Unit 5 Off to space Focus on culture 课件 2025-2026学年沪教版（2024）七年级英语上册

该初中英语课件围绕“太空探索”主题，涵盖太空词汇、太阳系行星知识、中国火星探测（天问一号、祝融号）等核心内容，通过Warm-up词汇学习、太空知识T/F测试导入，逐步过渡到行星特征、探测任务及太空探索历史，辅以词汇列表、阅读理解练习等学习支架。 其亮点在于融合语言能力与文化意识，通过skimming、scanning阅读策略训练提升信息获取能力，融入天问一号源自屈原《天问》、祝融号神话背景等文化元素增强家国情怀；设计猜行星游戏、小组探究中国航天首次事件等活动培养思维品质，助力学生提升语言技能与文化自信，为教师提供丰富跨学科教学素材。

Unit 5 Off to space Section 4 Focusing on culture 1 Words about the space Warm-up planet star Earth spaceship Sun spacesuit gravity moon astronaut 2 How much do you know about space? Let’s take a test! T or F? 1. The Earth is in the center of the Solar System. F 3 3 2. There are eight planets in the Solar System. T How much do you know about space? Let’s take a test! T or F? 4 4 Mercury ['mə:kjuri] Venus ['vi:nəs] 水星 金星 Planets 5 Mars [ma:z] Jupiter ['dЗu:pitə] 火星 木星 Earth 地球 Planets 6 Saturn ['sætə(:)n] Uranus ['ju:ərənəs] 土星 天王星 Neptune ['neptju:n] 海王星 Planets 7 Clue 1: It is our close neighbour and the most Earth-like planet in solar system. Clue 2: It has four seasons and a day on it lasts 24.62 hours. Clue 3: Scientists even find that there may be life on it. Mars Guess which planet it is? 8 Among all the planets in the solar system, Mars is the one that humans have been most curious about. adj.对……好奇 9 Do you know China’s first Mars lander (着陆器)? Tianwen-1 Tianwen-1 was launched into space by the Long March 5 rocket on July 23, 2020. It successfully landed on the surface of Mars on May 15, 2021 长征5号火箭 Background information 天问一号的名字来源于屈原的诗歌《天问》。‌这首诗是中国浪漫主义诗人屈原在《楚辞》中的代表作之一，诗中大胆发问天地、自然和人世等一切事物现象，体现了屈原对真理的追求和探索精神。天问一号这个名字表达了中华民族对真理追求的坚韧与执着，体现了对自然和宇宙空间探索的文化传承，寓意探求科学真理征途漫漫，追求科技创新永无止境。 11 On May 22, 2021, the Zhurong Mars rover (named Zhurong after the god of fire in ancient Chinese mythology) successfully landed on the surface of Mars and began its inspection and exploration 祝融号火星探测车 火神 神话 13 Exploring Mars 1 Read the article and find out how Chinese people have studied Mars. 14 In which part of the magazine can you see this article? A. sport. B. science. C. food. D. health. √ 15 While-reading P78 Zhurong studied Mars and sent information back to the Earth. China launched (发射) its first Mars lander. Tianwen-1’s journey: Arrival and Zhurong’s release Match the paragraph to the main idea. skimming Mars: From ancient curiosity to modern exploration 16 While-reading P78 Read first paragraph and fill in the blank scanning On 23 July 2020, China’s first Mars lander, Tianwen-1, was sent into space from Wenchang, Hainan Island. The spacecraft takes its name from an ancient poem by Qu Yuan (340-278 BCE). “Tianwen” means “Questions to Heaven” and expresses China’s determination to explore the universe. About China’s first Mars lander when:____________________ where:____________________ name:____________________ meaning:___________________ on 23 July 2020 Wenchang, Hainan Island Tianwen-1 Questions to Heaven n.航天器，宇宙飞船 公元前 17 While-reading P78 Read first paragraph and then answer the question. scanning 1 Where does the name of Tianwen-1 come from? The spacecraft takes its name from an ancient poem by Qu Yuan. On 23 July 2020, China’s first Mars lander, Tianwen-1, was sent into space from Wenchang, Hainan Island. The spacecraft takes its name from an ancient poem by Qu Yuan (340-278 BCE). “Tianwen” means “Questions to Heaven” and expresses China’s determination to explore the universe. 18 While-reading P78 Read first paragraph and then answer the question. scanning 1 What does the name of Tianwen-1 express? It expresses China’s determination to explore the universe. On 23 July 2020, China’s first Mars lander, Tianwen-1, was sent into space from Wenchang, Hainan Island. The spacecraft takes its name from an ancient poem by Qu Yuan (340-278 BCE). “Tianwen” means “Questions to Heaven” and expresses China’s determination to explore the universe. 19 While-reading P78 Read second paragraph and choose True (T) or False (F). scanning Mars has interested people for thousands of years. Around 3,000 years ago, in ancient China, people already knew about the planet and began to study how it moved in the sky. However, it was difficult to find out more about it before the 20th century. Thanks to the work of scientists, we have learnt a lot about Mars. Spacecraft like Tianwen-1 will help us find out more about our red neighbour. 2. People didn’t find out more about Mars until the 20th century. 1. Ancient people didn’t have interest in exploring Mars. 20 While-reading P78 Read third paragraph and choose True (T) or False (F). scanning After travelling more than 470 million kilometres, Tianwen-1 reached the red planet on 10 February 2021. The craft circled around the planet for three months before landing on the surface on 15 May. There, it released a 240-kilogram rover named Zhurong. During the next 100 days, Zhurong drove l,000 metres on the planet’s surface and continued its travel. It took photos of Mars and studied different kinds of rocks, and then it sent the information back to the Earth. 