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Listening & Speaking
Unit 4 Space Exploration
Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of man’s desire to understand.
One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.
The first person to land on the moon
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。
Learning objectives
1. To learn and talk about how to become an astronaut and life in space by listening to two interviews with astronauts.
2. To learn and use some expressions about the topic as well as cultivating the spirits of astronauts and scientists.
3. To learn and practice some listening stategies such as listen for numbers and listen for details.
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CATALOGUE
While-listening
speaking
Pronunciation
Lead-in
Can you name any famous astronauts from China or abroad?
The first man going into the space: Yuri Gagarin, Soviet Union, in 1961.
The first man landing on the moon: Neil Armstrong, America, in 1967.
The first Chinese going into space: Yang Liwei, in 2003.
China's first female astronaut: Liu Yang, in 2012.
Before-listening
Watch a video and find out the answers:
What special exercise does the astronauts do?
What qualities do they need to become an astronaut?
Do you know about the selection procedure for astronauts?
requirements
height
weight
Space capsule
太空舱
Space
shuttle
航天飞机
Educational background
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Health condition
Listen to an interview with Yang Liwei to learn how he became China’s first astronaut.
interviewer
interviewee
While-listening
Activity 2
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.
adj.精神的,
思想的
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.
Yes, I _____ _____it when I was very young, but I _____ ________ it would come true.
dreamt of
never thought
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.
Altogether, ____of us were chosen from among…to train for space flights.
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I had 1,350 hours of flight experience, which I think really _________me.
helped
Listen for numbers
Number questions are typically related to:
time, telephone numbers, addresses, prices, wights, 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 forty, etc.
3.Listen again and fill in the blanks with the correct numbers.
Listen for numbers
thirty
thirteen
128:
2,345:
1886543(telephone number):
/'θɜːtɪ/
/θɜː'tiːn/
two thousand three hundred and forty five
one hundred and twenty eight
one double eight six five four three
Number questions are typically related to:
time, telephone numbers, heights, 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 forty, etc.
9:20
nine twenty
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
Activity 3
Listen again and fill in the blanks with the correct numbers.
Listen to the interview again and make a list of the requirements for becoming an astronaut.
Education background: __________ degree, trained to be _____________
Experience: ______ hours of ___________ experience
Health condition: must be in perfect ___________________
Courses: __________,___________and____________
Special training: Practice using _______ ,and do a lot of ______________________training
astronomy
science
English
health and shape
flight
space equipment
mental and physical
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a fighter pilot
College
Tapescripts
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.
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?
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.
Work in pairs!
Share your ideas with your partner.
Share your idea!
Speaking
5.Work in pairs. Discuss whether you would like to be an astronaut in the future and give your reasons. Use what you have learnt from the interview to help you.
Speaking
Sample Conversation
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 be a pilot with years of training and practise flying. Finally, you must be really physically fit.
B: So what might be the most difficult part for you?
A: I guess it might be space travel itself. I'm sure being weightless must be fun, and it would be wonderful to
Sample Conversation
see the Earth and stars from space. But the spacesuit and capsule look terribly small and uncomfortable. It would be hard to stay in such a small space for so long. Also, there’s no privacy at all. What if I have to go to the restroom?
B: I see what you mean.
Read the poem. Mark the stressed syllables with and unstressed syllables with .
Now try reading the poem to each other with rhythm.
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Listen and repeat after the recording. Check whether your mark-ups are correct.
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Stress 重读
英语句子一般由多个单词构成,这些单词的重读一般遵循以下规律:名词、形容词、数词、动词、副词、代词和表达强烈思想感情的感叹词需要重读;人称代词、连词、冠词、介词、以及少数系动词和助动词等主要起语法作用的单词一般不重读(当然有少数例外)。
Gravity
One day, Isaac Newton sat Not only apples, but all of us
And saw an apple fall. Stay still though Earth spins round.
Then he thought, “It’s not just fruit! Of course, we know that this is true!
Something pulls us all.” Earth goes round but we stay still.
“There is a force,” he said to himself, What goes up must come down,
“That pulls things to the ground, And it always will.”
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2.Listen and repeat after the recording. Check whether your mark-ups are correct.
Cosmology 宇宙学
cosmonaut 宇航员(俄)
Astronomy 天文学
astronaut 宇航员(美)
Taikonaut 宇航员(中)
gravity 重力
pilot 飞行员
Selection procedure 选拔过程
Mental and physical health
身心健康
八大行星的名字怎么写?
lunch 发射
satellite 卫星
orbit 轨道
float 漂浮
vehicle 交通工具
facility 设施 设备
Universe 宇宙
Solar system 太阳系
Becoming an aerospace power has always been a dream we’ve been striving for.
President Xi Jinping
建设航天强国,是我们不懈追求的航天梦。
—习近平总书记
Work in groups. Imagine you are going to a space camp and you will have the chance to interview some astronauts. Discuss the questions you would like to ask, look up for more information as answers and role play with your groupmates.
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