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课件网) Unit 2 Out of this world Welcome to the unit & Reading (I) Welcome to the unit 壹 1961 贰 1969 肆 2000 叁 1971 Welcome to the unit China successfully landed its first Mars rover Zhurong in 2021. What do you know about this achievement or other achievements China has made in space exploration I know about China’s Tianwen-1 Mars probe which was launched successfully on 23 July 2020. In February 2021 it entered the Mars orbit and sent back its first picture of the planet. The name “Tianwen” comes from one poem written by Quyuan, literally meaning “Questions to Heaven”. The Mars rover Zhurong carried a variety of instruments and cameras to help with its scientific research. Zhurong successfully landed on the Red Planet on 15 May 2021 and then sent back its first images from the surface of Mars. Tianwen-1 is China’s first Mars mission and it is the first phase of the country’s deep space and interplanetary exploration. It is setting the stage for China’s future interplanetary missions to near-Earth objects and the Jupiter system. Welcome to the unit What other major breakthroughs in space exploration do you know about I know about the first image of a black hole that was released in April 2019. In 2017 a network of linked radio telescopes around the world made observations of a distant galaxy that contained a massive black hole at its centre. No human had ever seen an actual picture of a black hole before, so these observations resulted in this historic image. It was the first time that we had been able to determine what a black hole might look like and the discovery also revealed more support for Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity. No Yes experience weightlessness fun a very uncomfortable journey danger Welcome to the unit If you had the chance, would you like to go into space Why or why not … … What famous astronauts do you know about Yang Liwei, who went into space in 2003 aboard Shenzhou 5. Liu Yang, who was the first Chinese woman to go into space. … Warming up Warming up sleeping, eating, working, exercising and relaxing maintain the station follow the necessary rules and processes What do you think astronauts on a space station do every day do some exercise, read a book or talk to their families or friends over video chat Life on a space station Sleeping (1)_____ (3)_____ Performing tasks inside the space station (4)_____ (5)_____ (2)_____ 1. Working 2. Performing tasks outside the space station 3. Eating 4. Exercise 5. Leisure activities A1 A. Up in the sky B. Daily life in space C. Hardship and fun D. My dream Another proper title of the text is “_____”. 1. How do astronauts sleep in space They usually sleep in private quarters or sleeping bags. 2. What routine tasks do astronauts do on the space station They conduct scientific research and do a lot of maintenance. Questions 1, 2, 3 & 4 in A2 3. What do spacesuits allow astronauts to do They allow them ... ...