2. Tianwen-1 took photos of Mars and studied different kinds of rocks. 1. Tianwen-1 reached Mars on 10 Feb 2021 and landed on its surface immediately. adv.立即，立刻 n. 天体登陆车 21 While-reading P78 Read third paragraph and fill in the blank. scanning After travelling more than 470 million kilometres, Tianwen-1 reached the red planet on 10 February 2021. The craft circled around the planet for three months before landing on the surface on 15 May. There, it released a 240-kilogram rover named Zhurong. During the next 100 days, Zhurong drove l,000 metres on the planet’s surface and continued its travel. It took photos of Mars and studied different kinds of rocks, and then it sent the information back to the Earth. arrival time:____________ landing time:____________ About Tianwen-1 10 February 2021 15 May 2021 22 While-reading P78 Read the article and choose True (T) or False (F). Comprehension 3. It took Tianwen-1 more than 6 months to travel to Mars. On 23 July 2020, China’s first Mars lander, Tianwen-1, was sent into space from Wenchang, Hainan Island. After travelling more than 470 million kilometres, Tianwen-1 reached the red planet on 10 February 2021. less than 23 While-reading P78 Read fourth paragraph and choose True (T) or False (F). scanning The success of Tianwen-1 is only the beginning of China’s Mars exploration programme. Maybe one day Chinese astronauts will visit Mars. 1. Tianwen-1 successfully opened China’s Mars exploration programme. 24 The Chinese official Wan Hu of the Ming dynasty is said to be the world’s first “astronaut”. He tried to launch himself into outer space by sitting in a chair with rockets attached. The crater “Wan-Hoo” on the far side of the Moon is named after him. Notes 中国明朝官员万户据说是世界上第一个“宇航员”。他坐在绑着火箭的椅子上，试图把自己发射到外太空。月球背面的环形山“万户”就是以他的名字命名的。 (1) How did the spacecraft Tianwen-1 get its name? What does it mean? (2) How long did Tianwen-1 circle around Mars before it landed? It takes its name from an ancient poem by Qu Yuan. “Tianwen” means “Questions to Heaven”. Tianwen-1 landed on Mars after circling around the planet for three months. 2 Answer the questions below with the information from the article on page 78. 26 It drove 1,000 metres on the planet’s surface within 100 days, took photos of Mars and studied different kinds of rocks, and then it sent the information back to the Earth. (3) What did Zhurong do on the surface of the red planet? 27 (1) There are bright and dark areas on the Moon's . (2) Mars is the Earth‘s red . (3) The Chang’e Project is part of China's space . (4) When I grow up, I want to become an astronaut so that I can explore the . (5) Words can't how excited I am now. surface neighbour programme universe express 3 Complete the sentences with the words below, Change the form if necessary neighbour programme express surface universe 28 If you are able to visit the Mars, what will you take with you? Why？ I will take … What are you going to do on the Mars? I am going to … take photos float around in the spaceship walk on the Mars play games with ET climb mountains sing and dance drive a spaceship eat space food pets seeds food water camera Post-reading 请注意： 1.正文标题为：黑体，30号字； 2.正文内容为：华文楷体，尽量不小于24号，特殊辅助性文字不低于18；根据文字量可适当调整。内容文字一行一般不能超过28个字，单页文字一般不能超过8行。 3.拍摄版本呈现内容务必与上传版本呈现的内容完全一致。 英文 1.正文标题为：以Times New Roman为主,可搭配使用Arial。字号为32—36号，特别强调可以用40号。 2.正文内容为：以Times New Roman为主,可搭配使用Arial。字号为24—28号，特别强调可用32号。 3.英文每行一般不能超过15个单词；单页文字一般不能超过8行。 29 Shenzhou spacecraft 神舟飞船 Beidou Navigation Satellite System 北斗卫星导航系统 Chang’e Lunar Probe 嫦娥月球探测器 Zhurong Mars Rover 祝融号火星探测车 Tiangong Space Station 天宫空间站 For people who otherwise would have used other types of visual aid—hand-drawn or mechanically typeset slides, blackboards or whiteboards. How have Chinese people explored space over the years? 31 可自行搜索并插入“中国航天航空”相关视频资源。 Chinese people have been working hard to explore the space, we feel proud of it! We are proud to be Chinese！ Key question What is it like to travel in space? Unit 5 Off to space For thousands of years, human beings dreamt of exploring the night sky. It took a lot of hard work to make this dream come true. 1. Read about different firsts in space below. Match the years and the headings(1-6) with the paragraphs(a-f). n. 人造卫星 首次载人航天飞行 尤里·阿列克谢耶维奇·加加林 太空行走第一人 阿列克谢·阿尔希波维奇·列昂诺夫 首次载人登月 阿姆斯特朗 巴兹·奥尔德林 第一空间站 沙留特1号 月球背面的第一艘无人驾驶航天器 嫦娥四号：近距离拍摄的世界第一张月背影像图 2. Find information about different firsts in Chinese space exploration and share your findings with the class. Work in groups We must study hard. Today we are proud of our country. Tomorrow our country will be proud of us. 44 Make a poster about the China’s space exploration 45 Thank you Catalog Data Analysis Summary NICE SCIENCE REPORT MRAS REPORT. 46 Lavf58.20.100 Valder Fields Tamas Wells A Plea En Vendredi 2006-03-21 178634.92 $