1、 To read about the development and value of space exploration. Learn some useful expressions in the text. Chinas lunar probe Change-5 has successfully returned to the Earth in December, 2020. watch a video to review its journey to the moon and back. How do you feel after watching the video? Do you f
2、eel proud or expected? A hundred grams of lunar soil collected by Chinas Change-5 lunar lander in 2020 made its public debut at the opening ceremony in the National Museum of China in Beijing. The sample is displayed inside a container made from artificial crystal and shaped like a Chinese bronze wi
3、ne vessel (容器容器) from some 3,000 years ago, measuring 38.44 centimeters, a nod to the average distance between the Earth and the Moon, 384,400 kilometers. The container is 22.89 centimeters in width, symbolizing the time it took for Change-5 to land in the Moon, 22.89 days. Watch a video. Do you kno
4、w some movies about space exploration? The first man going into the space: Yuri Gagarin, Soviet cosmonaut in 1961 The first Chinese going into the space: Yang Liwei, Chinese astronaut, in 2003 The first man landing on the moon: Neil Alden Armstrong, American astronaut, Apollo 11 in 1967 Can you name
5、 any famous astronauts? Are you curious about the universe? What do you want to know about it? Do you know what humans have done to explore the universe? If you had a chance to travel into space, what would you like to do? Before you read, look at the title and the photos. Discuss these questions. 1
6、. What do you think are the main reasons for space exploration? The main reasons for space exploration are to further human exploration and to gather knowledge of the universe. 2. What do you expect to read about in this text? The he future of space travel. Listen and read the text. Several sentence
7、s have been removed from it. Choose the correct sentence A-D to fill each gap. 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. The future of space exploration remai
8、ns bright. D. After many experiments, they succeeded in making rockets that could escape Earths gravity.B D A C n.火箭火箭 n.重重力力;引力引力 Use your own words to summarize the main idea for each paragraph. When the main idea is not clearly, stated in a topic sentence, you should read the full paragraph or pa
9、ssage carefully and find the words or ideas that repeat themselves. They are likely evidence of the authors main idea. Summarize the main idea Humans have always had a natural curiosity about space. Space travel became a reality in the 20th century, with American and Soviet space missions. Space tra
10、vel has always involved great risk, but despite the risks exploration continues. China has made great progress in space exploration in the early 21st century, becoming only the third country to send humans to space. The future of space exploration looks bright, as many countries are planning further
11、 missions. Title: _ Introduction: Body: Conclusion: SPACE: THE FINAL FRONTIER n.边境边境;国界国界; 边远地区边远地区 paras.2-4 para.1 para.5 Peoples desire for space exploration Space exploration in different countries and some accidents The future of space exploration Choose the right event to complete the timeline
12、. A. American Voyager 1 was launched to study deep space and it still transmits data today. B. Yuri Gagarin became the first person in the world to go into space. C. China has made progress, such as sending people into space and vehicles onto the moon and completing the Chinese spacewalk. D. The Spu
13、tnik 1 satellite launched by the USSR successfully orbited around Earth. E. Europe, the US, and China plan to explore planets like Mars and Jupiter. F. Most people thought it was impossible to travel into space. G. American astronaut Neil Armstrong stepped onto the moon. F D B G A C E vt.发发起起;上市上市 v
14、t.发送发送n.资资料料;数据数据 n.交通工具交通工具;车辆车辆 n.太空行走太空行走 n.人造卫星人造卫星n.轨道轨道;势力范围势力范围v.沿轨道运行沿轨道运行 VehiclesMissions 1. Shenzhou 5 2. Shenzhou 6 3. Shenzhou 7 4. Jade Rabbit 5. Tiangong 2 6. Tianzhou 1 7. Change 4 A. Studied the surface of the moon. B. Furthered the establishment of a space station. C. Completed a s
