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What do you know about space/the universe
We have sent a spaceship to Mars.
We have been to the moon.
We haven’t discovered life on Mars.
We haven’t sent an astronaut to Mars.
There are 8 planets in space.
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Unit 2
We have not found life on any other planets yet.
the moon
an astronaut
the earth
spaceships
the solar system
There are 8 planets in the solar system.
a group of planets
We have sent manned spaceships to the moon.
unmanned
Shenzhou-5 is the first manned spaceship. The space flight lasted 21 hours by Yang Liwei in October, 2003. Yang Liwei was called “China’s first astronaut”.
Shenzhou -6 is a manned spaceship
Fei Junlong
Nie Haisheng
the Shenzhou -7 manned spaceship
The first woman astronaut is in the Shenzhou -9 manned spaceship.
It is Shenzhou-9.
Its name is Tiangong-1.
They connected first. They are going to discover some new things in the universe.
If you want to know more about spaceships , you can search for more information on the Internet at weekends.
Anyone out there
Life on the earth
The sun and other stars
The stars at night
Read the passage and choose the best title for it.
Fast-reading
when we want to know the main idea of a passage, please pay more attention to the first or the last paragraph.
However, we have not found life on any other planets yet.
With so many stars in the universe, are we alone,or is there life out there
Anyone out there
Learning to learn
When you read a passage with a title and pictures, think about the words you may find in the passage, and the questions you may want to ask before you start to read.
Read Paragraph 2 and choose the main idea of it.
How large is the Universe
Where are we
How far can we go now
How large is the Universe
Where are we
How far can we go now
Careful-reading
star (the sun)
planets
solar system
solar system
the Galaxy/the Milky Way
universe
Put them in order: small — large.
galaxy planet solar system star universe
planet— star —solar system — galaxy— universe
Read Paragraph 3 and choose the main idea of it.
How large is the Universe
Where are we
How far can we go now
Do you know how large the universe is
No, it's impossible to imagine.
Careful-reading
Read Paragraph 4 and choose the main idea of it.
How large is the Universe
Where are we
How far can we go now
Have scientists sent spaceships outside the solar system
Have spaceships reached other stars
Careful-reading
Check(√) the true sentences.
1. The earth is a star.
2. The sun is a star.
3. There is more than one galaxy in the universe.
4. The light from the stars in other galaxies has travelled for a long time to reach us.
5. Scientists have received many messages from space.
6. Spaceships have visited most of the universe.
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Thinking time.
Are we alone
Is there any life out there in space
Have there been visitors to the earth from other planets
Why has no one communicated with us
Intensive-reading
communicate environment none solar system universe
Is there life on other planets There are seven other planets in our _______________but _________ of them has a(n) ______________ like that of the earth. Spaceships from the earth have done surveys of the other planets, but they have not found any life there. Why has no one from other planets tried to _______________ with us It is true that scientists have not discovered life on other planets in the ___________ yet, but some scientists believe that they will find it some day.
solar system
none
environment
communicate
universe
You must do:
Listen and imitate the passage three times.
Remember the new words and expressions.
Do the exercises of M9U1
You may do:
Go online to search for some information
on the space travel on the weekend.