1、Period1ListeningandSpeaking&ListeningandTalkingUnit4SpaceExplorationUnit4SpaceExplorationLearningaims1.Tolearntotalkabouthowtobecomeanastronautbylisteningtoaninterviewwithanastronaut.2.TopracticethestressofwordsbylisteningandrepeatingapoemGravity.Leading-inLookatthepictureandtellyourclassmateswhatyo
2、ucansee.IcanseethesolarsystemandtheChineseastronautYangLiweiwavingtous.1.Asforthespaceexploration,whatdoyouthinkabout?spaceshuttleastronautspaceshiprocketspacesuit.solarsystemspaceexplorationPre-Listening2.CanyounameanyfamousastronautsfromChinaorabroad?China:YangLiwei,WangYaping,ZhangXiaoguang,LiuYa
3、ng.NeilArmstrong,YuriGagarinabroad:3.Doyouknowanythingabouttheselectionprocedureforastronauts?Makealistofthepossiblerequirements.InAmerica,perferenceforselectingastronautswasoriginallyfortestpilotsormilitarypilots,becausetheywereamongthemostelitepilotsthenationhad,andbecausetheywereinexcellentphysic
4、alshape.Whileitisnolongerarequirementforastronautstobepilots,generallytheymustbetheveryeliteintheirscientificfieldsandmuststillbeinverygoodphysicalshape.Task1.Listentotheinterviewandtickthecorrectstatements. 1. The audience is curious about how Yang Liwei became the first Chinese astronaut. 2. Mr Ya
5、ng always believed that he would become an astronaut one day. 3. Mr Yang was selected to attend pilot training with 13 other people. 4. To become an astronaut in China, you have to have 1,350 hours of flying experience. 5. Astronauts not only had to learn how to use space equipment, but also had to
6、do a lot of mental and physical training. While-listeningTask2.Listenagainandfillintheblankswiththecorrectnumbers.ListenfornumbersNumberquestionsaretypicallyrelatedto:time,telephonenumbers,addresses,prices,weights,distances,etc.Whenyoulistenfornumbers,youneedtopayspecialattentiontobignumbersaswellas
7、thosethatsoundquitesimilar,suchasthirteenandthirty,fourteenandforty,etc.1. Yang Liwei graduated from college at the age of _.2.Before he joined Chinas space programme, Mr Yang trained as a fighter pilot for _years.3.Mr Yang was one of the _ pilots who were chosen to train for space flights.4.At the
8、time when Mr Yang entered the space programme, astronauts had to be shorter than _cm in height and less than _kg in weight.5.Mr Yang became Chinas first astronaut when he was _ years old.2210141723870Task2.Listenagainandfillintheblankswiththecorrectnumbers.Task3.Listentotheinterviewagainandmakealist
9、oftherequirementsforbecominganastronaut.Educationbackground: Experience:Healthcondition: Courses:Specialtraining:college degree,trained to be afghter pilotmore than 1,000 hours of flight experience must be in prefect health and shape English, science and astronomypractise using space equipment, and
10、do a lot of mental and physical trainingPost-listeningWorkinpairs.Discusswhetheryouwouldliketobeanastronautinthefutureandgiveyourreasons.Usewhatyouhavelearntfromtheinterviewtohelpyou.A: You know, I think being an astronaut would be cool.B: Do you want to work in space in the future ?A: Im not sure,
11、but I think it might be too difficult for me. There are so many requirements. First of all, you must be intelligent enough to get a related college degree. Then you have to _ _be a pilot with years of training and practise flying. Finally, you must be really physically fit.B: So what might be the mo
12、st difficult part for you. A: I guess it might be the _.space travel itself. Im sure being weightless must be fun, and it would be wonderful to see the earth and stars from space. But the spacesuit and capsule look terribly small and uncomfortable. It would be hard to stay in such a small space for
13、so long. Also, theres no privacy at all.What if I have to go to the restroom?Interviewer: Today we are very pleased to chat with Mr Yang Liwei, the first Chinese astronaut. Welcome to the show, Mr Yang.Mr Yang: Thank you.Interviewer: Mr Yang, our audience is very curious about how you succeeded in b
14、ecoming Chinas first astronaut. It must have been a very difficult thing to achieve. Did you always want to be an astronaut?Mr Yang: Yes, I dreamt of it when I was young, but I never thought my wish would come true. It took a long time. First, I got my college degree when I was 22, and then I worked
15、 as a fighter pilot for around 10 years, I finally became Chinas first astronaut when I was 38 years old. Interviewer: Oh, so you must be a really experienced pilot. Do you think that was one of the reasons why you were chosen for the space programme?Mr Yang: Sure, I had 1,350 hours of flight experi
16、ence, which I think really helped me. Interviewer: So how difficult was it to join the space programme? Listening textMr Yang: There was a lot of competition. Altogether, 14 of us were chosen from among 1,500 pilots to train for space flights.Interviewer: That sounds really difficult. Did you also h
17、ave to be a certain size and weight? Mr Yang: Yes, at the time, you had to be shorter than 172 centimetres in height and weigh less than 70 kilograms. You also had to be in perfect health and perfect shape.Interviewer: So you were the perfect choice! As we all know, an astronaut needs to be healthy
