Unit 4 Listening and Speaking 导学案
学习目标
1. To learn and talk about how to become an astronaut and life in space by listening to two interviews with astronauts.
2. To learn and use some expressions about the topic as well as cultivating the spirits of astronauts and scientists.
3. To learn and practice some listening strategies such as listen for numbers and listen for details.
学习重难点
1. 学会根有效获取关于数字的信息。
2. 结合已有背景知识，运用话题词汇描述航天相关内容。
本单元听力策略预习
Listen for numbers
Number questions are typically related to: time, telephone numbers, addresses, prices, weights, distances, etc.
When you listen for numbers, you need to pay special attention to big numbers as well as those that sound quite similar, such as thirteen and thirty, fourteen and forty, etc.
课堂练习
Activity 1 Warming up
Before you listen, Can you name any famous astronauts from China or abroad
答案：The first man going into the space: Yuri Gagarin, Soviet Union, in 1961.
The first man landing on the moon: Neil Armstrong, America, in 1967.
The first Chinese going into space: Yang Liwei, in 2003.
China's first female astronaut: Liu Yang, in 2012.
Activity 2 While listening
1. Listen to the interview and tick the correct statements.
⑴The audience is curious about how Yang Liwei became the first Chinese astronaut.
⑵ Mr. Yang always believed that he would become an astronaut one day.
⑶Mr. Yang was selected to attend pilot training with 13 other people.
⑷To become an astronaut in China, you have to have 1,350 hours of flying experience.
⑸Astronauts not only had to learn how to use space equipment, but also had to do a lot of mental and physical training.
答案：1，3, 5
2. Listen again and fill in the blanks with the correct numbers.
⑴Yang Liwei graduated from college at the age of ________.
⑵Before he joined China’s space programme, Mr Yang trained as a fighter pilot for ____ years.
⑶ Mr Yang was one of the _____ pilots who were chosen to train for space flights.
⑷ At the time when Mr Yang entered the space programme, astronauts had to be shorter than ________ cm in height and less than ____ kg in weight.
⑸Mr Yang became China’s first astronaut when he was _____ years old.
答案：22；10；14；172；70；38
3. Listen to the interview again and make a list of the requirements for becoming an astronaut.
Education background:____________________________________
Experience:______________________________________________
Health condition:__________________________________________
_________________________________________
Courses:_________________________________________________
Special training:__________________________________________
答案：1. college degree
2. rich experience of fighter
3. perfect physical and mental health and body shape; proper height and weight
4. English, science and astronomy
5. using space equipment; physical and mental training
反思总结
本节课学到了哪些知识？
宇航员的选拔条件和标准。
听力材料
Interviewer: Today we are very pleased to chat with Mr Yang Liwei, the first Chinese astronaut.
Welcome to the show, Mr Yang.
Mr Yang: Thank you.
Interviewer: Mr Yang, our audience is very curious about how you succeeded in becoming China's
first astronaut. It must have been a very difficult thing to achieve. Did you always want to be an astronaut
Mr Yang: Yes, I dreamt of it when I was young, but I never thought my wish would come true. It
took a long time. First, I got my college degree when I was 22, and then I worked as a fighter pilot for around 10 years. I finally became China's first astronaut when I was 38 years old.
Interviewer: Oh, so you must be a really experienced pilot. Do you think that was one of the reasons why you were chosen for the space programme
Mr Yang: Sure, I had 1, 350 hours of flight experience, which I think really helped me.
Interviewer: So how difficult was it to join the space programme
Mr Yang: There was a lot of competition. Altogether, 14 of us were chosen from among 1,500 pilots to train for space flights.
Interviewer: That sounds really difficult. Did you also have to be a certain size and weight
Mr Yang: Yes, at the time, you had to be shorter than 172 centimeters in height and weigh less than 70 kilograms. You also had to be in perfect health and perfect shape.
