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The Conquest of the Universe1)What is the name of this Chinese man?2)How much do you know about him?3)When was he sent into space and what did he do in space?Yang LiweiHe was born in 1965 in Liaoning Province.In 2003,he took some pictures and did some research about space.1)Who are they?2)What are they famous for?3)When were they sent into space and how long did they stay there?Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng They were sent into space by Shenzhou.On October 12,2005./119 hourssolar systemVenus(金星）金星）Jupiter(木星）木星）Mercury(水星水星)Mars(火星火星)Saturn(土星土星)Russian Yuri Gagarin becomes the first man in space.It takes him just 108 minutes to go around the world.The date is _.1961IntroductionAmerican Neil Armstrong becomes the first man to set foot on the moon.He describes the moment as“One small stepfor man,one giant leap for mankind.The date is:_.1969Pioneer 10 becomes the first spaceship to fly past Jupiter.It is headed for the red star Aldebaran,which it will reach in two million years time.The date is _.1973The American Viking 1 mission lands on Mars and sends back good quality photo.The date is _.1975Seven American astronauts are killed just over a minute after taking off in Challenger.It is the biggest space disaster so far,and slows down the American space programme.The date is _.1986A 60-year-old American,Denis Tito,becomes the first space tourist.He spends eight days on board the Russian part of a joint USA-Russia space mission.The date is _.2001Yang Liwei becomes the first Chinese astronaut.He describes the experience as marvelous.The date is:_.2003Nearly seven years after being launched,the Cassini space probe reaches Saturn.It sends beautiful images of Saturns rings back to Earth.The date is _.20052005-Shenzhou2007-Chinas First Lunar Probe“Change 1”Preparation for the launching of the spaceshipLaunching of the spaceshipTime in the future Events that will happen 2010-2020 2020-2030 2030-2040 2040-2050 2050-2060 What will happen in the future?DiscussionWhat will you do in the future in space?Such as spend my holidays in spaceSet up a base for scientific researchTo be an astronaut to be sent into Mars.Pre-readingaccustomedshuttlehistorictunewitnessadj.习惯的习惯的n.航天飞机航天飞机adj.历史性的历史性的v.收看，收听收看，收听v.目击，亲历目击，亲历assumepatiencein spite ofadvancedat the very beginning ofburstv.假定，假设假定，假设n.耐心耐心不管不管adj.高级的，先进的高级的，先进的在在一开始的时候一开始的时候v.爆炸爆炸Fast-readingTick the subjects that are mentioned in the text:(1)the first landing on the Moon(2)the first shuttle flight into space(3)the first landing on Mars(4)the explosion of the challenger(5)Chinas first taikonaut Yang LiweiFind out the main idea of each part.Part 1:Para 1:the first Moon landingPara 2:the first shuttle flight into spacePara 3:the explosion of the ChallengerPart 2:The writers witness of the explosion of the Challenger.Careful-reading1.Why does the writer call the passage Space:the Final Frontier?Because there are no new places left on Earth for humans to discover but we have not yet explored space.2.How did people feel when they watched the first moon landing?Excited but nervous.13.How did people feel about space travel a few years later?They got used to it and thought it was safe and normal.4.What was different about the space shuttle?The space shuttle could be used many times.5.Why did people want to watch the Challenger take off?Because it was a new spacecraft and it had a teacher on board as well as astronauts.6.What did the Challenger disaster teach the world?Space flight was still dangerous.(1)Armstrong is the first one to set foot on the moon back in 1969.(2)Space shuttle could only be used for once.(3)The aim of the Columbia was to test the new shuttle system.(4)The Challenger took off on 12th April,1981.(5)Christa McAuliffe never came back to her classroom.True or false2 1.How the boy felt before the take-off？He was very excited.2.What happened when the Challenger exploded？They all started screaming.3.How he felt after witnessing the accident on TV？He was in a state of shock.4.What he thought about space travel a few weeks later？He was not sure it was worth exploring space if people were going to die.3accustomed assume civilian enthusiastic explore mankind patience shuttle witness1.to see something happen,for example an important event,or a crime _2.to think that something is true,even if you are not sure _3.a vehicle that goes to a place and comes back _witness assume shuttle 4.an ordinary person who is not in the armed forces or the police _5.To burst with a lot of force and loud noise _6.Very interested in something or excited by it _7.the ability to stay calm,especially when you have to wait for something _8.all the people in the world _9.getting used to something _civilian explode enthusiastic patience mankind accustomedPart 1:Main idea and how the author manage to show its main idea.It mainly tells us about human exploration of the universe by showing us the greatest events which marked the historic stages in this field,presenting his ideas and facts by following the time line of these events.Post-readingPart 2:The author gives us a close description of the Challenger accident through the eyes of a boy witness.The changes of his feelings about the event bring the disaster back to life.DiscussionWould you like to go on a journey into space?Why/Why not?Thank you!Bye-bye
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