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Section A 1a—2e
Unit 6
Beyond Earth
Objectives
To know the names and missions of China’s space programmes.
To listen for details about life in space and take notes.
To learn new words: beyond, mission, telescope, rover, manned, launch ...
To use expressions: fall asleep, hear about ...
1a
What do you know about the objects or names in the pictures? Complete the sentences.
A. Tiangong B. Zhurong C. Chang'e D. Xuntian
1. is a space programme's name for a mission to the moon.
2. is China's first long-term space station.
3. is another name known for China Space Station Telescope (CSST).
4. is a rover sent to Mars to explore its surface.
C
A
D
B
3
1b
Listen to three news reports and circle the objects in 1a that you hear.
1c
Listen again and complete the notes.
News report 1
• Zhurong rover successfully landed on Mars
.
• It is hoped that a manned mission to the moon will follow .
in 2021
around 2030
News report 2
• More will be sent there.
• The Tiangong space station was completed .
News report 3
• Chang'e-6 collected about 1,935.3 grams of .
samples.
• It is believed that our understanding of the moon and the will be greatly improved.
astronauts
in 2022
universe
the far
side of the moon
1d
Retell a news report from above or share a different one with a partner.
A: Do you know / Have you heard that ... will be launched soon?
B: No. What's that about? / Oh, yes. I heard about that. It's ...
2a
What questions do you have about life in a space station? Write down two questions and share them with a partner.
1. .
.
2. .
.
How do the astronauts eat and sleep in the space station?
Will others visit the astronauts in the space station?
2b
Listen to the conversation from a live class in space and number these questions in the order you hear them.
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
5
2
4
3
2c
Listen again and take notes to complete the mind map.
Movement
• fun
• can easily
• can move by pushing against
.
Work
• do some experiments
View
• Earth is beautiful and looks like
.
a huge shining ball
turn around
the wall
Sleep
• to fall asleep
• have to be tied down.
Visitor
• will be visited by .
Food
• prepared .
• kept .
• over to choose from
two astronauts
hard
in bags
on Earth
120 dishes
2d
Answer the questions in 2b. Use the mind map to help you.
A
B
C
D
E
It's so much fun. I can turn around easily. I can move everywhere by just pushing against the wall.
Yes, I will be visited by two astronauts.
It's really beautiful. It looks like a huge shining ball.
It's a little hard to fall asleep. We have to be tied down.
All our food is prepared on Earth and kept in bags. We have over 120 dishes to choose from.
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2e
Brainstorm more questions you would like to ask about life in space.
• If I want to become an astronaut, what would you suggest?
• What do you do for fun in space?
• What's the coolest thing you've done in space?
...
Language Points
1. Beyond Earth地球之外
单词 词性&词义 用法
beyond prep. 超出;在……较远的一边 超过某种能力、理解或限制,或者位置在某个参照物的另一侧或更远的地方
adv. 在(或向)更远处 指位置更远或延伸得更远
▶ The exercise was beyond the abilities of most of the class.
这个练习超出了班上大多数学生的能力。(作介词)
▶ The school is beyond the river.
学校在河的那一边。(作介词)
▶ We could see the fields and the hills beyond.
我们能看到田野和更远处的山丘。(作副词)
▶ The forest ends here, and there is desert beyond.
森林到此结束,再往远处是沙漠。(作副词)
拓展
beyond的常见搭配
① beyond doubt / beyond question毫无疑问
▶ Her honesty is beyond question.
她的诚实是毋庸置疑的。
② beyond control无法控制
▶ The fire was beyond control.
火势无法控制。
③ beyond words难以言表;无法用语言形容
▶ The beauty of the sunset was beyond words.
日落的美无法用语言形容。
④ beyond compare无与伦比
▶ The landscape here is beyond compare.
风景这边独好。
2. Have you heard that ... will be launched soon?
你听说过……即将发射吗?
单词 词性&词义 例句
launch
v. & n. 发射
(指发射火箭、卫星、飞船等) The rocket was launched successfully.
火箭成功发射了。
We watched the launch on TV.
我们在电视上观看了发射。
v. & n.发起
(指开始某项重大的活动、计划,或向市场推出新产品) The school launched a reading program last month.
学校上个月启动了一个阅读项目。
There will be a big party for the launch of the book. 这本书的发布将有一个大型派对。
3. to fall asleep 入睡
单词 词性&词义 短语
asleep adj. 睡着(的) be asleep 在睡觉;睡着(表示状态)
fast asleep / sound asleep 睡得很熟;酣睡
half asleep 半睡半醒;迷迷糊糊的
▶ I was asleep when you called. 你打电话时我正在睡觉。
▶ After the game, he was sound asleep. 比赛后,他睡得很沉。
注
意
asleep只能用在系动词后面(作表语),不能放在名词前作定语。想作定语时,可以用sleeping。例如,想表示“看那个睡着的婴儿。”时应该说“Look at the sleeping baby.”,“Look at the asleep baby.”不合语法。
短语 意思 短语
all asleep 入睡
(强调从清醒状态进入睡眠状态的过程) can't / couldn't fall asleep 睡不着
fall fast / sound asleep 酣睡;睡得很沉
almost / nearly fall asleep 差点睡着
▶ After changing the bed, I would fall asleep quickly.
