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课件网) UNIT 4 SPACE EXPLORATION Listening & Speaking Talk about how to be an astronaut 谈论如何成为一名宇航员 By the end of this class, you will be able to 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. Learning objectives 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 person to land on the moon Neil Armstrong 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。 Can you name any famous astronauts from China or abroad The first man going into the space: The first man landing on the moon: The first Chinese going into space: China's first female astronaut: Before-listening Yuri Gagarin, Soviet Union, in 1961. Neil Armstrong, America, in 1967. Yang Liwei, in 2003. Liu Yang, in 2012. How can a person become an astronaut What is the selection procedure Watch a video and find out the answers: What special exercise does the astronauts do What qualities do they need to become an astronaut 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 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 ____ 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. Listen and fill in the blanks with the correct numbers. centimetre kilogram[ k l ɡr m] age time number height/weight age fa t (r) pa l t] 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 ____ 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 ... ...
