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Unit 4 Space Exploration
新人教必修Book 3
Reading and Thinking P40-41
to learn about the development of space exploration
to analyze and add text to the passage about space exploration
to summarize the main idea of each paragraph
to analyze the details of a popular science article
Warming up
Have you ever seen this film?
What’s the story about?
Do you believe there are other planets for people to live on?
About Space
How much do you know about space exploration?
space station
a manned satellite in a fixed orbit designed for scientific research
Read and guess
About Space
How much do you know about space exploration?
a craft capable of traveling in outer space
spacecraft
What lifts the space shuttle into space?
Astronauts leave the spacecraft and works outside
About Space
spacewalk
Rocket
Before you read, look at the title and the photos.
Pre-reading
Who‘s the astronant?
When did he step on the moon?
What is “Challenger” ?
What is Jade Rabbit used for?
What do you expect to read about in this text?
Discussion
The main reasons for space travel are to further human exploration and to gather knowledge of the universe.
What do you think are the main reasons for space exploration?
I expect to read about the future of space travel.
Read the text on page 40-41.
While-reading
A. A piece of news.
B. A popular science article.
C. A travel journal.
D. A novel.
1. What kind of passage is it?
Can you choose the correct sentence to fill in the gap?
C
D
B
A
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.
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