1、Unit 1 Space Exploration,Learning Objectives,In this unit, you will: 1. learn about peoples attitudes towards space missions and future trends of space exploration; 2. familiarize yourself with the words, expressions, and sentence patterns related to the theme; 3. use these words, expressions, and s
2、entence patterns correctly; 4. research space missions on the Internet; 5. give an oral presentation to the class about space missions; 6. learn to illustrate ideas with quotations and apply it to your writing.,Part I Approaching the Topic,Part II Understanding the Text,Part III Exploring the Topic,
3、Part IV Integrated Exercises,Part V Writing Strategy,Part I Approaching the Topic,Task 1 Brainstorming,Task 2 Surfing and Reporting,Task 3 Watching and Retelling,Task 4 Vocabulary Preview,1. Discuss the above pictures with your partner and make a list of no less than 10 words to discuss space scienc
4、e.2. How can space exploration affect people on the Earth?,Task 1 Brainstorming,Unit 1 Part I Task 1,1. Work in groups and find information on the Internet about the following terms.,Task 2 Surfing and Reporting,Unit 1 Part I Task 2,Web resources http:/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page http:/www.nasa.
5、gov/ http:/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_program http:/www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/index.html,Answers for reference:,Unit 1 Part I Task 2,2. An astronaut, or a cosmonaut, is a person trained to travel in a spacecraft, beyond the limits of the Earth. Though its an extremely dangerous job, many p
6、eople have achieved their dream of going to space. Find detailed information about the following astronauts, then present your research to the class.,Unit 1 Part I Task 2,Unit 1 Part I Task 2,a mechanical engineer, US air force pilot and astronaut; the Lunar Module pilot on Apollo 11; the second hum
7、an being to set foot on the Moon.,1930 1999,a naval officer, astronaut and engineer; the third person to walk on the Moon; describing himself as the first man to dance on the Moon; flying on the Gemini 5 and 11, Apollo 12, and Skylab 2 missions.,American,Pete Conrad,1930,Unit 1 Part I Task 2,an astr
8、onaut and engineer; the fourth person to walk on the Moon in November 1969.,1930,an American pilot, engineer, and astronaut; as the Lunar Module pilot of Apollo 14, spending nine hours working on the lunar surface in the Fra Mauro Highlands region, making him the sixth person to walk on the Moon.,Am
9、erican,1932,American,Unit 1 Part I Task 2,a USAF Brigadier General, an astronaut and engineer for NASA; the youngest of only twelve people who have walked on the moon; a member of the astronaut support crew for Apollo 10 in 1969; serving as Capcom (通讯员) for Apollo 11; a backup Lunar Module pilot on
10、Apollo 13; serving as Lunar Module pilot of Apollo 16 in 1972 where he and John W. Young landed at the Descartes Highlands and conducted three Extravehicular activities, making Duke the tenth person to walk upon the Moon; serving as backup lunar module pilot for Apollo 17.,1935,American,Charlie Duke
11、,Unit 1 Part I Task 2,a NASA astronaut; one of only 24 people to have flown to the Moon; serving as backup pilot for the Gemini 8 flight; in September 1966, making his first space flight as pilot of Gemini 11, alongside Pete Conrad; assigned as backup command module pilot for Apollo 9, and in Novemb
12、er 1969, flying as command module pilot of Apollo 12, the second manned mission to land on the Moon;,1929,American,Dick Gordon (Richard Francis Gordon, Jr.),Unit 1 Part I Task 2,assigned backup commander of Apollo 15 and slated to walk on the Moon as commander of Apollo 18, but the mission was cance
13、lled due to budget cuts.,American,Dick Gordon (Richard Francis Gordon, Jr.),1929,Unit 1 Part I Task 2,an astronaut and test pilot; his first spaceflight being Gemini 10, in which he and command pilot John Young performed two rendezvous with different spacecraft and Collins undertook two extravehicul
14、ar activities; Acting as the command module pilot for Apollo 11, supporting Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin to make the first manned landing on the lunar surface; one of the 24 humans to have flown to the Moon.,1930,American, born in Italy,Michael Collins,Unit 1 Part I Task 2,an astronaut and enginee
15、r; commander of the Apollo 15 mission; the seventh person to walk on the Moon; the first person to drive on the Moon; as command module pilot on Apollo 9, David Scott becoming the last American to fly solo in earth orbit.,1932,American,Dave Scott (David Randolph Scott),on 12 April, 1961, becoming th
16、e first human in outer space and the first to orbit the Earth; receiving medals from around the world for his pioneering tour in space.,1934 1968,Soviet,Yuri Gagarin,Unit 1 Part I Task 2,the first woman to fly in space; selected to pilot Vostok 6 on 16 June 1963, lasting almost three days in space,
