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课件网) Listening and Talking SPACE EXPLORATION Period 5 Learn how to express curiosity. By the end of this period, students will be able to 1 2 3 4 Get general information and important details in an interview. Discuss life in space. Sense the rapid development and difficulty in space exploration. Objectives: What do you know about space exploration Brainstorm From its first satellite, Dongfanghong-1, all the way to soft-landing on the moon’s surface, China’s aerospace industry has made remarkable achievements. China’s aerospace industry Read China has been an active member of the International Space Exploration Coordination Group since 2006. The group is an international forum (国际论坛) set up by 14 space agencies based on mutual interests, shared technologies and aims to plan a common, cohesive road map into the future for all of mankind’s ventures into outer space. Through cooperation, China gives a lot of countries a nice opportunity to develop new partnerships to stay active in space exploration. The big dream of getting all nations working together in space is that the cooperation will extend back down to Earth. Trust developed through space co-exploration can also be turned to solving global problems like the environment, pandemics , natural disasters and something as scary as a runaway asteroid (小行星). International Space Station It is a multi-nation construction project that is the largest single structure humans ever put into space. Its main construction was completed between 1998 and 2011, although the station continually evolves to include new missions and experiments. It generally holds crews of between three and six people. After the Columbia space shuttle disaster in 2003, crews were as small as two people. What do you think of life in space Watch and talk Life in space What kind of things will be useful if you work in space Brainstorm Before you listen, look at the pictures below and guess whether they would be useful for astronauts in space. soap towel guitar Discuss shower microwave pen tape tissue Sample:The most useful items by far in space would appear to be the tape and the tissues. Both are light and do not take up much space, and neither of them can cause a mess which is difficult to clean up. What do you think are the most useful items Discuss Max is interviewing Captain Brown about his life in space. Listen to the interview and answer the questions. 1. What did Captain Brown usually wear inside the station 2. How did he prepare his food in space 3. How did he keep himself clean in space 4. How did he spend most of his time in space 5. What did he do during his free time 6. What did he look forward to most during his stay in space Think and discuss 1. What did Captain Brown usually wear inside the station He wore shorts and a T-shirt. 2. How did he prepare his food in space The food was prepared and stored for him. He just had to heat the food and enjoy it. ... ...
