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课件网) Unit 4 Space Exploration Becoming an aerospace power has always been a dream we’ve been striving for. President Xi Jinping 建设航天强国，是我们不懈追求的航天梦。 —习近平总书记 Teaching objectives 1. Know about the requirements for becoming an astronaut. 2. Listen for the information related to numbers . 3. Talk with partners about whether you would like to be an astronaut. Period 1 Listening and Speaking astronaut [ str n t](美) cosmonaut[ k zm n t]（俄） taikongnaut（中） Do you know some famous astronauts from China or abroad Lead-in The first man going into the space: Yuri Gagarin (尤里 加加林) Soviet cosmonaut in 1961 (前苏联宇航员) Lead-in Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of man’s desire to understand. One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. The first man to land on the moon. Neil Alden Armstrong (尼尔·奥尔登·阿姆斯特朗) 神秘感激发好奇心, 而好奇心 则是人们探索未知事物的前提。 Lead-in The first Chinese going into the space: Yang Liwei, taikongnaut in 2003 Lead-in China's first female taikongnaut: Liu Yang, in 2012 Lead-in What do you think of their job Do you want to be an astronaut？ NOT everyone can become an astronaut. Lead-in Read the tips. Listen to the tape and fill in the blanks. (1)Yang Liwei graduated from college at the age of ____. (2)Before joining China’s space programme, Mr Yang trained as a fighter pilot for about ____ years. (3)Mr Yang was one of the ____ pilots who were chosen to train for space flights. (4)At the time when Mr Yang entered the space programme, astronauts had to be shorter than ____cm in height and less than ____kg in weight. (5)Mr Yang became China’s first astronaut when he was ____ years old. Can you ask some questions based on the analysis Listen to the tape and fill in the blanks. (1)Yang Liwei graduated from college at the age of ____. (2)Before joining China’s space programme, Mr Yang trained as a fighter pilot for about ____ years. (3)Mr Yang was one of the ____ pilots who were chosen to train for space flights. (4)At the time when Mr Yang entered the space programme, astronauts had to be shorter than ____cm in height and less than ____kg in weight. (5)Mr Yang became China’s first astronaut when he was ____ years old. 22 10 14 172 70 38 Listen for numbers thirty thirteen 128: 2,345: 1886543(telephone number): /'θ t / /θ 'ti n/ two thousand three hundred and forty five one hundred and twenty eight one double eight six five four three Number questions are typically related to: time, telephone numbers, heights, weights, distances, etc. When you listen for numbers, you need to pay special attention to big numbers as well as those that sound quite similar, such as thirteen and thirty, fourteen and forty, etc. 9:20 nine twenty 1. Yang Liwei graduated from college at the age of _____. 2. Before he joined China’s space programme, Mr Yang trained as a fighter pilot for ____ years. 3. Mr Yang was one of the ____ ... ...
