牛津高中英语M2U1WordPowerSpaceexploration.pptx

Unit 1 Tales of the unexplainedWord power Who is she?A beauty named Change on the moon.The story about Change told us that we human beings had been dreaming of traveling to space for thousands of years!Discussion 1.Have you ever thought about exploring space one day?What would you do in space?2.Who was the first man to travel to the moon and what do you know about him?nNeil Armstrong n This is a small n step for an man,n but a giant leapn forn mankind n n 这是一个人的n 的一小步，却是n 人类的一大步。Questions:1.When did space exploration begin in the world?2.When was the first manned spaceship launched in China?Now there is a scientist who will tell you something about outer space and space exploration.In 1957Oct.15,20033.What achievements have humans made so far in space exploration?Read the first part of the speech and complete the time line of the main events mentioned.TimeEvent1957 19591961 the launch of the first artificial satelliteunmanned spaceship launch into spaceorbit the Earth2005astronauts spacesuit astronaut1969.7.20 spacewalk space stationspace shuttle spaceshipspaceship:space shuttle:a vehicle for carrying people through space a vehicle that is designed to carry people into space and back to the Earth several times to do experimentsWhats this?A launch tower.launch pad a platform from which a space shuttle is sent into spaceWhat lifts the space shuttle into space?Two rockets.What happens to the two rockets after they separate from the space shuttle?Fall into the sea and a ship will pick them up.tracking ship space shuttlelaunch padspace stationspacewalktracking shiprocketastronautspacesuitlaunch towerWord powerLook at your textbooks andfill in the blanks of part C using words from page 6I guess some of you are dreaming of becoming an _ and travelling to _ to carry out _.If this comes true,youll probably travel by _,a spaceship that looks like an aeroplane.Two _ supported by a launch tower will lift the space shuttle into space.Some time after the rockets and the space shuttle are _,the rockets will separate from the space shuttle and fall into the sea.Then a ship will pick them up.Astronauts will do their research in a base in outer space called _.Sometimes they go out of their space shuttle to take a _.In outer space astronauts cannot take off their _,which protect them and provide oxygen.In 1965,Alexei Leonov from the former Soviet Union became the first human being to take a walk in space.astronaut space space explorationspace shuttle rockets launched space stationspacewalkspacesuits Consolidationspaceship/spacecraftspace shuttle space station spacespacesuitspacewalk astronaut (spaceman/spacewoman)space explorationA.Person who travels in outer space B.Large manned artificial satellite used as a base for operations in space,e.g.for scientific research C.Vehicle manned or unmanned for traveling in space D.Sealed suit covering the whole body and supplied with air,allowing the wearer to move about in space E.Manned spaceship designed for repeated use,e.g.between Earth and a space station or the moon F.The exploration of space,traveling into space in order to learn about it G.Action of moving about in space outside a spacecraft Explanation H.Universe beyond the Earths atmosphere in which all other planets and stars existSunMercuryJupiterUranusVenusEarthMarsSaturnNeptune5148267EarthJupiter Mercury Mars Neptune Venus Saturn Uranus 123456783nGuess nThis planet is the second in order of the sun,next to the Earth.It is named after a nRoman goddess.Its known as an early morning star.nVenus 金星金星nIt is the fifth planet from the sun.It is the largest one in the solar system.nJupiter 木星木星nIt is the smallest planet in the solar system and the nearest to the sun.When it appears in the morning,its know as Apollo in honor of the Roman God of the sun.nMercury 水星水星nThis planet called a blue planet because about 70%of its surface is covered by sea.This is where we live.nEarthnThis planet has a striking(显著的）red appearance.It is a dusty cold world and covered by an atmosphere too thin to breathe.nMars 火星火星nThis planet has large rings,which make it one of the most visually(视觉上）remarkable(显著的）objects in the solar system.It is also the only one of the planets less dense(密集的）than water.nSaturn 土星土星nThis planet,which is the seventh in order from the sun,was the first planet to be discovered in history.It was in the year 1781.It has a faint(暗淡的）ring system.nUranus 天王星天王星Writing:If you had a chance to travel in space,which planet would you want to go?Why?How would you like to go there?HomeworkP86.A2;p87 B2