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

WELCOME M3U4 SPACE EXPLORATION -- Reading and Thinking 1 Remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet Remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. by Stephen Willian Hawking Remember cosmologist theoretical physicist What is the text about? A. a border between two countries B. an area that is unknown The _______________of space exploration development What is the text type? novel science fiction Popular science article news report Task 1: Prediction Pre-reading Para1 Para2 Para3 Para5 Task 2: Choose the correct sentence While-reading “Are we alone? What’s out there?” Looking up at the stars, people have always wanted to learn more about space, and scientists work hard to find answers. They make vehicles to carry brave people into space to find out the secrets of the universe. _____________ 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. Para1 While-reading Task 2: Choose the correct sentence Before the mid-20th century, most people felt travelling into space was an impossible dream. However, some scientists were determined to help humans realise their dream to explore space. __________________ On 4 October 1957, the Sputnik 1 satellite was launched by the USSR and successfully orbited around Earth. Afterwards, the USSR focused on sending people into space, and on 12 April 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first person in the world to go into space. Over eight years later, on 20 July 1969, American astronaut Neil Armstrong stepped onto the moon, famously saying, “That’s one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind.” Following this, many more goals were achieved. For example, America’s NASA space