Out of this world Unit 2 Welcome to the unit & Reading 1.Summarize the main points of the lecture transcript about an astronaut’s life on a space station; 2.Analyze the language features of the lecture transcript; 3.Appreciate the good qualities of great astronauts; 4.Think and discuss about your ideas of living in space. Learning objectives The pursuit of the ultimate truth of the universe is the final objective and destination of civilization. —Liu Cixin 对宇宙终极真理的追求，是文明的最终目标和归宿。 ———刘慈欣 In _____, Yuri Gagarin became the first man to journey into outer space. In _____, Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the Moon. In _____, David Scott and James Irwin became the first men to travel in a wheeled vehicle on the Moon. In _____, the first astronauts moved into the ISS. Welcome to the unit Lead-in 1961 1969 1971 2000 Three taikonauts returned to Earth after spending six months on the Tiangong space station. Pre-reading What can we learn from the text? eating? sleeping? working? playing ? ? Reading While-reading 1.Skim the whole text and underline the topic sentence of Paragraphs 2－6. Activity 1 Fast-reading for main ideas Spending some time in the gym is of vital importance to astronauts’ health. In view of the low-gravity environment，eating is also different in space. The most challenging work takes place when we need to perform tasks outside the space station. The routine tasks that occupy most of the day are demanding, but they can also be extremely rewarding. Para.2 Para.3 Para.4 Para.5 Para.6 The strangeness of living in space is apparent from the moment we sleep. Life on a space station Sleeping Performing tasks inside the space station (1)_____ (2)_____ _____ (3)_____ (4)_____ (5)_____ 2. Fill in the chart below. Working Eating Exercise Leisure activities Performing tasks outside the space station 3. What’s the text about？ The text may be about _____ _____. what astronauts’ life is like on a space station 1.What did the writer think of her 6-month stay on the space station? It has been a challenging but magical adventure where the low gravity definitely makes ordinary things strange. Para. 1 2.What’s the function of Paragraph 1? To introduce the topic of the text. Activity 2 Careful-reading for details 1.Replace the following sentence with the original one. Because there is no gravity in space, we will float around if we don’t have ourselves fixed. Due to the near absence of gravity in space, we have to attach ourselves so that we don’t float around. Para. 2 2.They usually sleep in _____ or in _____. private quarters sleeping bags work inside the space station outside the space station 1._____ 2._____ 1._____ 2._____ 3._____ conduct scientific research maintain the space station test new equipment monitor scientific experiments repair the space station Paras. 3-4 1.Complete the chart about the astronauts’ routine tasks. 2. Spacesuits allow astronauts to do the following EXCEPT for _____. A. b ... ...
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