课件27张PPT。
M2U1 Word power
—Space exploration
高二英语组
Module 2 Unit 1
word powerLead-inWhat is the latest space exploration in China?
Let’s see a video frequency of Tiangong I (天宫一号视频)请单击下一张天宫一号（Tiangong-1）是中国第一个目标飞行器，于2011年9月29日21时16分3秒在酒泉卫星发射中心发射，飞行器全长10.4米，最大直径3.35米，由实验舱和资源舱构成。它的发射标志着中国迈入中国航天“三步走”战略的第二步第二阶段。按照计划，神舟八号、神舟九号、神舟十号飞船将在两年内依次与天宫一号完成无人或有人交会对接任务，并建立中国首个空间实验室。2011年10月10日，天宫一号腾讯微博发出第一张自拍照。 Do you know some related information
about Tiangong-1? Space exploration
What achievements have humans made so far in space exploration?
Please read the first part of the speech and complete the table of the main
space exploration mentioned. (Part A on Page6)In 1961In 1957Since1959In 1969TodayThe first man-made satellite went around the EarthSpaceships have been sent up into spaceThe first person travelled in spaceThe first person landed on the MoonExamine important planets in the solar system, take photos and sent back to the EarthastronautsPart B Learning words relatedspace shuttle: a vehicle that is designed
to carry people into space and back to
the Earth several times to do experimentsspace shuttlerocket: lifts the space shuttle into spacespacesuit: suit covering the whole body
and supplied with airspacewalk: act or time of moving about
in space outside a spacecraftWhat’s this?A launch towerlaunch pada platform from
which a space shuttle is sent into space.space station What lifts the space shuttle into space?Two rockets.Fall into the sea and a ship will pick them up. tracking shipWhat happens to the two rockets after they separate from the space shuttle?Using the learned words (Part C P7) : read the speech about space travel and fill in the blanks. On 27 September 2008, the Chinese astronaut Zhai Zhigang took a walk in space. I guess some of you are dreaming of becoming an _________ and travelling to _________ to carry out scientific research. I once went to space. I travelled by ___________,astronautouter spacespace shuttlea spaceship that looks like a plane. Two ________ supported by a launch tower lifted it into space. At a certain distance from the Earth, the rockets separated from the space shuttle and fell into the sea. Then a ____________ picked them up. tracking shiprocketsI did research in a base in outer space called _____________. Sometimes I went out of it to take a ___________. In outer space astronauts cannot take off their ___________, which protect them and provide oxygen.spacewalkspacesuitsspace stationThe universePart D (P7) Ask students to look at the picture of the universe. Write the correct number in each box below. The galaxy银河系satellite (卫星)Planet行星 恒星 star Answers of Part Dthe Sun the Milky Way
the Moon the Earth5426Extension :Can you name the 9 planets in the solar system? Look at the picture.Please rank the 9 planets in the order of the distance which is nearest from the Sun to the farthest from the Sun. Mercury水星Other words:
Comet彗星 Asteroids小行星 Moon太阳系九大行星在国际上的称呼：
地球：国际名“该姬”——希腊神话中的地母神 金星：国际名“维纳斯”——爱与美的女神
木星：国际名“朱庇特”——古罗马神话中的万神之王 水星：国际名“墨丘民”——为众神传信并掌握商业、道路之神 火星：国际名“玛尔斯”——古罗马战神 土星：国际名“萨图恩”——古罗马农神 天王星：国际名“乌刺诺斯”——希腊神话中的天神 海王星：国际名“尼普顿”——罗马神话中的海神 冥王星：国际名“普路托”——希腊神话中的冥王
Summary & homework1. We learned many new words about space and space exploration in this class, please try to remember them and use them properly.
2. If you are interested in space exploration, please look for more information related by yourself.Thank you课件20张PPT。Unit 3 Science and natureThe perfect copyLead in
What happened to the Monkey king? Four hundred years ago Chinese people created the cloned images in Pilgrimage to the West《西游记》, but now it has become reality in life.Reading strategy2. Scan the body of the article . Circle any words you do not know. 1. Begin by reading the first and last paragraph3. Read through the article a few times.Reading strategy1. Begin by reading the first and last paragraphPara 1:
Para 6:An announcement about the first cloned human embryo caused much debate.Chinese scientists continue to research ways in which cloning can benefit mankind.Reading strategy2. Scan the body of the article . Circle any words you do not know. Detail readingStep 1 Read each paragraph of the passage and then Match each paragraph with its correct main idea
Para 1
Para 2
Para 3
Para 4
Para 5
Para 6An announcement about the first cloned human embryo caused much debate.The first cloned mammal was Dolly. Ian Wilmut is shocked that some scientists are considering cloning human beings.A woman wants to have a cloned baby.Cloning human embryos is illegal in many countries, but some scientists still want to clone human beings.Chinese scientists continue to research ways in which cloning can benefit mankind.Step 2 Fill in the blanks with proper wordsvaluelikely scientificcreate/ causeintendedcuring Unable anxious/eagersuccess beneficialStep 3 Reading comprehensionComprehension The passage is mainly about_______.
A. what cloning is
B. the advantage of cloning
C. arguments about cloning human embryos
D. the disadvantage of cloning
2.We can learn from the two letters_______.
A. both of the writers are pro-cloning.
B. both of the writers are anti-cloning.
C. neither of the writers are against cloning.
D. both of the writers are not for cloning
human embryos
3.The announcement of successful human embryo
cloning has caused much debate because______.
A. people still have no clear idea about the results
of human cloning
B. valuable tissues and organs can be used to save
humans
C. mankind is going to produce terrible monsters
D. people know that nature will punish mankind
for human cloningComprehension4.The success of the cloned sheep Dolly has proved that_________.
cloning will create more diseases in animal
world
B. cloned animals will die at a much younger age
than normal
C. man has been able to produce an exact copy
from an adult cell
D. man can interfere with nature at his willComprehension5. According to the passage, what is the real
intention of Ian Wilmut’s cloning research?
A. To create copies of humans in the end.
B. To destroy human embryos in the end.
C. To create new tissues or organs for sale.
D. To cure deadly diseases eventually.Comprehension6. How does a woman who cannot give a birth
benefit from cloning?
She can have a baby using another woman’s egg.
B. She can have a baby genetically related to her.
C. She can adopt someone else’s child by cloning.
D. She can have more children.
7. What can we infer from the whole passage?
Cloning animals is illegal in Italy.
B. Chinese scientists are trying to benefit mankind
by using cloning technology.
C. Chinese scientists want to be the first to clone a
human baby.
D. Colin Jake agrees with the scientists who want
to clone a human baby.ComprehensionConclusionWe should adopt science within limits. Never break the rule of nature.Do you want to have a cloned brother or sister?
foragainstYour reasonsA debate Homework: Homework:
Write a letter to the editor and
express your opinions about
cloning human embryos.Thank you
