Unit 6 Space and Beyond Listening and Speaking 课件-2022-2023学年高二下学期英语外研版（2019）选择性必修四册

Unit 6 Period 3 Listening and Speaking 新 课 导 入 What do you know about the Fermi Paradox? The Fermi Paradox: according to some calculations, there should be many other civilisations out there, but there is no evidence of these at all. No spacecraft, no radio transmissions, nothing. So, as Fermi said, “Where is everybody?” Did You Know? 课 堂 学 习 1 Listen to the interview and choose the questions discussed. 1 Is there life on other planets? 2 What would life on other planets look like? 3 Should we use robots to explore space? 4 What is the Fermi Paradox? 5 Will people ever make contact with life on other planets? 2 Listen again and complete the table. Answers Q1 Sophie: There must be millions of planets like ours, and some could have life 1__________. Eric: You would think it likely that 2__________. But that’s 3__________ the Fermi Paradox. Q2 Sophie: Life on other planets won’t look like us because 4__________. Eric: Because evolution 5__________, life on other planets is likely to look like us. Q3 Eric: We cannot 6__________, which means it would take more than a lifetime to reach planets where there might be life. Sophie: Maybe we don’t need to travel in straight lines. Perhaps we will be able to 7__________ to make contact with life on other planets. Answers: 1 similar to our own 2 there are forms of life somewhere 3 without considering 4 conditions on other planets won’t be like those on Earth 5 would work the same way everywhere 6 travel faster than light 7 take short cuts, through a “wormhole” in space, for example Now work in groups of three and act out the interview. 3 Complete the boxes with the expressions from the interview. • I think there definitely is. • Since..., it isn’t reasonable to... • There’s evidence that... • It would be wonderful if... • The fact that... means... • Let’s hope that... Expressing hopes Expressing opinions • I think there