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课件网) Listening and Speaking Unit 4 Space Exploration 1. To learn and talk about how to become an astronaut and life in space by listening to two interviews with astronauts. 2. To learn and use some expressions about the topic as well as cultivating the spirits of astronauts and scientists. 3. To learn and practice some listening strategies such as listen for numbers and listen for details. Learning objectives 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 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 Can you name any famous astronauts from China or abroad The first man going into the space: Yuri Gagarin, Soviet Union, in 1961. The first man landing on the moon: Neil Armstrong, America, in 1967. The first Chinese going into space: Yang Liwei, in 2003. China's first female astronaut: Liu Yang, in 2012. Before-listening Do you know about the selection procedure for astronauts requirements height weight Space capsule 太空舱 Space shuttle 航天飞机 Educational background Health condition Listen to an interview with Yang Liwei to learn how he became China’s first astronaut. interviewer interviewee While-listening 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 selected to attend pilot training with 13 other people. 4. To become an astronaut in China, you have to have 1,350 hours of flying experience. 5. Astronauts not only had to learn how to use space equipment, but also had to do a lot of mental and physical training. adj.精神的，思想的 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. Yes, I _____ _____it when I was very young, but I _____ _____ it would come true. dreamt of never thought 3. Mr. Yang was selected to attend pilot training with 13 other people. 4. To become an astronaut in China, you have to have 1,350 hours of flying experience. 5. Astronauts not only had to learn how to use space equipment, but also had to do a lot of mental and physical training. Altogether, ____of us were chosen from among…to train for space flights. 14 I had 1,350 hours of flight experience, which I think really _____me. helped 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 ... ...
