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课件网) Developing ideas———reading Unit 6 Space and beyond Learning objectives 1. To know the development of the telescope by reading, cultivate a sense of exploring the unknown; 2. To use the key language points from the passage correctly. Match the images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope to their nicknames. Do research online to find out more information about them. The Cat’s Eyes Pre-reading The Pillars of Creation The Horsehead Look at the title of the passage and predict what “eyes” refers to. Prediction: The “eyes” not only refers to the mysterious large-eyed, bronze statues of the ancient Shu Kingdom, the Hubble space Telescope and the Fast Telescope, but also refers to our desire to explore the unknown. Fast-reading Now read the passage and check your prediction. Learning to learn The order in which a series of ideas is conveyed in an essay is called “sequencing”. Time sequencing is a common method to explain how events change and develop with time. It is often used to discuss changes and development. Intensive-reading Think about how the author organised the passage and complete the timeline with information from the passage. Thousands of years ago, people already regarded the night sky as an .It was believed that the huge eyes of the large-eyed bronze statues from the Chinese archeological site at Sanxingdui were able to . endless source of fascination look across great distances into the stars Our power to see the sky changed dramatically when . It extended and caused us to realise that the universe is a far larger place than we ever imagined. the first telescope was angled at the night sky the power of the human eye In 1990, the Hubble space Telescope was launched into orbit. For the first time, people could _____ _____. These ranged from _____ , and even to new planets. see breathtakingly beautiful images of our universe taken from beyond Earth enormous clouds of gas to huge black holes In 2016, was built in China. It is used in the search for dark matter, which cannot be observed by ordinary telescopes. Its has the ability to make discoveries beyond our imaginations. the FAST telescope vast dish 1. Why do you think people have always been interested in the stars 2. Which development in astronomy mentioned in the passage has made the greatest impression on you 3. In what different ways do the two reading passages in this unit reflect the spirit of exploration Your own answer. Your own answer. The first passage is about the Challenger disaster. Although it was a tragedy, people did not stop exploring space. This shows that people will always seek to explore, even if some lose their lives in doing so. The second passage is about the development of the telescope, and how it reflects our desire to explore the unknown. Unlike the exploration conducted by astronauts such as those in the Challenger, the exploration in the second passage was conducted by people located on ... ...