18、and calm in order to work in space. But you also had to study a lot, too, right?Mr Yang: Yes, I had to learn English, science, and astronomy. I also had to practise using space equipment, and do a lot of mental and physical training. It was very tiring, but I was soproud to have the opportunity. Lis
19、tening textPronunciation 1.Readthepoem.Markthestressedsyllableswithandunstressedsyllableswith.Thentryreadingthepoemtoeachotherwithrhythm. Gravity One day, Isaac Newton sat And saw an apple fall. Then he thought, “Itsnot just fruit! Something pulls us all.”“There is aforce,” he saidto himself,“That p
20、ulls things to the ground,Not only apples, but all of usStay still though Earth spins round.”Of course, we knowthat this is true!Earth goes round but we stay still.What goes up must come down,And it always will.2.Listenandrepeataftertherecording.Checkwhetheryourmark-upsarecorrect.句子重音(stress)和节奏(rhy
21、thm)通常情况下,英语句子中需要重读的词包括:名词(包括专有名词)、动词、形容词、大多数副词、数词、动词-ing形式、过去分词、双音节介词、特殊疑问词、指示代词等,而不需要重读的词主要是冠词、代词、be动词、单音节介词、连词、助词、关系代词和关系副词等。不过,在某些情形下,为了表达特定的意义,一些通常无须重读的词也会出现重读。例如:CarlainvitedMEtoherparty.(notYOU)CarlainvitedmetoHERparty.(notYOURparty)【发音技巧】英语语言的节奏以重音为基础,通过重读和非重读音节(stressedandunstressedsyllable
22、s)有规律地交替出现形成,各个重读音节之间的时长大体相等。因此,在朗读时需要将每两个重读音节之间所有部分的时长保持大体一致,而不是每个英文单词的时长一样。Lookatthepicturesbelowandguesswhethertheywouldbeusefulforastronautinspace.soaptowelguitarLeading-inListeningandTalkingLookatthepicturesbelowandguesswhethertheywouldbeusefulforastronautinspace.showermicrowavepenLookatthepict
23、uresbelowandguesswhethertheywouldbeusefulforastronautinspace.tapetissueWhile-listeningTask:MaxisinterviewingCaptainBrownabouthislifeinspace.Listentotheinterviewandanswerthequestions.1.What did Captain Brown usually wear inside the station?2.How did he prepare his food in space?3. How did he keep him
24、self clean in space?4. How did he spend most of his time in space?5 .What did he do during his free time?6 .What did he look forward to most during his stay in space?1.What did Captain Brown usually wear inside the station? He wore shorts and a T-shirt.2.How did he prepare his food in space?The food
25、 was prepared and stored for him. He just had to heat the food and enjoy it.3. How did he keep himself clean in space?He used a soapy towel to wash.4. How did he spend most of his time in space? He was often busy doing different experiments.5 .What did he do during his free time? He played the guita
26、r and chess.6 .What did he look forward to most during his stay in space? He looked forward to having a weekly video call with his family most.Workingroups.ImagineyouaregoingtoaspacecampandCaptainBrownhasbeeninvitedtogiveatalk.Discussthequestionsyouwouldliketoaskhimandthenmakealist.A: Hey, guys. Wer
27、e going to meet a real astronaut. Isnt it exciting ?B: Yeah. I cant wait to see Captain Brown! Im really curious about his life in space. I have plenty of questions to ask him.C: Such as ?B: Oh, such as what facilities do they have in space to support their daily life ? Post-listeningC: That sounds
28、like a good question. But Id like to know about how astronauts sleep. What do they do so as not to float around while they sleep ?ExpressingcuriosityId love to know. I wonder how/what/why/.Well, Id really like to find out.Id particularly like to know.Im most curious about.Im most interested to disco
29、ver.Im very keen to know.I wish to know.I hope you wont mind me asking about. Interviewer: Hello, Captain Brown. Youre back on Earth now. Are you happy to be back? Captain Brown: Well, yes and no. Its great to see my family again, but I also miss the International Space Station. Ive gotten used to f
30、loating around just wearing shorts and a T-shirt.Interviewer: So let me ask about the space station. Was eating in space difficult?Captain Brown: Not really. We dont have to cook in space. We choose what we want to eat before we go to space, and then the food is prepared and stored for us. We just h
31、ave to heat thefood and enjoy it.Interviewer: Cool. Well, I know astronauts cannot shower in space since the water would floataway, so Id love to know how you keep yourselves clean.Captain Brown: Oh, we use a soapy towel to wash. And we brush our teeth the same way as we do on Earth. But astronauts
32、usually swallow their toothpaste?Interviewer: Gosh, I hope it tasted good! So how long did you stay in space during your last mission? Listening textCaptain Brown: I was there for more than five months.Interviewer: Wow! So what kind of work did you do up there?Captain Brown: I was usually busy doing different experiments.Interviewer: Did you have any free time? Do astronauts get time off?Captain Brown: Yes. When I was free, I played the guitar. Thats rightI took my guitar with me. I also played chess. My favourite thing to do, though, was to have my weekly video call with my family.
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