1、2019新人教高中英语必修三Unit 4 Space Exploration Listening and speakingBy the end of this period,you will be able to1.know about the detailed information about how Yang Liwei became an astronaut.2.summarize the requirements for becoming an astronaut.3.obtain the information related to numbers accurately in te
2、rms of proper listening strategy.4.talk with their peers about whether they would like to be an astronaut.Lead-inLead-inWe live on a planet called Earth that is part of our solar system.But where is our solar system?Its a small part of the Milky Way Galaxy.A galaxy is a huge collection of gas,dust,a
3、nd billions of stars and their solar systems.A galaxy is held together by gravity.Our galaxy,the Milky Way,also has a supermassive black hole in the middle.Lead in1.What can you see in the photo?Who do you think took the photo?2.How do you understand the quote?Mystery creates wonder and wonder is th
4、e basis of mans desire to understand.Neil Armstrong神秘感激发好奇心，而这种好奇心则是人们探神秘感激发好奇心，而这种好奇心则是人们探索未知事物的前提。索未知事物的前提。尼尔尼尔阿姆斯特朗阿姆斯特朗Before the students listen,discuss these questions in groups.1.What do you see from the picture?I can see the solar system and the Chinese astronauts Yang Liwei and Liu Yang wav
5、ing to us.the first Chinese astronaut to go into space.the first Chinese woman astronaut Lead-in2.Can you name any other famous astronauts from China or abroad?Lead-in Zhai Zhigang Jing Haipeng Wang Yaping Yuri Gagarin Neil Armstrongthe first Chinese astronaut to walk in space.the only Chinese astro
6、naut to go into space for three times.the only famale astronaut on board the Shenzhou 10 spacecraft,taught physics lesson to Chinese student through a live video.The first man going into the space:Yuri Gagarin,Soviet cosmonaut in 1961The first man landing on the moon:Neil Armstrong,American astronau
7、t,Apollo 11 in 1967 Space explorationAs for the space exploration,what do you think about?satellite shuttle astronaut spaceship rocket space suit solar system universeLead-inDo you know anything about the selection procedure for astronauts?Make a list of the possible requirements.Good education flyi
8、ng experienceexcellent healthrich knowledge special trainingLead-in Prediction&first listening Read the following sentences and try to understand them.Then listen to the interview and tick the correct statements.1.The audience is curious about how Yang Liwei became the first Chinese astronaut.2.Mr Y
9、ang 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 experience.5.Astronauts not only had to learn how to use space equipment,but also had to do a lo
10、t of mental and physical training.2.Mr Yang always believed that he would become an astronaut one day.Mr Yang:Yes,I dreamt of it when I was young,but I never thought my wish would come true.4.To become an astronaut in China,you have to have 1,350 hours of flying experience.Mr Yang:Sure,I had 1,350 h
11、ours of flight experience,which I think really helped me.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 pilot for years.3.Mr Yang was one of the pilots who were cho
12、sen to train for space flights.4.At the time when Mr Yang entered the space programmes,astronauts had to shorter than cm in height and less than kg in weight.5.Mr Yang became Chinas first astronaut when he was years old.22 10 14 172 70 38Listen for numbers:Number questions are typically related to:t
13、ime,telephone numbers,addresses,prices,wights,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 to the interview again and make a list of the requirements for
14、becoming an astronaut.Education background:_Experience:_Health condition:_ _Courses:_Special training:_ college degree rich experience of fighterperfect physical and mental health and body shape;proper height and weight English,science and astronomy using space equipment;physical and mental training
15、1).Was it easy for Yang to be an astronaut?2).What was Yangs job before he became an astronaut?No,it took him a long time.A fight pilot.Listening Extension Listen to the conversation and answer the questions.Listen for numbersNumber questions are typically related to:time,telephone,number,addresses,
16、prices,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.thirty thirteenhundred:thousand:1,280:2,345,600:1886543(telephone number):/t/tin/hndrd/az()nd/two million three hundred and forty-five thousand and six
17、hundredone thousand two hundred and eightyone double eight six five four threeDiscussionDo you want to be an astronaut in the future?And why?DiscussionEXAMPLE: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 di
18、fficult for me.There are so many requirements.First of all,you must be intelligent enough to get a related college degree.Then you have to B:So,what might be the most difficult part for you?A:I guess it might be the PronunciationGravityOne day,Isaac Newton sat and saw an apple fall.Then he thought,“
19、Its not just fruit!Something pulls us all.”“There is a force,”he said to himself,“That pulls things to the groundnot only apples,but all of us stay still though Earth spins round.”Of course,we know that this is true!Earth goes around but we stay still.What goes up must come down,and it always will.M
20、ark the stressed syllables with and unstressed syllables.Read it to each other!PronunciationGravityOne day,Isaac Newton sat and saw an apple fall.Then he thought,“Its not just fruit!Something pulls us all.”“There is a force,”he said to himself,“That pulls things to the groundnot only apples,but all
21、of us stay still though Earth spins round.”Of course,we know that this is true!Earth goes around but we stay still.What goes up must come down,and it always will.Check the mark-ups!Have you answered correctly?Accent skill在遇到一个新单词时，一般情况下，最可靠的办法是查字典，按照音标来读音。不过，有一些单词的重音是可以找到规律的，可以根据它们的拼法、前后缀等来判断。以下一些规则
22、可供学习重音时参考;1.在英语中，许多常用名词和动词重音往往在第一个音节上。例如:Englishlanguagelearnerstudentsfathermotherteacherpeoplesisterbrotherfamilypretty2.带有前缀 be-,in-,dis-,ex-,un-的双音节和多音节词，重音几乎都落在第二或第三个音节上，因为英语的前缀是不重读的。例如：becomeinvitedistractexpectdiscoverinformexcludeundobeginunlockdiscloseexplode3.英语所有词的后缀都不重读。-lycomfortablycar
23、efully-alnationalrational-icheroicautomatic4.单词加上后缀-able 以后，重音保持不变。relyreliabledependdependableadaptadaptabledetestdetestableknowledgeknowledgeabledemonstratedemonstrable5.英语中有一类词拼写是一样的，但一个是名词，一个是动词。这类词中，所有名词的重音都在第一个音节上，所有动词的重音都在第二个音节上。例如:。contestcontractdiscountextractimportconflictdigestexportpresentprotestrecordproduce1.Select one astronaut that you are interested in and surf the Internet to see how he/she became an astronaut.2.Review the new words learnt from the listening material.