更换床单后,我会很快入睡。
▶ She drank coffee late, so she couldn't fall asleep.
她晚些时候喝了咖啡,所以睡不着。
4. have to be tied down 不得不被固定住
单词 词性&词义 例句
tie v. 系上;束紧 She tied a ribbon in her hair.
她在头发上系了一条丝带。
Can you tie a knot?
你会打结吗?
n. 领带 This tie matches your shirt.
这条领带配你的衬衫。
He wears a blue tie to work.
他戴着蓝色领带上班。
tie作动词时的常见短语
① tie down 系紧;固定住;束缚(自由)
▶ Please tie down the boxes so they won't fall.
请把箱子系紧,免得它们掉下来。(tie down的字面意思)
▶ Having a pet can tie you down a little.
养宠物会让你有点被束缚。(tie down的引申意思)
② tie ... to ... 把……系在……上
▶ She tied a note to the balloon. 她把一张纸条系在气球上。
▶ The climbers tied themselves to a rope.
登山者们把自己系在绳子上。
拓展
Exercises
单项选择。
1. The company will launch a new kind of smart phone next month, which is said to have many amazing functions
A. 回收 B. 推出 C. 修理 D. 发射
2. The little girl was so that she fell quickly.
A. asleep;sleepy B. sleepy;asleep
C. sleeping;asleep D. sleepy;sleeping
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中考链接
选词填空。
A man walking through an elephant camp was surprised to find that the elephants weren't being kept in cages or held by chains. All that was holding them back from running away from the camp was a small piece of rope—it was just to one of their legs.
able catch difficult hold learn little
possible speech success tie true we
tied
……——它只是绑在它们的一条腿上。
谓语动词用被动语态
Homework
Remember the names of the space missions and the new words in this lesson.
Use the mind map to retell what life is like in space to your partner.
伴你成长
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Unit six, beyond earth. Big . question, what does IT take to explore space? Section a, why do we explore space? Section a activity one b, listen to three news reports and circle objects in one a that you hear news report one. China's new space program was made public today. Exploration of the planet mars in the moon will be continued. China's jurong rover successfully landed on mars in twenty twenty one, and IT is hoped that a and mission to the moon will follow around twenty thirty. News report, too. China has announced that more astronauts will be sent to the tian gong space station. Since the space station was completed in twenty twenty two, IT has been used to do research on biology, medicine and materials. IT will also continue its CoOperation with germany, italy and russia on scientific research. News report three. According to chinese space scientists, chang or six collected at one thousand nine hundred and thirty five point three grams of precious soil samples from the far side of the moon. These samples will be stored and studied by scientists. IT is believed that our understanding of the moon and the universe will be greatly improved. Let's wait and see what will be discovered in the future.
Section a activity once, see, listen again and complete the notes news report one. China's new space program was made public today. Exploration of the planet mars in the moon will be continued. China's jurong rover successfully landed on mars in twenty twenty one, and IT is hoped that a man mission to the moon will follow around twenty thirty. News report, too. China has announced that more astronauts will be sent to the tian gong space station. Since the space station was completed in twenty twenty two, IT has been used to do research on biology, listen and materials. IT will also continue its CoOperation with germany, italy and russia on scientific research. News report three. According to chinese space scientists, chang or six collected at one thousand nine hundred and thirty five point three grams of precious soil samples from the far side of the moon. These samples will be stored and studied by scientists. IT is believed that our understanding of the moon and the universe will be greatly improved. Let's wait and see what will be discovered in the future.
Section a activity to see, listen again and take notes to complete the mind map. All right, so we've done some experiments now. It's time for questions. Hi, miss wang. I want to know how IT feels to be weight less. Oh, it's so much fun. I can turn around easily. You see, I can move everywhere by just pushing against the wall. Miss wrong, what this earth . looks like from the . space station. IT looks like a huge shining ball. It's really beautiful. Miss wong, I want to know how you eat up there. Nice question. Well, all our food is prepared on earth and kept in bags. We have over one hundred and twenty dishes to choose from. What's difficult about living in space? Well, it's a little hard to fall asleep. We have to be tied down so we don't fly away. Do you get bored? Will you be visited by other astronauts? It's never boring in space. Actually, two astronauts will arrive next month. It's very exciting.