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新人教版高中英语必修三Unit4 Space Exploration
Listening and Speaking
Lead-in
When you look up at the sky, what will you think of
It’s so mysterious that human always want to explore more about it.
Who can do this
2.Yang Liwei
杨利伟
3.Jing Haipeng
景海鹏
4.Neil Armstrong
尼尔·阿姆斯特朗
5.Liu Yang
刘洋
1.Yuri Gagarin
加加林
6.Wang Yaping
王亚平
China’s first astronaut
The first Chinese woman to reach space
The first Chinese woman to carry out a spacewalk
The first man to travel into space
The first person to walk on the moon
杨利伟,辽宁绥中人。神舟五号(2003年10月)航天员。中国进入太空的第一人。
聂海胜,湖北襄阳人。神舟六号(2005年10月)、神舟十号(2013年6月)、神舟十二号(2021年6月)航天员。
刘洋,女，河南林州人。神舟九号(2012年6月)航天员。
翟志刚黑龙江省龙江人。神舟七号(2008年9月)航天员。
How can a person become an astronaut
What is the selection procedure
What’s the selection procedure for astronauts Make a list of possible requirements.




Experience
Health condition
Education
...
Requirements
Do you know about the selection procedure for astronauts
requirements
height
weight
Educational background

Health condition
Listen to the tape again, finish the checking list.
(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.
Listen to an interview with Yang Liwei to learn how he became China’s first astronaut.
interviewer
interviewee
While-listening
Activity 2
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.
adj.精神的，
思想的
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.
Yes, I _____ _____it when I was very young, but I _____ ________ it would come true.
dreamt of
never thought
Listen for numbers
Number questions are typically related to: time, telephone numbers, addresses, 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, such as thirteen and thirty, fourteen and forty, etc.
big numbers
5350 (five thousand three hundred and fifty)
similar sounds
thirteen and thirty, fourteen and forty (stress)
measure words
10 ys (years), 80 kg (kilograms), 184 cm (centimetres), 75 km (kilometres)
Before you listen, identify the types of questions for the following sentences.
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.
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.
At what age did Yang Liwei graduate from college
How many years did Mr. Yang train as a fighter pilot before he joined the programme
How many pilots were chosen to train for space flights
How tall and how heavy should astronauts be at that time
At what age did Mr. Yang become China’s first astronaut
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.
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.
Listen again and fill in the blanks with the correct numbers.
22
10
14
172
70
38
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'sfirst astronaut. It must have been a very difficult thing to achieve. Did you always want to be an astronaut
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
听力原文
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
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 totrain 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.
Do you know anything about the selection procedure for astronauts Make a list of the possible requirements.
Health conditions
Education
Experience
Training
...
Reasons why you want to:
1. desire to walk in the space
2. be eager [ i ɡ (r)] to explore the mysterious [m st ri s] universe
3. be curious about the living creatures in space.
4. It’s excellent [ eks l nt] /exciting/glorious [ ɡl ri s] /cool/interesting... to be an astronaut.
5. ...
Reasons why you don’t want to:
1. full of challenges/difficulties.
2. be intelligent [ n tel d nt] enough to get a related degree
3. do a lot of mental and physical [ f z kl] training
4. It takes a lot of time and efforts to meet the basic requirements.
5. ...
Share your idea!
EXAMPLE:
A: What do you think of being an astronaut
B: I think being an astronaut would be cool.
A: So do you want to be an astronaut in the future
B: Of course. I am so curious about the living creatures in space that I hope to be an astronaut one day to observe them. How about you Would you like to be an astronaut
A: I’m not sure, but I think it might be too difficult for me. There are so many requirements.
Summary:
No matter whether you want to be an astronaut or not, I hope all of you can have a dream. And don’t let the challenges stop you, just go for it.

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