外研版选修八Module 5 The Conquest of the Universe - Reading and vocabulary课件（72张ppt）

课件72张PPT。Module 5Module 5
The Conquest of the UniverseReading & Vocabulary (1)阿波罗11号哥伦比亚号挑战者号accustomed
shuttle
Tune
witness
assume
in spite ofadj. 习惯的
n. 航天飞机
v. 收看(电视)，收听(广播)
v. 目击，亲眼看见；亲身经历
v. 假定，假设
不管Vocabularyadvanced
at the very beginning of
burstadj. 高级的, 先进的
在……一开始的时候
v. 爆炸What will happen in the future? What will you do in space?Discussionspend holidays in space, set up a base for scientific research, to be an astronaut to be sent into Mars…1. Part 1 is mainly about _______.
A. the history of space travel
B. human exploring the universe
C. the difficulty humans had
exploring the universe
D. the worst space accidentFast reading2. How is Part 1 developed?
A. By giving examples.
B. By explaining.
C. In order of time.
D. In order of space.3. From Part 2, we know that ____.
it is not worth exploring the
universe
B. being an astronaut is the worst job
C. poor technology is responsible for
the disaster
D. there’s a long way to go in
exploring the universe(1) the first landing on the Moon
(2) the first shuttle flight into space
(3) the first landing on Mars
(4) the explosion of the Challenger
(5) China’s first taikonaut Yang LiweiTick the subjects that are mentioned in the text.1. Read Part 1 of the passage and
answer the questions.1) Why does the writer call the passage
Space: the Final Frontier?Because there are no new places left on Earth for humans to discover but we have not yet explored space.2) How did people feel when they
watched the first moon landing?Excited but nervous.3) How did people feel about space
travel a few years later? They got used to it and thought it was safe and normal.4) What was different about the space
shuttle?The space shuttle could be used many times.5) Why did people want to watch the
Challenger take off?Because it was a new spacecraft and it had a teacher on board as well as astronauts.6) What did the Challenger disaster
teach the world?Space flight was still dangerous.2. Read Part 2 of the passage.
Work in pairs and describe:1) how the boy felt before the take-offHe was very excited.2) what happened when the Challenger
explodedThey all started screaming.3) how he felt after witnessing the
accident on TV He was in a state of shock.4) what he thought about space travel
a few weeks laterHe was not sure it was worth exploring space if people were going to die.3. Match the words in the box with
their meanings.1) to see something happen, for example an important event, or a crime
_______accustomed assume civilian
enthusiastic explode mankind
patience shuttle witnesswitness2) to think that something is true, even if you are not sure _______
3) a vehicle that goes to a place and comes back _______
4) an ordinary person who is not in the armed forces or the police _______
5) to burst with a lot of force and loud noise _______assumeshuttlecivilianexplode6) very interested in something or excited by it __________
7) the ability to stay calm, especially when you have to wait for something
________
8) all the people in the world ________
9) getting used to something __________enthusiasticpatiencemankindaccustomedMatch the items according to Part 1.The event
1. Neil Armstrong first set foot on the Moon on 21st July, 1969.
2. Several more spaceships were sent into space over the next few years after 1969.
3. The?Columbia, the first shuttle flight, launched into space on 12th April, 1981, landed safely in California.
4. The?Challenger?exploded just over a minute after it took off in Florida in 1986.People's reaction / The significance
a. It marked the start of a new age of space travel.
b. That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.
c. People were not so enthusiastic about a space travel programme.
d. It was the worst space accident ever and the world was shocked and sad.Keys: b, c, a, dFill in the blanks according to Part 2.?
?????? The boy had thought that 1. _________
______ as an astronaut must be the best job in the world. But when he saw the 2. ________ of the shuttle the?Challengeron TV, and later heard the bodies of the astronauts and the teacher's 3. __________ had been found at the bottom of the ocean, he was not so sure it was worth it at all. ?going intoexplosion?lesson plans?spaceHe thought that despite all our 4. __________________, the world was still only at the very beginning of its voyage into space.advanced technology4. Work in groups and discuss the
questions.1) Why do you think mankind has always been fascinated by space?
2) Do you think governments should spend money sending people into space? Why/Why not?Post reading3) Would you like to go on a journey into
space? Why/Why not?1. Ever since Neil Armstrong first set foot on the Moon back on 21st July, 1969, people have become accustomed to the idea of space travel.
自从尼尔·阿姆斯特朗在1969年7月21日首次踏上月球以来，人们对太空旅行这一概念已经非常熟悉。set foot on / in 意思是“________________
_________”
e.g. She left him and determined never to
set foot in that house again.
