Unit 6 Beyond Earth Section A 2a-2e课件 2026-2027学年人教版九年级英语上册

该初中英语课件围绕“太空生活”主题，核心知识点包括weightless等词汇及太空生活描述。课堂导入通过视频问题（王娅平空间站授课）引发兴趣，引导学生提出问题后，以听力排序、思维导图填空为支架，构建从提问到信息提取的知识脉络。 其亮点在于融合思维品质与语言能力培养，通过多分支思维导图（中心词Life in Space，含Work、Food等分支）组织听力信息，提升学生信息分类能力。结合文化意识，通过宇航员日常挑战与奉献的内容，增强学生对航天精神的理解。学生能在实践中提升语言运用与思维能力，教师可借助结构化活动高效开展教学。

Unit 6 Beyond Earth What does it take to explore space? Section A (2a-2e) Thinking Quality Learning Ability Cultural Awareness Language Ability Learning Objectives Use space life vocabulary like weightless, float, and tie down to describe life in space. Understand the challenges and wonders of astronauts’ daily life and respect their dedication. Extract and categorize details from a conversation and complete a multi-branch mind map. Organize information about space life into a mind map and identify key details from listening. Who is the woman in the video? What is she doing? Wang Yaping is giving a lesson in the space station What questions do you have about life in a space station? Write down two questions and share them with a partner.. 2a 1. ______________________________ ________________________________ 2. ______________________________ ________________________________ According to the listening tape, what did she just finish doing? What is she going to do after finishing doing that? She just finished doing some experiments. She is going to answer some questions. Listen again and number these questions in the order you hear them. 2b ____ A. How does it feel to be weightless? ____ B. Will you be visited by other astronauts? ____ C. What does Earth look like from space? ____ D. What’s difficult about living in space? ____ E. How do you eat up there? /ˈweɪtləs/ adj. 失重的；无重量的 Listen again and number these questions in the order you hear them. 2b ____ A. How does it feel to be weightless? ____ B. Will you be visited by other astronauts? ____ C. What does Earth look like from space? ____ D. What’s difficult about living in space? ____ E. How do you eat up there? 1 2 3 4 5 feeling visitor view challenge food Life in space. Listen to the conversation again and take notes to complete the mind map. 2c do some experiments prepared___________ over___________to choose from kept______________ will be visited by_______________ ________ is beautiful looks like______________ ________________________ ___________ to fall asleep have to be tied down fun ____________easily can move by_______ _____________________ turn around against the wall pushing Earth a huge shining ball on Earth 120 dishes in bags a little hard other astronauts Answer the questions in 2b. Use the mind map to help you. 2d Step 1: Match questions to mind map topics first. Step 2: Pick exact details from the matched mind map area. Step 3: Make short, complete answers. Step 4: Check one last time. do some experiments prepared___________ over___________to choose from kept______________ will be visited by_______________ ________ is beautiful looks like______________ ________________________ ___________ to fall asleep have to be tied down fun ____________easily can move by_______ _____________________ turn around against the wall pushing Earth a huge shining ball on Earth 120 dishes in bags a little hard other astronauts A. How does it feel to be weightless? It is fun. do some experiments prepared___________ over___________to choose from kept______________ will be visited by_______________ ________ is beautiful looks like______________ ________________________ ___________ to fall asleep have to be tied down fun ____________easily can move by_______ _____________________ turn around against the wall pushing Earth a huge shining ball on Earth 120 dishes in bags a little hard other astronauts B. Will you be visited by other astronauts? Yes, I will be visited by other astronauts. In Tiangong Space Station, it is possible to visit other astronauts. do some experiments prepared___________ over___________to choose from kept______________ will be visited by_______________ ________ is beautiful looks like______________ ________________________ ___________ to fall asleep have to be tied down fun ____________easily can move by_______ _____________________ turn around against the wall pushing Earth a huge shining ball on Earth 120 dishes in bags a little hard other astronauts C. What does Earth look like from space? The earth looks like a huge shining ball. do some experiments prepared___________ over___________to choose from kept______________ will be visited by_______________ ________ is beautiful looks like______________ ________________________ ___________ to fall asleep have to be tied down fun ____________easily can move by_______ _____________________ turn around against the wall pushing Earth a huge shining ball on Earth 120 dishes in bags a little hard