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课件网) Unit 6 Space and beyond Understanding ideas The Call of theeChallenger 1. Make sense of the passage and summarize the main idea of each paragraph; 2. Understand the significance of the crash to the history of human spaceflight; 3. Appreciate humans’ brave and courageous spirits in the process of space exploration. (1) The first satellite was launched by the USSR in _____. A. 1945 B. 1962 C. 1957 (2) The first person in space was _____. A. Robert Crippen B. Yuri Gagarin C. Neil Armstrong (3) The first person to walk in space was _____. A. Alexei Leonov B. William McCool C. Yang Liwei Lead-in 1. Do the following quiz and check how much you know about space exploration. √ √ √ (4) The first space station was Salyut Ⅰ, which was launched by _____. A. the USA B. the USSR C. the European Space Agency (5) The first spacecraft to leave the solar system was _____. A. Vostok 1 B. Discovery C. Voyager 1 √ √ 2. Can you list the recent events in China’s space programme China sent Tianwen 1 by Changzheng V to explore Mars millions of kilometres away. Brainstorming 23 July 2020 China has successfully launched the core module of its space station Tianhe. 29 April 2021 Shenzhou XIII has finished its mission successfully and landed at the Dongfeng landing site. 16 April 2022 China has successfully launched the spacecraft Shenzhou XIV. 5 June 2022 Look at the title, the picture of the passage and answer the following question. Pre-reading What is the passage probably about A. A tragedy, which stops people exploring space. B. The serious effect of the disaster. C. The Challenger disaster, which is a tragedy but inspires people to continue to explore space. D. The development of space exploration. √ 1. Skim the text and match the general idea of each paragraph. Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 Para. 4 Para. 5 Para. 6 A. The launch of the Challenger rekindled people’s interest in the space programme. B. The explosion of the Challenger from a student’s eye. C. The description of Armstrong’s landing on the Moon. D. The space accident cast a shadow on people’s hearts. E. The astronauts’ heroic deeds inspire us to continue the space exploration. F. The space shuttle programme went on with the launch of Discovery. While-reading Fast-reading 2. Complete the structure of the passage. Part 1(Para. 1): The first (1)_____. Part 2 (Para. 2): The (2)_____of the Challenger space shuttle. Part 3 (Paras. 3-4): The (3)_____ disaster. Part 5 (Para. 6): The (5)_____ of the disaster. Part 4 (Para. 5): The restart following (4)_____. Moon landing Challenger the disaster significance take-off/launch 3. In what order does the author develops the passage The author develop the passage in the order of _____. time 1. What do we know about the first lunar landing A. It was a great success. B. It took off in Kennedy Space Center. C. People were not excited about it. D. People were accustomed to the idea of space travel. 2. ... ...
