内容正文:
Unit 4 Listening and Speaking
【学习目标】
Learning Objectives
1 To know about the detailed information about how Yang Liwei became an astronaut and summarise the requirements for becoming an astronaut
2 To talk with your partner about your opinions on being an astronaut
【学习过程】
Learning activities
目标一:To know about the detailed information about how Yang Liwei became an astronaut and summarise the requirements for becoming an astronaut
Activity 1: Read through P 38~39, find out the new words and phrases, read them in groups and share their usage.
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Activity 2: Discuss the questions in groups.
1 Can you name any famous astronauts from China or abroad?
2 Do you know anything about the selection procedure for astronauts? Make a list of the possible requirements.
Answers:
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Activity 3: Listen to the interview and tick the correct statements.
( ) 1 The audience is curious about how Yang Liwei became the first Chinese astronaut.
( ) 2 Mr. Yang always believed that he would become an astronaut one day.
( ) 3 Mr. Yang was selected to attend pilot training with 13 other people.
( ) 4 To become an astronaut in China, you have to have 1,350 hour of flying experience.
( ) 5 Astronauts not only had to learn how to use space equipment, but also had to do a lot of mental and physical training.
Activity 4: Listen again and fill in the blanks with the correct numbers.
Listen for numbers
Number questions are typically related to: time, telephone numbers, addresses, prices, weights, distances, etc. When you listen for numbers,you need to pay special attention to big numbers as well as those that sound quite similar,such as thirteen and thirty, fourteen and forty, etc.
1. Yang Liwei graduated from college at the age of ______.
2. Before he joined China's space progr