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Unit 5
Off to space
Unit 5 Off to space
Key question
What is it like to travel in space?
Lesson 1 Reading
Unit objectives
talk ahout what astronauts can do in space.
present my plan for a trip to space.
describe some important Chinese space missions
Learning objectives
通过本课时学习,学生能够:
1.了解文章的关键信息以及细节,更好地了解月球旅行。
重
2.尝试运用语篇衔接和连贯手段。
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3.了解人类太空探索的历史和成就。
4.通过学习月球旅行及航空知识,让中国航天精神根植于心中,激励他们未来投
身于伟大的航天事业。
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Watch and talk
1.What is the video about?
A day in China's space station.
2.Vhat does the word“taikonaut”mean?
The Chinese astronaut.
3.What do you think of taikonauts'life
in China's space station?
It is busy but meaningful.
Think and share
>What can we do in space?
>How will you prepare for a trip to space?
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How have Chinese people explored space over the years?
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Chinese people have explored space for so many years.
1970
2024
In 1970,China launched its first
In 2024,Chang'e 6 retrieved soil
satellite,Dongfanghong-1.
from the far side of the moon.
Look and say
Look and try to describe the picture.
(2
1.Where is the man?
2.What is he doing?
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Think and match
>Match the words and phrases with the parts of the pictures below.
the Earth the Moon
space
space station
spaceship
spacesuit
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space
space station
the Earth
the Moon
spaceship
0 spacesuit
Discuss in pairs
>Discuss the questions in pairs.
How do astronauts
travel to the Moon?
They travel to the Moon in a
spaceship.
Cool!What can astronauts
do on the Moon?
They can walk on the Moon
and collect Moon rocks.
1.How do astronauts travel to the Moon?
2.What else can astronauts do on the Moon?
3.Why do people want to travel in space?
Scan and answer
Scan and answer the questions.
1 October 2053
Flying to the Moon
1.Who is the writer of the article?
I'm so happy!Tomorrow I'll be one of the first students to travel
into space.The spaceship will leave the Earth at 9:00 a.m.It'll take
us to the Moon.I can't wait!
Li Jun
The Moon is around 380.000 kilometres from the Earth,so it'll
s take us about three days to get there.The gravity in space is
2.What kind of article is it?
very weak,so we'll all be floating around in the spaceship.And
we won't sleep in beds-we'll sleep in sleeping bags.We need to
A.A newspaper article.
tie the sleeping bag to the wall so that we won't float away in our
sleep!Because of the low gravity.our bodies may get weak,so we'll
10 have to do exercise every day.
B.An email.
When we arrive.I'm going to walk on the Moon.The Moon has
much weaker gravity than the Earth.A person weighs much
C.Aposter.
less on the Moon,so we can jump very high.I'll have to wear a
spacesuit to help me breathe because there's no air on the Moon.
A diary.
is That also means there is no sound there.We can only hear the
sounds inside our spacesuits.
The Moon is a strange and mysterious place.I'm going to take
as many photos as I can.I'm sure that it'll be a wonderful trip!