1、Module 5The Conquest of the UniverseIntroduction&Reading and Vocabulary(1)IntroductionLook at the following pictures and say what you know about them.the universe conquest spacespaceship space probelaunch beautiful imageastronaut astronomyNeil ArmstrongBorn on August 5,1930,he was a former American
2、test pilot and astronaut who was the first human being to walk on the Moon.Yuri Gagarin,the pilot of the first ship in the outer space.His mission was to discover the unknown space.第一个进入地球轨道的人苏联的加加林(Yuri Gagarin)杨利伟：男，汉族，辽宁省葫芦岛市绥中县人，大学文化程度，1965年6月21日生，身高1.68米，中国共产党党员、中国共产主义青年团团员。中国人民解放军少将军衔，特级航天员。现任
3、中国航天员科研训练中心的副主任。他是中国培养的第一代航天员，在中共十七大上当选为中央候补委员。杨利伟在原空军部队安全飞行1350小时。2003年10月15日北京时间9时，杨利伟乘由长征二号F火箭运载的神舟五号飞船首次进入太空，是中华人民共和国第一位进入太空的太空人。挑战者号航天飞机是美国正式使用的第二架航天飞机。开发初期原本是被作为高拟真结构测试体（high-fidelity Structural Test Article,)因此初期机身代号为STA-099，但在挑战者号完成初期测试任务后，被改装成正式的轨道载具（Orbiter Vehicle，因此代号改为OV-099），并于1983年4月4
4、日正式进行任务首航。然而很不幸的，挑战者号在1986年1月28日进行代号STS-51-L的第10次太空任务时，因为右侧固态火箭推进器上面的一个O形环失效，导致一连串的连锁反应，并且在升空后73秒时，爆炸解体坠毁。机上的7名宇航员全在该次意外中丧生。他们是：机长弗朗西斯斯科比，四十六岁；驾驶员迈克尔史密斯，四十岁，宇航员朱迪恩雷斯尼克(女)，三十六岁；罗纳德麦克奈尔，三十五岁；埃利森鬼冢，三十九岁；格里高利杰维斯，四十一岁；教师克里斯塔麦考利夫(女)，三十七岁。quality photos sent back by Viking IAfter more than 30 years,it appe
5、ars the venerable Pioneer 10 spacecraft has sent its last signal to Earth.Pioneers last,very weak signal was received on Jan.22,2003.Cassinithe space probe(Artists impression of the Deep Impact spacecraft after firing a probe into the Tempel 1 comet.)ANASA space probe hit its comet target as planned
6、 Monday at noon,Beijing time.Introduction1 Match the events with the dates.1961 1969 1973 1975 1986 2001 2003 2005a.Yang Liwei becomes the first Chinese astronaut.He describes the experience as marvelous._2003b.American Neil Armstrong becomes the first man to set foot on the moon.He describes the mo
7、ment as“One small step for man,one giant leap for mankind”._1969c.A 60-year-old American,Denis Tito,becomes the first space tourist.He spends eight days on board the Russian part of a joint USA-Russia space mission._2001d.Seven American astronauts are killedjust over a minute after taking off in Cha
8、llenger.It is the biggest space disaster so far,and slows down the American space programme._1986e.Russian Yuri Gagarin becomes the first man in space.It takes him just 108 minutes to go round the world._1961f.The American Viking 1 mission lands on Mars and sends back good quality photos._1976g.Pion
9、eer 10 becomes the first spaceship to fly past Jupiter.It is headed for the red star Aldebaran,which it will reach in two million years time._1973h.Nearly seven years after being launched,the Cassini space probe reaches Saturn.It sends beautiful images of Saturns rings back to Earth._2005Introductio
10、n 2 Check the events which you think are possible.Write the year in which you think they will happen.1.An international organization is 2.created to control all space travel.2.A permanent base for scientific Research is set up on the moon.3.Lots of families choose to spend theirholidays in space.4.T
11、he first astronauts land on Mars.5.Humans establish contact with life onanother planet.Introduction3 Work in pairs.Discuss your answers and think of other events which will happen in space in the future.Reading and vocabulary 11.Who is the first man in space?2.Who is the first man to set foot on the
12、 Moon?3.Who is the first Chinese astronaut?Russian Yuri Gagarin.American Neil Armstrong.Yang Liwei.Reading and vocabulary(1)-1 Pre-reading PredictionReading and vocabulary(1)-2 Tick the subjects that are mentioned in the text:(1)the first landing on the Moon(2)the first shuttle flight into space(3)t
13、he first landing on Mars(4)the explosion of the challenger(5)Chinas first taikonaut Yang LiweiKeys:1.2.4Reading and vocabulary(1)-3 Find out the main idea of each part.Part 1:Para 1:the first Moon landing.Para 2:the first shuttle flight into space.Para 3:the explosion of the Challenger.Part 2:The wr
