Unit 4 Space Exploration Reading and Thinkingppt课件-（2021新）人教版高中英语高一必修第三册.pptx

1、n.边境边境;国界国界; 边远地区边远地区标题源于美国系列连续句标题源于美国系列连续句星际迷航星际迷航 (Star Trek) 每一集最初的引语，是剧中人物每一集最初的引语，是剧中人物James Kirk舰长的舰长的一段独白。一段独白。To read about the development and value of space exploration.Learn some useful expressions in the text. Are you curious about the universe? What do you want to know about it? Do you

2、know what humans have done to explore the universe? If you had a chance to travel into space, what would you like to do? What has our country done to explore the universe in the past few years?The first man going into the space: Yuri Gagarin, Soviet cosmonaut in 1961The first Chinese going into the

3、space: Yang Liwei, Chinese astronaut, in 2003The first man landing on the moon: Neil Alden Armstrong, American astronaut, Apollo 11 in 1967Can you name any famous astronauts?Before you read, look at the title and the photos. Discuss these questions.Jade RabbitApollo 11 Moon LandingChallenger after t

4、he accident1. What do you think are the main reasons for space exploration? The main reasons for space exploration are to further human exploration and to gather knowledge of the universe.2. What do you expect to read about in this text? The he future of space travel.3. What kind of passage is it? P

5、opular science article. (科普文科普文)4. Where can you find this kind of passage? Newspaper or magazine.Listen and read the text. Several sentences have been removed from it. Choose the correct sentence (A-D) to fill each gap.A. Although scientists try to make sure nothing goes wrong, accidents can still

6、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 Earths gravity.B D A Cn.火箭火箭n.重重力力;引力引力Use your own words to summarize th

7、e main idea for each paragraph.When the main idea is not clearly stated in a topic sentence, you should read the full paragraph or passage carefully and find the words or ideas that repeat themselves. They are likely evidence of the authors main idea.Summarise the main idea What is the topic sentenc

8、e in Paragraph 1? Can you use you own words to summarise the main idea? Is there a topic sentence in Paragraph 2? If not, what are the important points included in this paragraph? What is Paragraph 3 about? Can you find some words that repeat themselves? Can you find the topic sentence in Paragraph

9、4? Where is it? What is the topic sentence in Paragraph 5? 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

10、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.Title: _Introduction: Body: Conclusion: SPACE: THE FINAL FRONTIERparas.2-4para

11、.1para.5Peoples desire for space explorationSpace exploration in different countries and some accidentsThe future of space explorationChoose the right event to complete the timeline.A. American Voyager 1 was launched to study deep space and it still transmits data today.B. Yuri Gagarin became the fi

12、rst person in the world to go into space.C. China has made progress, such as sending people into space and vehicles onto the moon and completing the Chinese spacewalk. D. The Sputnik 1 satellite launched by the USSR successfully orbited around Earth.E. Europe, the US, and China plan to explore plane

13、ts like Mars and Jupiter.F. Most people thought it was impossible to travel into space.G. American astronaut Neil Armstrong stepped onto the moon. FDBGA CEvt.&n.发射发射;发发起起;上市上市vt.&vi.传输传输;发送发送n.资资料料;数据数据n.交通工具交通工具;车辆车辆n.太空行走太空行走n.人造卫星人造卫星n.轨道轨道;势力范围势力范围v.沿轨道运行沿轨道运行VehiclesMissions1. Shenzhou 52. Shen

14、zhou 63. Shenzhou 74. Jade Rabbit5. Tiangong 26. Tianzhou 17. Change 4 A. Studied the surface of the moon. B. Furthered the establishment of a space station. C. Completed a second manned orbit. D. Explored the surface of the far side of the moon. E. Independently sent humans into space. F. Completed

15、 the first Chinese spacewalk. G. Docked with Tiangong 2.Match the Chinese vehicles with their missions.ECFABGDadj.独立的独立的;自立的自立的v.对接对接;进港进港 n.码头码头What do people want to do when looking up at the stars? They want to learn more about space.Why do scientists make vehicles? To carry brave people into spa

16、ce to find out the secrets of the universe.n.宇宇宙宙;天地万物天地万物Read para. 1 and answer the following questions.Read para. 2 carefully and fill in the blanks.CountryTimeEventthe USSR in _in 1961The Sputnik 1 satellite was sent and _ around Earth._ went into the space.in _in 1977Neil Armstrong stepped onto

