Word Power

-- outer space & space exploration

space

exploration

Space exploration

-- (outer) space &[] n. 探险

space exploration

Task one- Learn words about outer space

sun

earth

moon

star 恒星

planet 行星

satellite[] 卫星

　

orbit [] v./ n.

sun

earth

moon

Who was the first to know that the earth moves around the sun?

Who proved Copernicus’ theory by using a telescope ?

A polish scientist : Copernicus 哥白尼

An Italian scientist:Galileo 伽利略

How many planets does the sun have ?

solar system

Sun Mercury PlutoJupiter

Uranus

Venus Earth Mars Saturn Neptune

1. 水 星 --Mercury 2. 金星 -- Venus

3. 地球 -- Earth

4. 火星 -- Mars

5. 木星 -- Jupiter

6. 土星 -- Saturn

7. 天王星 -Uranus8. 海王星 - Neptune9. 冥王星 -- Pluto

solar system

Group Work-1

--- Learn the planets by heart in the right order

A game!

Task two- Learn words about

space exploration

If only you were a bird, but you couldn’t fly too high, What would you like to be?

astronaut

[]

spacemen

1.Who was the 1st man to go into space?

Gagarin, former Soviet Union

2.Who was 1st man to walk on the moon?

Armstrong , USA

A small step for man and a giant leap for mankind.

3.Clothes ? Walk ?

spacesuit

spacewalk

---- Working base / sky lab for astronauts in outer space

space station

space shuttle manned spaceshipartificial satellite[]

1.space shuttle ( 往返于地球和太空站之间 运载人和物资的 ) 航天飞机

Shenzhou VI

2. spaceship 太空船 unmanned spaceship / manned spaceship

China, 1970

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3. artificial (man-made) satellite – orbit the planets

ShengzhouVI is being launched at the launch tower[]

send up 发射

launch pad

rocket

launch tower

How is a space shuttle launched ?

tracking ship

How is a space shuttle followed ?

Group Work-2

--- List the following names

A challenge!

12

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

astronaut spacesuit

spacewalk

space stationspace sh

uttle

laun

ch tow

er

launch pad

rocket tracking ship

Task three- Learn key events about

space exploration

Listen & tell out the key events:

---- A scientist is making a speech to a group of high school students.

In 1957:

Since 1959:

By 1961:

_________________ began with the launch of ______________________.

Space exploration

the first artificial satellite.

___________________ have been launched into space .

Unmanned spaceship

People _______________________ .

were orbiting the earth

Brief history of the world’s space exploration

More events!

1957 : 1st artificial satellite (Sputnik 1) was launched into orbit around Earth.

1961 : the former Soviet Union's Yuri Gagarin became 1st man to orbit Earth.

1969 : Armstrong became 1st man to walk on the moon.

1973: Skylab, America's 1st space station was launched into space.

1981 : Columbia, 1st space shuttle, was launched.

1986: The shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff. All seven crew members were killed including the 1st female teacher Christa McAuliffe.

1988: The space shuttle program began again with the takeoff of Discovery.

Task Four —Learn achievements made by Chinesein space exploration

1960 : 1st Chinese R2 Rocket was launched.

1970 : 1st satellite was launched.

1999: 1st unmanned spaceship Shengzhou was launched and recovered successfully.

1999: 4 tracking ships were operational

2000: 3rd country to master technology of satellite recovery.

2003: launched 1st manned spaceship, sending 1 astronaut into orbit

2005: launched 2nd manned spaceship, sending 2 astronauts for a 5-day journey in space

( 运作的 ).

Group Work-3

--- Compare Shengzhou VI with Shengzhou V

staying time

man

module [5mCdju:l] 舱

I

food

launch time

1 day 5 days

1 man 2 men

1(return) 2(orbital)(return)

easy to open 50 (4main)

Oct.2003 Oct.2005

Task Five-- Brainstorm China’s

future space exploration

As we all know, space exploration is full of mysteries and adventures, successes and failures.We man have been carrying out Space Exploration

Questions :

1. Will ShengzhouⅦ, ShengzhouⅧ(...)

be launched in the future ?

2. Do you believe China will become a global space power ?

Group Work-4

Discussion – choose any of the topics as you like 1. Do you want to be an astronaut? Why ?why not?

2. What do you prepare to do for China’s or the world’s space exploration ?

Thank you for attending the class!