Unit 6 Space and beyond Using language Listening 课件-2023-2024学年高中英语外研版选择性必修第四册

Unit 6　Space and beyond Listening Life in space 1. Learn new expressions by listening about the space camp and arouse students’ interest in space exploration; 2. Guide the students to use expressions to talk about the space programme they imagine. Life in space 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?” Listen to the interview and choose the questions discussed. Is there life on other planets? What would life on other planets look like? Should we use robots to explore space? What is the Fermi Paradox? Will people ever make contact with life on other planets? √ √ √ 5 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: Evolution 5 ________________________________, so it’s likely that life on other planets would look like us. similar to our own there are forms of life somewhere without considering conditions on other planets won’t be like those on Earth would work the same way everywhere 6 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. travel faster than light take short cuts, through a “warmhole” in space, for example, Interviewer: Welcome to our discussion programme, Science, Fact or Fiction?. On tonight’s show, we’ll talk about life on other planets with scientist