17、 the moon.Americas NASA space agency launched _.America1957orbitedVoyager 11969Yuri Gagarinn.机构机构;代理处代理处What does the international Space Station do?Read para. 3 and answer the questions.It orbits Earth and has astronauts from different countries on board, providing a continuous human presence in sp

18、ace.Why did the desire to explore the universe never die? This is because people believe in the importance of carrying on space exploration.n.渴望渴望;欲望欲望 vt.渴望渴望;期望期望继续做继续做;坚持干坚持干在宇宙飞船上在宇宙飞船上;在船在船(飞机飞机)上上Read para. 4 and fill in the blanks.TimeEventin _ Yang Liwei orbited Earth in _.Then._ completed a

19、 second manned orbit and the first Chinese spacewalk._ was sent to the moon to study its surface.After that China sent _ and _ to dock with it._ China has sent Change 4.2003Shenzhou 5 spacecraftShenzhou 6 and 7Jade RabbitMore recentlyTiangong 2 space labTianzhou 1n.航天器航天器;宇宙飞船宇宙飞船What is the authors

20、 attitude towards space exploration?A. pessimistic.B. disappointed.C. puzzled.D. positive.Read para. 5 and choose the correct answer.How do you know?What does the title “Space: The Final Frontier” mean to you? Share your ideas with the whole class.While I support space exploration, I dont think spac

21、e is the final frontier just yet. There is still much to learn about the Earth, and we are only at the very beginning of new technological breakthroughs involving information technology and AI. There are many scientific and technological frontiers all around us.Why does the author use this title?Com

22、plete the passage with words from the text.M_ is exploring space in the hope of finding out more about the u_. However, exploring space is both dangerous and challenging. One of the most dangerous parts of space exploration is helping people to escape Earths g_. If there is a mistake during the l_,

23、it can lead to an accident that kills everyone on b_. Getting out of o_ and back to Earths surface is also very dangerous. Despite the huge risks though, people will always continue to explore this final f_ so as to learn its secrets.Mankind universegravitylaunchboardorbitfrontier抱抱的希望的希望为了为了;以便以便 D

24、id the author use technical terms to explain science? Why? What is the authors purpose of writing this article? What writing techniques are used in this article?科普文的特点科普文的特点1) 标题简洁且引人注目；标题简洁且引人注目；2) 文章开头会针对主题内容提供简要的背景信息；文章开头会针对主题内容提供简要的背景信息；3) 对科学方法和步骤的描述较为精练简单，重点落在对科学对科学方法和步骤的描述较为精练简单，重点落在对科学 结论的阐释

25、上；结论的阐释上；4) 语言准确但通俗，尽量避免使用学术词汇语言准确但通俗，尽量避免使用学术词汇5) 为吸引读者，常使用各种修辞手法，如比喻、拟人等，写作为吸引读者，常使用各种修辞手法，如比喻、拟人等，写作 风格因人而异。风格因人而异。1. What is the clue of the passage and how you get it? 2. Do you like the title of this passage? Can you give another title to it?3. If possible, would you like to be an astronaut in

26、 the future? Why?Before the USSR sent the Sputnik 1 to orbit Earth in 1957, and Yuri Gagarin into space in 1961, 1. _ was just a dream. After American Neil Armstrong stepped onto the 2. _ in 1969, making “one giant leap for mankind” and many more 3. _, came disasters when all the astronauts of the U

27、SSRs Soyuz 11 and Americas Challenger missions died. Despite the 4. _, space exploration continued, the International Space Station on which 5. _ from different countries work together being a good example. survive, achievements, sadness, astronauts, Mars, space exploration, moon, thirdspace explora

28、tion moonachievementssadnessastronautsChina became the 6. _ country to send humans into space in 2003 when Yang Liwei orbited Earth in Shenzhou 5, followed by further Shenzhou missions and vehicles to explore the moon, Jade Rabbit and Change 4. Europe, the US and China now plan to explore 7. _ and J

29、upiter. Through space exploration, scientists hope to understand how the universe began and how to 8. _ well into the future. survive, achievements, sadness, astronauts, Mars, space exploration, moon, thirdthirdMarssurviveWrite something about the following three points about space exploration.1. The development of space exploration.2. Equipment for space exploration and the functions.3. Reasons for space exploration.