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M2U3 Project Activity Paper M2U3 Project: Interviewing an expert Learning aims:From this class, you will know about the detailed information about Yang Liwei improve your ability of reading biographic passages. improve your ability by writing an article to introduce a professional.Teaching procedures:Step 1: Brainstorming.Q1. Who was the first astronaut to walk in space?Q2. Who was the first astronaut for the Chinese space mission? Q3. What do you think of him?Step 2: Reading practiceTask 1: Skim the text and answer the following questions.1.What made Yang Liwei Chinas first astronaut?2.What was he interested in when he was young?3.How were they trained to be an astronaut ?Task 2: A. Listen to the text and answer the following T or F questions. If it is false, correct it. ( )1. It took Yang Liwei less than 21 hours to finish his journey into space.( )2. Born in 1965, Yang has wanted to fly since he was a young boy.( )3. In 1987 he graduated and became a pilot.( )4. He was one of the only 14 selected from 921 candidates.( )5. All they learned are survival skills and knowledge on how spaceships and rockets are built.( )6. Yang Liwei was hard working and always in control of himself.( )7. His superiors were sure he would be successful because of his high scores.( )8. Young people all over the world can look up to him as an example of a man who have a wonderful dream.B. Scan the text, divide it into three parts to know the structure and tell the function of each part. ParagraphsMain ideasPart1 (para. _ ) Introduction of Yangs space explorationPart2 (para. _ )Yangs childhood, education experiences and trainingPart3 (para. _ ) Yangs success and influenceC. Read aloud the text again to complete the task-based reading. ExplorerIntroductionThe_ took Yang Liwei 600,000 kilometers in orbit and made him Chinas first astronaut in space. Yangs_He_ to fly when he was a young boy.He loved science and technology from a young age.Yangs way to successHe joined the army and became a pilot in 1987.In 1998, he_ to be a member of Project 921and became one of the 14 from 1,500_.The 14 members_ the next 5 years being trained.He took all kinds of tests to prove he was one of the three who were_ for the Chinese space adventure.His superior were_ that he would succeed because of his good qualities.Results of Yangs exploration His name will go down in history.The people of china will take_ in Yang Liwei.He will be looked up to as an_by the young.step 3: Croup Discussion:1. What qualities does Yang have to achieve his success according to this passage? Qualities of Yang Liwei 2. From this passage, we have learned some useful expressions to describe a persons qualities as follows: _ step 4. Role play- Interview Yang LiweiYou may refer to this interview notes Name and nationality_Birth date and place_Childhood _Interests_Education _Experience_How he succeeded _ His success and influence _step 5: WritingWrite a story about MarieCurie (居里夫人), to consolidate the important phrases in this unit.姓名MarieCurie国籍法国身份法国化学家和物理学家简介1867，出生于波兰； 1993，逝世；自幼勤奋好学。十六岁，以优异的成绩从中学毕业，立即去教书，同时不放弃学习。二十四岁只身去巴黎大学(the University of Paris)学习。二十八岁和皮埃尔. 居里(Pierre Curie)结婚。两人共同致力于放射性元素的研究。特出品质勤奋好学；热爱自己的祖国，她把自己发现的另一种放射性元素取名为钋（Polonium）,以纪念自己的祖国-波兰。成就一八九八年，居里夫妇成功提炼出镭，对原子核科学的发展，作出了重要贡献。世界上第一个两次获得诺贝尔奖的杰出科学家。Usefu