17、performing various tests on herself to collect data on the female bodys reaction to spaceflight.,1937,Soviet,Valentina Tereshkova,a major general and military pilot and a CNSA astronaut; the first man sent into space by the Chinese space program and his mission, Shenzhou 5, making the PRC the third
18、country independently send people into space.,1965,Chinese,Yang Liwei,Unit 1 Part I Task 2,an officer in the Peoples Liberation Army Air Force and a CNSA astronaut; During the Shenzhou 7 mission in 2008, becoming the first Chinese to carry out a spacewalk.,1966,Chinese,Zhai Zhigang,Task 3 Watching a
19、nd Retelling,1. Watch the video clip “In the Shadow of the Moon”. Fill in the blanks with the information you have heard. Use the glossary below as a reference.,Unit 1 Part I Task 3,Unit 1 Part I Task 3,Unit 1 Part I Task 3,(Dave Scott) It truly is an oasis, and we dont take very good care of it. An
20、d I think the elevation of that awareness is 1)to, you know, saving the Earth, if you will. (John Young) Earth has changed a lot since we 2) in Gemini. Theres a lot of things like 3) , and you can see that when you hit orbit now. You can see the big cities all have their own set of 4) . They really
21、do. We ought to be looking out for our kids and our grandkids, and what are we worried about? The price of a gallon of gasoline. You know, in the United States, theyre worried about $ 3 a gallon gas. I said, thats awful, you know?,a real contribution,started flying,urban pollution,unique atmospheres
22、,_,_,_,_,Unit 1 Part I Task 3,(Alan Bean) Since that time, I have not 5) one single time. Im glad there is weather. Ive not complained about the traffic; Im glad theres people around. One of the things that I did when I got home, I went down to 6)and Id just go around there, get an ice cream cone or
23、 something and just watch the people go by and think, “Boy, were lucky to be here. Why do people complain about the Earth? We are living in the Garden of Eden!”(Mike Collins) As I 7) , if I use one word, I would use the word “luck”. I just feel very lucky. You know, Neil Armstrong was born in 1930;
24、Buzz Aldrin was born in 1930; Mike Collins was born in 1930. I mean how lucky can you get? We just happen along at the right time.,complained about the weather,shopping centers,look back,_ _,_,_,Unit 1 Part I Task 3,(Alan Bean) I feel blessed every single day. 8) , “This is great, this was wonderful
25、 er Yeah. Somebody had to go and they happened to pick me, so its great.”(Alan Bean) You know, some of the tabloids are saying that we did this in a hanger in Arizona. Maybe that would have been a good idea!(Mike Collins) I dont know how I would grab someone by the collar who didnt believe, and shak
26、e them and somehow change their mind.(Dave Scott) Any significant event in history, somebodys had a conspiracy theory one way or the other.,Not a day goes by that I dont think,_ _,Unit 1 Part I Task 3,(Mike Collins) I dont know two Americans who have a fantastic secret without one of them blurting i
27、t out to the Press! 9) ?(Charles Duke) Weve been to the Moon nine times. I mean, why did we fake it nine times if we faked it?(Eugene Cernan) Truth needs no defense. 10) .,Can you imagine thousands of people able to keep this secret,Nobody, nobody, can ever take those footsteps I made on the surface
28、 of the Moon away from me,_,_ _ _,2. Watch the video again and then discuss the main idea with the group., ,【Script】,Unit 1 Part I Task 3,Many astronauts who have took part in Apollo missions talk about their deep thinking about the Earth after they return to it. They find the protection about the E
29、arth environment is urgent, and they value what they have on the Earth more than before.,Script,Unit 1 Part I Task 3,Task 4 Vocabulary Preview,Read the words and phrases below, paying attention to the pronunciation. Use the scale below to give yourself a score for each word. After finishing the stud
30、y of the unit, score yourself again to check your improvement.,Unit 1 Part I Task 4,Glossary for Main Reading,Unit 1 Part I Task 4,Unit 1 Part I Task 4,Unit 1 Part I Task 4,Glossary for Related Reading,Unit 1 Part I Task 4,Unit 1 Part I Task 4,Unit 1 Part I Task 4,Part II Understanding the Text,Main
31、 Reading,Related Reading,Part II Understanding the Text,Main Reading,Text-related Information,Text Analysis,Language Points,Translation of the Texts,Tasks,Text-related Information,Unit 1 Part II Main Reading,1. T. S. Eliot,2.Comet,Unit 1 Part II Main Reading,3.Mars,Unit 1 Part II Main Reading,4. Sol
32、ar sails,Text Analysis,Unit 1 Part II Main Reading,Unit 1 Part II Main Reading,Unit 1 Part II Main Reading,Unit 1 Part II Main Reading,Unit 1 Part II Main Reading,Language Points,Unit 1 Part II Main Reading,1. The Apollo missions were supposed to reveal the truth about the Moon. In fact, they taught
33、 us about the Earth and ourselves. (L1),Paraphrase:,People on the Earth thought that the Apollo space programs were to uncover the secrets of the Moon. However, they made people know more about the Earth and Earthmen.,【译文】,阿波罗登月任务本应揭示月球的真相，但实际上却让我们更了解了地球和人类自身。,1) be supposed to be thought to，be expe