15、econd manned orbit. D. Explored the surface of the far side of the moon. E. Independently sent humans into space. F. Completed the first Chinese spacewalk. G. Docked with Tiangong 2. Match the Chinese vehicles with their missions. E C F A B G D adj.独立的独立的;自立的自立的 v.对接对接;进港进港 n.码头码头 Read para. 1 and d
16、iscuss the following questions. What do people want to do when looking up at the stars? They want to learn more about space. Why do scientists make vehicles? To carry brave people into space to find out the secrets of the universe. n.宇宇宙宙;天地万物天地万物 Read para. 2 carefully and fill in the blanks. Count
17、ryTimeEvent the USSR in _ in 1961 The Sputnik 1 satellite was sent and _ around Earth. _ went into the space. in _ in 1977 Neil Armstrong stepped onto the moon. Americas NASA space agency launched _. America 1957 orbited Voyager 1 1969 Yuri Gagarin n.机构机构;代理处代理处 2. What does the international Space
18、Station do?. Read para. 3 and answer the questions. It orbits Earth and has astronauts from different countries on board, providing a continuous human presence in space. 1. Why did the desire to explore the universe never die? This is because people believe in the importance of carrying on space exp
19、loration. n.渴望渴望;欲望欲望 vt.渴望渴望;期望期望 继续做继续做;坚持干坚持干 在宇宙飞船上在宇宙飞船上; 在船在船(飞机飞机)上上 Read para. 4 and fill in the blanks. TimeEvent in _ Yang Liwei orbited Earth in _. Then. _ completed a second manned orbit and the first Chinese spacewalk. _ was sent to the moon to study its surface. After that China sent _
20、 and _ to dock with it. _ China has sent Change 4. 2003 Shenzhou 5 spacecraft Shenzhou 6 and 7 Jade Rabbit More recently Tiangong 2 space labTianzhou 1 n.航天器航天器;宇宙飞船宇宙飞船 1. What is the proper attitude of scientists? A. pessimistic. B. disappointed. C. puzzled. D. positive. Read para. 5 and choose th
21、e correct answer. Complete the passage with words from the text. M_ is exploring space in the hope of finding out more about the u_. However, exploring space is both dangerous and challenging. One of the most dangerous parts of space exploration is helping people to escape Earths g_. If there is a m
22、istake during the l_, it can lead to an accident that kills everyone on b_. Getting Mankind universe gravitylaunch board out of o_ and back to Earths surface is also very dangerous. Despite the huge risks though, people will always continue to explore this final f_ so as to learn its secrets. orbit
23、frontier 抱抱的希望的希望 为了为了;以便以便 What does the title “Space: The Final Frontier” mean to you? Share your ideas with the whole class. While I support space exploration, I dont think space is the final frontier just yet. There is still much to learn about the Earth, and we are only at the very beginning of
24、 new technological breakthroughs involving information technology and AI. There are many scientific and technological frontiers all around us. 1. What is the clue of the passage and how you get it? 2. Do you like the title of this passage? Can you give another title to it? 3. If possible, would you
25、like to be an astronaut in the future? Why? Before the USSR sent the Sputnik 1 to orbit Earth in 1957, and Yuri Gagarin into space in 1961, 1. _ was just a dream. After American Neil Armstrong stepped onto the 2. _ in 1969, making “one giant leap for mankind” and many more 3. _, came disasters when
26、all the astronauts of the USSRs Soyuz 11 and Americas Challenger missions died. Despite the 4. _, space exploration continued, the International Space Station on which 5. _ from different countries work together being a good example. survive, achievements, sadness, astronauts, Mars, space exploratio
27、n, moon, third space exploration moon achievements sadness astronauts China became the 6. _ country to send humans into space in 2003 when Yang Liwei orbited Earth in Shenzhou 5, followed by further Shenzhou missions and vehicles to explore the moon, Jade Rabbit and Change 4. Europe, the US and Chin
28、a now plan to explore 7. _ and Jupiter. Through space exploration, scientists hope to understand how the universe began and how to 8. _ well into the future. survive, achievements, sadness, astronauts, Mars, space exploration, moon, third third Mars survive Write something about the following three points about space exploration. 1. The development of space exploration. 2. Equipment for space exploration and the functions. 3. Reasons for space exploration.
