1、Listening and speaking Look and discuss 1 What can you see in the photo? Who do you think took the photo? 2 What do you know about the history and development of space exploration? The picture looks like a photo of a rover on the moon. Perhaps it was taken by a robot camera. I know that space explor
2、ation began in the mid-1950s with the development of satellites (人造卫星人造卫星), and that people first started going to space in the early 1960s. Neil Armstrong (1930-2012) was an American astronaut who became the first human to walk on the moon on July 20, 1969, as part of the Apollo 11 mission. 1 Can y
3、ou name any other famous astronauts from China or abroad? Yang Liwei 杨利伟 Jing Haipeng 景海鹏 Nie Haisheng 聂海胜 Liu Yang 刘洋 . Yuri Gagarin 加加林 P38 1 2 Do you know anything about the selection procedure for astronauts? Make a list of the possible requirements. In America, preference for selecting astronau
4、ts was originally for test pilots or military pilots, because they were among the most elite pilots the nation had, and because they were in excellent physical shape. While it is no longer a requirement for astronauts to be pilots, generally they must be the very elite in their scientific fields and
5、 must still be in very good physical shape. P38 1 Listen to an interview with an astronaut and tick the correct statements. P38 2 Listen for numbers Number questions are typically related to: time, telephone numbers, addresses, prices, weights, distances, etc. When you listen for numbers, you need t
6、o pay special attention to big numbers as well as those that sound quite similar, such as thirteen and thirty, fourteen and forty, etc. Listen again and fill in the blanks with the correct numbers. 22 10 14 172 70 38 P38 3 Listen to the interview again and make a list of the requirements for becomin
7、g an astronaut. lEducation background: lExperience: lHealth condition: lCourses: lSpecial training: College degree, trained to be a fighter pilot more than 1,000 hours of flying experience must be in perfect health and shape English, science, and astronomy practise using space equipment, and do a lo
8、t of mental and physical training P39 4 Discuss whether you would like to be an astronaut in the future and give your reasons. Use what you have learnt from the interview to help you. EXAMPLE A： You know, I think being an astronaut would be cool. B： Do you want to work in space in the future? A： Im
9、not sure, 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. B： So what might be the most difficult part for you? A： I guess it might be the P39 5 Suggested Conversation A: You
10、know, I think being an astronaut sounds cool. B: Do you want to work in space in the future? A: Im not sure, but I think it would be too difficult for me. There are so many requirements. First of all, you must be intelligent enough to get a college degree. Then you have to be a pilot with years of t
11、raining and practise flying. Finally, you must be really physically fit. B: So what might be the most difficult part for you? A: I guess it might be 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 capsu
12、le look terribly small and uncomfortable. It would be hard to stay in such a small space for so long. Also, theres no privacy at all. What if I have to go to the restroom? B: I see what you mean. Read the poem. Mark the stressed syllables with and unstressed syllables with . Then try reading the poe
13、m to each other with rhythm. P39 6 Stress 重读重读 英语句子一般由多个单词构成，这些单英语句子一般由多个单词构成，这些单 词的词的重读重读一般遵循以下规律：一般遵循以下规律：名词、形名词、形 容词、数词、动词、副词、代词和表达容词、数词、动词、副词、代词和表达 强烈思想感情的感叹词强烈思想感情的感叹词需要重读需要重读；人称人称 代词、连词、冠词、介词、以及少数系代词、连词、冠词、介词、以及少数系 动词和助动词等主要动词和助动词等主要起语法作用的单词起语法作用的单词 一般一般不重读不重读（当然有少数例外）。（当然有少数例外）。 1 be pleased
14、to 2 be curious about 3 dream of 4 come true 5 mental and physical training 很高兴很高兴 对对好奇好奇 梦想；渴望梦想；渴望 实现，成真实现，成真 智力和身体训练智力和身体训练 1.Can you name any other famous astronauts from China or abroad? 2.Can you make a brief introduction of the selection procedure for astronauts? 3.Can you talk about whether you would like to be an astronaut in the future and give your reasons? 4.Can you read the poem correctly? 1. Finish the exercises in Learning English. 2. Preview Reading and Thinking on pages 40-45.
