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课件网) Unit 6 Space and beyond Listening Life in space 1. Learn new expressions by listening about the space camp and arouse students’ interest in space exploration; 2. Guide the students to use expressions to talk about the space programme they imagine. Life in space The Fermi Paradox: according to some calculations, there should be many other civilisations out there, but there is no evidence of these at all. No spacecraft, no radio transmissions, nothing. So, as Fermi said: “Where is everybody ” Listen to the interview and choose the questions discussed. Is there life on other planets What would life on other planets look like Should we use robots to explore space What is the Fermi Paradox Will people ever make contact with life on other planets √ √ √ 5 Listen again and complete the table. Answers Q1 Sophie: There must be millions of planets like ours, and some could have life 1_____. Eric: You would think it likely that 2 _____. But that’s 3 _____ the Fermi Paradox. Q2 Sophie: Life on other planets won’t look like us because 4 _____. Eric: Evolution 5 _____, so it’s likely that life on other planets would look like us. similar to our own there are forms of life somewhere without considering conditions on other planets won’t be like those on Earth would work the same way everywhere 6 Q3 Eric: We cannot 6 _____, which means it would take more than a lifetime to reach planets where there might be life. Sophie: Maybe we don’t need to travel in straight lines. Perhaps we will be able to 7 _____ to make contact with life on other planets. travel faster than light take short cuts, through a “warmhole” in space, for example, Interviewer: Welcome to our discussion programme, Science, Fact or Fiction . On tonight’s show, we’ll talk about life on other planets with scientist Eric Pringle, and science fiction author Sophie Ellis. Sophie, can I start with you on a favourite topic for science fiction authors Is there life on other planets Sophie: I think there definitely is. There must be millions and millions of planets like our Earth out there. And on some of them there will be forms of life, maybe similar to our own. Interviewer: Eric Eric: As a scientist, I can’t agree with Sophie here. Statistically, you would think it likely that there are forms of life somewhere. But that’s without considering the Fermi Paradox. Listening materials Interviewer: What do you say to that, Sophie Sophie: I’m afraid I don’t agree that the Fermi Paradox is a problem. Maybe they don’t even want to communicate with us, just as we don’t want to communicate with mice! Eric: I admit that this is a possible answer to the Fermi Paradox. But we just don’t know at the moment. Interviewer: Well, let’s assume life is out there. What would this life look like Sophie: Since conditions on other planets won’t be like those on Earth, it isn’t reasonable to think that they will be like us at all. For exampl ... ...
