Unit 4 Space Exploration Reading and Thinking 课件-2024-2025学年高中英语人教版（2019）必修第三册

He is the first man to go into the space. He is a Soviet (苏联人). He is an astronaut. He is Yuri Gagarin. Lead in: A guessing game He is the first man to land on the moon. He is an American astronaut. He took Apollo 11 in 1967 to the space. He is Neil Armstrong. Lead in: A guessing game He is the first Chinese to go into the space He is a Chinese astronaut. He is Yang Liwei. The mission of these astronauts is to ________ the space. explore Lead in: A guessing game SPACE: THE FINAL FRONTIER 人教（2019）必修三 UNIT 4 Reading and thinking UNIT 4 SPACE EXPLORATION Pre-reading Q1：How can we go to space? By space(太空) vehicles（交通工具）. Q2：Can you list some space vehicles you know? Satellite(卫星); spacecraft(宇宙飞船)… Pre-reading Q3: Some spacecrafts can carry people to space, what are they called? Manned spacecraft(载人飞船). Q4: The brave people such as Yang Liwei have been carried to space in the spacecraft, they are… Astronauts(航天员). Pre-reading Q5: How can the spacecraft be launched(发射) to space? By rocket.（火箭） Q6: After spacecraft is launched into space, along what will it move? Orbit.（n. 轨道 v.环绕...运行） Pre-reading With the help of _____________, such as _______, __________, mankind is exploring space. Some spacecrafts are _________, which have carried _________ into space. They will be ________ by rockets, after which they will ________around the earth along the _________. space vehicles satellites spacecrafts manned astronauts launched orbit orbits Fast-reading Task 1: Read the text. Several sentences have been removed from the text. Choose the correct sentence(A-D) to fill each gap. B-D-A-C Fast-reading B. Humans have always had a natural curiosity about space. A. Space travel became a reality in the 20th century, with American and Soviet space missions. D. Space travel has always involved great risk, but despite the risks exploration continues. E. China has made great progress in space exploration in the early 21st century, becoming only the third country to send humans to space. C. The future of space exploration looks bright, as many countries are planning further missions. Task 2: Match main idea of each paragraph. Fast-reading 1. What kind of passage is it? A. A piece of news. B. A science article. C. A travel journal. D. A novel. 2. What does “Frontier” in the title “Space:The Final Frontier mean” ? A. World. B. Achievement. C. Border. D. Curiosity. 边界，边境 边界，边缘 Detailed-reading Read para 1 and fill in the blanks. People have always wanted to learn more about ______, they make _______ to carry brave people into space: to _______ the secrets of the universe hope to discover other planets that are _______ enough to support life space vehicles find out suitable para 1: curiosity about space Detailed-reading 4 Oct. 1957 12 Apr. 1961 20 July. 1969 5 Sep. 1977 Yuri Gagarin Voyager 1 Neil Armstrong Sputnik 1 Think: Why was space exploration mainly carried out by the USSR and the US in the 20th century? The USSR The US the Cold War Listen to the tape, circle the time and the space exploration mentioned in the passage. Because of ______________, two superpowers ____c___________ with each other. ompete para 2: foreign countries Detailed-reading Think：Were the space missions always successful ? Accidents para 3: accidents&on-going work Detailed-reading Ongoing work Think：Did the desire to explore the universe die after accidents? Disasters died never died Desire para 3: accidents&on-going work Detailed-reading qualities determined careful persistent responsible brave hopeful cooperative Group discussion：What qualities do you think the scientists and astronauts have? para 3: accidents&on-going work Detailed-reading Listen to the tape about Chinese space exploration. Shenzhou 5 Shenzhou 6 Shenzhou 7 Jade Rabbit Tiangong 2 Tianzhou 1 Chang’e 4 Group Discussion:Why has China achieved a lot in space exploration in the 21st century ? para 4:China Detailed-reading Multiple Choice：What attitude do you think the author holds to the future of space exploration? A.worried B.supportive C.doubtful D.opposed bright Key word: The future of space exploration remains ________. para 5:Future Summary Space: The Final Frontier Para 1: Dream Para 2-4: Reality Para 5: Future Post-reading If possible ,would you like to be an astronaut in the future ? Discussion:As a student in high school, what should you do to prepare for becoming an astronaut? Post-reading If I want to become an astronaut ... The reason why we do eye exercises every day is to __________ our eyes. protect Post-reading If I want to become an astronaut ... The reason why we run every day is to ____________ our bodies. strengthen Post-reading If I want to become an astronaut ... The reason why we spare no efforts to study every day is to gain ___________. knowledge Post-reading— Raise up your spirits exploration knowledge learning Frontier is limited, while _____________ is limitless; Books are limited, while _____________ is limitless; Time is limited, while ____________ is limitless; Is space the “final” frontier? Let’s study hard to explore more frontiers! Homework— Make a poster China Space Station is looking for the international partners to find new discoveries in Space or other planets. One of the requirements is to design a poster. Homework— Make a poster Design a poster about new discoveries in the future space exploration. The poster includes: Destination:_______ New discoveries: ___________________ Find the solution to the present problem: ____________________ Benefits: ____________________ null 86283.055 null 61778.367 $$