Unit4SpaceExplorationListeningandSpeakingJadeRabbit2orYutu2Mysterycreateswonderandwonderisthebasisofman’sdesiretounderstand.—NeilArmstrongThefirstmantolandonthemoon.Onesmallstepforman,onegiantleapformankind.Lookatthepictureandtellyourclassmateswhatyoucansee.Leading-inIcanseetheChineseastronautWangYapinggivingaclasstous.Asforthespaceexploration,whatdoyouthinkabout?Leading-in

spaceshuttleastronautspaceshiprocketspacesuit...solarsystemspaceexploration1.BesidesNeilArmstrong,canyounameanyotherfamousastronautsfromChinaorabroad?楊利偉,遼寧綏中人。神舟五號(2003年10月)航天員。中國進入太空的第一人。聶海勝,湖北襄陽人。神舟六號(2005年10月)、神舟十號(2013年6月)、神舟十二號(2021年6月)航天員。劉洋,女，河南林州人。神舟九號(2012年6月)航天員。翟志剛，黑龍江省龍江人。神舟七號(2008年9月)航天員。TheonlyChineseastronauttogointospaceforthreetimes.

JingHaipeng景海鵬WangYaping王亞平TheonlyfamaleastronautonboardtheShenzhou10spacecraft,taughtphysicslessontoChinesestudentsthroughalivevideo.YuriGagarin尤里?加加林Thefirstmangoingintothespace.NeilArmstrong尼爾?阿姆斯特朗ThefirstmanlandingonthemooninApollo11in1969.2.Doyouknowanythingabouttheselectionprocedure

forastronauts?Makealistofthepossiblerequirements.

InAmerica,preferenceforselectingastronautswasoriginallyfortestpilotsormilitarypilots,becausetheywereamongthemostelitepilotsthenationhad,andbecausetheywereinexcellentphysicalshape.Whileitisnolongerarequirementforastronautstobepilots,generallytheymustbetheveryeliteintheirscientificfieldsandmuststillbeinverygoodphysicalshape.1.TheaudienceiscuriousabouthowYangLiweibecamethefirstChineseastronaut.2.MrYangalwaysbelievedthathewouldbecomeanastronautoneday.3.MrYangwasselectedtoattendpilottrainingwith13otherpeople.4.TobecomeanastronautinChina,youhavetohave1,350hoursofflyingexperience.5.Astronautsnotonlyhadtolearnhowtousespaceequipment,butalsohadtodoalotofmentalandphysicaltraining.Listentotheinterviewandtickthecorrectstatements.√√√Hedreamedtobeanastronautbutheneverthoughthiswishwouldcometrue.It’snotmentioned.ListenfornumbersNumberquestionsaretypicallyrelatedto:time,telephonenumbers,addresses,prices,wights,distances,etc.Whenyoulistenfornumbers,youneedtopayspecialattentiontobignumbersaswellasthosethatsoundquitesimilar,suchasthirteenandthirty,fourteenandforty,etc.1.YangLiweigraduatedfromcollegeattheageof____.2.BeforehejoinedChina’sspaceprogramme,MrYangtrainedasafighterpilotfor____years.3.MrYangwasoneofthe____pilotswhowerechosentotrainforspaceflights.4.AtthetimewhenMrYangenteredthespaceprogramme,astronautshadtobeshorterthan_____cminheightandlessthan____kginweight.5.MrYangbecameChina’sfirstastronautwhenhewas____yearsold.Listenagainandfillintheblankswiththecorrectnumbers.2238172701410_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Listentotheinterviewagainandmakealistoftherequirementsforbecominganastronaut.·Educationbackground:·Experience:·Healthcondition:·Courses:·Specialtraining:collegedegree,trainedtobeafighterpilotmorethan1,000hoursofflightexperiencemustbeinperfecthealthandshapeEnglish,science,andastronomypractiseusingspaceequipment,anddoalotofmentalandphysicaltrainingListeningtextInterviewer:TodayweareverypleasedtochatwithMr.YangLiwei,thefirstChineseastronaut.Welcometotheshow,Mr.YangMr.Yang:

Thankyou.Interviewer:Mr.Yang,ouraudienceisverycuriousabouthowyousucceededinbecomingChina’s

firstastronaut.Itmusthavebeenaverydifficultthingtoachieve.Didyoualwayswantto

heonastronaut?Mr.Yang:

Yes,IdreamtofitwhenIwasyoung,butIneverthoughtmywishwouldcometrue.Ittook

alongtime.First,IgotmycollegedegreewhenIwas22,andthenIworkedasafighter

pilotforaround10years.IfinallybecameChinasfirstastronautwhenIwas38yearsold.Interviewer:Ohsoyoumustbeareallyexperiencedpilot.Doyouthinkthatwasoneofthereasons

youwerechosenforthespaceprograme?

Mr.Yang:

Sure,Ihad1,350hoursofflightexperience,whichIthinkreallyhelpedme.Interviewer:Sohowdifficultwasittojointhespaceprograme?Mr.Yang:Therewasalotofcompetition.Altogether,14ofuswerechosenfromamong1,500pilots

totrainforspaceflights.Interviewer:Thatsoundsreallydifficult.Didyoualsohavetobeacertainsizeandweight?MrYang:Yes,atthetime,youhadtobeshorterthan172centimetresinheightandweighlessthan

70kilograms.Youalsohadtobeinperfecthealthandperfectshape.Interviewer:

Soyouweretheperfectchoice!Asweallknowanastronautneedstobehealthyand

calminordertoworkinspace.Butyoualsohadtostudyalot,too,right?

Mr.Yang:Yes,IhadtolearnEnglish,science,andastronomy.Ialsohadto