Unit 4 Space Exploration Reading and Thinking 课件（共34张，内嵌音视频）2024-2025学年高中英语人教版（2019）必修第三册

(共34张PPT)
Unit 4
Space
Exploration
Reading and Thinking
Teaching Objectives:
1. List the major events in the history of space exploration and China’s achievements in this field.
2. Form their own idea about the importance of carrying on space exploration.
Key and difficult points:
Key point：1. Analyze and summarize the structure of the text and language features of a popular science article.
2. Pay attention to the cohesion and coherence of the text.
Difficult point：Summarize the main idea of each paragraph using newly learned words and expressions.
Listening
01
Listen to the interview and tick the correct statements.
1. The audience is curious about how Yang Liwei became the first Chinese astronaut.
2. Mr. Yang always believed that he would become an astronaut one day.
3. Mr. Yang was selected to attend pilot training with 13 other people.
4. To become an astronaut in China, you have to have 1,350 hours of flying experience.
5. Astronauts not only had to learn how to use space equipment, but also had to do a lot of mental and physical training.
He dreamt to be an astronaut but he never thought his wish would come true.
It’s not mentioned.
Listen and fill in the blanks with the correct numbers.
1. Yang Liwei graduated from college at the age of __________.
2. Before he joined China’s space programme, Mr. Yang trained as a fighter pilot for __________ years.
3. Mr. Yang was one of the _________ pilots who were chosen to train for space flights.
4. 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.
5. Mr Yang became China’s first astronaut when he was _________ years old.
22
10
14
172
70
38
time
number
height
weight
age
Listen to the interview again and make a list of the requirements for becoming an astronaut.
Education background: __________ degree, trained to be ____________
Experience: ______ hours of ___________ experience
Health condition: must be in perfect ___________________
Courses: __________，___________and____________
Special training: Practice using ________________, and do a lot of ____________________________training
College
a fighter pilot
1350
flying
health and shape
English
science
astronomy
space equipment
mental and physical
Lead-in
02
This clip is from The Wandering Earth Ⅱ, a science fiction movie.
Do you know other science fiction
movies about Space.
2001: A Space Odyssey
《2001太空漫游》
Oblivion
《遗落战境》
Interstellar《星际穿越》
Ender's Game
《安德的游戏》
Ad Astra
《星际探索》
These movies contain the curiosity and imagination of mankind about space for a long time. In fact, human has never given up exploring space.
Pre-reading
03
Prediction
What does the passage mainly talk about
The passage mainly talks about the__________ of space exploration and human's __________.
development
efforts
disappointment n.失望，沮丧
be disappointed in/with sb. 对某人失望
be disappointed to do sth. 对做某事感到失望
be disappointed at/about/with/by sth. 对某事/物失望
disappointed
Vocabulary
adj.失望的;沮丧的
disappointing
练习：We were expecting to win, so a draw (平局) was a _____________ (disappoint) result for us.
Vocabulary
launch
launch an attack/invasion/a campaign
发起攻击/侵略/运动
launch a lifeboat 放救生艇下水
a product launch 产品发布
launch a communications satellite/a missile/a rocket
发射通信卫星/导弹/火箭
练习：___________ (launch) last year in paperback, the book has become popular with young people.
Launched
v.开始从事;发起;上市
be determined to do sth. 决心做某事
be determined that... 决心……
determined efforts 坚定不移的努力
determined opposition 坚决反对
determine to do sth. 决定/决心做某事
determine on (doing) sth. 决定(做)某事
determined
Vocabulary
to pick
adj.有决心的;意志坚定的
练习：After the fire we were determined_______ (pick) up the pieces and get the business back on its feet.
a strong desire for power/knowledge
强烈的权力欲 /求知欲
(have) a desire to do (有)做······的渴望
(have) a desire for (有)对······的渴望
desire to do... 渴望做……
desire
Vocabulary
n.愿望;渴望;欲望
vt.渴望;期望
练习：Fashion is a competitive and hard business where people's desire ______ new idea is hard to satisfy.
for
While-reading
04
What should we pay attention to
A. Although scientists try to make sure nothing goes wrong,
accidents can still happen.
B. They also really wish to discover other planets that are
suitable enough to support life.
C. The future of space exploration remains bright.
D. After many experiments, they succeeded in making
rockets that could escape Earth’s gravity.
转折词
新话题
指代
表并列
时间顺序
指代
Please read the text, choose the correct sentence to fill each gap and give the relative reasons.
Read for details
"Are we alone What's out there " Looking up at the stars, people have always wanted to learn more about space, and scientists work hard to find answers. They make vehicles to carry brave people into space and find out the secrets of the universe. _____________
D. After many experiments, they succeeded in making
rockets that could escape Earth’s gravity.
C. The future of space exploration remains bright.
B. They also really wish to discover other planets that are
suitable enough to support life.
A. Although scientists try to make sure nothing goes wrong,
accidents can still happen.
关键词复现：近义词
逻辑上，递进also；代词they复现
B
Para.1
"Are we alone What's out there " Looking up at the stars, people have always wanted to learn more about space, and scientists work hard to find answers. They make vehicles to carry brave people into space and find out the secrets of the universe. _____________
Main Idea
Humans have always
had a natural
curiosity about space.
Why does the author begin the passage with two questions
To impress the readers
To attract readers’ attention and curiosity
To raise readers’ reflection
B
Read for details
Before the mid-20th century, most people felt travelling into space was only a dream that could never come true. However, some scientists were determined to realise that dream to explore space. _______. On 4 October 1957, ... and on 12 April 1961, ... Over eight years later, on 20 July 1969, ...
