外研版（2019） 选择性必修第四册Unit 6 Space and Beyond Understanding ideas 课件-（30张）

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Unit 6 Space and beyond
Understanding ideas
目录页
contents
Pre-reading
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Language points
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Fast reading
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Homework
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Intensive reading
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Post-reading
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Pre-reading
Pre-reading
Complete the quiz and find out how much you know about space exploration. Try to guess if you are not sure of the answers.
1. The first satellite was launched
by the USSR in .
a. 1945
b. 1962
c. 1957
Pre-reading
2. The first person in space
was .
a. Robert Crippen
b. Yuri Gagarin
c. Neil Armstrong
Complete the quiz and find out how much you know about space exploration. Try to guess if you are not sure of the answers.
Pre-reading
3. The first person to walk in space was .
a. Alexei Leonov
b. William McCool
c. Yang Liwei
Complete the quiz and find out how much you know about space exploration. Try to guess if you are not sure of the answers.
Pre-reading
4. The first space station was
Salyut 1, which was launched
by .
a. the USA
b. the USSR
c. the European Space Agency
Complete the quiz and find out how much you know about space exploration. Try to guess if you are not sure of the answers.
Pre-reading
5. The first spacecraft to leave
the solar system was .
a. Vostok 1
b. Discovery
c. Voyager 1
Complete the quiz and find out how much you know about space exploration. Try to guess if you are not sure of the answers.
Pre-reading
Look at the title of the passage and the picture. Predict what the passage is about.
Prediction：
The passage mainly talks about the loss of Challenger and the humanity’s greatest journey of exploration and discovery.
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Fast reading
Fast reading
Now read the passage quickly and check your prediction.
Choose the ideas mentioned in the passage and find the evidence.
1 People thought space travel was no longer dangerous.
2 Christa would have inspired lots of people if she hadn’t lost her life on board the Challenger.
3 People were determined to continue with the space
programme after the disaster.
Fast reading
Choose the ideas mentioned in the passage and find the evidence.
4 The disaster proved we should use robots to explore space instead of people.
5 The shuttle was not reliable and should not have been used.
Fast reading
Fast reading
Choose the ideas mentioned in the passage and find the evidence.
1 People thought space travel was no longer dangerous.
2 Christa would have inspired lots of people if she hadn’t lost her life on board the Challenger.
3 People were determined to continue with the space
programme after the disaster.
Fast reading
Choose the ideas mentioned in the passage and find the evidence.
4 The disaster proved we should use robots to explore space instead of people.
5 The shuttle was not reliable and should not have been used.
Fast reading
Choose the ideas mentioned in the passage and find the evidence.
Para 2: Following the Moon landings, space travel rapidly became unexceptional to the public, as innovations succeeded each other.
Para 2: Christa hoped to communicate a sense of excitement and rekindle interest in the space programme.
evidence
Fast reading
Para 6: … inspiring us to join them in humanity’s greatest journey of exploration and discovery. The sacrifice of the Challenger calls to us, reminding us that we must continue to reach for the stars, no matter how distant they might seem.
evidence
Choose the ideas mentioned in the passage and find the evidence.
III
Intensive reading
Intensive reading
Organise information from the passage and complete the fact file.
SPACE SHUTTLE CHALLENGER DISASTER
Time: __________________
Place: Space Centre in Florida, USA Crew: _______________, including a
teacher
28 January 1986
seven astronauts
Intensive reading
SPACE SHUTTLE CHALLENGER DISASTER What was special about the Challenger launch
It was special because Christa McAuliffe aged 37, an ordinary teacher and mother, was about to become the first civilian in space.
Organize information from the passage and complete the fact file.
Intensive reading
SPACE SHUTTLE CHALLENGER DISASTER What was the teacher’s mission on
board the Challenger
She planned to give two 15-minute lessons from orbit: the first to demonstrate the controls of the spacecraft and explain how gravity worked, and the second to describe the objectives of the Challenger programme.
Organize information from the passage and complete the fact file.
Intensive reading
SPACE SHUTTLE CHALLENGER DISASTER What was done in the three years following the disaster
Space shuttle flights were suspended for nearly three years while the cause of the disaster was investigated, and some of the shuttle’s components were redesigned.
Organize information from the passage and complete the fact file.
Intensive reading
SPACE SHUTTLE CHALLENGER DISASTER Which shuttle followed the Challenger, and when was it launched
Discovery followed the Challenger, and was launched on 29 September 1988.
Organize information from the passage and complete the fact file.
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Post-reading
Now talk about what you can learn from the Challenger disaster.
Post-reading
1. What were people’s feelings before and after the Challenger disaster Find evidence in the passage to support your answer.
Post-reading
Before the Challenger disaster, people felt optimistic and were very excited to watch the take-off on TV. They became shocked and scared after the disaster.
2. Do you know of any other disasters that have occurred while exploring space Share one with the class. Why do you think people continue to explore space despite the risks
Post-reading
Students’ own answers.
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Homework
Homework
Write a short passage to introduce the development of China’s space exploration. Do research online if necessary.
thank you
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