1、Unit 4 SPACE EXPLORATIONListening and Speaking Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of mans desire to understand.-Neil Armstrong神秘感激发好奇心，神秘感激发好奇心，而好奇心则是人们探索未知事物的前提。而好奇心则是人们探索未知事物的前提。杨利伟杨利伟,辽宁绥辽宁绥中人。神舟五中人。神舟五号号(2003(2003年年1010月月)航天员。中国航天员。中国进入太空的第进入太空的第一人。一人。聂海胜聂海胜,湖北湖北襄襄阳人。神舟六号阳人。神舟六号(2005
2、(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、神舟十二号二号(2021(2021年年6 6月月)航天员。航天员。刘刘洋洋,女女，河南，河南林州人。神舟林州人。神舟九号九号(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。You are going to listen to an interview with an astronaut.Before you listen，discuss the questions in groups.So
3、me famous astronauts include Yuri Gagarin，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
4、is no longer a requirement for astronauts to be pilots，generally they must be the very elite in their scientific fields and must still be in very good physical shape.1 Can you name any famous astronauts from China or abroad?2 Do you know anything about the selection procedure for astronauts?Make a l
5、ist of the possible requirements.来自中国或国外可能的条件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 with 13 other people.4.To become an astronaut in China,yo
6、u 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.He dreamed to be an astronaut but he never thought his wish would come true.I
7、ts not mentioned.Listening and Speaking对感到好奇be curious to do sth很想做某事拓展：curiously adv.好奇地curiosity nU,sing.好奇心参加飞行员训练身心训练Listen for numbersNumber questions are typically related to:time,telephone numbers,addresses,prices,wights,distances,etc.When you listen for numbers,you need to pay special attent
8、ion 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 Yang trained as a fighter pilo
9、t 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 he was _ years old.223817270141
10、0Listening and Speaking训练成为为进行训练在身高上在体重上Educatio background:Experience:Health condition:Courses:Special training:Listen to the interview again and make a list of the requirements for becoming an astronaut.degree,trained to be a .more than hours of experiencemust be in .practise using ,and do a lot o
11、f training ,and astronomyfighter pilotcollege1,000flight perfect health and shapescienceEnglishspace equipmentmental and physical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.Mr Yang：Thank you.Interviewer：Mr Yang，our audi
12、ence 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?Activity 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
13、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.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 s
14、tudy 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 training.It was very tiring，but I was so proud to have the opportunity.听力文本Interviewer：So how difficult was it to join the space programme?Mr
15、 Yang：There was 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 le
16、ss than 70 kilograms.You also had to be in perfect health and perfect shape.Activity be+a.+enough+to do足够做某事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
17、 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 weigh
18、tless 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 you mean.A
19、ctivity 5Read the poem.Mark the stressed syllables with and unstressed syllables with .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.（spinning，spun，spun）spin round/around旋转go up by.上升了.go up to.上升到.Thank you
