Unit 4 Reading and Thinking （ppt课件） (2)-2022新人教版（2019）《高中英语》必修第三册.pptx

1、Space:The Final Frontier-Reading and ThinkingWarming upWhat do you know about the astronauts?Yuri Gagarin the USSRorbit arounddock withPredictionWhat is the text about?A.a border between two countriesB.an area that is unknownThe _of space explorationChoose the correct sentenceA.Although scientists t

2、ry to make sure nothing goes wrong,accidents can still happen.B.They also really wish 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 Earths gravity.Learnin

3、g tips:1.Focus on the linking words:however,also,although,etc.2.Focus on the position of the missing sentences.3.Focus on thepronouns(they,it.)4.Focus on the repeated words or ideas.“Are we alone?Whats out there?”Looking up at the stars,people have always wanted to learn more about space,and scienti

4、sts work hard to find answers.They make vehicles to carry brave people into space to find out the secrets of the universe._A.Although scientists try to make sure nothing goes wrong,accidents can still happen.B.They also really wish to discover other planets that are suitable enough to support life.C

5、.The future of space exploration remains bright.D.After many experiments,they succeeded in making rockets that could escape Earths gravity.BThey alsodiscoverTheyfind out Before the mid-20th century,most people felt travelling into space was an impossible dream.However,some scientists were determined

6、 to help humans realise their dream to explore space._ 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 go into s

7、pace.Over eight years later,on 20 July 1969,American astronaut Neil Armstrong stepped onto the moon,famously saying,“Thats one small step for a man,one giant leap for mankind.”Following this,many more goals were achieved.For example,Americas NASA space agency launched Voyager 1 on 5 September 1977 t

8、o study deep space,and it still transmits data today.A.Although scientists try to make sure nothing goes wrong,accidents can still happen.C.The future of space exploration remains bright.D.After many experiments,they succeeded in making rockets that could escape Earths gravity.DHoweverrealizethey su

9、cceeded inscientists _ All the astronauts on the USSRs Soyuz 11 and Americas Challenger died during their missions.These disasters made everyone sad and disappointed,but the desire to explore the universe never died.This is because people believe in the importance of carrying on space exploration de

10、spite the huge risks.An example of this ongoing work is the International Space Station.It orbits Earth and has astronauts from different countries on board,providing a continuous human presence in space.A.Although scientists try to make sure nothing goes wrong,accidents can still happen.C.The futur

11、e of space exploration remains bright.Aaccidentsdieddisasters _.Europe,the US,and China all have plans to further study and explore planets like Mars and Jupiter.Despite the difficulties,scientists hope future discoveries will not only enable us to understand how the universe began,but also help us

12、survive well into the future.C.The future of space exploration remains bright.CfutureplansfuturefutureText typefeaturespopular science article(科普文科普文)scientific paper(科学论文科学论文)target readerslanguagewordsnon-specialist readersspecialist readerssimpleseriousfew technicaltermsmany technicaltermstopic s

13、entence/main idea for each paragraph:Main idea of each paragraphPara.1 “Are we alone?Whats out there?”Looking up at the stars,people have always wanted to learn more about space,and scientists work hard to find answers.They make vehicles to carry brave people into space to find out the secrets of th

14、e universe.They also really wish to discover other planets that are suitable enough to support life.People have always had a _ to explore space.dream long-lasting dreampeople have always wanted toThey also really wish to Before the mid-20th century,most people felt travelling into space was an impos

15、sible dream.However,some scientists were determined to help humans realise their dream to explore space.After many experiments,they succeeded in making rockets that could escape Earths gravity.On 4 October 1957,the Sputnik 1 satellite was launched by the USSR and successfully orbited around Earth.Af

16、terwards,the USSR focused on sending people into space,and on 12 April 1961,Yuri Gagarin became the first person in the world to go into space.Over eight years later,on 20 July 1969,American astronaut Neil Armstrong stepped onto the moon,famously saying,“Thats one small step for a man,one giant leap

