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Listening & Speaking
Unit 4 Space Exploration
At the end of this lesson, I will be able to
learn and talk about the necessary requirements for becoming an astronaut.
promote listening skill---listening for numbers and details.
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China launched Chang’e-6 lunar probe on May 3, 2024
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I'm going on a trip to the moon to collect some soil! Four years ago, my "sister" spacecraft, Chang'e 5, did something similar. But she visited the near side of the moon. This time, I'm visiting the far side of the moon. No one has ever collected soil from that place before!
Hey kids, I'm Chang'e 6.
Amazing
Challenging
Do you know any famous astronauts from China or abroad?
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Yuri Gagarin,
the first man going into the space in 1961
Liu Yang,
the first Chinese woman astronaut
Yang Liwei,
the first Chinese going into space in 2003
[ˈjuːri] [gəˈgɑːrɪn]
What else do you know about him ?
If you have a chance to ask him questions, what do you want to know?
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Listen to an interview with Yang Liwei to learn how he became China’s first astronaut.
Listen and fill in the blanks with the correct numbers.
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.
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Listen for numbers
Number questions are typically related to: time, telephone numbers, addresses, prices, weights, distances, etc. When you listen for numbers, you need to pay special attention to big numbers as well as those that sound quite similar, such as thirteen and thirty, fourteen and fourty, etc.
Listen and fill in the blanks with the correct numbers.
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.
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10
14
172
70
38
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Altogether, 14 of us were chosen from among 1,500 pilots to train for space flights.
you had to be shorter than 172 centimetres in height and weigh less than 70 kilograms
Do you think the selection procedure for astronauts is strict ?
What requirements should an astronaut meet ?
Listen to the interview again and make a list of the requirements for becoming an astronaut.
Education background _______ degree, trained to be a fighter pilot
Experience _______ hours of flight experience
Health condition must be in perfect ________ and _______
Courses __________, science and astronomy(天文学)
Special training practice using space equipment and do a lot of
_____________training
English
health shape
mental and physical
1350
college
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Discuss whether you would like to be an astronaut in the future and give your reasons.
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Use what you have learnt from the interview to help you.
EXAMPLE
A:You know, I think being an astronaut would be cool.
B:Do you want to work in space in the future?
A:I’m not sure, but I think it might be too difficult for me. There are so many requirements. First of all, you must be intelligent enough to get a related college degree. Then you have to...
B:So what might be the most difficult part for you?
A:I guess it might be the...
be in perfect health and shape.
special training. I have to practice using...
Difficult ?
Yuri Gagarin,
the first man going into the space in 1961
Yang Liwei,
the first Chinese going into space in 2003
[ˈjuːri] [gəˈgɑːrɪn]
Difficult ?
No matter how hard it is,
don’t give up!
ummary
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Draw a mind map in groups.
Listening for
numbers
Listening for
details
time, telephone numbers, prices, addresses, weights, distances...
numbers that sound quite similar, such as thirteen and thirty.
the requirements for becoming an astronaut
education background, experience, health condition, courses, special training...
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Read the listening material & Role-play the interview.
28 3 Listen again and fill in the blanks with the correct numbers.
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29 4 Listen to the interview again and make a list of the requirements for becoming an astronaut.
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