1、Module 5The Conquest of the UniverseListening and Speaking&Everyday English&SpeakingListening and SpeakingListening and Speaking-1 Pre-listening Prediction:Predict the answers to Activity 1&2 on Page 61.Joan _ Mark _YesNo1.People will live on the moon in the future.2.We should spend lots of money on
2、 space research.Joan _ Mark _YesNoListening and Speaking-2 First listening:Read the opinions about space travel.Listen and check which speakers opinions they are3.Life is possible on other planets.Joan _ Mark _YesYes4.Humans will travel to other solar systems one day.Joan _ Mark _YesNo5.I would pay
3、for a holiday in space.Joan _ Mark _YesNoListening and Speaking-3 Second listening:Listen again and answer the questions.1.What is Joans job?A science fiction writer.The speed of light.2.Which scientific theory does Mark speak about?3.Which problems on the Earth does Joan speak about?Fighting povert
4、y and disease.4.Why would a trip in space be useful for Joan?It would give her ideas for a book.In space and in the English countryside.5.In which two places can Mark find peace and quiet?Listening and Speaking 4 third listening Fill in blanks(INT=interviewer)INT:Hello and welcome to The Big Debate.
5、“_?”is the subject of tonights programme,and to try to answer the question,wehave invited two people-_who works in astrophysics,MarkPringle,and a_Will we ever conquer the universea scientistscience fiction writer Joan Ellis.Joan,can I start with you and a favourite topic for science fiction writers:
6、Will people ever live on the Moon?JOAN:Oh_.I dont know when it willhappen,probably not in my lifetime,but I think therell be a permanentresearch centre,and scientists and their families will go there to live.yesINT:Mark?MARK:I _ think people will ever live onthe Moon.Its not a _environment;theres no
7、 reason forpeople to live there.All the informa-tion we need-and of course we doneed to continue our research on the moon-can be gathered by_,which will be set up there.donthospitable computersINT:OK-that takes me on to the next question.It costs governments a lotof money to send people or computers
8、 into space.Is this right,do you think,when there are so many problems on Earth?Should we spend all this money on_,_ Mark?MARK:Oh,definitely,yes.As I just said,space research what we find out from space research_ for us on Earth.Today physicists are looking for a single theory of everything,which wi
9、ll explain all the laws of nature,and that means we have to look at the whole universe.INT:Joan,how about you?Do you think we should spend billions of dollars on space research?is importantJOAN:You expect me to say yes,dontyou?But at the end of the day,I think it is more important tospend that money
10、 on problems_,like fighting poverty and disease on Earth.INT:Right,well,I accept that.Next questions.Is there _on other planets,Joan?nearer homelifeJOAN:Yes,definitely.There must be millions of planets like our Earth out there.And on some of them there will be forms of life,maybe similar to our own.
11、The questions is_?INT:Mark?MARK:I agree with what Joan says.where are theyStatistically,it is highly probably there are _ but not in oursolar system.And they may not be anything like life as we know it.INT:OK.So if there is some form of life out there,will human beingsone day be travelling to make c
12、ontact with them?forms of lifeMARK:No,Im afraid not.Only in the imagination of science fictionwriters.The fact that we cannottravel faster than_,186,000miles a second,means that it will take more than_to reach those planets wherethere might be life.We will haveto communicate in other ways.lighta lif
13、etime INT:Joan?JOAN:I dont agree.You say that we cant travel faster than light.But maybe we dont need to travel in _ lines.Maybe we will be able to take _.The fact is,the imagination of science fiction writers has often pointed the way to the future.Think of all the predictions about space travel ma
14、destraightshort cutsby Arthur Clarke,for example.What was it he said?When a famous scientist says somethingis possible,hes almost certainlyright.When he says somethingis impossible,hes probably wrong.MARK:Thats _ for thought.I think hes right.foodINT:OK,so you agree on that one.Thelast question is m
15、ore_.The age of space tourism has begun.In the future,more and more people will pay to go on holiday in space.Would you be prepared to pay fora holiday in space?Joan?JOAN:Yes,I would.It would give me ideas for a new book.INT:What about you,Mark?personalMARK:I dont think so.Id enjoy the_,but I can fi
16、nd that in the English countryside,too.And I think Id be just a little bit scared in case things went wrong.Lots of things can go wrong in space.INT:Well,thank you both for your answers!peace and quietEveryday EnglishEveryday English-1 Choose the best meaning for the words and phrases in italic.1.Bu
17、t at the end of the day,I think it ismore important to spend that moneyon problems nearer home.a.when you consider everythingb.after thinking for a day2.How about you?Do you think weshould spend billions of dollars on space research?a.How are you today?b.What do you think?3.Maybe we wont need to tra
18、vel in straight lines.Maybe we will be able to take short cuts.a.a quick way of getting somewhereb.a quick decision about something4.Thats food for thought,I think hes right.a.something interesting to eatb.something to think aboutEveryday English 2 Practice-translate the following sentences into Eng
19、lish.1.她不再有耐心了。(at the end of)She was at the end of her patience.2.和我们一起去俱乐部怎么样?(how about)How about going with us to the club?3.让我们抄近道去车站。(short cut)Lets take the short cut to the station.4.那件事发人深思。(food for thought)This incident gave me much food for thought.SpeakingExample:Should we continue to s
20、end people into space?Speaking-1 Hold a group debate.Choose a topicGroup AYou are in favour of the topicGroup BYou are against the topic.Speaking-2 Work in Groups.Useful expressionsWhat you say is The fact that is How far/Where/Why is The question people are asking is I cant agree with/believe that
21、Its well known that Speaking3 Present your ideas for or against the topic.Useful ideas Space travel is too dangerous.The human body is not designed for zero gravity.People will never be able to travel to other planets because it takes so long to get there.So its a waste of money sending space probes into space.There must be life on other planetswe cant be the only living creatures in the whole universe.Im sure that one day there will be holidays to the moonor even further,to other planets.Homework1.Revise what you have learnt during this period of class.2.Get ready for the next period.
