1、Listening and Talking n By the end of this period, you will be able to 1. learn more about life in space. 2. express your curiosity and raise questions that interest you in conversations. 3. make use of the related sentences or phrases to express your curiosity appropriately. Work in pairs and guess
2、 whether they would be useful for astronaut in space. soap towelguitarshower mircowave pentapetissue prepared and stored Listen to the conversation and fill in the blanks. wearing shorts and a T-shirt cookwant to eat 1. Ive gotten used to floating around just _. 2. We dont have to _ in space. We cho
3、ose what we _before we go to space, and then the food is _for us. We just have to _it. 3. I know astronauts _ in space since the water would _, so Id love to know how you _. heat the food and enjoy cannot shower float away keep yourselves clean First listening more than five months Listen to the con
4、versation and fill in the blanks. a soapy towel to washthe same way as swallow their toothpaste 4. We use_. And we brush our teeth _ we do on Earth. But astronauts usually _. 5. I was there for _. I was usually busy _. 6. When I was free, I _. I also _. My favourite thing to do, though, was to _ wit
5、h my family. doing different experiments played the guitarplayed chess have my weekly video call First listening 1.What did Captain Brown usually wear inside the station ? 2.How did he prepare his food in space ? 3.How did he keep himself clean in space? Listen and answer the questions. He used a so
6、apy towel to wash. He wore shorts and a T-shirt. The food was prepared and stored for him. He just had to heat the food and enjoy it. Second listening 4.How did he spend most of his time in space ? 5.How did he do during his free time ? 6.How did he look forward to most during his stay in space? Lis
7、ten and answer the questions. He used a soapy towel to wash. He was often busy doing different experiments. He played the guitar and chess. Second listening Topics: eating, dressing, living, work, research, differences between life in space and on Earth, feelings during the journey to space, special
8、 training before being an astronaut. Talking Useful expressions: Direct question: How do astronauts sleep in space? Indirect question: Can you tell me how astronauts sleep in space? Statement of curiosity: Id love to know how astronauts sleep in space. Talking These statements serve the same purpose
9、 in conversations. Expressing curiosity: Id 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 discover. Im very keen to know. I wish to know. I hope you wont mind me asking about. Talking EXAMPLE A: Hey,
10、 guys. Were 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 ? C: That sounds l
11、ike a good question. But Id like to know about how astronauts sleep. What do they do so as to not to float around while they sleep ? Talking A: I wonder how they get exercise on spaceits not like they can go out jogging. C: Id never thought of that. But then after they exercise, Im very keen to find
12、 out how they wash their clothes. B: Never mind that. Id really like to find out how women astronauts wash their hair. A: But were forgetting the most important question of all, arent we? C: And whats that? A: Well, Id really like to find out what they do when they meet aliens. Talking One possible conversation: 核心素养专练 假设你校要组织太空夏令营,届时会邀 请刚执行完太空任务回到地球的宇航员 Captain Brown为大家做报告,请以班级名 义给他写一封邮件,要点如下: 1.大家对太空夏令营和见到Captain Brown 很期待; 2. 大家对宇航员的太空生活很感兴趣,并 提出了几个最想了解的问题; 3. 希望Captain Brown能够在讲座中针对这 些问题给予回答。