UNIT4SPACEEXPLORATION

ListeningandSpeakingMysterycreateswonderandwonderisthebasisofman’sdesiretounderstand.—NeilArmstrongOnesmallstepfor(a)man,onegiantleapformankind.Thefirstmantolandonthemoon.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。LearningobjectivesBytheendofthisclass,youwillbeableto1.Knowabouttherequirementsforbecominganastronaut.

2.

Listenfortheinformationrelatedtonumbers.

3.Talkwithpartnersaboutwhetheryouwouldliketobeanastronaut.Canyounameanyfamousastronauts(宇航員)fromChinaorabroad?A、Thefirstmantogointothespace:YuriGagarin,SovietUnion,in1961.B、Thefirstmantolandonthemoon:NeilArmstrong,America,in1967.C、ThefirstChinesetogointospace:YangLiwei,in2003.D、China'sfirstfemaleastronaut:LiuYang,in2012.Before-listeningBCDAPre-listeningWhat’stheselectionprocedureforastronauts?Makealistoftherequirements.What’stheselectionprocedureforastronauts?Makealistoftherequirements.

Education?Experience?Healthcondition?Courses?Specialtraining?...Pre-listeningListentoaninterviewwithYangLiweitolearnhowhebecameChina’sfirstastronaut.interviewerintervieweeWhile-listeningListening2.Listenforthebasicinformation1.Theconversationhappenedinastadium.2.Theaudienceiscuriousabout

howYangLiweibecamethefirstChineseastronaut.3.MrYangalwaysbelievedthathewouldbecomeanastronautoneday.4.MrYangwasselectedtoattendpilottrainingwith13otherpeople.5.TobecomeanastronautinChina,youhavetohave1,350hoursofflyingexperience.6.Astronautsnotonlyhadtolearnhowtousespaceequipment,butalsohadtodoalotofmentalandphysicaltraining.fstudioWelcometoourshow.tFneverIneverthought...tAltogether,14ofuswerechosenfrom...FIhad1350hours...,whichIthinkreallyhelpedme.TListenfornumbersthirty thirteen128:2,345:1886543(telephonenumber):/'θ??t?//θ??'ti?n/twothousandthreehundredandfortyfiveonehundredandtwentyeightonedoubleeightsixfivefourthreeNumberquestionsaretypicallyrelatedto:9:20ninetwentytime,telephonenumbers,heights,weights,age...1.YangLiweigraduatedfromcollegeattheageof_____.2.BeforehejoinedChina’sspaceprogramme,MrYangtrainedasafighterpilotforabout____years.3.MrYangwasoneofthe____pilotswhowerechosentotrainforspaceflights.4.AtthetimewhenMrYangenteredthespaceprogramme,astronautshadtobeshorterthan_____cminheightandlessthan___kginweight.5.MrYangbecameChina’sfirstastronautwhenhewas___yearsold.centimetrekilogramagetimenumberheight/weightage2210147017238

Altogether,14ofuswerechosenfromamong1,500pilotstotrainforspaceflightsAttention:Payspecialattentiontobignumbers

aswellas

thosethatsoundquitesimilarsuchasthirteenandthirty,fourteenandforty,etc.3.Listenandfillintheblankswiththecorrectnumbers.Educationbackground:________degree,trainedtobe_____________Experience:______hoursof_______experienceHealthcondition:mustbeinperfect________and_______Courses:__________，___________and____________Specialtraining:Practiceusing___________________,anddoalotof______________________training4.Listentotheinterviewagainandmakealistoftherequirements(要求)forbecominganastronaut.astronomy天文學scienceEnglishhealthshapeflightspaceequipmentmentalandphysical1350afighterpilot 戰斗機駕駛員CollegeTask5Qualitiesofastronauts.●Educationbackground:

●Experience:●Healthcondition:●Courses:●Specialtraining:collegedegree,trainedtobeafighterpilotmorethan1,000hoursofflightexperiencemustbeinperfecthealthandshapeEnglish,science,andastronomypractiseusingspaceequipment,anddoalotofmentalandphysicaltrainingQualitiesofastronautsIntelligentandbraveexperiencedbestrictwithoneselfknowledgeable博學的diligent努力的andpersevering堅韌不拔的Interviewer:TodayweareverypleasedtochatwithMr.YangLiwei,thefirstChineseastronaut.Welcometotheshow,Mr.Yang.MrYang:Thankyou.Interviewer:Mr.Yang,ouraudienceisverycuriousabouthowyousucceededinbecomingChina’sfirstastronaut.Itmusthavebeenaverydifficultthingtoachieve.Didyoualwayswanttobeanastronaut?MrYang:Yes,IdreamtofitwhenIwasyoung,butIneverthoughtmywishwouldcometrue.Ittookalongtime.First,IgotmycollegedegreewhenIwas22,andthenIworkedasafighterpilotforaround聽力原文10years.IfinallybecameChina'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.Workinpairs.Discusswhetheryouwouldliketobeanastronautinthefutureandgiveyourreasons.Usewhatyouhavelearntfromtheinterviewtohelpyou.SpeakingPost-listeningMakeadialoguewithyourpartnerandpresentitlater.A:

Youknow,Ithinkbeinganastronautwouldbecool.B:

Yeah,that’sright.Youcanseeotherplanets......Youhaveachanceto......Doyouwanttoworkinspaceinthefuture?A:I’mnotsure,butIthinkitmightbetoodifficultforme.Therearesomanyrequirements.Firstofall,you___________________________.Thenyouhaveto__________________________.Finally,youmust___________________________.B:

Soundssodifficult......A:

Youknow,Ithinkbeinganastronautwouldbecool.B:

Doyouwanttoworkinspaceinthefuture?A:I’mnotsure,butIthin