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课件网) Understanding ideas Unit 6 Space and beyond In this class, you will obtain the main information of the process of the Challenger’s disaster. understand the significance of the disaster to the history of human spaceflight. appreciate humans’ brave and courageous spirits in the process of space exploration. Learning objectives What do you know about space exploration Lead-in Activity 1 Complete the quiz and find out how much you know about 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 On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union opened the Space Age with the launch of Sputnik, the world’s first artificial satellite. Complete the quiz and find out 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 On April 19, 1971, the Soviet Union placed into orbit Salyut, the world’s first space station. NASA thinks it's finally settled when Voyager 1 left our solar system: on or around August 25th, 2012. Activity 1 Look at the title of the passage and the picture. Predict what the passage is about. Activity 2 Read the passage and check your prediction. Activity 3 The call of the Challenger Para. 1: the first Moon landing Para. 2: space travel became _____ to the public Para. 3: the Challenger disaster Para. 4: one student’s memory of the disaster Para. 6: the _____ of the disaster unexceptional significance Para. 5: space shuttle _____ after the disaster flights Activity 3 (Read for main idea) Choose the ideas mentioned in the passage and find the evidence. 1 People thought space travel was no longer dangerous. 2 Christa would have inspired lots of people if she hadn’t lost her life on board the Challenger. 3 People were determined to continue with the space programme after the disaster. 4 The disaster proved we should use robots to explore space instead of people. 5 The shuttle was not reliable and should not have been used. √ √ √ ① ② ③ ② Activity 3 (Read and choose) Following the Moon landings, space travel rapidly became unexceptional to the public, as innovations succeeded each other. By the early 1980s, the great rockets previously used in the American space programme had been replaced by the space shuttle. When the Challenger space shuttle took off on 28 January 1986, the world seemed to have lost its wonder at the Amazing achievements of the astronauts involved. But this was going to be no ordinary excursion, and millions of people tuned in to witness the take-off on TV. It was special because Christa McAuliffe aged 37, an ordinary teacher ... ...
