1、SPACE EXPLORATIONLesson 2 Reading and Thinking(1)Learning Objectives1.Learn how to work out the history of space exploration at home and abroad,and try to retell it.2.Learn to summarize the main idea of each paragraph by using topic sentences and repeated words or ideas.Warm-upThinking:What do human
2、s do in space?Pre-reading*Why do humans try to explore the space?*What does the title mean?*What do you expect to read in the passage?While-reading:fast readingRead these sentences and talk about their meanings and match their functions.FunctionServes as a topic sentenceContains a linking wordBegins
3、 with a sequencing word BDACWhile-reading:detailed readingGet the main idea of each paragraph.topic sentencerepeated words or ideasGet the main idea of paragraph 1.Humans have always had a natural curiosity about space.Get the main idea of paragraph 2.time orderTimelineTimeEvent4 Oct 195712 Apr 1961
4、20 Jul 1969 _ stepped onto the moon.5 Sep 1977_ became _ in the world to go into space._ was _ around Earth.Neil Armstrong_ was launched to _.The sputnik 1 satelliteSputnik 1launched and orbitedYuri Gagarin the first personYuri GagarinNeil ArmstrongVoyager 1study deep spaceVoyager 1by the USSRby the
5、 USSRby the USby the USthe space exploration history of American and Soviet(abroad)Space travel became a reality with American and Soviet missions.(图片来源于网络)Get the main idea of paragraph 3.Space travel has always involved great risks,but despite risks exploration continues.Get the main idea of parag
6、raph 4.time orderTimelineTimeEvent2003ThenFollowed byAfter thatMore recently_ became _ to send humans into space.Shenzhou 5Chinathe third country_ orbited Earth in the _.Yang LiweiShenzhou 5 spacecraft_ completed a second manned orbit and _.Shenzhou 6 and 7the first Chinese spacewalkShenzhou 6&7_ wa
7、s sent to the moon to _.Jade Rabbitstudy its surfaceJade Rabbit_ were launched.Tiangong 2 Tianzhou1Tiangong 2 space lab and Tianzhou 1_ was sent to explore the surface of _ of the moon.Change 4the far side Change 4by Chinathe space exploration progress of China(at home)China has made great progress
8、in space exploration.(图片来源于网络)Get the main idea of paragraph 5.The future of space exploration looks bright,as many countries are planning further missions.Para 1:Para 2:Peoples dream of space exploration came true in the 20th century.Para 3:Despite the huge risks,humans still desire to explore spac
9、e.Para 4:Chinas space programme has made great progress in a short time.Para 5:The future of space exploration remains bright.People are always curious about space and scientists work hard to find answers.The passage is about the _ of space exploration.development1234567894 Oct.195712 Apr.196120 Jul
10、y,19695 Sep.19772003then(2005&2008)more recently(2018)after that(2016&2017)followed by(2013)Sputnik 1Yuri GagarinVoyager 1Shenzhou 6&7Tiangong2 Tianzhou1successfully orbited.(the USSR)the first person.(the USSR)stepped onto the moon(the US)studied.;transmits data(the US)Shenzhou 5China pleted a seco
11、nd.and the first.Jade Rabbitbeing sent to the moon to.space lab;dock with.sent to explore.Post-reading:Retellingspace exploration abroadspace exploration at homeChange 4Neil Armstrong The history of space exploration abroad can date back to the 20th century.On 4 October 1957,the Sputnik 1 satellite
12、was launched by the USSR and successfully orbited around Earth.On 12 April 1961,Yuri Gagarin became the first to go into space.On 20 July 1969,Neil Armstrong stepped onto the moon.Also,on 5 September 1977,Voyager 1 was launched by NASA space agency.China,on the other hand,started space programme lat
13、er than Russia and the US,but made great progress in a short time.It became only the third country to independently send humans into the space in 2003,when Yang Liwei successfully orbited Earth in the Shenzhou 5 spacecraft.Then Shenzhou 6 and 7 completed a second manned orbit and the first Chinese s
14、pacewalk.Next,Jade Rabbit was sent to the moon to study its surface.After that,China launched the Tiangong 2 space lab into space and Tianzhou 1 to dock with it.And more recently,China has sent Change 4 to explore the surface of the far side of the moon to make measurements and observations.Post-rea
15、dingDiscussion:China is making great efforts when it comes to space exploration.Do you know more about Chinas achievements?How do you feel about them?The space dream is part of the dream to make China stronger.With the development of space programs,the Chinese people will take bigger strides to explore further into space.President Xi Jinping。AssignmentPlease finish Ex.5 on page 41.
