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课件网) UNIT 4 SPACE EXPLORATION Listening and Speaking Listening and Speaking Look at the picture and tell your classmates what you can see. Leading-in I can see the Chinese astronaut Wang Yaping giving a class to us. As for the space exploration, what do you think about Leading-in space shuttle astronaut spaceship rocket space suit ... solar system space exploration You are going to listen to an interview with an astronaut. Before you listen，discuss the questions in groups. Activity 1 Talk about how to become an astronaut Can you name any famous astronauts from China or abroad Do you know anything about the selection procedure for astronauts Make a list of the possible requirements. Some famous astronauts include Yuri Gagarin，John Glenn，Neil Armstrong，and Yang Liwei. In America，preference for selecting astronauts was originally for test pilots or military pilots，because they were among the most elite pilots the nation had，and because they were in excellent physical shape. While it is no longer a requirement for astronauts to be pilots，generally they must be the very elite in their scientific fields and must still be in very good physical shape. 听力文本 Inte rviewer：Today we are very pleased to chat with Mr Yang Liwei，the first Chinese astronaut. Welcome to the show，Mr Yang. Mr Yang：Thank you. Inte rviewer：Mr Yang，our audience is very curious about how you succeeded in becoming China’s first astronaut. It must have been a very difficult thing to achieve. Did you always want to be an astronaut Mr Yang：Yes，I dreamt of it when I was young，but I never thought my wish would come true. It took a long time. First，I got my college degree when I was 22，and then I worked as a fighter pilot for around 10 years. I finally became China’s first astronaut when I was 38 years old. Activity 2 听力文本 Interviewer：So how difficult was it to join the space programme Mr Yang：There was a lot of competition. Altogether，14 of us were chosen from among 1，500 pilots to train for space flights. Interviewer：That sounds really difficult. Did you also have to be a certain size and weight Mr Yang：Yes，at the time，you had to be shorter than 172 centimetres in height and weigh less than 70 kilograms. You also had to be in perfect health and perfect shape. Interviewer：So you were the perfect choice! As we all know， an astronaut needs to be healthy and calm in order to work in space. But you also had to study a lot，too，right Mr Yang：Yes，I had to learn English，science，and astronomy. I also had to practise using space equipment，and do a lot of mental and physical training. It was very tiring，but I was so proud to have the opportunity. Activity 2 Listen to the interview and tick the correct statements. □ 1 The audience is curious about how Yang Liwei became the first Chinese astronaut. □ 2 Mr Yang always believed that he would become an astronaut one day. □ 3 Mr Yang was selec ... ...