34、cted to 被认为是，被期待要做什么,The teacher claimed that high school students were not supposed to do housework or play games in face of the entrance examinations to college, which I strongly objected to.,Unit 1 Part II Main Reading,e.g.,“Suppose” can also be used in active voice： I suppose you have some diffi
35、culty getting accustomed to university life. ( Here, suppose means guess, figure. ),e.g.,Unit 1 Part II Main Reading,2) reveal the truth uncover the fact,“Suppose” can be used to start a sentence for hypothesis, with a subject and predicate following it. Sometimes, the subjunctive mood can be used i
36、f there is little chance for the hypothesis to be realized:,Other collocations: reveal a secret, reveal ones truth /feelings, reveal exact details, reveal the news, reveal a list, reveal ones sexual preference/orientation, reveal a scandal.,Suppose you won a million dollar lottery. What would you do
37、?,e.g.,Unit 1 Part II Main Reading,Documents reveal that James Joyce hated the paralyzed atmosphere in his motherland but still loved her deeply.,e.g.,reveal vt. indicate, show, imply 显露出，流露出,revelation n. the act of making people aware of something that has been secret; a fact that people are made
38、aware of, especially one that has been secret and is surprising; something that is considered to be a sign or message from God,The Revelations is the last chapter of the New Testament of Bible, which predicts the successive catastrophes in the future world, the doomsday and the Last Judgment from Go
39、d.,e.g.,2. . Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were shown footage of the worlds reaction to the lunar landing. (L3),Paraphrase:,Other people showed a short video clip to Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin for them to see how people all over the world responded to their moon landing.,【译文】,人们给尼尔阿姆斯特朗和巴兹奥尔德林播
40、放了录像短片，上面记录了全世界对登月的反响。,Unit 1 Part II Main Reading,The president of the milk company wrote a letter to the local TV station in reaction to journalists disclosure of toxicant milk powder produced in his company.,e.g.,reaction n. what sb. do or say in response to sth.,Unit 1 Part II Main Reading,3. .
41、; pavements outside TV shops crammed as people watched in awe. (L6),Paraphrase:,People gathered around TV shops to see broadcast of moon landing with deep respect and admiration. There were so many people that the pavements outside of the shops were also full of them.,【译文】,电视机专卖店外的人行道上挤满了敬畏不已的观众。,Un
42、it 1 Part II Main Reading,1) cram vt.,I often cram my bedroom with books and draft paper. cram ones mouth with candies cram letters into a drawer,e.g., to learn a lot of things in a short time, in preparation for an exam cram for an English examination cf： crammer 补习学校, to push or force somebody/som
43、ething into a small space; to move into a small space with the result that it is full,e.g.,Unit 1 Part II Main Reading,2) in awe with deep respect and admiration 带着崇敬、敬畏的心情,Susan remarked in awe, “The Garden of Eden must have contained every species of vegetables, fruit herbs and flowers.” Though Ha
44、rry was eighteen, tall and strong, he was still as much in awe of his elder brother as when he had been a little boy. In ancient China, wives were supposed to be in awe of their husbands.,e.g.,Unit 1 Part II Main Reading,4. The clues had been there from the start, when the crew of Apollo 8 became th
45、e first humans to leave their planet. (L10),Paraphrase:,The signs of realizing that space missions were not about the Moon but about the Earth have already been shown from the beginning of human exploration of space. At that time, the members of Apollo 8 were the first humans to leave the Earth for
46、the outer space.,【译文】,当阿波罗八号的成员成为第一批飞离地球的人，关于任务背后的思考就开始了。,Unit 1 Part II Main Reading,You speak too fast. Most of the parents in this classroom would not have a clue what you are talking about. Children wouldnt have a clue what a dragon looks like.,e.g.,clue n. 线索、迹象、提示等 have a clue have a knowledge
47、 of sth. 知晓，了解,5. orbiting the Moon (L11) 相当于,orbit vt move around something along a track,All the other planets and smaller bodies that orbit the sun amount to nothing more than bread crumbs （面包屑）by comparison.,e.g.,Unit 1 Part II Main Reading,6. realized with a sense of reverence (L14),【译文】,带着崇敬的心
48、情意识到,1) a sense of 是一个常用的结构，比如，a sense of humor 幽默感，a sense of responsibility 责任感，a sense of security 安全感，有时在 sense 前面加上 good 强调,My grandapa has a good sense of humor.,e.g.,2) reverence n. feeling of deep respect 敬重，景仰,The old king was held in great reverence. hold a profound reverence to somebody,e.g.,Unit 1 Part II Main Reading,7. over the next four years (L18),【译文】,在接下来的四年中,over prep. during 在期间,Over the next few weeks the kid got accustomed sleeping alone at night. discuss the issue over supper My deskmate went to sleep over geography class.,
