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课件网) Unit4 Space Exploration reading and thinking period 2 Warming-up & Lead-in Presentation Summary 01. 02. 03. CONTENTS Homework 04. Warming-up & Lead-in SPACE: THE FINAL FRONTIER Look at the photos and title in the passage : (1) What’s the passage talk about (2) What do you think are the main reasons for space exploration Presentation Pre-reading (1)Skim 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. They also really wish 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 D A C Fast-reading Presentation (2)Summarize the main idea for each paragraph. Para 1 Para 2 Para 3 Para 4 Para 5 Humans have always had a natural curiosity about space In the 20th century, American and Soviet space missions made space travel a reality. Humans continue the space exploration in spite of the great risks. China’s space programme has made great progress, becoming the 3rd country to send humans into space. The future of space exploration looks bright, as many countries are planning further missions. Fast-reading SPACE: THE FINAL FRONTIER (3)Analyze the structure of the passage. Please complete the mind map. The Beginning:Para1 The body: The ending: People’s desire for space exploration. Achievements of space explorations in different countries and some accidents. The future of space exploration. Why to explore to explore to explore Para 2-4 How Para 5 What Fast-reading “Are we alone What’s out there ” Looking up the stars, people have always wanted to learn more about the_____ _, and _____ work hard to find answers. They make _____ to carry brave people into space to find out the secrets of the _____. They also really wish to discover other planets that are _____ enough to support life. space scientists vehicles universe suitable Careful-reading (1) Listen to para.1 and fill in the blanks. What do people want to do when looking up the stars They want to learn more about the space. Why do scientists make vehicles To carry brave people into space to find out the secrets of the universe. Careful-reading County Time Events The USSR In _____. Yuri Gagarin orbited _____ was sent and _____ around Earth. In _____. _____ went into the space. America In _____. _____ stepped onto the moon. In _____. America’s NASA space agency launched _____. 1957 The Sputnik 1 satellite orbited 1961 Yuri Gagarin 1969 Neil Armstrong 1977 Voyager 1 Careful-reading (2) Read para.2 carefully and fill in the chart. Although scientists try to make sure nothing goes wrong, _____ can still happen. All the astronauts on the USSR’s Soyuz 11 and America’s Challenger died during their missions. These disasters made everyone ... ...