Interviewer: So you were the perfect choice! As we all know, an astronaut needs to be healthy and calm in order to work in space. But you also had to study a lot, too, right
Mr Yang: Yes, I had to learn English, science, and astronomy. I also had to practise using space equipment, and do a lot of mental and physical training. It was very tiring, but I was so proud to have the opportunity.Unit 4 Listening and Speaking 导学案
学习目标
1. To learn and talk about how to become an astronaut and life in space by listening to two interviews with astronauts.
2. To learn and use some expressions about the topic as well as cultivating the spirits of astronauts and scientists.
3. To learn and practice some listening strategies such as listen for numbers and listen for details.
学习重难点
1. 学会根有效获取关于数字的信息。
2. 结合已有背景知识，运用话题词汇描述航天相关内容。
本单元听力策略预习
Listen for numbers
Number questions are typically related to: time, telephone numbers, addresses, prices, weights, distances, etc.
When you listen for numbers, you need to pay special attention to big numbers as well as those that sound quite similar, such as thirteen and thirty, fourteen and forty, etc.
课堂练习
Activity 1 Warming up
Before you listen, Can you name any famous astronauts from China or abroad
Activity 2 While listening
1. Listen to the interview and tick the correct statements.
⑴The audience is curious about how Yang Liwei became the first Chinese astronaut.
⑵ Mr. Yang always believed that he would become an astronaut one day.
⑶Mr. Yang was selected to attend pilot training with 13 other people.
⑷To become an astronaut in China, you have to have 1,350 hours of flying experience.
⑸Astronauts not only had to learn how to use space equipment, but also had to do a lot of mental and physical training.
2. Listen again and fill in the blanks with the correct numbers.
⑴Yang Liwei graduated from college at the age of ________.
⑵Before he joined China’s space programme, Mr Yang trained as a fighter pilot for ____ years.
⑶ Mr Yang was one of the _____ pilots who were chosen to train for space flights.
⑷ At the time when Mr Yang entered the space programme, astronauts had to be shorter than ________ cm in height and less than ____ kg in weight.
⑸Mr Yang became China’s first astronaut when he was _____ years old.
3. Listen to the interview again and make a list of the requirements for becoming an astronaut.
Education background:____________________________________
Experience:______________________________________________
Health condition:__________________________________________
_________________________________________
Courses:_________________________________________________
Special training:__________________________________________
反思总结
本节课学到了哪些知识？
宇航员的选拔条件和标准。
听力材料
Interviewer: Today we are very pleased to chat with Mr Yang Liwei, the first Chinese astronaut.
Welcome to the show, Mr Yang.
Mr Yang: Thank you.
Interviewer: Mr Yang, our audience is very curious about how you succeeded in becoming China's
first astronaut. It must have been a very difficult thing to achieve. Did you always want to be an astronaut
Mr Yang: Yes, I dreamt of it when I was young, but I never thought my wish would come true. It
took a long time. First, I got my college degree when I was 22, and then I worked as a fighter pilot for around 10 years. I finally became China's first astronaut when I was 38 years old.
Interviewer: Oh, so you must be a really experienced pilot. Do you think that was one of the reasons why you were chosen for the space programme
Mr Yang: Sure, I had 1, 350 hours of flight experience, which I think really helped me.
Interviewer: So how difficult was it to join the space programme
Mr Yang: There was a lot of competition. Altogether, 14 of us were chosen from among 1,500 pilots to train for space flights.
Interviewer: That sounds really difficult. Did you also have to be a certain size and weight
Mr Yang: Yes, at the time, you had to be shorter than 172 centimeters in height and weigh less than 70 kilograms. You also had to be in perfect health and perfect shape.
Interviewer: So you were the perfect choice! As we all know, an astronaut needs to be healthy and calm in order to work in space. But you also had to study a lot, too, right
Mr Yang: Yes, I had to learn English, science, and astronomy. I also had to practise using space equipment, and do a lot of mental and physical training. It was very tiring, but I was so proud to have the opportunity.
