【英語】2023-2024學(xué)年度新人教必修三Unit 4Space exploration Listening and Speaking

ListeningandSpeakingP38-392023-2024學(xué)年度新人教必修三Unit4SpaceExplorationWarming-upWhenyoulookupthesky,Whatdoyouthinkof?Warming-upWhenyoulookupthesky,Whatdoyouthinkof?Before-listeningWhatcanyouseeinthephoto?Whodoyouthinktookthe

photo?

Whatdoyouknowaboutthehistoryanddevelopmentofspaceexploration?Thepicturelookslookslikeaphotoofaroveronthemoon.Perhapsitwastakenbyarobotcamera.

Iknowthatspaceexplorationbeganinthemid-1950swiththedevelopmentofsatellites,andthatpeoplefirststartedgoingtospaceintheearly1960s.Youaregoingtolistentoaninterviewwithanastronaut.Beforeyoulisten,discussthequestionsingroups.Before-listening(1)CanyounameanyfamousastronautsfromChinaorabroad?NeilArmstrong(1930-2012)wasanAmericanastronautwhobecamethefirsthumantowalkonthemoononJuly20,1969,aspartoftheApollo11mission.......Before-listening(2)Doyouknowanythingabouttheselectionprocedureforastronauts?Makealistofthepossiblerequirements.InAmerica,preferenceforselectingastronautswasoriginallyfortestpilotsormilitarypilots,becausetheywereamongthemostelitepilotsthenationhad,andbecausetheywereinexcellentphysicalshape.Whileitisnolongerarequirementforastronautstobepilots,generallytheymustbetheveryeliteintheirscientificfieldsandmuststillbeinverygoodphysicalshape.2.Listentotheinterviewandtickthecorrectstatements.While-listening1TheaudienceiscuriousabouthowYangLiweibecamethefirstChineseastronaut.2MrYangalwaysbelievedthathewouldbecomeanastronautoneday.3MrYangwasselectedtoattendpilottrainingwith13otherpeople.4TobecomeanastronautinChina,youhavetohave1,350hoursofflyingexperience.5Astronautsnotonlyhadtolearnhowtousespaceequipment,butalsohadtodoalotofmentalandphysicaltraining.

3.Listenagainandfillintheblankswiththecorrectnumbers.While-listening1YangLiweigraduatedfromcollegeattheageof________.2BeforehejoinedChina'sspaceprogramme,MrYangtrainedasafighterpilotfor__years.3MrYangwasoneofthe___pilotswhowerechosentotrainforspaceflights.ListenfornumbersNumberquestionsaretypicallyrelatedto:time,telephonenumbers,addresses,prices,weights,distances,etc.Whenyoulistenfornumbers,youneedtopayspecialattentiontobignumbersaswellasthosethatsoundquitesimilar,suchasthirteenandthirty,fourteenandforty,etc.221014

3.Listenagainandfillintheblankswiththecorrectnumbers.While-listening4AtthetimewhenMrYangenteredthespaceprogramme,astronautshadtobeshorterthan_____cminheightandlessthan____kginweight.5MrYangbecameChinasfirstastronautwhenhewas____yearsold.17270384.Listentotheinterviewagainandmakealistoftherequirementsforbecominganastronant.Educationbackground:Experience:Healthcondition:Courses:Specialtraining:collegedegree,trainedtobeafighterpilot

morethan1,000hoursofflightexperiencemustbeinperfecthealthandshapeEnglish,science,andastronomypractiseusingspaceequipment,anddoalotofmentalandphysicaltrainingTapescriptsInterviewer:TodayweareverypleasedtochatwithMrYangLiwei,thefirstChineseastronaut.Welcometotheshow,MrYang.MrYang:Thankyou.Interviewer:MrYang,ouraudienceisverycuriousabouthowyousucceededinbecomingChina'sfirstastronaut.Itmusthavebeenaverydifficultthingtoachieve.Didyoualwayswanttobeanastronaut?MrYang:Yes,IdreamtofitwhenIwasyoung,butIneverthoughtmywishwouldcometrue.It

tookalongtime.First,IgotmycollegedegreewhenIwas22,andthenIworkedasafighterpilotforaround10years.Ifinally

becameChina'sfirstastronautwhenIwas38yearsold.Interviewer:Oh,soyoumustbeareallyexperiencedpilot.Doyouthinkthatwasoneofthereasonswhyyouwerechosenforthespaceprogramme?MrYang:Sure,Ihad1,350hoursofflightexperience,whichIthinkreallyhelpedme.Interviewer:Sohowdifficultwasittojointhespaceprogramme?MrYang:Therewasalotofcompetition.Altogether,14ofuswerechosenfromamong1,500pilotstotrainforspaceflights.Interviewer:Thatsoundsreallydifficult.Didyoualsohavetobeacertainsizeandweight?MrYang:Yes,atthetime,youhadtobeshorterthan172centimetresinheightandweighlessthan70kilograms.Youalsohadtobeinperfecthealthandperfectshape.Interviewer:Soyouweretheperfectchoice!Asweallknow,anastronautneedstobehealthyandcalminordertoworkinspace.Butyoualsohadtostudyalot,too,right?MrYang:Yes,IhadtolearnEnglish,science,andastronomy.Ialsohadtopractiseusingspaceequipment,anddoalotofmentalandphysicaltraining.Itwasverytiring,butIwassoproudtohavetheopportunity.Post-listeningDiscussioninPairsWouldyouliketobeanastronautinthefuture?Why?Usewhatyouhavelearntfromtheinterviewtohelpyou.EXAMPLEA:Youknow,Ithinkbeinganastronautwouldbecool.B:Doyouwanttoworkinspaceinthefuture?A:I'mnotsure,butIthinkitmightbetoodifficultforme.Thesearesomanyrequirements.Firstofall,youmustbeintelligentenoughtogetarelatedcolledgedegree.Thenyouhaveto...B:Sowhatmightbethemostdifficultpartforyou?A:Iguessitmightbethe...SampleConversationA:

Youknow,Ithinkbeinganastronautwouldbecool.B:

Doyouwanttoworkinspaceinthefuture?A:I'mnotsure,butIthinkitmightbetoodifficultforme.Therearesomanyrequirements.Firstofall,youmustbeintelligentenoughtogetarelatedcollegedegree.Thenyouhavetobeapilotwithyearsoftrainingandpractiseflying.Finally,