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Unit 04
Space Exploration
Listening and Speaking
新人教必修三
Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of man’s desire to understand.
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。
Part 1
Before-listening
You are going to listen to an interview with an astronaut. Before you listen, discuss the questions in groups.
China’s first astronaut:
the first Chinese woman to reach space:
the first Chinese to carry out a spacewalk:
the first man to travel into space:
the first person to walk on the moon:
the first woman to go into space:
Yang Liwei
Liu Yang
Zhai Zhigang
Yuri Gagarin
Neil Armstrong
Valentina Tereshkova
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You are going to listen to an interview with an astronaut. Before you listen, discuss the questions in groups.
Do you know anything about the selection procedure for astronauts Make a list of the possible requirements.
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Preference for selecting astronauts was originally for test pilots or military pilots, because they were among the most elite pilots the nation had, and because they were in excellent physical shape. While it is no longer a requirement for astronauts to be pilots, generally they must be the very elite in their scientific fields and must still be in very good physical shape.
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IMPORTAINT POINT
Part 2
While-listening
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 Yang 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 lot of
mental and physical training.
对...感到好奇
参加飞行员训练
飞行经验
航天设备
智力和体能训练
1. At what age did Yang Liwei graduate from college
2. How many years did Mr Yang train as a fighter pilot before he joined the programme
3. How many pilots were chosen to train for space flights
4. How tall and how heavy should astronauts be at that time
5. At what age did Mr Yang become China’s first astronaut
Listen for numbers
Number questions are typically related to:
time, 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.
Ask questions according to related information or quantifier(s) in each sentence.
1. Yang Liwei graduated from college at the age of _____.
2. Before he joined China’s space programme, Mr Yang trained as a fighter pilot for _____ years.
3. Mr Yang was one of the _____ pilots who were chosen to train for space flights.
22
10
14
Listen again and fill in the blanks with the correct numbers.
4. At the time when Mr Yang entered the space programme, astronauts had to be shorter than _____cm in height and less than _____kg in weight.
5. Mr Yang became China’s first astronaut when he was _____ years old.
172
70
38
Listen again and fill in the blanks with the correct numbers.
● Education background:
● Experience:
● Health condition:
college degree, trained to be a fighter pilot
more than 1,000 hours of flight experience
must be in prefect health and shape
Listen to the interview again and make a list of the
requirements for becoming an astronaut
● Courses:
● Special training:
English, science, and astronomy
practise using space equipment, and do a lot of mental and physical training
Listen to the interview again and make a list of the
requirements for becoming an astronaut
Tapescripts
Interviewer: Today we are very pleased to chat with Mr Yang Liwei, the first Chinese astronaut. Welcome to the show, Mr Yang.
Mr Yang: Thank you.
Interviewer: Mr Yang, our audience is very curious about how you succeeded in becoming China's first astronaut. It must have been a very difficult thing to achieve. Did you always want to be an astronaut
Tapescripts
Mr Yang: Yes, I dreamt of it when I was young, but I never thought my wish would come true. It took a long time. First, I got my college degree when I was 22, and then I worked as a fighter pilot for around 10 years. I finally became China's first astronaut when I was 38 years old.
Interviewer: Oh, so you must be a really experienced pilot.
Do you think that was one of the reasons why
you were chosen for the space programme
Tapescripts
Mr Yang: Sure, I had 1, 350 hours of flight experience, which I think really helped me.
Interviewer: So how difficult was it to join the space programme
Mr Yang: There was a lot of competition. Altogether, 14 of us were chosen from among 1,500 pilots to train for space flights.
Interviewer: That sounds really difficult. Did you also have
to be a certain size and weight
Mr Yang: Yes, at the time, you had to be shorter than 172 centimetres in height and weigh less than 70 kilograms. You also had to be in perfect health and perfect shape.
Interviewer: So you were the perfect choice! As we all know, an astronaut needs to be healthy and calm in order to work in space. But you also had to study a lot, too, right
Mr Yang: Yes, I had to learn English, science, and
astronomy. I also had to practise using space equipment, and do a lot of mental and physical training. It was very tiring, but I was so proud to have the opportunity.
Part 3
Discussion
Answer the following questions according to the interview you have listened.
1. Do you want to be an astronaut in the future Why
2. Do you know what it takes to become an astronaut
3. If you are determined to become an astronaut, what might be the hardest part you need to overcome
Work in pairs. Discuss whether you would like to be an astronaut in the future and give your reasons. Use what you have learnt from the interview to help you.
Example
A: You know, I think being an astronaut would be cool.
B: Do you want to work in space in the future
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A: I’m not sure, but I think it might be too difficult 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 ..
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