1、Unit 4Unit 4Space ExplorationListening and SpeakingDo you remember this day?,Shenzhou-13 landed safely.Do you know the astronauts names？Zhai Zhigang Wang YapingYe GuangfuCan you name any other famous astronauts from China or abroad？the first man to land on the moonNeil ArmstrongMystery creates wonde
2、r and wonder is the basis of mans desire to understand.One small step for man,one giant leap for mankind.神秘感激发好奇心，神秘感激发好奇心，而好奇心而好奇心则是人们探索未知事物的前提。则是人们探索未知事物的前提。the first Chinese astronaut to go into spacethe first Chinese woman astronaut.Yang LiweiLiu Yang Nie HaishengLiu BomingTang HongboWhat do you
3、 think of their job?Do you want to be an astronaut？NOT everyone can NOT everyone can become an astronaut.become an astronaut.The selection procedure for astronauts is quite strict.Possible Requirements？graduate from collegeslearn lots of thingsin good health.There is an interview with Yang Liwei.Let
4、s learn more about him and the requirements for becoming an astronaut.ListeninListening gTASK 11.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 with 13
5、 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 correct statements.TASK 2Listen again and 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.4.At the time when Mr Yang entered the spa
7、ce 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.Listen for numbersNumber questions are typically related to:time,telephone numbers,addresses,prices,wights,distances,etc.When you listen for numb
8、ers,you need to pay special attention to big numbers as well as those that sound quite similar,such as thirteen and thirty,fourteen and forty,etc.TASK 3Listen to the interview again and make a list of the requirements for becoming an astronaut.Education backgroundExperienceHealth conditionCoursesSpe
9、cial training_ college degree；trained to be 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 trainingDiscuss whether you would like to be an astronaut in the fut
10、ure and give your resons.Use what you have learnt from the interview to help you.SpeakingSpeakingEXAMPLEA: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.These are so many requirements.First of all,you must be intelligent enough to get a related colledge degree.Then you have to.B:So what might be the most difficult part for you?A:I guess it might be the.
