1、Talk about how to become an astronaut .Summarize how Yang Liwei was chosen to be an astronaut.1. Who are they?2. What are their jobs?Astronauts 宇航员宇航员The first Chinese going into the space: Yang Liwei, Chinese astronaut in 2003Chinas first female astronaut: Liu Yang, in 2012 Can you name other famou
2、s astronauts from China or abroad? Zhai Zhigang Yuri Gagarin Neil ArmstrongThe first man going into the space: Yuri Gagarin, Soviet cosmonaut (前前苏联宇航员苏联宇航员) in 1961.The first man landing on the moon: Neil Alden Armstrong, American astronaut, Apollo 11 in 1967.Do you know anything about the selection
3、 procedure for astronauts? Make a list of possible requirements.Watch a video, think about:What special exercise does the astronauts do?What qualities do they need to become an astronaut?Now, make a list of possible requirements. be a fighter pilot; have flight experience; use space equipment; do a
4、lot of mental and physical training; .Task1 Listen to the interview and tick the correct statements.1. The audience is curious about how Yang Liwei became the first Chinese astronaut.2. Mr Yang always believed that he would become an astronaut one day.3. Mr Yang was selected to attend pilot training
5、 with 13 other people.4. To become an astronaut in China, you have to have 1,350 hours of flying experience.5. Astronauts not only had to learn how to use space equipment, but also had to do a lot of mental and physical training.1. The audience is curious about how Yang Liwei became the first Chines
6、e astronaut.2. Mr Yang always believed that he would become an astronaut one day.3. Mr Yang was selected to attend pilot training with 13 other people.4. To become an astronaut in China, you have to have 1,350 hours of flying experience.5. Astronauts not only had to learn how to use space equipment,
7、 but also had to do a lot of mental and physical training.Listen for numbersNumber questions are typically related to: time, telephone numbers, addresses, 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
8、similar such as thirteen and thirty, fourteen and forty, etc.Before listening, study the strategies of listening1. Yang Liwei graduated from college at the age of _.2. Before he joined Chinas space programme, Mr Yang trained as a fighter pilot for _ years.3. Mr Yang was one of the _ pilots who were
9、chosen to train for space flights.4. At the 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.Task2 Listen again and fill in the blanks with the correct numbers
10、.Look at these questions:At what age did Yang Liwei graduate from college?How many years did Mr Yang train as a fighter pilot before he joined the programme?How many pilots were chosen to train for space flights?How tall and how heavy should astronauts be at that time?At what age did Mr Yang become
11、Chinas first astronaut?1. Yang Liwei graduated from college at the age of _.2. Before he joined Chinas space programme, Mr Yang trained as a fighter pilot for _ years.3. Mr Yang was one of the _ pilots who were chosen to train for space flights.4. At the time when Mr Yang entered the space programme
12、, 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.2210141727038Listen again and fill in the blanks with the correct numbers.Task3 Listen to the interview again and make a list of the requirements for becom
13、ing an astronaut. Education background: Experience: Health condition: Courses: Special training:college degree, trained to be afighter pilotmore than 1,000 hours of flight experiencemust be in perfect health and shapeEnglish, science, and astronomypractise using space equipment, and doa lot of mental and physical trainingShare your opinions about being an astronaut.1. What kind of person must be if you want to be an astronaut?2. Would you like to be an astronaut? Why or why not?
