Unit 4 Space Exploration Reading and Thinking 课件-2023-2024学年高中英语人教版（2019）必修第三册

Unit 4 SPACE EXPLORATION Reading and Thinking Lead-in Let’s launch a rocket! astronaut space/universe spacecraft/vehicle Activity1: Read and Predict What will be talked about in the text? Although scientists try to make sure nothing goes wrong, accidents can still happen. They also really wish to discover other planets that are suitable enough to support life. The future of space exploration remains bright. After many experiments, they succeeded in making rockets that could escape Earth’s gravity. B D A C future succeeded in Activity2: Read and Fill to discover succeeded in accidents future accidents to discover B D A C purposes Activity3: Read for main idea to discover succeeded in accidents future achievements accidents&hope future ？ China’s progress achievements accidents&hope future to discover succeeded in purposes Tip1:To get main idea, pay attention to the repeated information. While-reading para2 achievements Activity4: Read for Detail In what order is the paragraph organized? How do you know? ---In time order. We can know it from the date and time words. 7 While-reading What were the scientists’ achievements ? time order date success before the mid-20th century travelling into space is 1.__________________ 1957 The Sputnik 1 2._____________________by the USSR, 3.____________around Earth afterwards the USSR focused on 4.____________________ 1961 Yuri Gagarin, the 5.______________________________to go into space over eight years later 1969 Neil Armstrong 6.____________________ following this 1977 Voyager1 was sent to 7.____________________ an impossible dream satellite was launched orbited sending people into space first person in the world stepped onto the moon study deep space Why does the writer use the time order in the paragraph? A. To explain why human beings are curious about space exploration. B. To show how humans realise the dream step by step. C. To show how difficult it is to realize the dream. 8 While-reading Explo