1、Qian XuesenWhat do you know about Qian Xuesen?Qian Xuesen,father of Missile in China,was born in Hangzhou.As an academician,he has contributed greatly to the astronautical industry of the country.Look at the picture and predict the content of the listening.1Before we begin to listen,read the new wor
2、ds in the material:astronomer(天文学家)astronaut(宇航员)institute(研究所)Listen to Parts 1 and 2 of the tape for the first time and write down the main idea.2 It is about the role of Qian Xuesen in the development of space technology in China.Listen to part 1 again and answer the questions31.What did Qian Xue
3、sen study first?Qian Xuesen first studied to be an engineer.2.What experience did he get in America that was very useful for China?In America he began to work on space rockets so that he was able to develop 3.What was Qian Xuesens main achievement when he returned to China?When Qian Xuesen returned
4、to China he set up a space institute to begin training people in how to design and build rockets.a space programme when he came back to China.1.China astronauts in space2.Chinese satellites in space4Chinas achievements in spaceSteve smiths ambitionsListen to Part 2 and fill in the chart below.1.beco
5、me a rocket scientist 2.be the first to land on Mars and put Qian Xuesens picture thereThese questions may help you:What kind of scientific job do you want to do?What education will you need?5In groups discuss a scientific job you might choose in the future.What personality will be needed?How long w
6、ill the training take?What work experience would be useful?How will you prepare for this career?Why are you so interested in this job?MIKE:What do you want to do when you grow up?LI RU:I want to build robots.I will have to do a physics and mathematics degree in China.Sample conversation:After that I
7、 hope to go abroad to Reading University in England where you can study all about robots.There is a special cybernetics(控制论)department there.MIKE:What personality will be needed for that job?LI RU:I think I need to be patient for my ideas which will take a long time to develop.I also need to be crea
8、tive enough to have good ideas.MIKE:What experience will be most useful to you?LI RU:I think technology and engineering projects.I hope to work in a factory in my holidays.MIKE:What kind of person makes a good inventor?LI RU:I think someone who is happy to persevere at something and learns from his mistakes.MIKE:Thank you.I think designing robots sounds fun.
