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Unit 4
Space Exploration
Listening and Speaking & Reading and Thinking
Learning Objectives
PART. 01
Understand the daily study and life of British middle school students by watching videos. Based on your own daily study and life, compare the study and life in Chinese and British schools, and find out the similarities and differences between the two. Talk about your first impression of high school life, and have a preliminary perception of the study and life in the senior high school stage.
Learning Objectives
Understand an astronaut interview, obtain the information related to numbers, and know the requirements for becoming an astronaut; Talk about whether you would like to be an astronaut. Learn about the development and significant historical events of space exploration and express your opinions about the title.
Explore China’s space program and global space exploration history, understanding the cultural and national significance of space achievements.
Identify requirements for becoming an astronaut, summarize space exploration text paragraphs, and interpret the title Space: The Final Frontier. Evaluate the risks and importance of space exploration, and reflect on personal suitability for an astronaut career.
Discuss space-related questions in pairs/groups, and share ideas on space exploration. Reflect on personal career aspirations, taking ownership of learning space-themed language and scientific content.
Understand the daily study and life of British middle school students by watching videos. Based on your own daily study and life, compare the study and life in Chinese and British schools, and find out the similarities and differences between the two. Talk about your first impression of high school life, and have a preliminary perception of the study and life in the senior high school stage.
Teaching Focuses and Anticipated Difficulties
Understand the astronaut interview, obtain number-related information, learn about space exploration history and events, and talk about the willingness to be an astronaut.
Interpreting the title Space: The Final Frontier, and evaluating the risks and importance of space exploration to reflect on personal astronaut career suitability.
Lead in
PART. 02
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。
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
Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of man’s desire to understand.
— Neil Armstrong
Neil Armstrong (1930-2012) was born in Ohio, the USA. He served briefly in combat as a reconnaissance pilot in the US Navy, before finishing university. After graduating with a degree in aeronautics, he became a civilian test pilot in the US government’s military test pilot programme, and in 1962 he was selected as an astronaut by NASA, becoming the first American civilian to fly to space in 1966. He was chosen to be the mission commander for Apollo 11, and therefore the first person to set foot on the moon, over other just-as-experienced astronauts in large part because of his complete lack of ego.
Do you want to explore space
Listening and Speaking
PART. 03
You are going to listen to an interview with an astronaut. Before you listen, discuss the questions in groups.
1. Can you name any famous astronauts from China or abroad
Yang Liwei
杨利伟
Jing Haipeng
景海鹏
Zhai Zhigang
翟志刚
Yuri Gagarin
加加林
Wang Yaping王亚平
Neil Armstrong
阿姆斯特朗
You are going to listen to an interview with an astronaut. Before you listen, discuss the questions in groups.
2. Do you know anything about the selection procedure for astronauts Make a list of the possible requirements.
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.
What do you know about Yang Liwei
Listen to the interview and tick the correct statements.
The audience is curious about how Yang Liwei became the first Chinese astronaut.
Mr Yang always believed that he would become an astronaut one day.
Mr Yang was selected to attend pilot training with 13 other people.
To become an astronaut in China, you have to have 1,350 hours of flying experience.
Astronauts not only had to learn how to use space equipment, but also had to do a lot of mental and physical training.
Listen again and fill in the blanks with the correct numbers.
1. Yang Liwei graduated from college at the age of _______.
2. Before joining China’s space programme, Mr Yang trained as a fighter pilot for about _______ 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 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.
22
10
14
172
70
38
Listen to the interview again and make a list of the requirements for becoming an astronaut.
Education background: ___________________________
________________________________________________
Experience: ____________________________________
Health condition: _______________________________
Courses: ______________________________________
Special training: ________________________________
________________________________________________
college degree, trained to be a fighter pilot
more than 1,000 hours of flight experience
must be in perfect health and shape
English, science, and astronomy
practise using space equipment, and do a lot of mental and physical training
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 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.
Transcript
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.
Transcript
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
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 ...
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 practise 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.
Sample
1. Read the poem. Mark the stressed syllables with and unstressed syllables with o. Then try reading the poem to each other with rhythm.
