1、Unit4 Space Exploration Listening and SpeakingTalk about how to become an astronaut Pre-listening 1. Can you name any famous astrounauts from China or abroad. Neil ArmstrongYang LiweiZhai ZhigangWang YapingPre-listening 2.Do you know anything about the selection procedure for astronauts? Make a list
2、 of the possible requirements. Listen for the 1st time You are going to listen to an interview with an astronaut. 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 beliveved that he would becom
3、e 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, but also had to do a lot of mental and physical traini
4、ng. 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. Check the answersnever thought3 Mr Yang was selected to attend pilot training with 13 other people.4 To become an astronaut in China, you have t
5、o 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.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. Fill
6、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 trained as a fighter pilot for _ years.3 Mr Yang was one of the _ pilots who were chosen to train for space flights.Listen for the 2nd time5 Mr Yang became C
7、hinas first astronaut when he was _ years old.Interviewer: Today we are very pleased to chat with Mr Yang Liwei, the first Chinese astronaut. 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.
8、 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 would come true. It took a long time. First, I got my college degree when I was 22, and then I worked as aListen for numbersNumber q
9、uestions are typically related to: time, telephone numbers, addresses, prices, weights, distances. 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 pilot. Do you think that was one of the reasons w
10、hy 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 us were chosen from among 1,500 pilots to trai
11、n 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 perfect health and perfect shape.Interviewer: So y
12、ou 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
13、 training. It was very tiring, but I was so proud to have the opportunity. 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. Fill in the blanks with the correct numbers.1 Yang Liwei graduated from college at the age
14、 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.221014Listen for the 2nd time5 Mr Yang became Chinas first astronaut when he was _ years old.1727038Education background:Exper
15、ience:Health condition:Courses:Special training:college degree, trained tobe a fighter pilotmore than 1,000 hours of flight experiencemust be in perfect health and shapeEnglish, science, and astronomypractise using space equipment, and do a lot of mental and physical training What are the requiremen
16、ts for becoming an astronaut?Listen for the 3rd time Talk about life in spaceDo you know how to sleep in space?Before you listen, look at the pictures below and guess whether they would be useful for astronauts in space.Both of them are light and do not take up much space, and neither of them can ca
17、use a mess which is difficult to clean up. Max is interviewing Captain Brown about his life in space.1. What did Captain Brown usually wear inside the station?2. How did he prepare his food in space?3. How did he keep himself clean in space?4. How did he spend most of his time in space?5. What did h
18、e do during his free time?6. What did he look forward to most during his stay in space?While-listening 1. What did Captain Brown usually wear inside the station?He wore shorts and T-shirts. 2. How did he prepare his food in space?The food was prepared and stored for him. He just had to heat the food
19、 and enjoy it. 3. How did he keep himself clean in space?They use a soapy towel to wash. 4. How did he spend most of his time in space?He was often busy doing different experiments. 5. What did he do during his free time?He played the guitar and chess. 6. What did he look forward to most during his
20、stay in space?His favourite thing to do was to have a weekly video call with his family.Imagine you are going to a space camp andCaptain Brown has been invited to give a talk.Q1: _ _.Q2: _ _.Q3: _ _.What questions would you like to ask?Make a conversation with your group members. A: Hey, guys. Were
21、going to meet a real astronaut. Isnt it exciting?B: Yeah. I cant wait to see Captain Brown! Im really curious about his life in space. I have plenty of questions to ask him.C: Such as?B: Oh, such as what facilities do they have in space to support their daily life?C: That sounds like a good question
22、. But Id also like to know about how astronauts sleep. What do they do so as not to float around while they sleep?EXAMPLEEXAMPLESample ConversationA: Hey, guys. Were going to meet a real astronaut. Isnt it exciting?B: Yeah. I cant wait to see Captain Brown! Im really curious about his life in space.
23、 I have plenty of questions to ask him.C: Such as?B: Oh, such as what facilities do they have in space to support their daily life?C: That sounds like a good question. But Id also like to know about how astronauts sleep. What do they do so as not to float around while they sleep?Sample ConversationA
24、: I wonder how they get exercise on spaceits not like they can go out jogging.C: Id never thought of that. But then, after they exercise, Im very keen to find out how they wash their clothes.B: Never mind that. Id really like to find out how women astronauts wash their hair.A: But were forgetting the most important question of all, arent we?C: And whats that?A: Well, Id really like to find out what they do when they meet aliens.Thank you!
