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(共22张PPT)
Listening and Speaking
& Listening and Talking
Unit 4
Space Exploration
Mercury
水星
Venus
金星
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
木星
Saturn
土星
Uranus
天王星
The universe is large, what efforts did mankinds make to explore
rocket
satellite
space station
astronaut
Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of man’s desire to understand.
—Neil Armstrong
That’s one small step for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind.
—Neil Armstrong
P37 Front Page
1.Can you name any famous astronauts from China or abroad
Pre-listening
P38 E1
2.How can a person become an astronaut
Yang was born in June 1965 in Suizhong County of northeast China's Liaoning Province. Friends in his hometown recalled that Yang had dreamed of flying when still a child. He joined the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) in September 1983 and entered the No. 8 Aviation College of the PLA Air Force. Yang graduated in 1987 with the equivalent of a bachelor's degree. He became a fighter pilot, accumulating 1,350 flight-hours by the time of his first spaceflight in 2003.
2.How can a person become an astronaut
Yang graduated in 1987 with the equivalent of a bachelor's degree. He became a fighter pilot, accumulating 1,350 flight-hours by the time of his first spaceflight in 2003.
He received five years of rigid physical, psychological and technical training, including lessons in aviation dynamics, air dynamics, geophysics, meteorology, astronomy, space navigation, and the design principles and structure of rockets and spacecraft. They also received systematic training in space flight simulators.
2.How can a person become an astronaut
requirements
height
weight
Educational background
age
Health condition
(not above 1.75m)
(not above 80kg)
bachelor’s /master’s / doctor’s degree
(20 ~ 45 years old)
P38 E1
Pre-listening

Listen to an interview with Yang Liwei to learn how he became China’s first astronaut.
interviewer
interviewee
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.
√
√
√
It’s not mentioned.
P38 E2
Mr Yang: Yes, I dreamt of it when I was young, but I never thought my wish would come true.
Mr Yang: Sure, I had 1,350 hours of flight experience, which I think really helped me.
Mr Yang:Altogether, __14__of us were chosen from among…to train for space flights.
Listen for numbers
thirteen
thirty
9:20
128:
2,345:
1886543(telephone number):
/'θ t /
/θ 'ti n/
two thousand three hundred and forty five
one hundred and twenty eight
one double eight six five four three
Number questions are typically related to:
nine twenty
time, telephone numbers, heights, weights, age...
Read the “Listening strategy” first!
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.
P38 E3
Listen again and fill in the blanks with the correct numbers.
Listen again and fill in the blanks with the correct numbers.
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.
22
10
14
70
172
38
P38 E3
Listen to the interview again and make a list of the requirements for becoming an astronaut.
Education background: _______ degree, trained to be _________
Experience: ____ hours of _____ experience
Health condition: must be in perfect _________________
Courses: _____，______and______
Special training: Practice using ________________, and do a lot of ____________________training
college
a fighter pilot
1000
flght
health and shape
astronomy
science
English
space equipment
mental and physical
P38 E4
战斗机驾驶员
天文学
太空装备
身心训练
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
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 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.
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.
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.
Pair Work
P39 E5
Post-listening
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. ...
Sample
A: You know, I think being an astronaut would be cool.
B: Do you want to work in space in the future
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 be a pilot with years of training and practice flying. Finally, you must be really physically fit.
B: So what might be the most difficult part for you
A: I guess it might be the space travel itself. I’m sure being weightless must be fun, and it would be wonderful to see the Earth and stars from space. But the spacesuit and capsule look terribly small and uncomfortable. It would be hard to stay in such a small space for so long. Also, there’s no privacy at all. What if I have to go to the restroom
B: I see what you mean.
Post-listening
Summary
1. American _ ________(宇航员)
2. working ___ ______ (程序)
3.__ ___ (精神的) state
4. __ ______ (智能的) car
5. space __ ____(火箭)
6. __ ____(引力) field
7. __ ____(边境) trade
8. electric _ ______(车辆)
9. calculate __ ________(确定)
10. ____ ____(卫星) television
astronaut
procedure
mental
intelligent
rocket
gravity
frontier
vehicle
determine
satellite
11. ___ ___ (发射) window
12. earth _____ (轨道)
13.__ _____ (人类) activity
14. travel _ _____ (代理机构)
15. test _ ____(数据)
16. bitterly _ ___________(失望的)
17. a burning _ ______(愿望)
18. ____________(独立的) thinking
19. digital _______(信号)
orbit
mankind
agency
data
disappointed
desire
independent
signal
launch
Becoming an aerospace power has always been a dream we’ve been striving for.
President Xi Jinping
建设航天强国，是我们不懈追求的航天梦。
—习近平总书记
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