高中英语Unit 4 Space Exploration教课课件ppt

这是一份高中英语Unit 4 Space Exploration教课课件ppt，共26页。

Learning bjectives
By the end f this sectin, yu will be able t:identify hw Yang Liwei was chsen t be an astrnaut thrugh listening;btain the infrmatin related t numbers accurately in terms f prper listening strategy;summarize the requirements fr becming an astrnaut;discuss with yur classmates abut whether yu wuld like t be an astrnaut with supprtive reasns;practice and understand the use f sentence stress.
开篇页选取了第一位登上月球的美国宇航员尼尔·阿姆斯特朗的名言。人类太空探索的原始动机主要源于与生俱来的好奇心，而这种好奇心和求知欲也是推动人类发展的巨大动力。
Mystery creates wnder and wnder is the basis f man’s desire t understand. — Neil Armstrng
神秘感激发好奇心，而好奇心则是人们探索未知事物的前提。 ——尼尔·阿姆斯特朗
Neil Armstrng (1930-2012) was brn in Ohi, the USA. He served briefly in cmbat as a recnnaissance (侦察机) pilt in the US Navy, befre finishing university. After graduating with a degree in aernautics, he became a civilian test pilt in the US gvernment’s military test pilt prgramme, and in 1962 he was selected as an astrnaut by NASA, becming the first American civilian t fly t space in 1966. He was chsen t be the missin cmmander fr Apll 11 and therefre the first persn t set ft n the mn, ver ther just-as-experienced astrnauts in large part because f his cmplete lack f eg.
Brainstrm: When yu see “Space Explratin”, what d yu think f?
slar system
Lk and discuss.
What can yu see in the pht? Wh d yu think tk the pht?What d yu knw abut the histry and develpment f space explratin?
The picture lks like a pht f a rver n the mn. Perhaps it was taken by a rbt camera. I knw that space explratin began in the mid-1950s with the develpment f satellites, and that peple first started ging t space in the early 1960s.
Suggested Answers
Watch a vide. Learn the space explratin in ur cuntry.
Yu are ging t listen t an interview with an astrnaut. Befre yu listen, discuss the questins in grups.
1. Can yu name any ther famus astrnauts frm China r abrad?
2. What d yu knw abut Yang Liwei? If yu have a chance t reprt him, what d yu want t ask?
3. D yu knw anything abut the selectin prcedure fr astrnauts? Make a list f the pssible requirements.
gd educatin
excellent health
special training
flying experience
Read the statements belw.
Listen t the interview and tick the crrect statements.
Listen again and fill in the blanks with the crrect numbers.
Yang Liwei graduated frm cllege at the age f _____.Befre jining China’s space prgramme, Mr. Yang trained as a fighter pilt fr abut __ years.Mr Yang was ne f the ____ pilts wh were chsen t train fr space flights.At the time when Mr Yang entered the space prgramme, astrnauts had t shrter than ___cm in height and less than ___kg in weight.Mr Yang became China’s first astrnaut when he was ___ years ld.
Listen t the interview again and make a list f the requirements fr being an astrnaut.
Educatin backgrund: ______________________________________Experience: _______________________________________________Health cnditin: __________________________________________Curses: _________________________________________________Special training: ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________
cllege degree, trained t be a fighter pilt
mre than 1,000 hurs f flight experience
must be in perfect health and shape
English, science, and astrnmy
practise using space equipment, and d a lt f mental and physical training
Interviewer:Tday we are very pleased t chat with Mr Yang Liwei, the first Chinese astrnaut. Welcme t the shw, Mr Yang.Mr Yang:Thank yu. Interviewer: Mr Yang, ur audience is very curius abut hw yu succeeded in becming China’s first astrnaut. It must have been a very difficult thing t achieve. Did yu always want t be an astrnaut?Mr Yang:Yes, I dreamt f it when I was yung, but I never thught my wish wuld cme true. It tk a lng time. First, I gt my cllege degree when I was 22, and then I wrked as a fighter pilt fr arund 10 years. I finally became China’s first astrnaut when I was 38 years ld.Interviewer: Oh, s yu must be a really experienced pilt. D yu think that was ne f the reasns why yu were chsen fr the space prgramme?Mr Yang:Sure, I had 1,350 hurs f flight experience, which I think really helped me.
