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课件网) Period 2 Reading and Thinking Unit 4 Space Exploration Learning aims 1. To read about the development and value of space exploration. 2. To explore the mysteries of the universe and the achievements in space exploration. 3. To summarize the main idea of each paragraph as well as the main idea of the text. 4. To comprehend the main reasons for space exploration. Leading-in 1. Who are they 2. What are they doing 3. Where are they 4. Do you know the name of the experiment Q＆A 1. Who are they They are Chinese astronauts Nie Haisheng, Wang Yaping and Zhang Xiaoguang. 2. What are they doing They are doing space experiments. 3. Where are they They are in Tian gong-1 in space. 4. Do you know the name of the experiment Space experiment of water drop water ball Chinese meaning:_____ Frontier: _____, which might mean_____ _____ 太空：最后的边境 edge or exploration edge. Space: the final frontier the border human’s recognition From the title and the pictures, we can know that the article might be about_____ _____. So it may be a(n)_____. the development of space exploration. It broadens us human’s recognition edge or exploration edge exposition Space: the final frontier Reading Comprehension Task 1: Fast reading 1. Read the text. Several sentences have been removed from it. Choose the correct sentences A--D to fill each gap in the text. Summarize the main idea When the main idea is not clearly stated in a topic sentence, you should read the full paragraph or passage carefully and find the words or ideas that repeat themselves. They are likely evidence of the author’s main idea. 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. Para 1 Para 2 Para 3 Para 5 B D A C Para 1 Para 2 Para 3 Para 4 Para 5 A．China has made great progress in exploring space. B．The future of space exploration remains bright. C．The achievements that the USSR and America made. D．Humans have always had a natural curiosity space. E．The desire of people to explore the universe never died. 2.Scan the text and match the main idea. 3.The main idea of the passage is_____ _____. the space exploration of humankind launched orbited to go Task 2: Careful reading 1969 leap deep transmits 2003 independently Q1: Who was the first person in the world to go into the space Q2: Who was the first man to orbit Earth in Shenzhou 5 spacecraft Q3: In which satellites all the astronauts died during their missions Q4: What is the function of the International Space exploration 2. Read the text and answer the following questions. Yuri Gagarin. Yang Liwei. The USSR’s Soyuz 11 and America’s Challenger. It orbits Earth and has astronauts from different countries on ... ...
