1、Reading and Thinking Unit 4 Space ExplorationWarming upHave you ever seen this film?Whats the story about?Do you believe there are other planets for people to live on?How much do you know about space exploration?space stationa manned satellite in a fixed orbit designed for scientific researchRead an
2、d guessHow much do you know about space exploration?a craft capable of traveling in outer spacespacecraftRocketWhat lifts the space shuttle into space?Astronauts leave the spacecraft and works outside spacewalk1.Before you read,look at the title and the photos.Pre-readingWhos the astronant?When did
3、he step on the moon?What is“Challenger”?What is Jade Rabbit used for？What do you expect to read about in this text?The main reasons for space travel are to further human exploration and to gather knowledge of the universe.What do you think are the main reasons for space exploration?I expect to read
4、about the future of space travel.Read the text on page 40-41.While-readingA.A piece of news.B.A popular science article.C.A travel journal.D.A novel.1.What kind of passage is it?Can you choose the correct sentence to fill in the gap?CDBAA.Although scientists try to make sure nothing goes wrong,accid
5、ents can still happen.B.They also really wish to discover other planets that are suitable enough to support life.C.The future of space exploration remains bright.D.After many experiments,they succeeded in making rockets that could escape Earths gravity.Use your own words to summarise the main idea f
6、or each paragraph.Paragraph 1:_ _Paragraph 2:_ _ _Paragraph 3:_ _Paragraph 4:_ _ _Paragraph 5:_ _ _Humans have always had a natural curiosity about space.Space travel became a reality in the 20th century,with American and Soviet space missions.Space travel has always involved great risk,but despite
7、the risks exploration continues.China has made great progress in space exploration in the early 21st century,becomingonly the third country to send human to space.The future of space exploration looks bright,as many countries are planning further missions.Para.1 “Are we alone?Whats out there?”Lookin
8、g up at the stars,people have always wanted to learn more about space,and scientists work hard to find answers.They make vehicles to carry brave people into space to find out the secrets of the universe._ curiosity of people about space make vehicles to wish to discover They also really wish to disc
9、over other planets that are suitable enough to support life.It is the curiosity of that TimeEvents1957USSR launched _ and _.1961_ became the first person in the world to go into space.1969American astronaut _stepped onto the moon and said:“_”.1977_launched _ to study _.the Sputnik 1 satellitesuccess
10、fully orbited around Earth Yuri GagarinNeil ArmstrongThats one small step for a man,onegiant leap for mankindAmericas NASA space agencyVoyager 1deep spacePara.2：Para.3Disastersdiednever diedThe International Space Station Despite the,humans for space exploration never died.For example,.Thus,greater
11、achievements are made.Although scientists try to make sure nothing goes wrong,accidents can still happen.Desire Put the following sentences in time order.A second manned orbit and Chinese spacewalk was completed.Yang Liwei successfully orbited Earth.Tiangong 2 space lab was launched into space.Astro
12、nauts observe and measure the far side of the moon.1234Para.4:Para.5The future of space exploration remains bright.Scientists hope:enable us to understand how the universe beganhelp us survive well into futureYour hope?There are endless efforts for further study and exploration from countries.1.What
13、 does the title“Space:The final frontier”mean to you?Post-readingWhile I support space exploration,I dont think space is the final frontier just yet.There is still much to learn about the Earth,and we are only at the very beginning of new technological breakthroughs involving information technology
14、and AI.There are many scientific and technological frontiers all around us.2.What is the authors attitude towards space exploration?How do you know?Post-readingAccording to the timeline,introduce the achievement of space exploration in human history.195719611969197720032005-200820162018Sputnik 1 sat
15、ellitelaunched byorbited Yuri Gagarinthe first person Neil Armstrong,stepped,saying,Voyager 1,to study,it stillYang Liwei,orbitedinspacecraftShenzhou 6/7 completed,the firstTiangong 2 space lab,to dock withChange 4Explore the surface of.Complete the passage with words from the text.M _ is exploring
16、space in the hope of finding out more about the u_.However,exploring space is both dangerous and challenging.One of the most dangerous parts of space exploration is helping people to escape Earths g_.If there is a mistake during the I_,it can lead to an accident that kills everyone on b_.ankindniverseravityaunchoardComplete the passage with words from the text.Getting out of o_ and back to Earths surface is also very dangerous.Despite the huge risks though,people will always continue to explore this final f_ so as to learn its secrets.rbitrontier
