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Space Exploration
Listening and Speaking
Look at the photo. What can you see in the photo? Who do you think took the photo?
The photo is of the Jade Rabbit 2 rover (also Yutu 2 rover) travelling on the moon, which was taken from the Chang’e 4 lander. China’s Chang’e 4 made a soft landing on the far side of the moon on 3 January 2019.
This is a milestone in the development of China’s space industry, which is a moment worth remembering by every Chinese.
Do you know the astronauts’ names?
Zhai Zhigang
Wang Yaping
Ye Guangfu
Can you name any other famous
astronauts from China or abroad?
the first man to
land on the moon
Neil Armstrong
Mystery creates wonder and
wonder is the basis of man’s
desire to understand.
One small step for man, one
giant leap for mankind.
神秘感激发好奇心, 而好奇心
则是人们探索未知事物的前提。
the first Chinese astronaut to go
into space
the first Chinese woman astronaut
Yang Liwei
Liu Yang
Do you want to be an astronaut?Why?
Not everyone can become an astronaut, because the selection procedure for astronauts is quite strict.
There is an interview with
Yang Liwei .
Let’s learn more about him
and the requirements for
becoming an astronaut.
Listening
Listen to an interview with an astronaut and tick the correct statements.
Listen for numbers
1. Yang Liwei graduated from college at the age of _____.
2. Before he joined China’s space programme, Mr Yang trained as a fighter pilot for ____years.
3. Mr Yang was one of the ____ pilots who were chosen to train for space flights.
4. At the time when Mr Yang entered the space programme, astronauts had to be shorter than ____cm in height and less than ___kg in weight.
5. Mr Yang became China’s first astronaut when he was ___ years old.
22
10
14
70
172
38
Listen for the requirements for an astronaut
Education background: __________ degree, trained to be _____________
Experience: ______ hours of ___________ experience
Health condition: must be in perfect ___________________
Courses: __________,___________and