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1、The Conquest of the Universe,Module 5,Module 5 Introduction,Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space in 1961. It took him 108 minutes to go round the world.,The first man in space,尤里阿列克谢耶维奇加加林,Neil Armstrong,The first man to set foot on the moon,In 1969,Thats one small step for man, one giant leap

2、 for mankind. 对一个人而言是 一小步，对于人类 而言却是一个大的 飞跃。,尼尔奥尔登阿姆斯特朗,Yang Liwei,The first Chinese to travel in space,In 2003,The first space tourist,A 60-year- old American, Denis Tito In 2001,Pioneer 10 is the first spaceship to fly past Jupiter（木星） in 1973,先驱者10号（Pioneer 10或 Pioneer F）是NASA在1972 年3月2日发射的一艘重258

3、公斤的非载人航天器，用 意是为了研究小行星带、 木星的周遭环境、太阳风、 宇宙射线以及太阳系与太 阳圈之中最远能够到达的 地方。它是人类史上第一 个穿越小行星带以及第一 个拜访木星的航天器。由 于它本身电力的限制以及 对地球距离过于遥远而导 致2003年1月23日之后的失联。,In1975， the American Viking I mission landed on Mars（火星） and sends back good quality photos.,Viking I,Cassini space probe（宇宙探测器） reached Saturn (土星）in 2005.,The

4、biggest space disaster so far,In1986，seven American astronauts were killed in Challenger which exploded just over a minute after taking off .,Space : The Final Frontier,We have explored a lot of places on the earth, the only place left for us to explore is the universe.,Reading,1.Which are the subje

5、cts that are talked about in passage 1? A. The first landing on the moon B. The first shuttle flight into space C. The first landing on Mars D. The explosion of the Challenger E.Chinas first taikonaut Yang Liwei,Fast reading,2. According to the subjects , divide passage 1 into parts.,Para 1,Para 2,P

6、ara 3- Para 5,Passage 1,Careful reading,Passage 1,Part 1: The first moon landing (Para1),Find a sentence in the first paragraph that can replace the following one:,People have got used to the idea of space travel since Neil Armstrong entered the Moon on 21st July, 1969.,Ever since Neil Armstrong fir

7、st set foot on the Moon back on 21st July, 1969, people have become accustomed to the idea of space travel.,Careful reading,Part 2 :The first shuttle flight into space (Para2),Why were people no longer enthusiastic about a space travel programme? 2. What was different about the space shuttle? 3. Wha

8、t was the aim of the first flight of the Columbia? 4. What is significance / importance of the first successful shuttle flight?,The space travel was very expensive costing the United states $10 million a day.,It can be used for several journeys.,The aim of this flight was to test the new shuttle sys

9、tem, to go safely up into orbit and to return to the Earth for a safe landing.,It started a new age of space travel.,Part 3 The explosion of the Challenger (Para3-5),Careful reading,Why was it a special flight? What was the aim of Christa? Translate the following sentence. But how wrong they were- i

10、n one moment excitement and success turned into fear and disaster.,Because an ordinary teacher was on board as well as astronauts.,She hoped to communicate a sense of excitement and create new interest in the space programme.,然而,他们大错特错了,刹那间,兴奋和成功就变成了恐惧和灾难。,in shock and fear,The changes of peoples at

11、titude towards space travel.,excited but nervous,no longer so enthusiastic,lost fear and wonder,Summary,Tip: you should find the sentences that describe feeling of people in each part.,First land on the moon In the next few years By the time the Challenger took off in 1986 When the Challenger explod

12、ed,The writers witness of the explosion of the Challenger,Passage 2,1. He was very excited.,Read passage 2 , and finish Activity 2 on Page 59.,2.They all started screaming.,3. He was in a state of shock.,4. He was not sure it was worth exploring space if people were going to die.,Translate the last

13、sentence of the passage.,尽管我们已经掌握了全部的先进技术，我们这个世界依 然只是处于太空旅行的起步阶段。,In spite of all our advanced technology, the world is still only at the beginning of its voyage into space.,Debate,Work in groups. Group A: Youre in favour of the topic. Group B: Youre against the topic. Make a list of points to make

14、in the debate.,After the worst disaster happened, the author wondered whether it was worth exploring space . In your opinion, “Should we continue to send people into space to explore space”? Lets hold/have a debate on this topic.,Tips : 1) When you give your reasons, pay attention to use some conjun

15、ctions (连词）, adverbs and some phrases. 2) When you are speaking, you often need time to think about what you want to say. At that time, you can try some expressions ,such as Er., Umm, Humm, the thing is, It seems to me, In my opinion, I er. think that, lets see,Weve never had a tragedy like this. An

16、d perhaps weve forgotten the courage it took for the crew of the shuttle. But they, the challenger seven, were aware of the dangers, but overcame them and did their jobs brilliantly, the future belongs to the brave. The challenger crew were pulling us into the future, and well continue to follow the

17、m . -By former president Reagan,P5860 踏入 习惯于 意识到,了解 冒险 实现梦想 起飞,脱下,成功 对热情 被用作 在太空中 两节15分钟的课 震惊/处于震惊状态 在底部 尽管 在最开始时 它是成功的。,1.set foot on 2.be /get /become accustomed to 3. be aware of 4. take a risk /take the risk of doing. 5. achieve /realise ones dream 6. take off 7. be enthusiastic about sth. 8. be

18、 used for / to do sth. 9. in space 10. give two 15-minute lessons 11. in shock / in a state of shock 12. at the bottom of 13. in spite of /despite 14. at the very beginning of. 15. It is a success.,P69 1. 在.的历史上 在历史上 2. 从那以后 3. 对.产生影响 4. 使某事开始 5. 导致 6. 处于恐慌中 7. 正在做.这时 8. 大约12个 9. 作为.被记住 10. 着手做某事,1. in the history of in history 2. ever since 3. make an impact on =have an effect on 4. set i