1、Unit 4 Space exploration-Reading and ThinkingCan you name out the eight planets that circle the sun?Pre-reading(1)Mercury(2)Venus(3)Earth(4)Mars(5)Jupiter(6)Saturn(7)Uranus(8)Neptune水星水星金星金星地球地球火星火星木星木星土星土星天王星天王星海王星海王星1.Before you read,look at the title and the photos.Pre-readingWhat do you think ar
2、e the main reasons for space exploration?The main reasons for space travel are to further/deepen human exploration and to gather knowledge of the universe.What do you expect to read about in this text?the future of space travel/explorationHow much do you know about space exploration?space stationa m
3、anned satellite in a fixed orbit designed for scientific researchBefore you reada craft capable of traveling in outer spacespacecraftRocketWhat lifts the space shuttle(航天飞机航天飞机)into space?Astronauts leave the spacecraft and works outside spacewalkSeveral sentences have been removed from the text.Cho
4、ose the correct sentences A-D to fill in the gaps.A.Although scientists try to make sure nothing goes wrong,accidents 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,
5、they succeeded in making rockets that could escape Earths gravity.While-readingBDACUse your own words to summarise the main idea for each paragraph.Paragraph 1:_ _Paragraph 2:_ _Paragraph 3:_ _Paragraph 4:_ _Paragraph 5:_ _People are always curious about space and scientists work hard to find answer
6、s.Peoples dream of space exploration came true in the 20th century.Despite the huge risks,humans still desire to explore space.Chinas space programme has made great progress in a short time.The future of space exploration remains bright.main idea of each paragraph:Para 1:People are always curious ab
7、out space and scientists work hard to find answers.Para 2:Peoples dream of space exploration came true in the 20th century.Para 3:Despite the huge risks,humans still desire to explore space.Para 4:Chinas space programme has made great progress in a short time.Para 5:The future of space exploration r
8、emains bright.The passage is about the _ of space exploration.developmentPara 1:People are always curious about space and scientists work hard to find answers.Para 2:Peoples dream of space exploration came true in the 20th century.Para 3:Despite the huge risks,humans still desire to explore space.Pa
9、ra 4:Chinas space programme has made great progress in a short time.Para 5:The future of space exploration remains bright.Read the text again,then complete the chart below.TimeEvents1957USSR launched _ and _.1961_ became the first person in the world to go into space.1969American astronaut _stepped
10、onto the moon and said:“_”.1977_launched _ to study _.the Sputnik 1 satellitesuccessfully orbited around Earth Yuri GagarinNeil ArmstrongThats one small step for a man,onegiant leap for mankindAmericas NASA space agencyVoyager 1deep spacePut the following sentences in time order.A second manned orbi
11、t and Chinese spacewalk was completed.Yang Liwei successfully orbited Earth.Tiangong 2 space lab was launched into space.Astronauts observe and measure the far side of the moon.1234What is the authors attitude towardsspace exploration?How do you know?Post-readingWhat is the authors attitude towards
12、space exploration?Post-readingA.worried B.supportive C.doubtful D.opposed bright,despite the difficulties,hope,enable,survive well What does the title“Space:The final frontier”mean to you?Post-readingChinese meaning:_Frontier:_,which in this text means _太空：最后的边境太空：最后的边境the borderhumans recognition e
13、dge or exploration edge.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 the universe,and we are only at the very beginning of new technological breakthroughs involving information technology and AI.What does the title“Space:The final frontier”mean to you?
