高中译林牛津英模块二Unit1welcome+wordpower.ppt

Unit 1,Module 2 Tales of the unexplained Crop circles It is believed that there are also many unexplained things in outer space. How much do you know about the space and space exploration? Solar System The solar system consists of… the sun planet moon comet n.彗星 meteoroid n.流星 asteroid n.小行星 Mercury(水星) Venus（金星） Earth Mars（火星） Jupiter（木星） Saturn n.土星 Uranusn.天王星 Neptune 海王星 Pluto （nonexistent） With the help of artificial satellites or spaceships/space shuttles… Launching process The rocket lifts the space shuttle into space. Space shuttle separates from the rocket. Tracking ship picks up the fallen rocket. Astronauts do research in space station, and take a spacewalk. Use the following words to fill in the blanks of C: rockets spacesuits space space shuttle astronaut space exploration space station launched spacewalk When did human beings begin the space exploration? And how? questions What has been collected from the planets? Have people discovered the evidence of life on the other planets so far? What is the use of the tracking ship? What is the function of the spacesuit? Homework Learn all the words and expressions by heart. Finish workbook exercise. Thank you for listening! rocket space shuttle launch pad launch tower International space station spacesuit astronaut take a spacewalk Tracking ship(追踪船) Fast reading Scan part A and C, to find what great events happened in the years below in the history of space exploration? 1957 1959 1961 1965 In _____, the 1st artificial satellite was sent into space. In ______, unmanned spaceships were launched into space. In ____, April.12 Yuri Gagarin made an orbit of the earth. (1st) In _____, March 18 Alexei Leonov took a walk in space. (1st) In 1969, July 11 Armstrong Neil Alden set foot on the moon. (1st) That’s one small step for one man but one giant step for mankind. * * * * * * unexplained The Sphinx Pyramids , Egypt unexplained The Yeti