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

该高中英语教学设计聚焦太空探索发展历程及科普文章文体特征，以视频观看和标题图片预测导入，通过课前词汇预习（如astronaut、satellite等）及专有名词（如Sputnik 1、NASA）搭建学习支架，引导学生梳理文本脉络。 特色在于多维度活动融合核心素养，补全短文训练逻辑衔接与文本结构分析（思维品质），时间轴表格梳理美苏及中国重大太空事件（如1957年Sputnik 1发射、2003年神舟五号升空），培养信息提取能力（语言能力），小组讨论“提问杨利伟”增强文化自信（文化意识），自评表促进反思（学习能力）。活动设计层次分明，助力学生提升文体理解与跨文化表达，便于教师落实核心素养教学。

Book 3 Unit 4 Reading and Thinking SPACE: THE FINAL FRONTIER 授课教师：文杨 授课班别：高一（10）班 Learning objectives By the end of this period, you will be able to: 1. Learn about the development and significant historical events of space exploration. 2. Learn about the structure and language feature of popular science articles. 3. Summarize the main idea of each paragraph; 4. Learn the spirits of scientists and astronauts and strengthen cultural confidence. Learning key and difficult points: To acquire some basic information about the development of space exploration and learn about the language feature of popular science articles. 课前预习 1．______________ n．宇航员；太空人 2．______________ vt.& n．发射；发起；上市 3．______________ n．人类， 4．______________ n．火箭；火箭弹 5．____________vt.& vi.标志着；发信号 n．信号；标志 6．_________ n．边境；国界；边远地区 7．______________n．交通工具；车辆 8．______________n．人造卫星；卫星 9．____________n．(环绕地球、太阳等运行的)轨道 vt.& vi.沿轨道运行；环绕……运行 10．__________adj.巨大的；伟大的 n．巨人；伟人 11．__________ n．跳跃；剧增；剧变 vi.& vt.跳过；跃过 12．_________ n．(政府的)专门机构；服务机构；代理处 13．_______ vt.& vi.传输；发送 14．_________ n．[pl.]资料；数据 15．______________ n．太空行走；太空行走的时间 16．_____________ n．玉；翡翠；玉器 17．______________ adj.太阳的；太阳能的 18.Sputnik 1 “旅伴一号”(苏联发射的人类第一颗人造卫星) 19. the USSR   abbr. the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics苏联 20. Yuri Gagarin  尤里・加加林(苏联宇航员) 21. Neil Armstrong 尼尔・阿姆斯特朗(美国宇航员) 22. NASA  abbr. National Aeronautics and SpaceAdministration (美国)国家航空与航天局23. Voyager1  “旅行者一号” 24. Soyuz 11 “联盟11号 25. Challenger “挑战者”号航天飞机 26. the International Space Station国际空间站 27. Jade Rabbit  “玉兔”月球车 【Activities】 Activity 1: Watch a video. Activity 2:Look at the title and pictures to answer the following question: What does the passage mainly talk about? The passage mainly talks about the_____________and ____________of space exploration. Activity 3：Read the text. Several sentences have been removed from it. Choose the correct sentence (A-D) to fill each gap.Options： A. Although scientists try to make sure nothing goes wrong, accidents can still happen. B. Space exploration has come a long way, and we now hope to discover other planets that are suitable enough to support life. C. The future of space exploration remains bright. D. After many experiments, they succeeded in making rockets that could escape Earth’s gravity. Original text： “Are we alone? What's out there?”People have always looked up at the stars and wondered about space. Today, scientists design vehicles to carry astronauts into space to make important discoveries.______________________________________________ Before the mid-20th century, most people felt travelling into space was only a dream that could never come true. However, scientists were determined to realise that dream. ____________________________________On 4 October 1957, the Sputnik 1 satellite was launched by the USSR and successfully orbited around Earth. Afterwards, the USSR focused on sending people into space, and on 12 April 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first person in the world to enter space. Over eight years later, on 20 July 1969, American astronaut Neil Armstrong stepped onto the moon, famously saying, "That's one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind." Following this, there were many more important space achievements. For example, on 5 September 1977, America's NASA space agency launched Voyager 1 to study deep space, and it still transmits data to this dav. And the International Space Station (1998) has provided a continuous human presence in space, with astronauts frommany different countries on board. ______________________________________For example, all the astronauts on the Soyuz 11, Challenger, and Columbia spacecrafts died during their missions.However, while such disasters brought much sadness and disappointment, the desire to explore the universe did not die. This is because people believe in the importance of carrying on space exploration despite the huge risks. China's space programme started later than those of Russia and the US, but it has made great progress in a short time. China became the third country in the world to independently send humans into space in 2003, when Yang Liwei successfully orbited Earth in the Shenzhou 5 spacecraft. Then Shenzhou 6 and 7 completed a second manned orbit and the first Chinese spacewalk, followed by the vehicle Jade Rabbit being sent to the moon to study its surface. On 23 July 2020, China sent Tianwen 1 to explore the surface of Mars. It arrived in February 2021 and then sent back lots of valuable information. And from 2021 to 2022, China completed a number of rocket missions to establish its own space station. In 2022, the launch of the Mengtian module signaled the basic completion of the Tiangong Space Station. This modern space station will allow astronauts to conduct many important experiments, greatly furthering our understanding of the universe. ______________________________________________Many countries have plans to further study planets like Mars and Jupiter. Despite the difficulties, scientists hope to make more valuable discoveries that will enable the human race to survive well into the future. Activity 4:Read for the type What kind of passage is it? A. News report. B. Science article.(科学论文) C. Popular science article.(科普文章) D. travel journal Activity 5:Read for details TIME EVENT Before the mid-20th century Traveling into space was only a dream. On 4 October 1957 ______________________ by the USSR and _________ around Earth. On 12 April 1961 _____________, the first person to go into space. On 20 July 1969 Neil Armstrong_________________________. On 5 September 1977 __________________ was sent to study deep space, and transmits data today. 1.Read para.2 carefully and fill in the blanks 2. Read para.3 and answer the questions. (1).What accidents are showed? ______________________________________________ (2).Why did the desire to explore the universe never die? __________________________ 3. Read para.4 and choose the right answers. VEHICLES MISSIONS 1. Shenzhou 5 _____________ 2. Shenzhou 6 and 7________ 3. Jade Rabbit _________ 4. Tianwen 1 _________ 5. Rockets _________ 6. Mengtian module _______ 7. Tiangong Space Station ___ A. Completed a second manned orbit and the first Chinese spacewalk. B. Explore the surface of Mars. C. Signaled the basic completion of the Tiangon space station D. Independently send humans into space. E. Be sent to the moon to study its surface. F. Conduct many important experiment. G. Establish its own space station. 4.Read para.5 and choose the correct answer. What is the proper attitude of scientists? A. pessimistic. B. disappointed. C. puzzled. D. positive. Activity 6:Group work Discuss with your group members and list two questions you want to ask Mr. Yang Liwei and share your ideas about whether you want to be an astronaunt. Activity 7: Summary Space: The Final Frontier Para 1: Human have always had a natural_____________ about space. Human have always had a natural curiosity about space. Human have always had a natural curiosity about space.. Para 2. of the USSR and America Para 4. of China process of China Para 3. of space exploration Para 5. The of space exploration Activity 8: Self-Assessment Content Excellent Good OK Not OK I can summarize the development and significant historical events of space exploration. I can sout out the basic structure. I can analyze the language features of popular science articles. I can learn the spirits of scientists and astronauts I raise my cultural confidence. Activity 9: Homework Finish task 3 and task 5 on page 41. 1 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $