1、Reading and Thinking P40-41 新新人教必修人教必修Book 3 Unit 4 Space ExplorationWarming upHave you ever seen this film? Whats the story about?Do you believe there are other planets for people to live on?How much do you know about space exploration?space stationa manned satellite in a fixed orbit designed for s
2、cientific researchRead and guessHow much do you know about space exploration?a craft capable of traveling in outer spacespacecraftRocketWhat lifts the space shuttle into space?Astronauts leave the spacecraft and works outside spacewalk1. Before you read, look at the title and the photos. Pre-reading
3、Whos the astronant?When did he step on the moon?What is “Challenger” ?What is Jade Rabbit used for？What do you expect to read about in this text?The main reasons for space travel are to further human exploration and to gather knowledge of the universe.What do you think are the main reasons for space
4、 exploration?I expect to read about the future of space travel.Several sentences have been removed from the text. Choose the correct sentences 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 planet
5、s 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.While-readingRead the text on page 40-41.BDACUse your own words to summarise the main idea for each paragraph.Para
6、graph 1: _ _Paragraph 2: _ _ _Paragraph 3: _ _Paragraph 4: _ _ _Paragraph 5: _ _ _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 travel has always involved great risk, but despite the risks explo
7、ration continues.China has made great progress in space exploration in the early 21st century, becomingonly the third country to send human to space.The future of space exploration looks bright, as many countries are planning further missions.Read the text again, then complete the chart below.TimeEv
8、ents1957USSR launched _ and _.1961_ became the first person in the world to go into space.1969American astronaut _stepped onto the moon and said: “_”.1977_launched _ to study _.the Sputnik 1 satellitesuccessfully orbited around Earth Yuri GagarinNeil ArmstrongThats one small step for a man, onegiant
9、 leap for mankindAmericas NASA space agencyVoyager 1deep spacePut the following sentences in time order. A second manned orbit and Chinese spacewalk was completed.Yang Liwei successfully orbited Earth. Tiangong 2 space lab was launched into space.Astronauts observe and measure the far side of the mo
10、on. 12341. What does the title “Space: The final frontier” mean to you? Post-readingWhile 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 new technological breakthroughs involving i
11、nformation technology and AI. There are many scientific and technological frontiers all around us.2. What is the authors attitude towards space exploration? How do you know?Post-readingAccording to the timeline, introduce the achievement of space exploration in human history.195719611969197720032005
12、-200820162018Sputnik 1 satellitelaunched byorbited Yuri Gagarinthe first person Neil Armstrong, stepped, saying,Voyager 1, to study, it stillYang Liwei, orbitedinspacecraftShenzhou 6/7 completed, the firstTiangong 2 space lab,to dock withChange 4Explore the surface of.Language Points P40-41 新新人教必修人教
13、必修Book 3 Unit 4 Space ExplorationComplete 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_.