Transcript
Interviewer: S hw difficult was it t jin the space prgramme?Mr Yang:There was a lt f cmpetitin. Altgether, 14 f us were chsen frm amng 1,500 pilts t train fr space flights.Interviewer: That sunds really difficult. Did yu als have t be a certain size and weight?Mr Yang:Yes, at the time, yu had t be shrter than 172 centimetres in height and weigh less than 70 kilgrams. Yu als had t be in perfect health and perfect shape. Interviewer: S yu were the perfect chice! As we all knw, an astrnaut needs t be healthy and calm in rder t wrk in space. But yu als had t study a lt, t, right?Mr Yang:Yes, I had t learn English, science, and astrnmy. I als had t practise using space equipment, and d a lt f mental and physical training. It was very tiring, but I was s prud t have the pprtunity.
Summarize what kind f persn an astrnaut must be.
intelligentbrave
experienced
strict with neself
knwledgeable
ExampleA:Yu knw, I think being an astrnaut wuld be cl.B:D yu want t wrk in space in the future?A: I’m nt sure, but I think it might be t difficult fr me. There are s many requirements. First f all, yu must be intelligent enugh t get a related cllege degree. Then yu have t : S what might be the mst difficult part fr yu?A: I guess it might be the ...
Wrk in pairs. Discuss whether yu wuld like t be an astrnaut in the future and give yur reasns. Use what yu have learnt frm the interview t help yu.
A: Yu knw, I think being an astrnaut wuld be cl.B: D yu want t wrk in space in the future?A: I’m nt sure, but I think it might be t difficult fr me. There are s many requirements. First f all, yu must be intelligent enugh t get a related cllege degree.Then yu have t be a pilt with years f training and practise flying. Finally, yu must be really physically fit.B: S what might be the mst difficult part fr yu?A: I guess it might be the space travel itself. I’m sure being weightless must be fun, and it wuld be wnderful t see the Earth and stars frm space. But the spacesuit and capsule lk terribly small and uncmfrtable. It wuld be hard t stay in such a small space fr s lng. Als, there’s n privacy at all. What if I have t g t the restrm?B:I see what yu mean.
Sample Cnversatin
Review stress and rhythm.
nuns, numerals, adjectives, main verbs, adverbs, demnstrative prnuns ...
articles, persn prnuns, cnjunctins, auxiliary verbs, prepsitins ...
GravityOne day, Isaac Newtn satNt nly apples, but all f usAnd saw an apple fall.Stay still thugh Earth spins rund.”Then he thught, “it’s nt just fruit!Of curse, we knw that this is true!Smething pulls us all.”Earth ges rund but we stay still.“There is a frce,” he said t himself,What ges up must cme dwn,“That pulls things t the grund,And it always will.
Read the pem. Mark the stressed syllables with ○ and unstressed syllables with ○. Then try reading the pem t each ther with rhythm.
Listen and repeat after the recrding. Check whether yur mark-ups are crrect.
Wrds and Expressins
D yu knw anything abut the selectin prcedure fr astrnauts? (P38) 你知道宇航员的选拔步骤吗？prcedure /prə'siːdʒə(r)/ n. 程序；步骤；手续搭配nrmal/standard/accepted prcedure正常的/标准的/惯用的步骤例句It’s imprtant t fllw the regular prcedure.按照惯常的程序行事是很重要的。There is sme cnfusin abut what the crrect prcedure shuld be.对于应该采取什么正确步骤，还是有些不明确。He is familiar with exprt prcedure.他熟悉出口手续。
First f all, yu must be intelligent enugh t get a related cllege degree. (P39) 首先，你必须足够聪明，获得一个相关的大学学位。intelligent /ɪnˈtelɪdʒənt/ adj. 有智慧的；聪明的；有智力的例句The dlphin is an intelligent animal.海豚是聪明的动物。She’s even mre intelligent than his sister.她甚至比她姐姐还聪明。Anne was intelligent and capable f passing her exams with ease.安妮很聪明，能够轻易地通过考试。Intelligent cmputers will sn be an indispensable diagnstic tl fr every dctr.智能计算机很快将成为每位医生必不可少的诊断工具。