1、M2 Unit 1 Tales of the unexplainedWord PowerWho is she?A beauty named Changeon the moon.The story about Change told us that we human beings had been dreaming of traveling to space for thousands of years!space:e.g.spaceman space station spacesuit space shuttlespaceship outer space spacewalkn.空间,空地；这张
2、桌子占据了太多的空间。n.地球大气以外；e.g.The desk takes up too much space.spacesuit astronaut1969.7.20spacewalkspace stationspace shuttle spaceshipSpace exploration exploration:n.勘探，勘查，探索；space explorationoil exploratione.g.organizeorganizationrealizationrealizeexplore:v.勘探，勘查，探索;Upon arriving on the island,we were
3、eager to explore.(我们一到岛上就急不可耐地考察起来.)Good afternoon,everyone.Im so glad to be here to tell you something about outer space and space exploration.Space explor-ation began in 1957 with the launch of the first artificial satellite.Unmanned spaceshipshave been launched into space since 1959.By 1961,peopl
4、e were orbiting the Earth.Yuri Gagarin from the former Soviet Union become the first human being to travel in space.Read the first part of the speech and completethe time line of the main events mentioned.TimeEvent195719591961the launch of the first artificial satelliteunmanned spaceship launch into
5、 spaceorbit the Earth launch:n.(航天器的)发射;(产品的)上市e.g.the successful launch of a product launchv.发射;把(航天器等)发射上天e.g.Does everyone know how to launch a spaceship?orbit:v.绕轨道运行;围绕运动;e.g.The earth takes a year to orbit the sun.n.(天体等运行的)轨道e.g.the earths orbit around the sunWhats this?A launch tower.launch
6、pada platform from which a space shuttle is sent into spaceWhat lifts the space shuttle into space?Two rockets.What happens to the two rockets after they separate from the space shuttle?Fall into the sea and a ship will pick them up.tracking shiplaunchtowerlaunch padrocketspace shuttleastronautspace
7、suitspacewalkspace stationtracking ship I guess some of you are dreaming of becoming an_ and traveling to _ to carry out _.If this comes true,youll probably travel by _,a spaceship that looks like an aeroplane.Two _ supported by a launch tower will lift the space shuttle into space.Some time after t
8、he rockets and the space shuttle are _,the rockets will separate from the space shuttle and fall into the sea.Then a ship will pick them up.Astronauts will do their research in a base in outer space called _.Sometimes they go out of their space shuttle to take a _.In outer space astronauts cannot ta
9、ke off their _,which protect them and provide oxygen.In 1965,Alexei Leonov from the former Soviet Union became the first human being to take a walk in space.astronautspacespace explorationspace shuttlerocketslaunchedspace stationspacewalkspacesuitsnine planets in the solar system:Earth 地球Jupiter 木星M
10、ercury 水星Mars 火星Neptune 海王星Pluto 冥王星Venus 金星Saturn 土星Uranus 天王星51489267EarthJupiter Mercury Mars Neptune Pluto Venus Saturn Uranus 1234567893write the name of each planet in the solar systemMercuryVenusEarthMarsJupiterSaturnNeptuneUranusPlutoLanguage Focus1.dream of doingI dream of becoming a teacher.2.carry out a plan/an e trueMy dream has come true.4.separate fromPlease separate good apples _.5.protect them from/againstWe wear sunglasses to_strong sunshine.6.provide oxygen for themprovide them with oxygenprotect our eyes from/againstfrom bad onesLanguage Focus