UNIT 4 Listening and Speaking ppt课件-（2021新）人教版高中英语必修第三册.pptx

1、UNIT 4 SPACE EXPLORATIONListening and Speaking目 录Listening and SpeakingLanguage pointsListening and SpeakingLook at the picture and tell your classmates what you can see.Leading-inI can see the Chinese astronaut Wang Yaping giving a class to us.As for the space exploration, what do you think about ?

2、Leading-in spaceshuttleastronautspaceshiprocketspace suit.solar systemspace explorationTalk about how to become an astronautActivity 1You are going to listen to an interview with an astronaut. Before you listen，discuss the questions in groups.Activity 1Talk about how to become an astronaut1Can you n

3、ame any famous astronauts from China or abroad? 2Do you know anything about the selection procedure for astronauts? Make a list of the possible requirements. Some famous astronauts include Yuri Gagarin，John Glenn，Neil Armstrong，and Yang Liwei. In America，preference for selecting astronauts was origi

4、nally for test pilots or military pilots，because they were among the most elite pilots the nation had，and because they were in excellent physical shape. While it is no longer a requirement for astronauts to be pilots，generally they must be the very elite in their scientific fields and must still be

5、in very good physical shape.听力文本听力文本Inte rviewer：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. Inte rviewer：Mr Yang，our audience is very curious about how you succeeded in becoming Chinas first astronaut. It must hav

6、e 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 around 10 years. I fina

7、lly became Chinas first astronaut when I was 38 years old. Activity 2听力文本听力文本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 dif

8、ficult. Did you also have to be a certain size and weight? Mr Yang：Yes，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 n

9、eeds to be healthy and calm in order to work in space. But you also had to study 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 opp

10、ortunity. Activity 2Listen to the interview and tick the correct statements. 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

11、 To become 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. Activity 2Activity 2Listen again and fill in the blanks with the correct numbers.1Yang Liwei gr

12、aduated from college at the age of _.2 Before joining Chinas space programme，Mr Yang trained as a fighter pilot for about _years.3 Mr Yang was one of the _ pilots who 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

13、 in height and less than _ kg in weight.5Mr Yang became Chinas first astronaut when he was _ years old.22Activity 310141727038Listen for numbers Number questions are typically related to：time，telephone numbers，addresses，prices，weights，distances，etc. When you listen for numbers，you need to pay specia

14、l attention to big numbers as well as those that sound quite similar，such as thirteen and thirty，fourteen and forty，etc.Listen to the interview again and make a list of the requirements for becomingan astronaut.Activity 4Education background：Experience：Health condition：Courses：Special training：colle

15、ge degree，trained to be a fighter pilot more than 1，000 hours of flight experiencemust be in prefect health and shapeEnglish，science，and astronomypractise using space equipment，and do a lot of mental and physical trainingWork in pairs. Discuss whether you would like to be an astronaut in the future

16、and give your reasons. Use what you have learnt from the interview to help you.Activity 5EXAMPLE A：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 all

17、，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.Activity 5A：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

18、 be too difficult for me. There are so many requirements. First of all，you must be intelligent enough to get a related college degree. Then you have to be a pilot with years of training and practise flying. Finally，you must be really physically fit.B：So what might be the most difficult part for you?

19、A：I guess it might be the space travel itself. Im sure being weightless would be fun，and it would be wonderful to see the Earth and stars from space. But the spacesuit and capsule look terribly small and uncomfortable.It would be hard to stay in such a small space for so long. Also，theres no privacy

20、 at all. What if I have to go to the restroom?B：I see what you mean.Read the poem. Mark the stressed syllables with Read the poem. Mark the stressed syllables with and unstressed syllables with and unstressed syllables with . Then try reading the poem to each other with rhythm. . Then try reading th

21、e poem to each other with rhythm. PronunciationActivity 1Activity 2Listen and repeat after the recording. Check whether your mark-ups are correct.Language points核心词汇1 mental 1 mental adjadj. . 精神的；思想的；精神的；思想的；大脑的；存在于脑大脑的；存在于脑中的中的mentally adv. 精神上；心理上2 intelligent adj. 2 intelligent adj. 有智慧有智慧的；聪明的；有智力的；智能的的；聪明的；有智力的；智能的intelligence n. intelligence n. 智力；聪明；智能智力；聪明；智能artificial artificial intelligence intelligence 人工智能（人工智能（AIAI）The end