Unit 6 Understanding ideas ppt课件-（2019）新外研版高中英语选择性必修第四册.pptx

1、Unit 6 Space and beyond Understanding ideasTeaching objectivesObtain the main information of the process of the Challengers crash;Understand the significance of the crash to the history of human spaceflight;Appreciate humans brave and courageous spirits in the process of space exploration.1 The firs

2、t satellite was launched by the USSR in _.A 1945 B 1962 C 19572 The first person in space was _.A Robert Crippen B Yuri Gagarin C Neil Armstrong3 The first person to walk in space was _.A Alexei Leonov B William McCool C Yang Liwei4 The first space station was Sylyut, which was launched by _.A the U

3、SA B the USSR C the European Space Agency5 The first spacecraft to leave the solar system was _.A Vostok 1 B Discovery C Voyager 1Do you know these space exploration “ Firsts”?Lead-inActivity 1PredictingLook at the title of the passage and the picture. Predict what the passage is about.Now read the

4、passage and check your prediction.The call of ChallengerActivity 2Reading for general ideasSkim the text and match the general idea of each paragraph. Para 1Para 2Para 3Para 4 Para 5 Para 6A. The take-off of the Challenger space shuttle.B. The explosion of the Challenger from a students eye.C. The d

5、escription of Armstrongs landing on the Moon.D. The space accident cast a shadow on peoples hearts.E. The space shuttle programme went on with the launch of Discovery.F. The astronauts heroic deeds inspire us to continue the space exploration.CADBEFActivity 3Close readingRead para.1-2. Answer the fo

6、llowing questions. What is the change after Armstrongs first set foot on the Moon? What about the time, place, and crew of Challenger? What was special about the Challenger launch? What was the teachers mission on board the Challenger?Activity 3Close readingFollowing the Moon landings, space travel

7、rapidly became unexceptional to the public, as innovations succeeded each other. What is the change after Armstrongs first set foot on the Moon?Activity 3Close readingWhat about the time, place, and crew of Challenger?Time : Place :Crew: 28 January 1986seven astronauts Space Centre in Florida, USAAc

8、tivity 3Close readingWhat 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.Activity 3Close readingWhat was the teachers mission on board the Challenger?She planned to give two 15-

9、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. Activity 3Close readingRead para.3-5. Answer the following question. What was done in the three years following th

10、e disaster? Which shuttle followed the Challenger, and when was it launched?Activity 3Close readingWhat 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 shuttles component

11、s were redesigned.Activity 3Close readingWhich shuttle followed the Challenger, and when was it launched?Discovery followed the Challenger, and was launched on 29 September 1988.Activity 3Close readingCould you summarize the text after the close reading?With Neil Armstrongs successful landing on the

12、 Moon on 20 July 1969,and other landings, people became accustomed to the notion of space travel. However, the disaster of the Challenger on 28 January 1986,cast a shadow on peoples hearts. Dangerous as it is, people never stop the pace of space exploration, and on 29 September 1988 witnessed the su

13、ccessful launch of Discovery. The heroic deeds of the astronauts inspire us to go on with the exploration.Activity 4Food for thought1. Why do you think people continue to explore space despite the risks?2. How do you understand the title “The call of challenger” now?3. Would you like to go into spac

14、e? Give your reasons.Comments from Internet“I would like to go to space as you can float around and see what we live on!”“I would love to be an astronaut, it has been a dream of mine! I think that the planets and the universe are super interesting to learn about!”“I would love to go to space, it wou

15、ld be an amazing experience, plus only around 1 in 1.3 million people become astronauts, so it would be a once in a lifetime experience.”Comments from Internet“I would love to go to space because I have loved reading and researching space. I would love to see some spiral galaxies while Im in space.”

16、“I would like to go to space but I would be very scared, what if you got lost?”“Travelling in space would be fun because you would be able to float around, but scary because you might run out of food or oxygen.”Some people think the money spent developing technology for space is not justified. There

17、 are some beneficial ways to spend this money. To what extent do you agree or disagree? Write an argumentative essay around 150 words.AssignmentTeaching objectivesObtain the main information of the process of the Challengers crash;Understand the significance of the crash to the history of human spaceflight;Appreciate humans brave and courageous spirits in the process of space exploration.