1、UNIT 4 SPACE EXPLORATIONListening and Speaking重庆市铜梁中学重庆市铜梁中学熊昌菊熊昌菊 2022/7/122022/7/12astronautuniverse solar system spacevehiclefacilityrocketlaunchsatellitespacecraftdock float(gravity)recycleorbitcosmonauttaikonautcosmologyastronomyMystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of mans desire to u
2、nderstand.Neil ArmstrongOne small step for man,one giant leap for mankind.The first man to land on the moon.Who are the other“first”astronauts that you know of?1.The first Chinese astronaut to go into space?2.The first Chinese female astronaut to reach space?3.The first Chinese astronaut to carry ou
3、t a space walk?4.The first female Chinese astronaut to teach physics in space?5.The first male astronaut to travel into space?6.The first female astronaut to go into space?7.The first astronaut to walk on the moon?8.The first dog to go into space?Do you want to be an“astronaut”?Whats the selection p
4、rocedure?Yang LiweiLiu YangWang YapingZhai ZhigangYuri GagarinValentinaTereshkovaNeil ArmstrongLaikaDo you want to be an“astronaut”?Whats the selection procedure?Yang LiweiLiu YangWang YapingZhai ZhigangYuri GagarinValentinaTereshkovaNeil ArmstrongA reconnaissance pilot 侦察机飞行员侦察机飞行员A fighter pilot 战
5、斗机飞行员战斗机飞行员An Army Air Force pilot 陆军航空队飞行员陆军航空队飞行员An Air Force pilot 空军飞行员空军飞行员An Air Force pilot 空军空军飞行员飞行员Soviet Air Force pilot苏联空军飞行员苏联空军飞行员A factory worker and an amateur skydiver工人工人/业余跳伞运动员业余跳伞运动员Do you know about the selection procedureselection procedure for astronautsastronauts?requiremen
6、ts requirements heightweightSpace capsule太空舱 Space shuttle航天飞机Educational background?Health condition1.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 w
7、ith 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 correct statements.Listening and Speakin
8、g1.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,you have to have 1,350 hours of flying experie
9、nce.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.Listening and SpeakingListen for numbers Number questions are typically related to:time,telephone numbers,addresses,price
10、s,weights,distances,etc.When you listen for numbers,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.Listen for numbers 13 38 14 40 138 cm 47 kg 94 years old 1,500 pilots Listen again and fill in the blanks
11、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 space programme,as
12、tronauts 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.2238172701410Listening and Speaking_Listen to the interview again and make a list of the requirements for becoming an astronaut.Education background:Experience:
13、Health condition:Courses:Special 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 trainingListening and Speaking听力文本听力文本Int
14、erviewer：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.It must have been a very difficult thing to achieve.Did
15、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 a fighter pilot for around 10 years.I finally became Chinas first astronaut when I was 38 ye
16、ars old.Interviewer：Oh,so you must be a really experienced pilot.Do you think that was one of the reasons why you were chosen for the space programme?Interviewer：Sure,I had 1.350 hours of flight experience,which I think really helped me.听力文本听力文本Interviewer：So how difficult was it to join the space p
17、rogramme?Mr 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 a
18、nd weigh less than 70 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，an
19、d 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._If you are determined to became an astronaut,what might be the hardest part to overcome?Education background:Experience:Health conditio
20、n:Courses:Special 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 trainingRead the poem.Mark the stressed syllables with R
21、ead the poem.Mark the stressed syllables with and unstressed syllables with and unstressed syllables with .Then .Then try reading the poem to each other with rhythm.try reading the poem to each other with rhythm.Pronunciation本本堂词汇听写堂词汇听写Cosmology 宇宙学宇宙学cosmonaut 宇航员（俄）宇航员（俄）Astronomy 天文学天文学astronaut 宇航员（美）宇航员（美）Taikonaut 宇航员（中）宇航员（中）gravity 重力重力pilot 飞行员飞行员Selection procedure 选拔过程选拔过程Mental and physical health 身心健康身心健康 八大行星的名字怎么写？八大行星的名字怎么写？lunch 发射发射satellite 卫星卫星orbit 轨道轨道float 漂浮漂浮vehicle 交通工具交通工具facility 设施设施 设备设备Universe 宇宙宇宙Solar system 太阳系太阳系Thanks