Gravity
One day, Isaac Newton sat Not only apples, but all of us
And saw an apple fall. Stay still though Earth spins round.”
Then he thought, “It’s not just fruit! Of course, we know that this is true!
Something pulls us all.” Earth goes round but we stay still.
“There is a force,” he said to himself, What goes up must come down,
“That pulls things to the ground, And it always will.
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2. Listen and repeat after the recording. Check whether your mark-ups are correct.
Gravity
One day, Isaac Newton sat Not only apples, but all of us
And saw an apple fall. Stay still though Earth spins round.”
Then he thought, “It’s not just fruit! Of course, we know that this is true!
Something pulls us all.” Earth goes round but we stay still.
“There is a force,” he said to himself, What goes up must come down,
“That pulls things to the ground, And it always will.
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Reading and Thinking
PART. 04
What films have you watched about space .
2001: A Space Odyssey
《2001太空漫游》
Oblivion
《遗落战境》
Interstellar《星际穿越》
Ender's Game
《安德的游戏》
Ad Astra
《星际探索》
Watch a video.
Before you read, look at the title and the photos. Discuss these questions in pairs.
SPACE: THE FINAL FRONTIER
1. What do you think are the main reasons for space exploration
The main reasons for space exploration are to further human exploration and to gather knowledge of the universe.
2. What do you expect to read about in this text
I expect to read about the future of space travel.
Predict the main idea from the title and the picture.
SPACE: THE FINAL FRONTIER
The passage mainly talks about the _____________ of space exploration and human's __________.
development
efforts
Skim the text and answer the question.
1. What genre is this text
It is a popular science article. （科普说明文）
the features of popular science article:
A brief and eye-catching title;
Explaining general concepts in a simplified way;
Emphasising on main events;
Using quotes, metaphors, analogies to explain difficult or abstract scientific concepts;
Listing data or numbers.
Read the text. Several sentences have been removed from it. Choose the correct sentence (A–D) to fill each gap.
A. Although scientists try to make sure nothing goes wrong, accidents can still happen.
B. Space exploration has come a long way, and we now hope to discover other planets that are suitable enough to support life.
C. The future of space exploration remains bright.
D. After many experiments, they succeeded in making rockets that could escape Earth’s gravity.
转折词
指代
时间顺序
Read the text. Several sentences have been removed from it. Choose the correct sentence (A–D) to fill each gap.
“Are we alone What’s out there ” People have always looked up at the stars and wondered about space. Today, scientists design vehicles to carry astronauts into space to make important discoveries. ___________________________________________
A. Although scientists try to make sure nothing goes wrong, accidents can still happen.
B. Space exploration has come a long way, and we now hope to discover other planets that are suitable enough to support life.
C. The future of space exploration remains bright.
D. After many experiments, they succeeded in making rockets that could escape Earth’s gravity.
B
Read the text. Several sentences have been removed from it. Choose the correct sentence (A–D) to fill each gap.
Before the mid-20th century, most people felt travelling into space was only a dream that could never come true. However, scientists were determined to realise that dream. _________________ On 4 October 1957, the Sputnik 1 satellite was launched by the USSR and successfully orbited around Earth. Afterwards, the USSR focused on sending people into space, and on 12 April 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first person in the world to enter space. Over eight years later, on 20 July 1969, American astronaut Neil Armstrong stepped onto the moon, famously saying, “That’s one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind.” Following this, there were many more important space achievements. For example, on 5 September 1977, America’s NASA space agency launched Voyager 1 to study deep space, and it still transmits data to this day. And the International Space Station (1998) has provided a continuous human presence in space, with astronauts from many different countries on board.
A. Although scientists try to make sure nothing goes wrong, accidents can still happen.
B. Space exploration has come a long way, and we now hope to discover other planets that are suitable enough to support life.
C. The future of space exploration remains bright.
D. After many experiments, they succeeded in making rockets that could escape Earth’s gravity.
D
Read the text. Several sentences have been removed from it. Choose the correct sentence (A–D) to fill each gap.
