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Reading and Thinking
Unit 4 Space Exploration
Warming up
Have you ever seen this film
What's the story about
Do you believe there are other planets for people to live on
About Space
How much do you know about
space exploration
space station
a manned satellite in a fixed orbit designed for scientific research
Read and guess
About Space
How much do you know about
space exploration
a craft capable of traveling
in outer space
spacecraft
Rocket
What lifts the space shuttle into space
Astronauts leave the spacecraft and works outside
About Space
spacewalk
Before you read, look at the title and the photos.
Pre-reading
Who's the astronant
When did he step on the moon
What is “Challenger”
What is Jade Rabbit used for？
What do you expect to read about in this text
discussion
The main reasons for space travel are to further human exploration and to gather
knowledge of the universe.
What do you think are the main reasons for space exploration
I expect to read about the future of space travel.
Read the text on page 40-41.
While-reading
A. A piece of news.
B. A popular science article.
C. A travel journal.
D. A novel.
1. What kind of passage is it
Can you choose the correct sentence to fill in the gap
C
D
B
A
Although scientists try to make sure nothing goes wrong, accidents can still happen.
They also really wish to discover other planets that are suitable enough to support life.
The future of space exploration remains bright.
After many experiments, they succeeded in making rockets that could escape Earth’s gravity.
Use your own words to summarise the main idea for each paragraph.
Paragraph 1: ____________________________________
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Paragraph 2: ______________________________
______________________________
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Paragraph 3: ____________________________________
____________________________________
Paragraph 4: ____________________________________
____________________________________
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Paragraph 5: _______________________________
_______________________________
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Humans have always had a natural curiosity about space.
Space travel became a reality in the 20th century, with American and Soviet space missions.
Space travel has always involved great risk, but despite the risks exploration continues.
China has made great progress in space exploration in the early 21st century, becoming
only the third country to send human to space.
The future of space exploration looks bright, as many countries are planning further missions.
Para. 1
“Are we alone What’s out there ” Looking up at the stars, people have always wanted to learn more about space, and scientists work hard to find answers. They make vehicles to carry brave people into space to find out the secrets of the universe.
_________________________________________________________________________________
curiosity of people about space
make vehicles to…
wish
to discover…
They also really wish to discover other planets that are suitable enough to support life.
It is the curiosity of… that …
Time Events
1957 USSR launched ____________________ and ________________________________.
1961 _____________ became the first person in the world to go into space.
1969 American astronaut _______________
stepped onto the moon and said: “___________________________________________________________”.
1977 ____________________________launched __________ to study ___________.
the Sputnik 1 satellite
successfully orbited around Earth
Yuri Gagarin
Neil Armstrong
That’s one small step for a man, one
giant leap for mankind
America’s NASA space agency
Voyager 1
deep space
Para. 2：
Para. 3
Disasters
…died
never died
The International Space Station
Despite the …, humans’ …for space exploration never died. For example, …. Thus, greater achievements are made.
Although scientists try to make sure nothing goes wrong, accidents can still happen.
Desire
Put the following sentences in time order.
China’s space exploration
A second manned orbit 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.
1
2
3
4
Para. 4:
Para. 5
The future of space exploration remains bright.
Scientists’ hope:
enable us to understand how the universe began
help us survive well into future
Your hope
There are endless efforts for further study and exploration from countries.
Group Discussion
1. What does the title “Space: The
final frontier” mean to you
Post-reading
While I support space exploration, I don't think space is the final frontier just yet. There is still much to learn
about the Earth, and we are only at the very beginning of new technological breakthroughs involving information technology and AI. There are many scientific and technological frontiers all around us.
Group Discussion
2. What is the author's attitude towards
space exploration
How do you know
Post-reading
According to the timeline, introduce the achievement of space exploration in human history.
1957
1961
1969
1977
2003
2005-2008
2016
2018
Sputnik 1 satellite
launched by…
orbited…
Yuri Gagarin
the first person…
Neil Armstrong, stepped…, saying,…
Voyager 1, to study…, it still…
Yang Liwei, orbited…in…spacecraft
Shenzhou 6/7 completed…, the first…
Tiangong 2
space lab…,
…to dock with…
Chang’e 4
Explore the surface of...
Complete the passage with words from the text.
M _______ is exploring space in the hope of finding out more about the u_________. However, exploring space is both dangerous and challenging. One of the most dangerous parts of space exploration is helping people to escape Earth’s g______. If there is a mistake during the I______, it can lead to an accident that kills everyone on b_______.
ankind
niverse
ravity
aunch
oard
Complete the passage with words from the text.
Getting out of o____ and back to Earth’s surface is also very dangerous. Despite the huge risks though, people will always continue to explore this final f_______ so as to learn its secrets.
rbit
rontier
Thank you!

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