1、 lTo learn to talk about how to become an astronaut by listen to an interview with an astronaut. lTo practice the stress of words by listening and repeating a poem Gravity. astronaut n.宇航员，太空人宇航员，太空人 procedure n.程序，步骤，手续程序，步骤，手续 mental adj.精神的，思想的精神的，思想的 intelgent adj.有智慧的有智慧的:聪明的聪明的 rocket n.火箭，火箭弹
2、火箭，火箭弹 gravity n.重力，引力重力，引力 selection procedure 选拔程序选拔程序 be curious about 对对.好奇好奇 be selected to do 被选去做被选去做. fly experience 飞行经历飞行经历 space equipment 飞行设备飞行设备 graduate from 从从.毕业毕业 Preview 1. As for the space exploration, what do you think about ? space shuttle astronaut spaceship rocket space suit
3、. solar system space exploration Do you know anything about the selection procedure for astronauts? Make a list of the possible requirements. n. 程序，步骤程序，步骤 Education background Health condition Experience Special training: Listen to an interview with an astronaut and tick the correct statements. P38
4、 2 Listen again and fill in the blanks with the correct numbers. 1. Yang Liwei graduated from college at the age of_. 2. Before he joined Chinas space programme, Mr Yang was one of the pilots who were for_years. . 3 .Mr Yang was one of the_ pilots who were chosen to train for space flights. 4.At the
5、 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. 22 10 14 172 70 38 Listen for numbers Number questions are typically related to: time, telephone numbers, address
6、es, prices, weights, distances, etc. When you listen for numbers, you need to 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 L
7、isten to the interview again and make a list of the requirements for becoming an astronaut. Education background:_ Experience:_ Health condition_ Courses:_ Special training: _ College degree; trained to be a fighter pilot More than 1000 hours of flight. :must be perfect health and shape. English, sc
8、ience , and astronomy practice using space equipment , and do a lot of mental and physical training. Listen to the interview again and make a list of the requirements for becoming anastronaut. lEducation background: lExperience: lHealth condition: lCourses: lSpecial training: College degree, trained
9、 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 lot of mental and physical training Interviewer: Today we are very pleased to chat with Mr. Yang Liwei, the first Chinese ast
10、ronaut. Welcome to the show, Mr. Yang Mr. . Yang: Thank you Interviewer: Mr. Yang, our audience is very curious about how you succeeded in becoming Chinas first astronaut. It must have been a very difficult thing to achieve. Did you always want to he on astronaut? Mr Yang: Yes, I dreamt of it when I
11、 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 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 p
12、ilot. Do you think that was one of the reasons you were chosen for the space programme? Mr Yang:Sure, I had 1, 350 hours of flight experience, which I think really helped me. Interviewer: So how difficult was it to join the space programme? Mr Yang: There was a lot of competition. Altogether, 14 of
13、us were chosen from among 1, 500 pilots to train for space flights. Interviewer: That sounds really difficult. Did you also have 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
14、perfect health and perfect shape. Interviewer: So you were the perfect choice! As we all know an astronaut needs to be healthy 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 so proud to have the opportunity. Do you want to be an astronaut in the future? Write a passage and give your reasons. Use what you have learnt in this lesson to help you.
