1、Space explorationA scientist is making a speech to a group of high school students.Below is the first part of his speech.Read the speech and complete the time line of the main events mentioned.the first man-made satellite went around the Earthspaceships have been sent up into spacethe first person t
2、ravelled in spaceexamine important planets in the solar system,take photos and sent backIn 1957 Since1959 By 1961TodayBy 1969the first person landed on the Moonthe process of space explorationThe first man-made satellite went around the Earth in 1957.The first person travelled in space in 1961.Today
3、,most of the important planets in the solar system have been examined.spaceship:a vehicle for carrying people through space Words explanationspace shuttle:a vehicle that is designed to carry people into space and back to the Earth several times to do experimentsspace shuttlerocketspacesuit:suit cove
4、ring the whole body and supplied with airspacewalk:act or time of moving about in space outside a spacecraftspaceshipspace shuttlelaunchA vehicle that is designed to carry people into space and back to the Earth several times to do experiment.A vehicle for carrying people through space.To send somet
5、hing into space or into the sky.Match the definitions with the right words.Look at the pictures and try to answer the following questions:1.How can a space shuttle be sent into space?2.Can it fly into space by itself?At 4 p.m.June 13,2013Whats this?A launch tower.a platform from which a space shuttl
6、e is sent into spacelaunch padlaunchtowerWhat lifts the space shuttle into space?Two rockets.astronautsspace stationspace walkspacesuitFall into the sea and a ship will pick them up.tracking shipWhat happens to the two rockets after they separate from the space shuttle?If you have a chance to travel
7、 in space,which planet do you want to go?Why?How would you like to go there?If you want to know more information,you can surf the Internet:The scientist goes on to talk about space travel.Read his speech and fill in the blanks using words from page 6.On 27 September 2008,the Chinese astronaut Zhai Z
8、higang took a walk in space.I guess some of you are dreaming of an(1)_ and travelling to(2)_to carry out scientific research.I once went to space.I travelled by(3)_,a spaceship that looks like a plane.Two(4)_ supported by a launch tower lifted it into space.astronautouter spacespace shuttlerocketsAt
9、 a certain distance from the Earth,the rockets separated from the space shuttle and fell into the sea.Then a(5)_ picked them up.I did research in a base in outer space called(6)_.tracking shipspace stationSometimes I went out of it to take a(7)_.In outer space astronauts cannot take off their(8)_,wh
10、ich protect them and provide oxygen.spacewalkspacesuitsThe universeThe galaxyThe solar system129387654star(恒星)planet(行星)satellite(卫星)Answers of Part Dthe Sun the Milky Waythe Moon the Earth5426The scientist is showing the students a picture of the universe.Write the correct number in each box below.1.Try to remember these new words about space and space exploration.2.Do the exercises in the workbook.
