全新版大学英语课件Book3 Unit4 Extraterrestrial.pptVIP

Table of Contents 1. Background Information 2. Text Organization 3. Language Study 4. Writing I. Background Information The Solar System, Planets E.T. Planets in our solar system The Mercury The Venus The Earth The Mars The Jupiter The Saturn The Uranus The Neptune The Pluto Space Exploration In 1903 the Russian physicist Konstantin Tsiolkovsky was developing ideas for space rockets fueled by liquefied gas and by 1926 Robert Goddard in the USA had successfully designed the first liquid fuelled rocket. In 1957 the Soviet Union surprised the USA by putting the first artificial satellite, Sputnik I, in orbit. This was followed by the US Explorer I in 1958. Yuri Gagarin the first man in space in 1961, followed by John Glenn in 1962 Space Exploration II. In 1969 Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin landed on the moon. That’s one small step for a man, and one giant leap for mankind (Neil Armstrong). (Apollo 11 astronaut Edwin Aldrin) Yang Liwei chinaview.cn/space/index.htm# Chinas first manned spacecraft, the Shenzhou-5, Blasted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Northwestern province of Gansu at 9 a.m. Wednesday, 15th, October, 2003. About the author Isaac Asimov (1920-1992): Russian-born American author and biochemist, widely known for his first-rate works of science fiction for the layperson. He published about 500 volumes. (to be continued) About the author (continued) Asimov is especially adept at popularizing scientific writing. His important works include I, Robot (1950), the Foundation trilogy (1951-53), The Robots of Dawn (1983), and Opus 300 (1984) 2.Text OrganizationQuestions and Answers 1. What was the author in the story ? He was the deputy sheriff at Twin Gulch, Idaho, USA. 3. When did Mr. Cameron get most impatient usually ? When he is working up his income tax. 5. Why was it too bad that the flying saucer landed on Apri