(
课件网) Unit 6 Space and beyond Starting out & Understanding ideas Learning objectives To get the main idea of the passage, know the process and its meaning to space exploration of the Challenger explosion Starting out Activity 1 Watch the video and answer the questions. How was the Sun formed Where are the Asteroid Belt and the Kuiper Belt in the solar system What else do you know about the solar system Share what you know with the class. 1. How was the Sun formed 2. Where are the Asteroid Belt and the Kuiper Belt in the solar system First, enough gas and dust pulled together to make a disc where the planets were formed. Then, building pressure heated up the center of the disc to one million degrees, and a nuclear reaction began, which formed the Sun. The Asteroid Belt lies between Mars and Jupiter. The Kuiper Belt exists just beyond the orbit of Neptune. Activity 2 Look at the timeline and answer the questions. Which of these spacecraft had a human on board when launched What are the recent events in China’s space programme Add them to the timeline. What do you know about China’s future plans for space exploration Shenzhou V. Understanding ideas The Call of the Challenger Do you know these space exploration “FIRSTS” Lead-in What does the passage talk about Prediction Pre-reading Happiness Disaster In what order is the passage developed What is the main idea While-reading Read for structure Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Para. 2 Para. 3-4 Para. 1 Para. 5-6 _____ of the Apollo 11 mission What was _____ about the Challenger launch the Challenger disaster What was done _____ disaster Introduction special following Read for details Organize information and complete the fact file. (P85) 28 January 1986 seven astronauts What was special about the Challenger launch What was the teacher’s mission on board the Challenger It was special because Christa McAuliffe aged 37, an ordinary teacher and mother, was about to become the first civilian in space. She planned to give two 15-minute lessons from orbit. What was done in the three years following the disaster Which shuttle followed the Challenger, and when was it launched Space shuttle flights were suspended for nearly three years while the cause of the disaster was investigated, and some of the shuttle’s components were redesigned. Discovery followed the Challenger, and was launched on 29 September 1988. What were people’s feelings before and after the Challenger disaster Find evidence in the passage to support your answer. Enjoy the sentence Para. 1-4 Para. 1 excited and optimistic People’s feelings facial expressions internal feelings Para. 2 indifferent People’s feelings contrast: seemed to have lost its wonder amazing achievements Para. 3 shocked People’s feelings contrast: Instantaneously, excitement and optimism turned into terror and failure. Para. 4 scared People’s feelings Read for details Choose the ideas mentioned in the passage a ... ...
