人教版 (2019)必修 第三册Unit 4 Space Exploration导学案

Unit 4 Space Exploration
Reading and Thinking

Learning Aims

1. Read quickly to get detailed information according the timeline; read carefully to summarize the main idea.

2. Learn the reading skills—finding the timeline and summarizing the main idea by finding the words or ideas.

3. Have a passion for our country and be proud of the space exploration.

4. Learn to think critically about the space exploration.

Important and Difficult Points

1. Fast reading to get detailed information according the timeline; careful reading to summarize the main idea.

2. Learn the reading skills—finding the timeline and summarizing the main idea by finding the words or ideas.

Learning Procedures

Step 1 Lead in—Small talk

Watch a video about Space experiment and discuss what you have learnt from it.

Step 2 Before reading—Predict the content

Space: the final frontier

Chinese meaning: ______________________________.

Frontier: __________, which might mean human’s _______________________.

From the title and the pictures and the title, we can know that the article might be about_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________, so it may be a(n) ______________.

Step 3 While reading—Task 1

1. Read the text. Several sentences have been removed from it. Choose the correct sentences A--D to fill each gap in the text.

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, they succeeded in making rockets that could escape Earth’s gravity.

2. Scan the text and match the main idea.

Para 1   A．China has made great progress in exploring space.

Para 2   B．The future of space exploration remains bright.

Para 3   C．The achievements that the USSR and America made.

Para 4   D．People have always wanted to explore space.

Para 5   E．The desire of people to explore the universe never died.

3. The main idea of the passage is_______________________________.

Step 4 While reading—Task 2

Read the text and fill in the table

Step 5 While reading—Task 3

Read the text again and answer the following questions.

Q1: Who was the first person in the world to go into the space?

Q2: Who was the first man to orbit Earth in Shenzhou 5 spacecraft?

Q3: In which satellite all the astronauts died during their mission?

Q4: What is the function of the International exploration?

Q5: What can you learn from Para 4?

Q6: What is the attitude to the space exploration?

Step 6 Post reading—Retell

People have always wanted to learn more about space. Before the mid-20th century, most people felt (1) ______ (travel) into space was an impossible dream. However, (2) ______ the help of scientists, people succeeded in realizing their dream (3) ______ (explore) space. On 4 October 1957, the Sputnik 1 satellite (4) ______ (launch) by the USSR. (5) ______ scientists try to make sure nothing goes wrong, accidents can still happen. These disasters made everyone (6) ______ (disappoint), but people still believe in the importance of (7) ______ (carry) on space exploration. In 2003, China became the third country to (8) ______ (independent) send humans into space. Then Shenzhou 6 and 7 completed (9) ______ second manned orbit and the first Chinese spacewalk. In spite of the difficulties, scientists hope future (10) ______ (discovery) will not only enable us to understand the universe but also help us survive well into the future.

Step 7 Post reading—Critical thinking

Q1: What do you think of the space exploration?

Q2: If you are determined to be an astronaut, what should you prepare at present?

Step 8. Homework

Try to summarize the structure of the article by a mind map.