other astronauts D. What’s difficult about living in space? Falling asleep is a little hard. We have to be tied down so we don’t fly away! do some experiments prepared___________ over___________to choose from kept______________ will be visited by_______________ ________ is beautiful looks like______________ ________________________ ___________ to fall asleep have to be tied down fun ____________easily can move by_______ _____________________ turn around against the wall pushing Earth a huge shining ball on Earth 120 dishes in bags a little hard other astronauts E. How do you eat up there? All our food, over 120 dishes, is prepared on Earth and kept in bags. Do you want to ask Ms Wang any question? What question will you ask her? Brainstorm more questions you would like to ask about life in space. 2e If I want to become an astronaut, what would you suggest? Do you ever get bored? What do you do for fun in space? What's the coolest thing you've done in space? …… How do astronauts wash themselves? Do they feel lonely in space? How do they communicate with their families? Wang Yaping‘s daughter asked her to ‘pick a star’. Can astronauts really see stars up close? Earth is the cradle of humanity, but humanity will not stay in the cradle forever. Ms Wang: All right. So, we’ve done some experiments. Now it’s time for questions. Anna: Hi, Ms Wang! I want to know how it feels to be weightless. Ms Wang: Oh, it’s so much fun! I can turn around easily! You see, I can move everywhere by just pushing against the wall! Mike: Ms Wang, what does Earth look like from the space station? Ms Wang: It looks like a huge shining ball. It’s really beautiful. Julie: Ms Wang, I want to know how you eat up there. Ms Wang: Nice question. Well, all our food is prepared on Earth and kept in bags. We have over 120 dishes to choose from. David: What’s difficult about living in space? Ms Wang: Well, it’s a little hard to fall asleep. We have to be tied down so we don’t fly away! Li Hua: Do you get bored? Will you be visited by other astronauts? Ms Wang: It’s never boring in space. Actually, two astronauts will arrive next month. It’s very exciting. 1. I want to know how it feels to be weightless. weight - weighted-weighted v. 使负重；称重 weightless adj. 失重的 weightlessness n. 失重状态 be weightless 处于失重状态 feel weightless 感到失重 ◆ Astronauts are weightless in the spaceship. 宇航员在飞船里处于失重状态。 Language Points 2. Well, it’s a little hard to fall asleep. asleep adj. 睡着的，入睡的 sleep v./n. 睡觉 sleepy adj. 困倦的，想睡的 固定搭配 fall asleep 入睡，睡着 be asleep 熟睡（状态） ◆ We have to be tied down so we don’t float away when we are asleep. 我们睡觉的时候必须固定住身体，不然会飘走。 Language Points 一、基础过关 1. /ˈweɪtləs/ adj. 失重的；无重量的 __________________ 2. /ˈmuːvmənt/ n. 运动；活动 __________________ 3. /əˈsliːp/ adj. 睡着的 __________________ 4. 失重感 __________________________ 5. 入睡 __________________________ 6. 被捆绑 __________________________ 7. 做实验 __________________________ 8. 长期空间站 __________________________ 9. 火星表面 __________________________ weightless movement asleep feeling of weightlessness fall asleep be tied down do experiments long-term space station the surface of Mars 1. He ______ at 9:00 last night. A. falls asleep B. fell asleep C. was asleep 2.It is hoped that we will send more ______ to work in space station. A.rovers B. astronauts C. telescopes 3.Chang’e-6 collected lots of precious ______ samples from the moon. A.soil B. universe C. biology 4.The scientists do research ______ medicine and materials on Tiangong. A.to B. on C. for 5.Many people fall ______ easily when they stay weightless in space. A.sleep B. asleep C. sleeping Exercise Living in space is very different from life on Earth. Astronauts face many challenges every day. 1.______________ Here are some of the things they experience. First, movement in space is special. Because of weightlessness, astronauts can’t walk normally. 2.______________ This can be fun, but it also requires skill. Second, sleeping in space is not easy. 3.______________ They have to tie themselves down so they don’t float away. It takes time to get used to this. Third, eating in space is also different. Food must be prepared carefully. 4.______________ Astronauts have a variety of choices, but they can’t eat fresh food like on Earth. Despite these challenges, astronauts enjoy their time in space. 5.______________ They feel proud to be part of space exploration. A. Astronauts have to be tied down to fall asleep. B. The view of Earth from space is absolutely beautiful. C. They move by pushing off walls or floating. D. They have over 100 kinds of food to choose from. E. However, they still find ways to make it fun. F. Many of the foods are dried or packaged. E C A F B Unit 6 Beyond Earth What does it take to explore space? Section A (2a-2e) null 71496.305 null 90201.805 null 87510.93 $