1、UNIT 4 SPACE EXPLORATIONListening and SpeakingMystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of mans desire to understand. Neil ArmstrongOne small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.The first man to land on the moon.杨利伟杨利伟, ,辽宁绥辽宁绥中人。神舟五号中人。神舟五号(2003(2003年年1010月月) )航航天员。中国进入天员。中国进入太空的第一人。太空的第一
2、人。聂海胜聂海胜, ,湖北湖北襄阳襄阳人。神舟六号人。神舟六号(2005(2005年年1010月月) )、神舟十号神舟十号(2013(2013年年6 6月月) )、神舟十二、神舟十二号号(2021(2021年年6 6月月) )航航天员。天员。刘刘洋洋, ,女女，河南，河南林州人。神舟九林州人。神舟九号号(2012(2012年年6 6月月) )航天员。航天员。翟志刚翟志刚黑龙江黑龙江省龙江人。神省龙江人。神舟七号舟七号(2008(2008年年9 9月月) )航天员。航天员。Look at the picture and tell your classmates what you can see.
3、Leading-inI can see the Chinese astronaut Wang Yaping giving a class to us.As for the space exploration, what do you think about ?Leading-in spaceshuttleastronautspaceshiprocketspace suit.solar systemspace explorationTalk about how to become an astronautActivity 1核心词汇1 mental 1 mental adjadj. . 精神的；
4、思想的；精神的；思想的；大脑的；存在于脑大脑的；存在于脑中的中的mentally adv. 精神上；心理上2 intelligent adj. 2 intelligent adj. 有智慧有智慧的；聪明的；有智力的；智能的的；聪明的；有智力的；智能的intelligence n. intelligence n. 智力；聪明；智能智力；聪明；智能artificial artificial intelligence intelligence 人工智能（人工智能（AIAI）You are going to listen to an interview with an astronaut. Befor
5、e you listen，discuss the questions in groups.Activity 1Talk about how to become an astronaut1 Can you name any famous astronauts from China or abroad? 2 Do you know anything about the selection procedure for astronauts? Make a list of the possible requirements. Some famous astronauts include Yuri Ga
6、garin，John Glenn，Neil Armstrong，and Yang Liwei. In America，preference for selecting astronauts was originally for test pilots or military pilots，because they were among the most elite pilots the nation had，and because they were in excellent physical shape. While it is no longer a requirement for ast
7、ronauts to be pilots，generally they must be the very elite in their scientific fields and must still be in very good physical shape.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 s
8、elected 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, but also had to do a lot of mental and physical training.Listen to the interview and tick the co
9、rrect statements.He dreamed to be an astronaut but he never thought his wish would come true.Its not mentioned.Listening and SpeakingListen for numbersNumber questions are typically related to: time, telephone numbers, addresses, prices, wights, distances, etc. When you listen for numbers, you need
10、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.1. Yang Liwei graduated from college at the age of _.2. Before he joined Chinas space programme, Mr Yan
11、g 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, astronauts had to be shorter than _ cm in height and less than _ kg in weight.5. Mr Yang became Chinas first astronaut when
12、he was _ years old.2238172701410Listening and Speaking_Listen to the interview again and make a list of the requirements for becoming an astronaut.Educatio background:Experience:Health condition:Courses:Special training:college degree, trained to be a fighter pilotmore than 1,000 hours of flight exp
13、eriencemust be in perfect health and shapeEnglish, science, and astronomypractise using space equipment, and do a lot of mental and physical trainingListening and Speaking听力文本听力文本Interviewer：Today we are very pleased to chat with Mr Yang Liwei，the first Chinese astronaut. Welcome to the show，Mr Yang
14、. Mr Yang：Thank you. Inte rviewer：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 be an astronaut? Mr Yang：Yes，I dreamt of it when I was young，but I never thought my wish woul
15、d 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. Activity 听力文本听力文本Interviewer：So how difficult was it to join the space programme? Mr Yang：There was
16、 a lot of competition. Altogether，14 of 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
17、kilograms. You also had to be in 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 a
18、lso 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. Activity Work in pairs. Discuss whether you would like to be an astronaut in the future and give your reasons. Use what you have learnt from the inte
19、rview to help you.Activity 5EXAMPLE A：You know，I think being an astronaut would be cool. B：Do you want to work in space in the future? A：Im not sure，but I think it might be too difficult for me. There are so many requirements. First of all，you must be intelligent enough to get a related college degr
20、ee. Then you have to.B：So what might be the most difficult part for you?A：I guess it might be the.Activity 5A：You know，I think being an astronaut would be cool.B：Do you want to work in space in the future?A：Im not sure，but I think it might be too difficult for me. There are so many requirements. Fir
21、st of all，you must be intelligent enough to get a related college degree. Then you have to be a pilot with years of training and practise flying. Finally，you must be really physically fit.B：So what might be the most difficult part for you?A：I guess it might be the space travel itself. Im sure being
22、weightless would be fun，and it would be wonderful to see the Earth and stars from space. But the spacesuit and capsule look terribly small and uncomfortable.It would be hard to stay in such a small space for so long. Also，theres no privacy at all. What if I have to go to the restroom?B：I see what yo
23、u mean.Read the poem. Mark the stressed syllables with Read the poem. Mark the stressed syllables with and unstressed syllables with and unstressed syllables with . Then try reading the poem to each other with rhythm. . Then try reading the poem to each other with rhythm. PronunciationActivity 1Activity 2Listen and repeat after the recording. Check whether your mark-ups are correct.The end
