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

UNIT 4 SPACE EXPLORATION Listening and Speaking Opening page How do you understand the quote from Neil Armstrong? 神秘感激发好奇心，而好奇心则是人们探索未知事物的前提。 —尼尔∙阿姆斯特朗 mystery n.神秘事物; 谜 wonder n. 惊讶; 惊奇 basis n. 基础 desire n. 欲望 Opening page Neil Armstrong (1930-2012) Facts: 1. An American astronaut; 2. A naval aviator, test pilot and university professor. Achievement: He was the first person to set foot on the moon in Apollo 11 in 1969. 宇航员 海军飞行员 试飞员 That’s one small step for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind. —Neil Armstrong 这是人类的一小步，也是人类的一大步。 Before you listen Can you name any famous astronauts from China or abroad? Before you listen The first man going into the space: Yuri Gagarin, Soviet Union, 1961. The first man landing on the moon: Neil Armstrong, America, 1967. The first Chinese going into space: Yang Liwei, 2003. China's first female astronaut: Liu Yang, 2012. Before you listen Do you know anything about the selection procedure for astronauts? Make a list of the possible requirements. selection procedure 选拔程序 major/educational background flying experience health condition training Before you listen challenging and tough While you listen Listen to an interview with Yang Liwei to learn how he became China’s first astronaut. While you listen Listen to the interview and tick the correct statements. 1. The audience is curious about how Yang Liwei became the first Chinese astronaut. 2. Mr Yang always believed that he would become an astronaut one day. 3. Mr Yang was selected to attend pilot training with 13 other people. 4. To become an astronaut in China, you have to have 1,350 hours of flying experience. 5. Astronauts not only had to learn how to use space equipment, but also had to do a lot of mental and physical training. √ √ √ Yes, I dreamt of it when I was young, but I never thought my wish would come true. There was a lot of competition. Altogether, 14 of us were chosen from among 1,500 pilots to train for space flights. Interviewer: Oh, so you must be a really experienced pilot. Do you think that was one of the reasons why you were chosen for the space programme? Mr Yang: Sure, I had 1, 350 hours of flight experience, which I think really helped me. While you listen Please help the interviewer translate the following questions into English. 您几岁大学毕业呢？ 在您加入太空项目之前，您作为一名战斗机飞行员训练了多少年？(space program; fighter pilot) 有多少名飞行员被选中接受太空飞行训练？ 在那时，一名宇航员的身高应该为多少？ 您是在几岁成为中国的第一名宇航员？ While you listen 您几岁大学毕业呢？ At what age did you graduate from college? 在您加入太空项目之前，您作为一名战斗机飞行员训练了多少年？ Before you joined the space program, how many years did you train as a fighter pilot? 有多少名飞行员被选中接受太空飞行训练？ How many pilots were chosen to train for space flights? 在那时，一名宇航员的身高应该为多少？ How tall should astronauts be at that time? 您是在几岁成为中国的第一名宇航员？ At what age did you become China’s first astronaut? While you listen 1. Yang Liwei graduated from college at the age of ________. 2. Before he joined China’s space programme, Mr Yang trained as a fighter pilot for ________ years. 3. Mr Yang was one of the ________ pilots who were chosen to train for space flights. 4. At the time when Mr Yang entered the space programme, astronauts had to be shorter than ________ cm in height and less than ______ kg in weight. 5. Mr Yang became China’s first astronaut when he was _________ years old. 22 38 172 70 14 10 There was a lot of competition. Altogether, 14 of us were chosen from among 1,500 pilots to train for space flights. Listen to an interview again and make a list of requirements for becoming an astronaut. While you listen Education background: get a __________ Experience: work as a __________ for around 10 years; have 1,350 hours of _____________ Health condition: in perfect ______________ Courses: ________________________ Special training: practice ___________________ ; do a lot of ______________________ college degree fighter pilot flight experience health and shape English, science, and astronomy using space equipment mental and physical training 天文学 While you listen Interviewer: Today we are very pleased to chat with Mr Yang Liwei, the first Chinese astronaut. Welcome to the show, Mr Yang. Mr Yang: Thank you. Interviewer: Mr Yang, our audience is very curious about how you succeeded in becoming China’s first astronaut. It must have been a very difficult thing to achieve. Did you always want to be an astronaut? Mr Yang: Yes, I dreamt of it when I was young, but I never thought my wish would come true. It took a long time. First, I got my college degree when I was 22, and then I worked as a fighter pilot for around 10 years. I finally became China's first astronaut when I was 38 years old. While you listen Interviewer: Oh, so you must be a really experienced pilot. Do you think that was one of the reasons why you were chosen for the space programme? Mr Yang: Sure, I had 1, 350 hours of flight experience, which I think really helped me. Interviewer: So how difficult was it to join the space programme? Mr Yang: There was a lot of competition. Altogether, 14 of us were chosen from among 1,500 pilots to train for space flights. Interviewer: That sounds really difficult. Did you also have to be a certain size and weight? While you listen Mr Yang: Yes, at the time, you had to be shorter than 172 centimetres in height and weigh less than 70 kilograms. You also had to be in perfect health and perfect shape. Interviewer: So you were the perfect choice! As we all know, an astronaut needs to be healthy and calm in order to work in space. But you also had to study a lot, too, right? Mr Yang: Yes, I had to learn English, science, and astronomy. I also had to practise using space equipment, and do a lot of mental and physical training. It was very tiring, but I was so proud to have the opportunity. Lavf58.20.100 Packed by Bilibili XCoder v2.0.2 27 2 Listen to the interview and tick the correct statements. 人民教育电子音像出版社 普通高中教科书 英语 必修 第三册 157212.42 $$