1、Reading Do you still remember the news about Yang Liwei in October,2003?Were very proud of being a Chinese,and the flight is a great moment in the history of China.It is a complete success.Complete the passage with these words!astronaut cosmonaut navigator taikonaut universeA(n)(1)_is a person who t
2、ravels into place.The word comes from the Greek Words astron(which means“star”)and nautes(which means“sailor”).A Russian astronaut is a(n)(2)_.The Russian word kosmonavt comes from the Greek Words kosmos,meaning(3)_ and nautes.A Chinese astronaut is sometimes called(4)_,from the Chinese word taikong
3、,which means“space”.Chinese newspapers use the expression yuhangyuan,which means“space(5)_”.astronautcosmonautuniversetaikonautnavigatorRead the following subheadings and pictures.Predict what the article is about.A.Conversation in SpaceB.October 16th,2003C.Congratulation from Around the World Read
4、the article and match the subheadings with the paragraph.subheadingsPara.2Para.1Para.3Read first part of the passage,and make questions to match the following answers.True or False:1.The taikonaut was in space for twenty-one hours.2.One of the astronauts aboard the International Space Station was bo
5、rn in China.3.The other man aboard the Space Station is a Russian cosmonaut.4.China received messages of congratulations from all over the world.5.Sean OKeefe works for the United Nations.6.Kofi Annan thought that the flight was very good news just for China.Read the text carefully and describe what
6、 happened.At 9 am yesterdayTravelling in spaceOrbiting in the capsuleThis morningWhen landed 1.Took off from Jiuquan in northwest China2.Spoke to two astronauts aboard the International Space Station3.Took photographs of planet earth4.Landed safely in the shenzhouV Capsule in Inner Mongolia5.Telepho
7、ned the control Center to offer his congratutions6.Sent messages of congratulationsSummary Chinas first _Yang Liwei landed safely backOn the _ on 16th,October 2003.He was in _for 21.5hours and made 14_ of the earth.While he was flying in the small space_,he took_ of the earth with his camera.The _ w
8、as a big success.While he was traveling.Yang spoke to American _ Edward Lu and Russian_Yuri Malenchenko,who were aboardthe international_.Now that Yang has been so successful,there are plans to continue the Chinese space _,so as to travel further into the _.taikonautearthspaceorbitscapsulephotograph
9、sflightastronautcosmonautSpace Station programmeuniverseHeading of the storyOpening paragraphDetails&background informationWhoWhatWhenWhereHowWhyCNN Student Newshttp:/ more news reportsBBC Global Newshttp:/www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02nq0gn/episodes/downloadsVOA/BBC/CNN/NPRhttp:/ Assignment1.Read the wordlist of Module 4;2.七中课时学案七中课时学案Period 2 Module 5；3.Write a passage about your favorite newspaper or magazine and say why you like it.
