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

Unit 4 SPACE EXPLORATION Reading & Thinking 1 About Space How much do you know about space exploration? Lead-in Let’s do a small test. Are you ready? 1. There are eight planets in the Solar System. F T 2. The hottest planet in the solar system is Venus(金星). 462 ℃ T F 3. There is no sound in space. T F Because there is no air in space, and air transmits sound. What information will we get from pictures? the exploration on the moon accidents during the exploration equipment ... 1. What kind of passage is it? A. A piece of news. B. A popular science article. C. A travel journal. D. A novel. 科普文 科普文又称大众科学或普及科学，是以浅显、通俗易懂的文字让公众了解科技领域的知识的一种文章。其特点：短小性、知识性和准确性、文学性、思想性。阅读时，可看作是科技说明文。 SPACE:THE FINAL FRONTIER 太空:最后的边缘 Complete the timeline according to the events of space exploration in human history. 1957 1961 1969 1977 2003 then after that recently Sputnik 1 satellite was ...and … Yuri Gagarin the first person… Neil Armstrong, stepped…, Voyager 1, to study…, it still… Yang Liwei, orbited… Shenzhou 6/7 completed…, Jade Rabbit to study… Tiangong 2 space lab…, Tianzhou 1 to dock with… Chang’e 4 Explore the surface of... future plan to .... before the mid-20th century travelling into space ... Are we alone? What's out there?” Looking up at the stars, people have always wanted to learn more about space, and scientists work hard to find answers. They make vehicles to carry brave people into space to find out the secrets of the universe.__________________. B Para. 1 “Before the mid-20th century, most people felt travelling into space was an impossible dream. However, some scientists were determined to help humans realise their dream to explore space. _____________. On 4 October 1957, the Sputnik 1 satellite was launched by the USSR and successfully orbited around Earth. Afterwards, the USSR focused on sending people into space.and on 12 April 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first person in the world to go into space. Ov