Heroes National Hero Part A warm-up 1. Think of different kinds of heroes and heroies. (1) a sports or film star you admire (2) someone famous for being brave and good (3) the main character from a story 2. Classify the adjectives in the Key Words box as positive(+) or negative(-). Key Words: brave, calm, cruel, dangerous, generous, honest, humorous, kind, pleasant, smart, violent Part B Reading: National Hero Before you start 1. Have you heard of Yang Liwei? How do you feel about him? 2. How did you feel about China’s first manned space flight? Read to learn 3. Read the article quickly and circle all the words related to a spaceship ’s movement. National Hero Chin’s first manned spaceship lifted off at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, October 15th, 2003 in Jiuquan, Gansu Province. The spaceship, called ShenzhouV, was carrying China’s first astronaut, Yang Liwei. Yang, who was a pilot in the army, was chosen from 1,500 other army pilots and started training for his space flight in 1998. The launch was very successful. “When the spaceship was lifting off, I could really feel the high gravity”, said Yang Liwei. “When the spaceship separated from the rocket, I suddenly got a feeling of soaring into the sky because of the zero gravity.” During the 21-hour space flight, the Shenzhou V circled the earth 14 times. While the spaceship was circling the earth for the sixth time, Yang Liwei spoke with ground control in Gansu. He was also able to speak with his wife and 8-year-old son. Yang Liwei had several tasks to complete during the flight and only slept in the spaceship for about 3 hours. While he was sleeping, the spaceship circled the earth twice. When the spaceship was doing its seve...
