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M2U3 Project Activity Paper
M2U3 Project: Interviewing an expert

Learning aims:
From this class, you will
● know about the detailed information about Yang Liwei
● improve your ability of reading biographic passages.
● improve your ability by writing an article to introduce a professional.
Teaching procedures:
Step 1: Brainstorming.
Q1. Who was the first astronaut to walk in space?

Q2. Who was the first astronaut for the Chinese space mission?

Q3. What do you think of him?
Step 2: Reading practice
Task 1: Skim the text and answer the following questions.
1.What made Yang Liwei China’s first astronaut?

2.What was he interested in when he was young?

3.How were they trained to be an astronaut ?

Task 2: A. Listen to the text and answer the following T or F questions. If it is false, correct it.
( )1. It took Yang Liwei less than 21 hours to finish his journey into space.
( )2. Born in 1965, Yang has wanted to fly since he was a young boy.
( )3. In 1987 he graduated and became a pilot.
( )4. He was one of the only 14 selected from 921 candidates.
( )5. All they learned are survival skills and knowledge on how spaceships and rockets are built.
( )6. Yang Liwei was hard working and always in control of himself.
( )7. His superiors were sure he would be successful because of his high scores.

( )8. Young people all over the world can look up to him as an example of a man who have a wonderful dream.
B. Scan the text, divide it into three parts to know the structure and tell the function of each part.
Paragraphs Main ideas
Part1 (para. _ ) Introduction of Yang’s space exploration
Part2 (para. _ ) Yang’s childhood, education experiences and training
Part3 (para. _ ) Yang’s success and influence
C. Read aloud the text again to complete the task-based reading.
Explorer
Introduction
The①______ took Yang Liwei 600,000 kilometers in orbit and made him China’s first astronaut in space.
Yang’s②_______
He③_______ to fly when he was a young boy.
He loved science and technology from a young age.
Yang’s way
to success
He joined the army and became a pilot in 1987.
In 1998, he④_______ to be a member of Project 921and became one of the 14 from 1,500⑤_______.
The 14 members⑥_______ the next 5 years being trained.
He took all kinds of tests to prove he was one of the three who were⑦_______ for the Chinese space adventure.
His superior were⑧_______ that he would succeed because of his good qualities.
Results of Yang’s exploration

His name will go down in history.
The people of china will take⑨_______ in Yang Liwei.
He will be looked up to as an⑩_______by the young.
step 3: Croup Discussion:
1. What qualities does Yang have to achieve his success according to this passage?
Qualities of
Yang Liwei

2. From this passage, we have learned some useful expressions to describe a person’s qualities as follows:
________________ ________________

________________ ________________

________________ ________________

________________ ________________ … …

step 4. Role play----- Interview Yang Liwei
You may refer to this interview notes
Name and nationality______ Birth date and place_________________
Childhood _____________ Interests___________________
Education _______________ Experience________________
How he succeeded _____ His success and influence ______________
step 5: Writing
Write a story about Marie Curie (居里夫人), to consolidate the important phrases in this unit.
姓名
Marie Curie
国籍
法国
身份
法国化学家和物理学家
简介
1867，出生于波兰； 1993，逝世；自幼勤奋好学。十六岁，以优异的成绩从中学毕业，立即去教书，同时不放弃学习。二十四岁只身去巴黎大学(the University of Paris)学习。二十八岁和皮埃尔. 居里(Pierre Curie)结婚。两人共同致力于放射性元素的研究。
特出品质
勤奋好学；热爱自己的祖国，她把自己发现的另一种放射性元素取名为钋（Polonium）,以纪念自己的祖国-波兰。
成就
一八九八年，居里夫妇成功提炼出镭，对原子核科学的发展，作出了重要贡献。
世界上第一个两次获得诺贝尔奖的杰出科学家。

Useful expressions:
Poland, 波兰; from a young age，自幼； research on radiation, 放射性元素的研究; nuclear science原子核科学; pay off; purify radium，提炼镭; discover , 发现; name, 命名，取名; in memory of 纪念…

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