14、iters witness of the explosion of the Challenger.Reading and vocabulary(1)-4 Read part 1 of the passage and answer the questions.1.Why does the writer call the passage Space:the Frontier?Because there are no new places left on earth for human to discover but we have not yet explored space.2.How did
15、people feel when they watched the first moon landing?Excited but nervous.3.How did people feel about space travel a few years later?They got used to it and thought it was safe and normal.4.What was different about the space shuttle?The space shuttle could be used many times.5.Why did people want to
16、watch the Challenger take off?Because it was a new spacecraft and it had a teacher on board as well as astronauts.6.What did the Challenger disaster teach the world?Space flight was still dangerous.1.how the boy felt before the take-offHe was very excited.2.what happened when the Challenger exploded
17、.They all started screaming.Reading and vocabulary(1)-5 Read Part 2 of the passage.Work in pairs and describe:3.how he felt after witnessing the accident on TV.He was in a state of shock.4.what he thought about space travel a few weeks later.He was not sure it was worth exploring space if people wer
18、e going to die.Reading and vocabulary(1)-6 Decide whether the statements below are true or false:(1)Armstrong is the first one to set foot on the moon back in 1969.(2)Space shuttle could only be used for once.(3)The aim of the Columbia was to test the new shuttle system.TFT(4)The Challenger took off
19、 on 12th April,1981.(5)Christa McAuliffe never came back to her classroom.FTReading and vocabulary(1)-7 Match the words in the box with their meanings.1.to see something happen,for example 2.an important event,or a crime _accustomed assume civilian enthusiastic explode mankind patience shuttle witne
20、sswitness2.to think that something is true,even ifyou are not sure _3.a vehicle that goes to a place andcomes back _4.an ordinary person who is not in thearmed forces or the police _5.to burst with a lot of force and loudnoise _assumeshuttlecivilianexplode6.very interested in something or excitedby
21、it _7.the ability to stay calm,especially when you have to wait for something _8.all the people in the world _9.getting used to something _enthusiasticpatiencemankindaccustomedReading and vocabulary(1)-8 Work in groups and discuss the questions.1.Why do you think mankind has always2.been fascinated
22、by space?3.2.Do you think governments should 4.spend money sending people into space?5.Why/Why not?6.3.Would you like to go on a journey into 7.space?Why/Why not?Reading and vocabulary(1)-9 Fill in the blanks according to the passage.Since Neil Armstrong first _ the Moon back in 1969,people have bec
23、ome _ the idea of space travel.With his famous words:“thats one small step for man,one giant _ for mankind”,a dream was _.There were several more journey into space later.The single spaceships were very expensive,so people were no longer so _ about it.set foot on accustomed to leap achieved enthusia
24、stic space shuttle turned into witness That was until the arrival of the _ which could be used for several journeys.By the time the challenger took off in 1986,the world probably had lost its fear and wonder at the amazing achievement of people going up into space.But this would be a special flight
25、and so millions of people _ the take-off on TV.exploded in shock advanced An ordinary teacher was to be the first civilian in space and she was going to give lessons there.Sadly,the shuttle _ just over a minute after taking off.Everyone was _.In spite of all our _ technology,the world is still only at the very beginning of its voyage into space.Homework1.Revise what you have learnt 2.during this period of class.3.2.Get ready for the next period.Goodbye!
