China's First Manual Space Docking SuccessfulTang Yuping From Daiyao Senior High China's three astronauts Liu YangJing Haipeng Liu Wang,Sending the manned spaceship into spaceAstronauts in the capsule of the spaceship Teaching aims : 1.Know about China's first manual space docking in space and the significant meanings to China 2.Have a good understanding of this reading passage. 3.Learn some new words and relevant expression. New words:1.manual adj. 手工的 10.automatic adj. 自动的2.dock v. 对接 11.psychological adj. 心理的 3.orbit n 轨道 12.cooperation n. 合作4.cargo 货物 14.submersible n. 潜水艇5.rendezvous n. 约会 , 会合 15.backup n. 支持后援 6.essential adj. 基本的7.berth n. 停泊处8.sophisticatedadj. 复杂的9. hitch n. 故障listen to the reading material and answerthe following questions:Q1:What is the passage about?Q2:How long did the astronauts take to complete this manual docking?Q3:What are the three factors behind today's manual docking success?Q4:What are the significant meanings of this successful manual space docking ?True or false exercises1.China is the fourthcountry, after the United States , Russia,and the UK to acquire technologies and skills necessary for space rendezvous and docking 2.China's manned submersible set a new national dive record in its exploration in the deep ocean.3.The manual docking was completed in only 7 minutes, 3 minutes slower than the automatic docking, said Liu.4.The Shenzhou IX spacecraft would be reconnected with the Tiangong-1 space lab module at 12:48 p.m about seven minutes later.5. China has planned about 19 billion yuan (3 billion U.S. dollars) in budget for the country's space rendezvous and docking missions including the ongoing Shenzhou IX spacecraft manned space docking mission.ConsolidationDivide the article into correct sectionsSummerize the main idea of eachsectionDiscussion:1.What are the requirements for thissuccessful manual space docking?2.How did the three astronauts perform and cooperate?Homework:Read the article after class and write outyour thoughts about China's prosperity.
