Unit 6 Space and Beyond Starting out & Understanding ideas 学案-2023-2024学年高二英语外研版（2019）选择性必修第四册

【学生版】Unit 6 Period 1 Starting out & Understanding ideas 【学习目标】 Learning Objectives 1 To get the main idea of the passage, know the process and its meaning to space exploration of the Challenger explosion 2 To use the language points from the passage correctly 【学习过程】 Learning activities 目标一: To get the main idea of the passage, know the process and its meaning to space exploration of the Challenger explosion Activity 1: Complete the quiz and find out how much you know about space exploration. Try to guess if you are not sure of the answers. 1. The first satellite was launched by the USSR in __________. a. 1945 b. 1962 c. 1957 2. The first person in space was __________. a. Robert Crippen b. Yuri Gagarin c. Neil Armstrong 3.The first person to walk in space was __________. a. Alexei Leonov b. William McCool c. Yang Liwei 4. The first space station was Salyut 1, which was launched by __________. a. the USA b. the USSR c. the European Space Agency 5.The first spacecraft to leave the solar system was __________. a. Vostok 1 b. Discovery c. Voyager 1 Activity 2: Look at the title of the passage and picture. Predict what the passage is about. Answer: __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ Now read the passage and check your prediction. Activity 3: Choose the ideas mentioned in the passage and find the evidence. 1 People thought space travel was no longer dangerous. 2 Christa would have inspired lots of people if she hadn’t lost her life on board the Challenger. 3 People were determined to continue with the space programme after the disaster. 4 The disaster proved we should use robots to explore space instead of people. 5 The shuttle was not reliable and should not have been used. __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ Activity 4: Organise information from the passage and complete the fact file. Time: 1__________________