Unit 4 SPACE EXPLORATION主题语境——人与自然之地球与宇宙【语境概说】 本单元的主题语境为人与自然之地球与宇宙，该主题语境主要包括自然科学研究成果、太空探索、地球与宇宙奥秘等。该主题与学生学习和生活密切相关，在此主题意义引领下，有助于培养学生科学探索方面的学习内容，增强学生不畏艰难的毅力，促进学生语言能力、文化意识、思维品质和学习能力的融合发展。Taken as a whole，the universe is absurd.整个说来，宇宙无法理解。A grain of sand includes the universe.一粒沙包含着宇宙。Let your soul stand cool and composed before a million universe.在千百万宇宙之前让你的灵魂保持冷静和安详。The universe is full of magical things，patiently waiting for our wits to growsharper.宇宙充满着不可思议的事物，期待着我们的智慧变得更加敏锐。Section Ⅰ Listening and Speaking1．Translate the following words and phrases.①astronauts n．宇航员 ②procedure n．程序③curious adj. 感到好奇的 ④mental adj. 心理的，精神的⑤physical adj. 身体的 ⑥training n. 训练⑦programme n. 项目 ⑧requirement n. 要求⑨intelligent adj. 聪明的 ⑩degree n. 学位2．Brainstorming：What can you think of space exploration?astronaut ， space __shuttle ， solar __system ， space __suit ， alien ， planet ， launch 3．Look at the pictures on Page 38 and tell your classmates what you can see.I__can__see__the__solar__system__and__Chinese__astronaut__Yang__Liwei__waving__to__us.4．Finish Ex.1 on Page 38.1．Finish Ex.2 on Page 38.2．Finish Ex.3 on Page 38.3．Finish Ex.4 on Page 39.1．Speaking—Finish Ex.5 on Page 39 by following the exampleA：You know，I think being an astronaut would be cool.B：Do you want to work in space in the future?A：I’m not sure，but I think it might be too difficult for me.There are so many requirements.First of all，you must be intelligent enough to get a related college degree.Then you have to...B：So what might be the most diffic...