17、 for mankind.”Following this,many more goals were achieved.For example,Americas NASA space agency launched Voyager 1 on 5 September 1977 to study deep space,and it still transmits data today.Peoples dream of space exploration _ _after the mid-20th e true impossible dream possible dream(reality)Altho

18、ugh scientists try to make sure nothing goes wrong,accidents can still happen.All the astronauts on the USSRs Soyuz 11 and Americas Challenger died during their missions.These disasters made everyone sad and disappointed,but the desire to explore the universe never died.This is because people believ

19、e in the importance of carrying on space exploration despite the huge risks.An example of this ongoing work is the International Space Station.It orbits Earth and has astronauts from different countries on board,providing a continuous human presence in space._ the accidents and risks,the dream to ex

20、plore the universeuniverse never _ _.Despitefade away ongoing dream Chinas 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 successf

21、ully 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.After that,China launched the Tiangong 2 space lab into space and Tianzhou1 to dock wi

22、th it.This signalled one step further in Chinas plan to establish a space station in the future.More recently,China has sent Change 4 to explore the surface of the far side of the moon to make measurements and observations.Para.4China has made great progress in _the space dream in a short time.reali

23、zing Chinas space dream The future of space exploration remains bright.Europe,the US,and China all have plans to further study and explore planets like Mars and Jupiter.Despite the difficulties,scientists hope future discoveries will not only enable us to understand how the universe began,but also h

24、elp us survive well into the future.Future dream.The Sputnik（旅伴一号）（旅伴一号）the first satellite to be launchedorbited around.Orient 1(东东方一号）方一号）Yuri Gagarinthe first person to spaceApollo 11(阿波阿波罗罗 11号）号）Neil Armstrongstepped onto the moon firstlyVoyager 1（旅行者（旅行者1号）号）to study deep space and still trans

25、mits dataThats one small step for a man,a giant leap for mankind.The USAThe USSRVSOct 4,1957Apr 12,1961July 20,1969Sep 5,1977Vehicle,astronaut,significancepara2:How does the writer support the main idea?By giving examplesRead for detailsDisastersdiednever diedThe International Space Station Desire t

26、he USSRs Soyuz 11(联盟联盟11号）号）Americas Challenger(挑战者号）挑战者号）para3:accidents Chinas 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 su

27、ccessfully 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.After that,China launched the Tiangong 2 space lab into space and Tianzhou1 to d

28、ock with it.This signalled one step further in Chinas plan to establish a space station in the future.More recently,China has sent Change 4 to explore the surface of the far side of the moon to make measurements and observations.Para.4This paragraph develops in the order of _.timetimevehicleastronau

29、t(s)significanceIn 2003Then followed byAfter that,/AfterwardsMore recentlykey wordstimevehicleastronaut(s)significanceIn 2003Shenzhou 5Then Shenzhou 6(2005)Shenzhou 7(2006)Yang Liweithe third country to independently send humans into space,orbited EarthFei Junlong,Nie Haishengthe first to send two a

30、stronauts into space for several daysZhai Zhigang(the first Chinese spacewalk)completed.Zhai Zhigang,Liu Boming,Jing HaipengTimevehicleastronaut(s)significancefollowed byJade Rabbit(月球车)(2013)/After that,/AfterwardsTiangong 2 space lab(2016)Tianzhou 1(2017)(dock)/More recentlyChange 4(2019)/remarkab

31、le achievements study the surface of the moonone step further to establish a space station in the futureexplore the surface of.to make measurements and observationsWhat makes it possible for humans to realize the dream?Further thinking Firstly,it is_that contributes to our space dream.Moreover,what

32、greatly matters is _.Besides,_ enables us to realize the dream.studypersevere(坚持)anticipate(期待)costexplore spaceSearch online for information about Chinas achievements in space exploration,Organize the information into a table like the one below.SpacecrafttimeastronauntsMissionShenzhou1shenzhou2shenzhou3shenzhou4shenzhou8shenzhou9shenzhou10shenzhou11shenzhou12shenzhou13Thank you!