Unit1TalesoftheUnexplainedWordPowerStep1Lead-inInourformerperiodswehavetalkedabouttalesoftheunexplained.Sofar,peoplecan’tagreeonwhetherUFOsreallyexist.SomebelieveintheexistenceofUFOs.AndintheiropinionUFOsarespaceshipsmadebyaliens.That’stosay,theyalsobelieveintheexistenceofaliens.Haveyoueverconsideredexploringspacesomeday?Herebysaying“exploringspace”Imeandoingresearchintospace.Andareyouinterestedinmakingdiscoveriesinspace?Whatachievementshavehumansmadesofarinspaceexploration?Whowasthefirstmantotravelinspace?Whendidthefirstmanlandonthemoon?WhowasthefirstChineseastronauttotravelinspace?WhatabouttheastronautsinShenzhouVIspaceship?Ourtopictodayisspaceexploration.Ihopeyou’llbeinterestedinit.Andinthisperiodyouaresupposedtogetfamiliarwithsomenewwordsthathavesomethingtodowithspaceandspaceexploration.Andherewe’resoluckytohaveinvitedascientisttomakeaspeechaboutspaceexploration.Pleasereadthepassagein3minutesfirstandthencompletethetimelineofthemaineventsmentioned.Step2ReadingthepassageinPartAonP61)Questions:1.Howandwhendidspaceexplorationbegin?2.Whowasthefirsthumanbeingtotravelinspace?3.Haveanyevidenceoflifebeenfoundonanyoftheplanetssofar?2)CompletethefollowingtablewiththeinformationyouhavegotfromthepassageTimeEventDiscovery195719591961Step3Matchexercises()explorationa.personwhotravelinouterspace\()spaceshipb.largemannedmanmadesatelliteusedforscientificresearch()spaceshuttlec.vehiclemannedorunmannedfortravelinginspace()spacestationd.theactivityoftravelingintoaplacetolearnaboutit()spacee.spaceshipdesignedforrepeatedusebetweentheearthandthespacestation()spacesuitf.universebeyondtheearth’satmosphereinwhichotherplanetsandstarsexist()pacewalkg.actofmovingaboutinspace()astronauth.suitcoveringthewholebodyandprovidingoxygenPickoutthecoloredwordstogetherwiththewordsinPartBandgivetheirChinesemeanings,andtrytorememberthem.outerspace外层空间launchpad发生台spaceexploration太空探险spaceshuttle航天飞机用心爱心专心116号编辑launch发射rocket火箭artificialsatellite人造卫星astronaut宇航员unmannedspaceship无人卫星spacestation空间站planet行星spacesuit宇航服sample样本trackingship测量船launchtower发射塔spacewalk太空行走Step4FillintheblanksNowthescientistgoesontotellyouaboutspacetravel.ReadthespeechandfillintheblanksinPartConPage7usingwordsabove.Step5KnowingaboutthefamilymembersinthesolarsystemThescientistisshowingthestudentsapictureofthesolarsystem.Writethenumberofeachplanetinthecorrectbox.(RefertothepronunciationonPage62)*Mercury*Venus*Earth*Mars*Jupiter*Saturn*Uranus*Neptune*PlutoStep6Discussion1.Ifyouhaveachancetogotooneoftheplanets,whichonewillbeyourfirstchoice?Why?2.Afteraseriesofsuccesses,spaceexplorationinChinaisverypopularnow.Asateenager,whatwillyouthinkof?用心爱心专心116号编辑