14、 If there is a mistake during the I_, it can lead to an accident that kills everyone on b_. ankindniverseravityaunchoardComplete the passage with words from the text. Getting out of o_ and back to Earths surface is also very dangerous. Despite the huge risks though, people will always continue to ex
15、plore this final f_ so as to learn its secrets.rbitrontier例1：他决心要学英语。_.例2：是什么使她下定决心要嫁给他?_? determine v. 确定；决定；查明【用法】 determine to do determine sb. to do determine+that从句determination n. 决心；果断；测定determined adj.决定了的；坚决的However, some scientists were determined to help humans realise their dream to expl
16、ore space. 1句意：然而，有些科学家下定决心要帮助人类实现探索太空的梦想。What determined her to marry himHe determined to learn Englishlaunch v. launches-launching-launched 发射；把（航天器、武器等）发射上天 开始从事，发起，发动（尤指有组织的活动）On 4 October 1957, the Sputnik 1 satellite was launched by the USSR and successfully orbited around Earth.2句意：1957年10月4日
17、，“旅伴一号”人造卫星在苏联发射升空，并成功环绕地球运行。例1：美国国家航空航天局计划发射一颗卫星来研究宇宙射线。NASA plans to _ to study cosmic rays.例2:政府将于明年开始一项公共工程计划。The government will _ next year.launch an public works programlaunch a satelliteorbit n. （天体等运行的）轨道 v. (around sth.)沿轨道运行；围绕运动 orbits-orbiting-orbitedOn 4 October 1957, the Sputnik 1 sat
18、ellite was launched by the USSR and successfully orbited around Earth.2例1：一颗新的人造卫星被送上了环绕地球的轨道。_.例2:地球绕太阳一周要一年的时间。The earth takes a year to _.orbit the sunA new satellite has been put into orbit around theearth【拓展】orbital adj. 轨道的 orbiter n. 人造卫星例：1. 我必须承认，我对你非常失望。 I must admit that _. 2. 这部电影使我失望。 T
19、he movie _ me. disappointed adj. 失望的，沮丧的be disappointed at 对失望be disappointed in sb. 对某人感到失望disappoint v. 使失望disappointment n. 失望，沮丧These disasters made everyone sad and disappointed, but the desire to explore the universe never died.3句意：这些悲剧使人倍感伤心与失望，但是，探索宇宙的愿望永不磨灭。Im very disappointed in youdisapp
20、ointed例：1. 她希望住在乡下。She _ in the country.2. 我们要求她马上把信打出来。We desire that _ at once.= We desire her _ at once.desire n. 渴望；欲望 v. 渴望；期望 desire to do 渴望做 desire sb. to do 希望某人做desire that.希望（从句中用should do结构）These disasters made everyone sad and disappointed, but the desire to explore the universe never d
21、ied.3desires to liveshe (should) type the letterto type the letter例：The team will have to carry on without me. 没有我小组也必须继续进行下去。carry on 继续, 参与carry on (with) ones work 继续工作This is because people believe in the importance of carrying on space exploration despite the huge risks. 4句意：这是因为尽管风险巨大，人们还是坚信太空
22、探索极为重要。【拓展】carry away 拿走，带走；be carried up into space 被发射升空；carry out a plan/order/promise 执行计划/执行命令/履行诺言例： 制定计划往往比执行计划容易。 Its often easier to make plans than it is to carry them_.把孩子抱走。这里很危险。 Carry the baby _. Its dangerous here.outaway例：他虽然经验不足，但还是获得了这份工作。_.despite prep. 即使，尽管【用法】despite+n. /doing
23、【同义词组】in spite ofThis is because people believe in the importance of carrying on space exploration despite the huge risks. 4Despite his lack of experience, he got the job【辨析】despite/although都有“尽管”的意思，但despite是介词，后接名词、代词或动名词；而although=though是连词，后接表示让步的状语从句。例： 1. 尽管他在微笑，我认为他很悲伤。 I think he is sad, des
24、pite _. I think he is sad although _.2. 尽管下雨，我们还是去散步了。 We went for a walk although _. We went for a walk despite _.his smileshe smilesit was rainingthe rainThen Shenzhou 6 and 7 completed a second manned orbit and the first Chinese spacewalk, followed by the vehicle Jade Rabbit being sent to the moo
25、n to study its surface. 5followed 过去分词作伴随状语例：1. 因为写得匆忙，这篇文章不是很好。_, thisarticlewasnotsogood.2. 这本书一旦出版，将会非常畅销。Once _, thisnovelwillbepopular.Writteninahurrypublished句意：之后，“神舟六号”和“神舟七号”完成了第二次载人环绕地球飞行和中国人的第一次太空漫步。紧接着，“玉兔号”月球车飞抵月球，开展月球表面研究。This signalled one step further in Chinas plan to establish a space station in the future.6例：1.他们发射了3次遇难求救信号。They fired three distress _.2.她向特德示意她要向前走。 She _ to Ted that she was moving forward.signalledsignals句意：这标志着中国未来建设空间站的计划又迈出了一步。signal v. 标志着；标明；发信号 n. 信号，标志
