Unit 4Unit 4Unit 4Unit 4SPACE: THE FINAL FRONTIERSPACE: THE FINAL FRONTIERn.边境境;国界国界;边远地地区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(StarTrek)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JamesKirk舰长的舰长的一段独白。一段独白。Toreadaboutthedevelopmentandvalueofspaceexploration.Learnsomeusefulexpressionsinthetext.Are you curious about the universe? What do you want to know about it? Do you 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?Thefirstmangoingintothespace:YuriGagarin,Sovietcosmonautin1961ThefirstChinesegoingintothespace:YangLiwei,Chineseastronaut,in2003Thefirstmanlandingonthemoon:NeilAldenArmstrong,Americanastronaut,Apollo11in1967Can you name any famous astronauts?Before you read, look at the title and the photos. Discuss these questions.Learn about the development of space explorationSPACE: THE FINAL FRONTIERSPACE: THE FINAL FRONTIERJade RabbitApollo 11 Moon LandingChallenger after the accident1.Whatdoyouthinkarethemainreasonsforspaceexploration?Themainreasonsforspaceexplorationaretofurtherhumanexplorationandtogatherknowledgeoftheuniverse.2.Whatdoyouexpecttoreadaboutinthistext?Thehefutureofspacetravel.3.Whatkindofpassageisit?Popularsciencearticle.(科普文科普文)4.Wherecanyoufindthiskindofpassage?Newspaperormagazine.Listen and read the text. Several sentences have been removed from it. Choose the correct sentence (A-D) to fill each gap.A.Althoughscientiststrytomakesurenothinggoeswrong,accidentscanstillhappen.B.Theyalsoreallywishtodiscoverotherplanetsthataresuitableenoughtosupportlife.C.Thefutureofspaceexplorationremainsbright.D.Aftermanyexperiments,theysucceededinmakingrocketsthatcouldescapeEarthsgravity.B D A Cn.火箭火箭n.重重力力;引力引力Use your own words to summarize the main idea for each paragraph.Whenthemainideaisnotclearlystatedinatopicsentence,youshouldreadthefullparagraphorpassagecarefullyandfindthewordsorideasthatrepeatthemselves.Theyarelikelyevidenceoftheauthorsmainidea.Summarise the main ideaWhatisthetopicsentenceinParagraph1?Canyouuseyouownwordstosummarisethemainidea?IsthereatopicsentenceinParagraph2?Ifnot,whataretheimportantpointsincludedinthisparagraph?WhatisParagraph3about?Canyoufindsomewordsthatrepeatthemselves?CanyoufindthetopicsentenceinParagraph4?Whereisit?WhatisthetopicsentenceinParagraph5?Humanshavealwayshadanaturalcuriosityaboutspace.Spacetravelbecamearealityinthe20thcentury,withAmericanandSovietspacemissions.Spacetravelhasalwaysinvolvedgreatrisk,butdespitetherisksexplorationcontinues.Chinahasmadegreatprogressinspaceexplorationintheearly21stcentury,becomingonlythethirdcountrytosendhumanstospace.Thefutureofspaceexplorationlooksbright,asmanycountriesareplanningfurthermissions.Title:_Introduction:Body:Conclusion:SPACE:THEFINALFRONTIERparas.2-4para.1para.5PeoplesdesireforspaceexplorationSpaceexplorationindifferentcountriesandsomeaccidentsThefutureofspaceexplorationChoose the right event to complete the timeline.A.AmericanVoyager1waslaunchedtostudydeepspaceanditstilltransmitsdatatoday.B.YuriGagarinbecamethefirstpersonintheworldtogointospace.C.Chinahasmadeprogress,suchassendingpeopleintospaceandvehiclesontothemoonandcompletingtheChinesespacewalk.D.TheSputnik1satellitelaunchedbytheUSSRsuccessfullyorbitedaroundEarth.E.Europe,theUS,andChinaplantoexploreplanetslikeMarsandJupiter.F.Mostpeoplethoughtitwasimpossibletotravelintospace.G.AmericanastronautNeilArmstrongsteppedontothemoon.FDBGACEvt.&n.发射射;发起起;上市上市vt.&vi.传输;发送送n.资料料;数据数据n.交通工具交通工具;车辆n.太空行走太空行走n.人造人造卫星星n.轨道道;势力范力范围v.沿沿轨道运行道运行VehiclesMissions1.Shenzhou52.Shenzhou63.Shenzhou74.JadeRabbit5.Tiangong26.Tianzhou17.Change4A.Studiedthesurfaceofthemoon.B.Furtheredtheestablishmentofaspacestation.C.Completedasecondmannedorbit.D.Exploredthesurfaceofthefarsideofthemoon.E.Independentlysenthumansintospace.F.CompletedthefirstChinesespacewalk.G.DockedwithTiangong2.Match the Chinese vehicles with their missions.ECFABGDadj.独立的独立的;自立的自立的v.对接接;进港港 n.码头Whatdopeoplewanttodowhenlookingupatthestars?Theywanttolearnmoreaboutspace.Whydoscientistsmakevehicles?Tocarrybravepeopleintospacetofindoutthesecretsoftheuniverse.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.CountryTimeEventtheUSSR in_in1961TheSputnik1satellitewassentand_aroundEarth._wentintothespace.in_in1977NeilArmstrongsteppedontothemoon.AmericasNASAspaceagencylaunched_.America1957orbitedVoyager11969YuriGagarinn.机构机构;代理代理处WhatdoestheinternationalSpaceStationdo?Read para. 3 and answer the questions.ItorbitsEarthandhasastronautsfromdifferentcountrieson board,providingacontinuoushumanpresenceinspace.Whydidthedesiretoexploretheuniverseneverdie?Thisisbecausepeoplebelieveintheimportanceofcarrying on spaceexploration.n.渴望渴望;欲望欲望vt.渴望渴望;期望期望继续做做;坚持干持干在宇宙在宇宙飞船上船上;在船在船(飞机机)上上Read para. 4 and fill in the blanks.TimeEventin_ YangLiweiorbitedEarthin_.Then._completedasecondmannedorbitandthefirstChinesespacewalk._wassenttothemoontostudyitssurface.AfterthatChinasent_and_to