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课件网) Book 3 Unit 4 Space Exploration Reading and Thinking Space: The Final Frontier Pridicting before Reading Pridicting before Reading This is a good space for a short subtitle What may the passage be about 01 03 02 We have many PowerPoint templates that has been specifically designed to help anyone that is stepping into the world of PowerPoint for the very first time. Choose the correct sentences Although scientists try to make sure nothing goes wrong, accidents can still happen. A B C D After many experiments, they succeeded in making rockets that could escape Earth’s gravity. They also really wish to discover other planets that are suitable enough to support life. The future of space exploration remains bright. Tips: 1. Which two sentences could serve as topic sentences for paragraphs 2. Which sentence contains a linking word （so，because，however） 3. Which sentence begins with a sequence word （then，later，in the end） : Although scientists try to make sure nothing goes wrong, accidents can still happen. They also really wish to discover other planets that are suitable enough to support life. The future of space exploration remains bright. After many experiments, they succeeded in making rockets that could escape Earth’s gravity. B D A C Reading Strategy main idea of each Para topic sentence repeated words/ideas Reading For Main Ideas Paragraph 1: “Are we alone What’s out there ” Looking up at the stars, people have always wanted to learn more about space, and scientist work hard to find answers. They make vehicles to carry brave people into space to find out the secrets of the universe.They also really wish to discover other planets that are suitable enough to support life. repeated words/ideas Humans have always _____ space. wanted to explore Paragraph 2: Before the mid-20th century, most people felt travelling into space was an impossible dream. However, some scientists were determined to help humans realizes their dream to explore space. After many experiments, they succeeded in making rockets that could escape Earth’s gravity.On 4 October 1957, the Sputnik 1 satellite was lunched 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 go into 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, many more goals were achieved. For example, America’s NASA space agency launched Voyager 1 on 5 September 1977 to study deep space, and it still transmits data today. Reading For Main Ideas repeated words/ideas How does the writer show the achievements in space exploration By using examples C. By giving specific number By making comparison D. By giving definition before the mid-20th century 4 Oct. 1957 ... ...
