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

Starting out P81 新外研选择性必修Book 4 Unit 6 Space and beyond In this class, you will acquire information concerning the solar system through a video. look at a timeline of China’s space programme and then discuss some questions. Learning objectives Lead-in Enjoy a song about the solar system. Lead-in Complete the blanks according to the song. _ is a burning ball of fire. _ is the closest planet to the Sun, a ball of iron. _ is the same size as the Earth, but spins the other way. _ is the place where we live, which is blue because there’s land and lots of sea. _ is a rocky, red planet. Its mountains are the highest in our solar system. _ is a gas giant, which is the biggest and spins the fastest. _ is a gas giant and Titan is its biggest moon. _ is an icy gas giant, the coldest planet in the solar system. _ is an icy gas giant, which is the farthest planet from the Sun. The Sun Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Pluto Activity 1 Watch the video to know more about the solar system. Activity 1 Answer the questions after watching. 1. How was the Sun formed? First, enough gas and dust pulled together to make a disc where the planets were formed. Then, building pressure heated up the center of the disc to one million degrees, and a nuclear reaction began, which formed the Sun. Activity 1 Answer the questions after watching. 2. Where are the Asteroid Belt and the Kuiper Belt in the solar system? The Asteroid Belt lies between Mars and Jupiter. The Kuiper Belt exists just beyond the orbit of Neptune. Activity 1 Answer the questions after watching. 3. What else do you know about the solar system? Share what you know with the class. Activity 2 What have human beings done to explore the space? Rocket Manned /unmanned spacecraft Land on the moon Activity 2 Look at the timeline and answer the questions. 1. Which of these spacecraft had a human on board when launched? Shenzhou V was the first manned spacecraft developed by China, sending Yang Liwei into the space on October 15, 2003. Activity 2 Look at the timeline and answer the questions. 2. What are the recent events in China’s space programme? The Long March-2F Y16 carrier rocket, carrying the Shenzhou-16 manned spaceship, blasted off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 09:31 on May 30, 2023. It is the 29th flight mission since the approval and launch of China's manned space program. Activity 2 Look at the timeline and answer the questions. 3. What do you know about China’s future plans for space exploration? Thank you! $$