1、UNIT 4 SPACE EXPLORATIONListening and Speaking astronaut strnt(美美)cosmonautkzmnt（俄）（俄）taikongnaut（中）（中）Do you know some famous astronauts from China or abroad?The first man going into the space:Yuri Gagarin(尤里尤里加加林加加林)Soviet cosmonaut in 1961(前苏联宇航员前苏联宇航员)Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the bas
2、is of mans desire to understand.One small step for man,one giant leap for mankind.The first man to land on the moon.Neil Alden Armstrong(尼尔尼尔奥尔登奥尔登阿姆斯特朗阿姆斯特朗)神秘感激发好奇心，神秘感激发好奇心，而好奇心而好奇心则是人们探索未知事物的前提。则是人们探索未知事物的前提。The first Chinese going into the space:Yang Liwei,taikongnaut in 2003Chinas first female
3、 taikongnaut:Liu Yang,in 2012What do you think of their job?Do you want to be an astronaut？NOT everyone can become an astronaut.Do you know about the selection procedure for astronauts?requirements heightweightEducational background?Health conditioninterviewerintervieweeWhile-listeningListen to an i
4、nterview with Yang Liwei to learn how he became Chinas first astronaut.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 becom
5、e 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.参加飞行员训练参加飞行员训练飞行经验飞行经验航天设备航天设备智力和体能训练智力和体能训练2.Listen to the interview and tick the correct statements.I nev
6、er thought my wish would come true.Altogether，14 of us were chosen I had 1350 hours.,which I think really helped me.1.Yang Liwei graduated from college at the age of _.2.Before he joined Chinas space programme,Mr Yang trained as a fighter pilot for about _ years.3.Mr Yang was one of the _ pilots who
7、 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 Chinas first astronaut when he was _ years old.centimetrekilogramagetimenumberheight/weightage2210147017238 Alt
8、ogether,14 of us were chosen from among 1,500 pilots to train for space flightsAttention:Pay special attention to big numbers as well as those that sound quite similar such as thirteen and thirty,fourteen and forty,etc.3.Listen and fill in the blanks with the correct numbers.4.Listen to the intervie
9、w again and make a list of the requirements for becoming an astronaut.Education background:_ degree,trained to be _Experience:_ hours of _ experienceHealth condition:must be in perfect _ and _Courses:_，_and_Special training:Practice using _,and do a lot of _trainingastronomyscienceEnglishhealth shap
10、eflightspace equipmentmental and physical1350a fighter pilotCollege 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 Chinas f
11、irst 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 a
12、round听力原文听力原文10 years.I finally became Chinas 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
13、 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,
14、at the time,you had to be shorter than 172 centimetres 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 s
15、tudy 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.5.Work in pairs.Discuss whether you would like to be an astronaut in t
16、he future and give your reasons.Use what you have learnt from the interview to help you.SpeakingExampleA:You know,I think being an astronaut would be cool.B:Do you want to work in space in the future?A:Im not sure,but I think it might be too difficult for me.There are so many requirements.First of a
17、ll,you must be intelligent enough to get a related college degree.Then you have to.B:So what might be the most difficult part for you?A:I guess it might be the.you can be an astronautyou can be the greatestyou can do your bestdedicate yourself and youll stand in the hall of fameyou will be a superheroBye