_____________ For example, all the astronauts on the Soyuz 11, Challenger, and Columbia spacecraft died during their missions. However, while such disasters brought much sadness and disappointment, the desire to explore the universe did not die. This is because people believe in the importance of carrying on space exploration despite the huge risks.
A. Although scientists try to make sure nothing goes wrong, accidents can still happen.
B. Space exploration has come a long way, and we now hope to discover other planets that are suitable enough to support life.
C. The future of space exploration remains bright.
D. After many experiments, they succeeded in making rockets that could escape Earth’s gravity.
A
Read the text. Several sentences have been removed from it. Choose the correct sentence (A–D) to fill each gap.
China’s space programme started later than those of Russia and the US, but it has made great progress in a short time. China became the third country in the world to independently send humans into space in 2003, when Yang Liwei successfully orbited Earth in the Shenzhou 5 spacecraft. Then Shenzhou 6 and 7 completed a second manned orbit and the first Chinese spacewalk, followed by the vehicle Jade Rabbit being sent to the moon to study its surface. On 23 July 2020, China sent Tianwen 1 to explore the surface of Mars. It arrived in February 2021 and then sent back lots of valuable information. And from 2021 to 2022, China completed a number of rocket missions to establish its own space station. In 2022, the launch of the Mengtian module signalled the basic completion of the Tiangong Space Station. This modern space station will allow astronauts to conduct many important experiments, greatly furthering our understanding of the universe.
______________ Many countries have plans to further study planets like Mars and Jupiter. Despite the difficulties, scientists hope to make more valuable discoveries that will enable the human race to survive well into the future.
A. Although scientists try to make sure nothing goes wrong, accidents can still happen.
B. Space exploration has come a long way, and we now hope to discover other planets that are suitable enough to support life.
C. The future of space exploration remains bright.
D. After many experiments, they succeeded in making rockets that could escape Earth’s gravity.
C
Read paragraph 1 and answer the question.
“Are we alone What’s out there ” People have always looked up at the stars and wondered about space. Today, scientists design vehicles to carry astronauts into space to make important discoveries. Space exploration has come a long way, and we now hope to discover other planets that are suitable enough to support life.
Why does the author begin the passage with two questions
★ To impress the readers
★ To attract readers’ attention and curiosity
★ To raise readers’ reflection
Read paragraph 3 and answer the question.
Although scientists try to make sure nothing goes wrong, accidents can still happen. For example, all the astronauts on the Soyuz 11, Challenger, and Columbia spacecraft died during their missions. However, while such disasters brought much sadness and disappointment, the desire to explore the universe did not die. This is because people believe in the importance of carrying on space exploration despite the huge risks.
1. What accident is mentioned
All the astronauts on the Soyuz 11, Challenger, and Columbia spacecraft died during their missions.
2. Why don’t people stop exploring
Because people believe in the importance of carrying on space exploration despite the huge risks.
Read paragraph 4 and complete the chart below.
China’s space programmes
Yang Liwei successfully ____________ in the ____________________ in 2003.
_________________ completed a second manned orbit and ___________________
__________________.
The vehicle ____________ was sent to the moon to study its surface.
China sent _____________ to explore the surface of Mars on 23 July 2020.
The launch of the _________________ signalled the basic completion of the Tiangong Space Station in 2022.
orbited Earth
Shenzhou 5 spacecraft
Shenzhou 6 and 7
the first Chinese
Jade Rabbit
Mengtian module
Tianwen 1
spacewalk
Read paragraph 5 and choose the best answer.
The future of space exploration remains bright. Many countries have plans to further study planets like Mars and Jupiter. Despite the difficulties, scientists hope to make more valuable discoveries that will enable the human race to survive well into the future.
What’s the author’s attitude towards space exploration
A. Objective B. Pessimistic
C. Positive D. Doubtful
Use your own words to summarise the main idea for each paragraph.
Summarise the main idea
When the main idea is not clearly stated in a topic sentence, you should read the full paragraph or passage carefully and find the words or ideas that repeat themselves. They are likely evidence of the author's main idea.