A. Although scientists try to make sure nothing goes wrong,
accidents can still happen.
B. They also really wish to discover other planets that are
suitable enough to support life.
C. The future of space exploration remains bright.
D. After many experiments, they succeeded in making
rockets that could escape Earth’s gravity.
Para.2
同义词复现: realise、 succeed in doing sth.
语义:反复出现，加以概括
逻辑上：时间先后
D
Before the mid-20th century, most people felt travelling into space was an impossible dream. However, some scientists were determined to help humans realise their dream to explore space. After many experiments, they succeeded in making rockets that could escape Earth’s gravity. On 4 October 1957, the Sputnik 1 satellite was launched by the USSR and successfully orbited around Earth. Afterwards, the USSR focused on sending people into space, and on 12 April 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first person in the world to go into space. Over eight years later, on 20 July 1969, American astronaut Neil Armstrong stepped onto the moon, famously saying, “That’s one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind.” Following this, many more goals were achieved. For example, America’s NASA space agency launched Voyager 1 on 5 September 1977 to study deep space, and it still transmits data today.
How does the writer show the achievements
A. using examples B. giving specific time
C. making comparison D. A&B
________________. All the astronauts on the USSR's Soyuz 11 and America's Challenger died during their missions. These disasters made everyone sad and disappointed, but the desire to explore universe never died. This is because people believe in the importance of carrying on space exploration despite the huge risks…
D. After many experiments, they succeeded in making
rockets that could escape Earth’s gravity.
C. The future of space exploration remains bright.
B. They also really wish to discover other planets that are
suitable enough to support life.
A. Although scientists try to make sure nothing goes wrong,
accidents can still happen.
Read for details
Para.3
A
关键词复现：died，disaster, accident
What accident is mentioned
Although scientists try to make sure nothing goes wrong, accidents can still happen. All the astronauts on the USSR’s Soyuz 11 and America’s Challenger died during their missions. These disasters made everyone sad and disappointed, but the desire to explore the universe never died. This is because people believe in the importance of carrying on space exploration despite the huge risks. An example of this ongoing work is the International Space Station. It orbits Earth and has astronauts from different countries on board, providing a continuous human presence in space.
Why don’t people stop exploring
Read for details
Para.4
China's space programme started later than those of Russia and the US, but it has made great progress in a short time. China became the third country in the world to independently send humans into space in 2003, when Yang Liwei successfully orbited Earth in the Shenzhou 5 spacecraft. Then Shenzhou 6 and 7 completed a second manned orbit and the first Chinese spacewalk, followed by the vehicle Jade Rabbit being sent to the moon to study its surface. After that, China launched the Tiangong 2 space lab into space and Tianzhou 1 to dock with it. This signalled one step further in China's plan to establish a space station in the future. More recently, China has sent Chang'e 4 to explore the surface of the far side of the moon to make measurements and observations.
What are the achievements in China’s space exploration
Time Event
in 2003 Yang Liwei orbited Earth in ____________________.
Then... _______________ completed a second manned orbit and the first Chinese spacewalk.
___________ was sent to the moon to study its surface.
After that China lauched a space lab__________ into space and __________ to dock with it.
More recently _____________has been sent to the surface of the far side of the moon to make measurements and observations.
Shenzhou 5 spacecraft
Shenzhou 6 and 7
Jade Rabbit
Tiangong 2
Chang’e 4
Tianzhou 1
Read for details
________________. Europe, the US, and China all have plans to further study and explores planets like Mars and Jupiter. Despite the difficulties, scientists hope future discoveries will not only enables us to understand how the universe began, but also help us survive well into the future.
A. Although scientists try to make sure nothing goes wrong,
accidents can still happen.
B. They also really wish to discover other planets that are
suitable enough to support life.
C. The future of space exploration remains bright.
D. After many experiments, they succeeded in making
rockets that could escape Earth’s gravity.
Para.5
同一语义词复现
相同词高频复现
C
The future of space exploration remains bright. Europe, the US, and China all have plans to further study and explore planets like Mars and Jupiter. Despite the difficulties, scientists hope future discoveries will not only enable us to understand how the universe began, but also help us survive well into the future.
What’s the author’s attitude towards space exploration
A. Objective B. Pessimistic C. Positive D. Doubtful
Use your own words to summarise the main idea for each paragraph.
Humans have always had a natural curiosity about space.
Space travel became a reality in the 20th century, with American and Soviet space missions.
Space travel has always involved great risk, but despite the risks exploration continues.
China has made great progress in space exploration in the early 21st century, becoming only the third country to send humans to space.
The future of space exploration looks bright, as many countries are planning further missions.
Find the main idea of a paragraph
The main idea is sometimes stated in either the opening or closing sentence. If not, summarise the paragraph in your mind by asking yourself, “What is it mainly about ”
Find out the structure of the text.
Para.1 Why People are curious about space
Para.2 Achievements of American and Soviet
Para.3 Space exploration in continues spite of great risks
Para.5 The future of space exploration
Para.4 China's achievements
Part 1 Dream
Part 2 Achievements
Part 3 Future
Post-reading
05
Complete the passage with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.
to achieve
using
to get
known
to store
to help
Group work
Do you think it is worthwhile exploring the space
List your reasons as many as possible!
Explore the unknown world;
Seek out new life and new civilization;
Invent new technologies which could have benefits for Earth;
Gather knowledge of the universe;
Solve the problem of energy shortages on Earth
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