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Unit 6
Space and beyond
The Call of
the Challenger
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
2 The first person in space was _______.
a Robert Crippen b Yuri Gagarin c Neil Armstrong
3 The first person to walk in space was _______.
a Alexei Leonov b William McCool c Yang Liwei
4 The first space station was Salyut 1, which was launched by _______.
a the USA b the USSR c the European Space Agency
5 The first spacecraft to leave the solar system was _______.
a Vostok 1 b Discovery c Voyager 1
1 The first satellite was launched by the USSR in _______.
a 1945 b 1962 c 1957
2 The first person in space was _______.
a Robert Crippen b Yuri Gagarin c Neil Armstrong
尤里·阿列克谢耶维奇·加加林(俄文:Юрий Алексеевич Гагарин,英文:Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin,1934年3月9日-1968年3月27日),苏联航天员,苏联英雄,苏联红军上校飞行员,是第一个进入太空的人,也是第一个从太空中看到地球全貌的人。
3 The first person to walk in space was _______.
a Alexei Leonov b William McCool c Yang Liwei
人类首先太空行走由苏联完成,1965年3月18日,苏联宇航员阿列克谢·阿尔希波维奇·列昂诺夫(ALEXEI LEONOV)完成了人类太空史上的壮举——太空行走,成为太空行走第一人。
4 The first space station was Salyut 1, which was launched by ____.
a the USA b the USSR c the European Space Agency
1971年4月,前苏联发射了世界上第一个空间站,取名“礼炮1号”。它重约18吨,长约14米,最大直径4.2米,飞行轨道近地点219公里,远地点275公里,倾角51.6°。“礼炮号”由轨道舱、对接舱和服务舱三大部分组成。
5 The first spacecraft to leave the solar system was _______.
a Vostok 1 b Discovery c Voyager 1
北京时间2014年9月13日凌晨2点,美国国家航空航天局(NASA)召开新闻发布会,宣布37年前发射的“旅行者一号”探测器已经离开太阳系,正在飞向别的恒星。“旅行者一号”同时也是首个冲出太阳系的人类制造的飞行器,在人类的航空航天史上成为一座极具纪念意义的追销里程碑。
Look at the title of the passage and the pictures. Predict what the passage is about.
The passage mainly talks about the loss of Challenger and the humanity’s greatest journey of exploration and discovery.
Now read the passage and check your prediction.
Read for main idea of each paragraph.
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
Para. 4
Para. 5
Para. 6
Space travel became unexceptional to the public.
A student’s memory of the explosion of the Challenger.
Armstrong’s first Moon landing.
The disastrous space accident of the Challenger.
The space shuttle programme after the disaster.
The significance of the disaster to the space exploration.
Armstrong’s first moon landing.
Para. 1
Name
Time
Astronauts
Descriptions
Apollo 11
20 July 1969
Neil Armstrong and two others
The first landing on the Moon.
said the famous words “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”
“What had once been considered impossible had now been achieved.” ( clause)
Neil Armstrong
Subjective
Space travel became unexceptional to the public after the Moon landings.
Para. 2
Name
Time
Astronauts
Descriptions
Challenger
28 January 1986
Christa McAuliffe and six others
It was special.
Christa McAuliffe
aged _______
an ordinary _________________
was about to become _____________ in space
37
teacher and mother
the first civilian
Plans
two 15-minute lessons
about spacecraft and ________
the _________ of the space programme
gravity
objectives
The disastrous space accident of the Challenger.
Para. 3
Can you find out some nouns describing people’s feelings before and after the Challenger disaster
Excitement
Terror
Optimism
Failure
A student’s memory of the explosion of the Challenger.
Para. 4
The space shuttle programme after the disaster
Para. 5
Space shuttle flights were suspended for nearly ________ years.
The cause of the disaster was investigated.
Some of the shuttle’s ___________ were redesigned.
Effects
three
components
: us to join them in humanity’s greatest journey of exploration and discovery.
: us that we must continue to reach for the stars, no matter how distant they might seem.
The significance of the disaster to the space exploration
Para. 6
Significance
Inspire
Remind
First moon landing before the Challenger.
Para. 1
Space travel became unexceptional to the public.
Para. 2
One student’s memory of the explosion.
Para. 4
Space shuttle program after the explosion of the Challenger.
Para. 5
The explosion of the Challenger.
Para. 3
Para. 6
Significance
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
28 January 1986
seven astronauts
Organise information from the passage and complete the fact file.
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.
Organise information from the passage and complete the fact file.
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.
Organise information from the passage and complete the fact file.
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.
Now talk about what you can learn from the Challenger disaster.
Think & Share
What were people’s feelings before and after the Challenger disaster
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.
Thanks!