Module7Unit1HeSpentAboutTwenty-OneHoursinSpace

TeachingAims

Tounderstandthemainideaanddetailsofthetext.

Tolearnandusethevocabularywords:space,spacecraft,orbit,capsule,astronaut,spacewalk,destination,control,communication,landing,weightless,float,supply.

Toimprovereadingandlisteningskills.

Todeveloptheabilitytoexpressopinionsandideasaboutspacetravel.

TeachingKeyPoints

Themainideaanddetailsofthetext.

Thevocabularywordsrelatedtospacetravel.

TeachingDifficultPoints

Understandingtheconceptofspacetravelandthedifferentaspectsinvolved.

Usingthevocabularywordsincontext.

TeachingMethods

Readingandlisteningcomprehensionexercises.

Groupdiscussionsandindividualpresentations.

Vocabularyexercisesandwordgames.

TeachingProcedures

Lead-in:Askthestudentsiftheyhaveeverdreamtofgoingtospaceandshowthemsomepicturesofspacecraftandastronauts.Discusswhattheyknowaboutspacetravelandwhattheywouldliketoexplore.

Pre-reading:Introducethetopicofthetextanditsauthor,andaskthestudentstopredictwhatthetextisaboutbasedonthetitleandthepictures.

Readingandlistening:Askthestudentstoreadandlistentothetextcarefullyandanswerthequestions:Whowenttospace?Howlongdidhestaythere?Whatdidhedothere?Whatwasthepurposeofhismission?Whatwerethechallengeshefaced?

Post-reading:Discussthemainideaanddetailsofthetext,andaskthestudentstowriteasummaryofthetextintheirownwords.Then,dividethemintogroupsandaskthemtoprepareapresentationaboutspacetravel,includingthechallenges,thebenefits,andthefutureofspaceexploration.

Vocabularypractice:Askthestudentstomatchthevocabularywordswiththeirmeaningsandtousetheminsentences.Then,playawordgamerelatedtospacetraveltoreinforcetheirunderstandingofthewords.

Homework:Askthestudentstowriteashortessayabouttheirviewsonspacetravelandtheroleofspaceexplorationinthefutureofmankind.

VocabularyWords

space:theareabeyondtheEarth’satmospherewherethereisnoairandnogravity

spacecraft:avehicledesignedfortravelinspace

orbit:thecircularpathofanobjectaroundaplanetorastar

capsule:asmall,enclosedvehicleusedforspacetravel

astronaut:apersonwhotravelsinaspacecraft

spacewalk:anactivityinwhichanastronautleavesthespacecraftandfloatsinspace

destination:theplacewhereaspacecraftisheaded

control:theabilitytomakesomethinghappenthewayyouwantittohappen

communication:theexchangeofinformationorideas

landing:theactoftouchingdownonasurface,suchasthegroundoralandingpad

weightless:thefeelingofha