她离开了他，下决心再也不跨进那间
房子一步。 踏上；进入/ 到（某处）。be / get / become / grow accustomed to + 名词 / 代词 / 动名词，意思是 “________”（= be used to）。
e.g. My elder sister has grown accustomed
to looking after me.
我姐姐已经习惯于照顾我。
You will soon get accustomed to the
weather here.
你很快就会适应这里的气候的。习惯于2. Millions of people watched that first moon landing on television, their hearts in their mouths, aware of how difficult and dangerous an adventure it was, and what risks had to be taken.
数以百万计的人们从电视上观看了首次登月，他们的心提到了嗓子眼，因为他们十分清楚这次是多么艰难多么危险，以及要冒多么大的风险。1) heart in one’s mouth 意思是“_______
_____________” 。
e.g. When the bear came out of the
woods towards us, our hearts were
in our mouths.
当熊走出树林，向我们走过来
时，我们非常害怕。 非常紧张，提心吊胆2) 形容词aware常跟___引起短语，充当表
语或状语等。
e.g. It was several minutes before he was aware of what was happening. 几分钟之后，他才意识到发生了什么。
The driver sat there motionlessly, aware of how serious the traffic accident was. 司机一动不动地坐在那儿，他明白这场交通事故有多严重。of3. An ordinary teacher, Christa McAuliffe, 37, who was married with two children, was to be the first civilian in space.
一位37岁的普通教师克里斯塔.麦奥里菲将要成为第一位进入太空的普通公民，她已经结婚并有两个孩子。be to 表示安排____________。
e.g. My brother is to be married.
我的哥哥要结婚了。意向或目的4. By the time the challenger took off in
1986, the world seemed to have lost its
fear and wonder at the amazing
achievement of people going up into
space.
到1986年“挑战者” 号起飞之前，人们
似乎已经沉醉于人类走进太空这一巨
大成就而忘记了恐惧，也失去了好奇。动词seem后面跟不定式的不同形式（to do, to be doing, to have done）表示
______________________。
e.g. You seem to know his telephone
number.
你好像知道他的电话号码。动作发生的时间不一样They seem to be carrying out a space experiment.
他们似乎正在从事一项太空实验。
He seems to have passed the driving test.
他好像已经通过了驾驶考试。5. But this was going to be a special
flight and so millions of people tuned
in to witness the take-off on TV.
但是这次却将是特殊的飞行，数百万
人打开了电视来一睹这次起飞。“tune in” 的意思是：1）拨到某个电
台，收听某台节目 2）把……调到
（某台），收到（某台）。e.g. He turned on the radio and tuned in
to the BBC.
Some nights I can tune in that
station easily; other nights I can’t
tune it in at all.（翻译）
他打开收音机，收听英语广播公司
的节目。
有的晚上，我能很容易地收听到那个
电台；有的晚上却压根儿收不到。witness
【归纳】witness可作动词，也可作名词。
作动词时：①亲眼看见，目击；②见证，是……发生的地点（或时间等）。如：
Several students claim to have witnessed the attack.
This university has witnessed quite a few changes over the years.
Recent years have witnessed the decline of the steel industry.作名词时，意为：①目击者，见证人；
②证人；③证明，证据。如：
One witness to the accident said the driver appeared to be drunk.
The judge asked the witness to speak louder.
His ragged clothes were witness to his poverty.【即学即练】翻译下面句子。
1.?我是他们吵架时的目击者。
__________________________________
2.?我们亲眼见到本世纪最重要的科学进展。
__________________________________
__________________________________I was a witness to their quarrel.
We were witnessing the most important scientific development of the century.6. The world was in shock – maybe they assumed this space flight would be no more dangerous than getting on an aeroplane.
全世界的人都震惊了— 也许人们原本都认为这次太空飞行跟乘坐飞机一样没什么危险。1) n. 强烈的冲击或震动:
e.g. They were white with shock. (翻译)
他们由于震惊而脸色发白。
2) v. 使(某人)震惊:
e.g. It shocked me to see how my neighbors
treated their children. (翻译)
看到我的邻居那样对待他们的孩
子，我很吃惊。这个句子中的“no more dangerous than” 相当于“as safe as”。
e.g. His French is no better than mine.
的意思相当于：His French is as
poor as mine.
Mr Smith is no taller than Mr
Thompson. 相当于： Mr Smith is as
short as Mr Thompson.7. In spite of all our advanced technology, the world is still only at the very beginning of its voyage into space.
即便我们掌握了现在的全部先进技术，我们这个世界依然只是处于太空旅行的起步阶段。in spite of 意思是“______”。
e.g. In spite of all his efforts, he failed in
the exam.
