Unit 6 Space and Beyond Understanding ideas 语言点课件-2022-2023学年高中英语外研版（2019）选择性必修第四册

Look at the title of the passage and the picture. Predict what the passage is about. Predicting Para 1 Para 2 Para 3 Para 4 Para 5 Para 6 A. The take-off of the Challenger space shuttle. B. A student’s memory of the explosion of the Challenger . C. Armstrong’s first Moon landing. D. The disastrous space accident of the Challenger . E. The space shuttle programme after the disaster. F. The significance of the disaster to the space exploration. Main idea Para 1 Task1：What was the public’s response before the flight? Their heats in their mouth -concerned but thrilled/anxious Task2：What effect did the successful landing make on the public? Task3: Why did the author mention the computer the Apollo had employed? To reflect how hazardous(risky/challenging) the mission was and how courageous the astronauts were. Armstrong’s first lunar landing become accustomed to the notion Careful reading set foot on make it to Para 2 The take-off of the Challenger space shuttle Innovations succeeded each other-- Christa McAuliffe, an ordinary teacher and mother, was about to become the first civilian in space. What was special about the Challenger launch? What was the main purpose of her space travel? become unexceptional to the public--- ordinary/normal follow What was the public’s response before the flight? to communicate a sense of excitement and rekindle interest. From which sentence can we know the space travel was much safer? I Para 3 The disastrous space accident of the Challenger What can you infer from “tragically”? Something awful took place. What were people reaction to this incident? What effect did the failure have on the public? It cast a shadow on poeple’s hearts. Too many previous successes caused people to underestimate the risks of space flight. Excitement Terror=fright Optimism Failure explode-explosion Para 4 A student’s memory of the explosion of the Challenger What can we learn from “ we didn’t have much patience waiting for