Unit 1 Tales of the unexplainedWord PowerWho is she ?A beauty named Chang’e on the moon.The story about Chang’e told us that we human beings had been dreaming of traveling to space for thousands of years! space: e.g. spaceman space station spacesuit space shuttle spaceship outer space spacewalkn. 空间 , 空地；这张桌子占据了太多的空间。n. 地球大气以外；e.g. The desk takes up too much space. spacesuit astronaut1969.7.20 spacewalk space stationspace shuttle spaceshipSpace exploration exploration: n. 勘探，勘查，探索； space exploration oil exploration e.g. organize organization realizationrealizeexplore: v. 勘探，勘查，探索 ; Upon arriving on the island, we were eager to explore. ( 我们一到岛上就急不可耐地考察起来 .) Good afternoon, everyone. I’m so glad to be here to tell you something about outer space and space exploration. Space explor -ation began in 1957 with the launch of the first artificial satellite. Unmanned spaceships have been launched into space since 1959. By 1961, people were orbiting the Earth. Yuri Gagarin from the former Soviet Union become the first human being to travel in space. Today, most important planets have been examined. Photos have been taken and samples have been collected from the planets, but no evidence of life has been discovered on any of the planets so far. Scientific research still continues.Today’s space exploration Read the first part of the speech and complete the time line of the main events mentioned.TimeEvent1957 19591961 the launch of the first artificial satelliteunmanned spaceship… launch into spaceorbit the Earth launch: n. ( 航天器的 ) 发射 ;( 产品的 ) 上市… e.g. the successful launch of …a product launchv. 发射 ; 把 ( 航天器等 ) 发射上天…e.g. Does everyone ...