In spite of the heavy snow, he drove
downtown. (翻译)
尽管他很努力，但是还没有通过考试。
尽管下着大雪，他还是开车去了城里。尽管和in spite of意思相同的单词是despite。
e.g. Despite his serious illness, he
attended the conference. (翻译)
尽管病得很严重，他还是参加了会
议。8. …as the shuttle exploded just over a minute after taking off in Florida…
……航天飞机在佛罗里达起飞一分多钟后就爆炸了，……1) (从身上)除掉, 脱下(衣物等):
e.g. He took off his hat and bowed
politely as he passed. (翻译)
当他经过的时候，他有礼貌地脱
帽鞠躬。2) (指飞机等)起飞
e.g. A helicopter is able to take off and
land straight up or down. (翻译)
直升飞机可以起飞和直上直下。 3) 取消, 停止使用
e.g. They’ve had to take two of the
evening buses off this route because
of a shortage of crews. (翻译)
由于缺乏工作人员，他们不得
不取消了这条线路上的两个夜
间巴士。9. It happened so quickly and everyone was in a state of shock.
事情发生得太突然了, 人们都惊呆了。
in a state of 意为“_____________”。处于……状态e.g. Everything was is in a state of disorder.
For some days the family lived in a state of excitement. (翻译)
一切都是混乱的状态。
这个家庭这段时间处于一种兴奋的 状态。10. Millions of people watched that first moon landing on television, their hearts in their mouths, aware of how difficult and dangerous an adventure it was, and what risks had to be taken.????
【分析】
①本句是一个主从复合句；
②主句是“主语（Millions of people）+谓语（watched）+宾语（that first moon landing）”结构；③their hearts in their mouths是“名词+介词短语”构成的独立主格结构，在句中作状语；aware of ... be taken是形容词短语作状语，其中how和what分别引导宾语从句，并列作介词of的宾语。
【句意】
数以百万计的人们从电视上观看了首次登月，他们的心提到了嗓子眼，因为他们十分清楚这次登月是多么艰难多么危险，以及要冒多么大的风险。【仿写】
人们从电视上看着战士们解救地震受难者，他们的心提到了嗓子眼，因为他们十分清楚这次任务是多么危险。
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________People watched the soldiers rescuing the victims of the earthquake on TV, their hearts in their mouths, aware of how dangerous a task it was. 11. When I heard, a few weeks later, that the bodies of the astronauts and even the teacher's lesson plans had been found at the bottom of the ocean, I was not so sure it was worth it at all.?????
【分析】
①本句是一个主从复合句；
②I was not so sure是主句，sure后是省略了that的宾语从句；③When I heard ... the ocean是时间状语从句，其中又包含一个that引导的从句，作________的宾语。
【句意】
几个星期后，当我听说那几位宇航员的遗体以及那位老师的教案在海底被找到的时候，我不再确信这一切是值得的。heard【仿写】
几个月后，当我听说马克失去了他的所有财产时，我不再确信他的投资是值得的。
____________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________When I heard, a few months later, that Mark had lost all of his wealth, I was not so sure his investment was worth it at all.I. 从方框中选择合适的短语, 用其适当形式填空。take off; slow down; send back; set up;
tune in to; burst with; be fascinated by;
become accustomed to;
lose one’s wonder at;
establish contact with1. She has _____________________ jogging daily and will feel uneasy without working out in the morning.
2. When I heard the news I felt as though my heart would _________ joy.
3. You look very tired. Why not _____ several days ____? become accustomed toburst with takeoff4. I _____________________ her in
Paris three years ago. After that, we
wrote to each other regularly.
5. Greatly ____________ the
performance of the children, the
audience broke into enthusiastic
applause from time to time. established contact with fascinated by6. _________ when coming to a
business district or you are likely to
have accidents.
7. I have ________________ his
eccentric behavior. Maybe he has
just gone mad.Slow down lost my wonder at 8. Originally, the charity was _____ to
help orphans in urban areas.
9. Please ________ Beijing Radio to
listen to 10 o’clock news.
10. The post office generally will ____
the dead letters ____ to the senders. set uptune in tobacksendII. 根据所给汉语提示完成下列句子， 每空一词。1. Do you know by whom the famous words “That’s ___ _____ ____（一小步） for man, ____ _____ ___（巨大飞跃） for mankind” were spoken? one giant leap one small step2. ___ _____ ___ __ ___ _____（我的心提到嗓子眼上）, as I walked onto the stage for the first time.
3. His _______ ______（有历史意义的航行）was financed by wealthy and influential Jews.My heart was in my mouth historic voyage 4. This is not only the beginning of a new month but also ___ ____ __ _ ___ ____ （新时代的开始）.
5. You have got to ____ _____ _______（非常有耐心）in dealing with the naughty kids. the start of a newagehave much patienceWrite an article about your feeling when Shenzhou Ⅺ was launched.