person in space was ___________.
1 Robert Crippen 2 Yuri Gagarin 3 Neil Armstrong
3 The first person to walk in space was _________.
1Alexei Leonov 2 William McCool 3 Yang Liwei
3
2
1
3
2
4 The first space station was Sylyut, which was launched by ______.
1 the USA 2 the USSR