Paragraph 1: ________________________________________________________________________
Paragraph 2: ________________________________________________________________________
Paragraph 3: ________________________________________________________________________
Paragraph 4: ________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
Paragraph 5: ________________________________________________________________________
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 the third country to independently send humans into space.
The future of space exploration looks bright, as many countries are planning further missions.
Humans have always had a natural curiosity about space.
What does the title “Space: The Final Frontier” mean to you Share your ideas with the whole class.
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.
SPACE: THE FINAL FRONTIER
n. 边境；国界；边远地区
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 l________, it can lead to an accident that kills everyone on b______. 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.
ankind
niverse
ravity
aunch
oard
rbit
rontier
Do you think it is worthwhile exploring the space
Explore the unknown world;
Seek out new life and new civilization;
Invent new technologies which could have benefits for Earth;
Gather knowledge of the universe;
Solve the problem of energy shortages on Earth.
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Vocabulary
1. determined
be determined to do sth 决心/决定做某事
determine vt. 查明；确定；决定
determination n. 决心，果断，坚定
例题：
She is determined ________ (pass) the college entrance examination, so she studies 10 hours a day.
to pass
Vocabulary
2. disappointment
disappoint vt. & vi. （使）失望
disappointing adj. 令人失望的；令人沮丧的
disappointed adj. 失望的；沮丧的
be disappointed at/by sth 对某事失望
be disappointed in/with sb 对某人失望
be disappointed (not) to do sth 对（未）做某事感到失望
to one’s (great) disappointment 令某人（非常）失望的是
例题：
______ their disappointment, the football match was canceled due to the heavy rain.
To
Vocabulary
3. desire
desire for sth 对某物的渴望
desire to do sth 对做某事的渴望
have no desire for sth/to do sth 没有得到某物的愿望/不想做某事
satisfy one’s desire 满足某人的愿望/欲望
desire (sb) to do sth 渴望（某人）做某事
例题：
Young people usually have a strong desire ______ freedom and adventure.
for
Vocabulary
4. carry on
carry on (with) sth / carry on doing sth 继续做某事
carry out 实施，执行（计划、命令等），完成（任务）
carry sb throughsth 帮助某人渡过难关
carry off 赢得；成功地对付
carry forward 发扬光大
例题：
She carries on _________ (practice) the piano for two hours every day, even on weekends.
practicing
Vocabulary
5. independently
independent adj. 独立的；自立的
be independent of sb/sth 不依靠某人/某事物
independence n. 独立；自立
gain independence from ... 从……中获得独立
例题：
She managed to finish the complicated experiment ______________ (independent) without any help from her tutor.
independently
Exercise
PART. 05
1. Many students have a strong _______ (渴望) to get good grades in their final exams.
2. In space, they get to do some pretty amazing things, like floating in zero _______ (重力).
3. Once students decide which college to go to, they should research the admission ___________ (手续).
4. Some people believe the _________ (宇宙) was created by a big explosion.
5. Communication _________ (卫星) permit the exchange of live television programs between nations.
desire
Exercise: 单词拼写
gravity
procedures
universe
satellites
1. ___________ (determine) to finish the report before the deadline, she stayed up late for three nights.
2. Only in this way can we train students to have the ability to observe, think and study ______________ (dependent).
3. They were ___________ (disappoint) when the concert was canceled due to heavy rain and strong winds.
4. Not long ago, Guilin ______ (launch) a movement to protect Lijiang, its main river.
5. In order not to be heard, she pointed her finger upwards _________ (signal) that someone was moving about upstairs.
Determined
Exercise: 用所给词的适当形式填空
independently
launched
disappointed
to signal
Summary
PART. 06
添加标题
ADD THE TITLE HERE
Listening and Speaking & Reading and Thinking
Vocabulary
obtain the information related to numbers; know the requirements for becoming an astronaut; talk about whether you would like to be an astronaut;
Listening and Speaking
Reading and Thinking
learn about the development and significant historical events of space exploration; express your opinions about the title.
Homework
PART. 07
Search more information about an astronaut you admire and get more information about how he/she became an astronaut.
Homework
See you next class!

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