SpaceExplorationListeningandSpeakingLead-inMysterycreateswonderandwonderisthebasisofman’sdesiretounderstand.---NeilArmstrong神秘感激發好奇心，而好奇心則是人們探索未知事物的前提。Onesmallstepforman,onegiantleapformankind.這是我個人的一小步，但卻是整個人類的一大步。Thefirstmantogointospace:YuriGagarin,SovietUnion,in1961.Thefirstmantolandonthemoon:NeilArmstrong,America,in1967.ThefirstChinesepersontogointospace:YangLiwei,in2003.ThefirstChinesefemaleastronaut:LiuYang,in2012.1.CanyounameanyfamousastronautsfromChinaorabroad?FamousChineseastronautsNieHaisheng

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景海鵬Whatdoyouthinkoftheirjob?Doyouwanttobeanastronaut？NOTeveryonecanbecomeanastronaut.Doyouknowanythingabouttheselectionprocedureforastronauts?RequirementsEducationHealthConditionExperienceCoursesSpecialTraining…ThereisaninterviewwithYangLiwei.Let’slearnmoreabouthimandtherequirementsforbecominganastronaut.ListeningListentoaninterviewandtickthecorrectstatements.1.TheaudienceiscuriousabouthowYangLiweibecamethefirstChineseastronaut.2.MrYangalwaysbelievedthathewouldbecomeanastronautoneday.3.MrYangwasselectedtoattendpilottrainingwith13otherpeople.4.TobecomeanastronautinChina,youhavetohave1,350hoursofflyingexperience.5.Astronautsnotonlyhadtolearnhowtousespaceequipment,butalsohadtodoalotofmentalandphysicaltraining.√√√ListenfornumbersNumberquestionsaretypicallyrelatedto:time,telephonenumbers,heights,weights,distances,etc.Whenyoulistenfornumbers,youneedtopayspecialattentiontobignumbersaswellasthosethatsoundquitesimilar,suchasthirteenandthirty,fourteenandforty,etc.13 30128:2,345:1886543(telephonenumber):/'θ??t?//θ??'ti?n/twothousandthreehundredandfortyfiveonehundredandtwentyeightonedoubleeightsixfivefourthree9:20ninetwentyListenfornumbers1.YangLiweigraduatedfromcollegeattheageof_____.2.BeforehejoinedChina’sspaceprogramme,MrYangtrainedasafighterpilotfor____years.3.MrYangwasoneofthe____pilotswhowerechosentotrainforspaceflights.4.AtthetimewhenMrYangenteredthespaceprogramme,astronautshadtobeshorterthan_____cminheightandlessthan____kginweight.5.MrYangbecameChina’sfirstastronautwhenhewas____yearsold.2210147017238ListenfortherequirementsforanastronautEducationbackground:__________degree,trainedtobe_____________Experience:______hoursof___________experienceHealthcondition:mustbeinperfect___________________Courses:__________,___________and____________Specialtraining:Practiceusing___________________,anddoalotof______________________training

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Interviewer：TodayweareverypleasedtochatwithMrYangLiwei,thefirstChineseastronaut.Welcometotheshow,MrYang.MrYang：Thankyou.Interviewer：MrYang,ouraudienceisverycuriousabouthowyousucceededinbecomingChina’sfirstastronaut.Itmusthavebeenaverydifficultthingtoachieve.Didyoualwayswanttobeanastronaut?MrYang：Yes,IdreamtofitwhenIwasyoung,butIneverthoughtmywishwouldcometrue.Ittookalongtime.First,IgotmycollegedegreewhenIwas22,andthenIworkedasafighterpilotforaround10years.IfinallybecameChina’sfirstastronautwhenIwas38yearsold.

Interviewer：Oh,soyoumustbeareallyecperiencedpilot.Doyouthinkthatwasoneofthereasonswhyyouwerechosenforspacepragramme?MrYang:Sure.Ihad1350hoursofflightexperience,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.Trainingforanastronaut Thinkaboutthefollowingquestionsandshareyouropinionswithpartners.1.Whatdoyouthinkofbeinganastronaut?2.Doyouwanttobeanastronautinthefuture?Whyorwhynot?DiscussionShareyouridea!EXAMPLE:A:Whatdoyouthinkofbeinganastronaut?B:Ithinkbeinganastronautwouldbecool.A:Sodoyouwanttobeanastronautinthefuture?B:Ofcourse.IamsocuriousaboutthelivingcreaturesinspacethatIhopetobeanastronautonedaytoobservethem.Howaboutyou?Wouldyouliketobeanastronaut?A:I’mnotsure,butIthinkitmightbetoodifficultforme.Therearesomanyrequirements.Testforgoals MaxisinterviewingCaptainBrownabouthislifeinspace.Listentotheinterviewandanswerthequestions.(p43)1.

WhatdidCaptainBrownusuallywearinsidethestation?2.Howdidhepreparehisfoodinspace?3.Howdidhekeephimselfcleaninspace?4.Howdidhespendmostofhistimeinspace?5.Whatdidhedoduringhisfreetime?6.Whatdidhelookforwardtomostduringhisstayinspace?Thefoodwas__________and____________forhim.

Hejusthadto_____________and__________it.Heuseda____________towash.preparedstoredheatthefoodenjoyedsoapytowelHewore____________and____________.shortsT-shirtsHeplayedthe__________and__________.Hewasoftenbusydoing___________________.Helookedforwardtohaving

with_____________most.differentexperimentsguitarchessaweeklyvideocallhisfamilyInterviewer:Hello,CaptainBrown.You’rebackonEarthnow.Areyouhappytobeback?CaptainBrown:Well,yesandno.It’sgreattoseemyfamilyagain,butIalsomisstheInternationalSpaceStation.I’vegottenusedtofloatingaroundjustwearingshortsandaT-shirt.Interviewer:Soletmeaskaboutthespacestation.Waseatinginspacedifficult?CaptainBrown:Notreally.Wedon’thavetocookinspace.Wechoosewhatwewanttoeatbeforewegotospace,andthenthefoodispreparedandstoredforus.Wejusthavetoheatthefoodandenjoyit.Interviewer:Cool.Well,Iknowastronautscannotshowerinspacesincethewaterwouldfloataway,soI’dlovetoknowhowyoukeepyou