unit 1 tales of unexplained课件28(牛津高中必修2）.pptVIP

* * * * * * * * * * * * Unit 1 Tales of the unexplained Word power Step 1 Revision and Lead-in Look at the pictures, guess what they are. UFO alien Questions: Where are the aliens from? What’s in your mind when we talk about space? Space exploration Task 1 Reading Read the speech given by a scientist in Part A and tell the main ideas of the passage. Step 2 Space exploration In 1957 _____________________________________ Since 1959 _____________________________________ By 1961 _____________________________________ Today _____________________________________ launch of the first artificial satellite unmanned spaceships have been launched orbit the earth, travel in space examine important planets, take photos, collect samples Let’s share a video clip together! launch pad Task 2 Discussion How can we launch spaceships into space? rocket space station launch tower astronaut space shuttle spacesuit tracking ship spacewalk space shuttle launch pad space station Spacewalk tracking ship rocket astronaut spacesuit launch tower Match the words with the explanations in two columns. 1. spaceship/spacecraft 2. space shuttle 3. space station 4. space 5. spacesuit 6. spacewalk 7. astronaut 8. space exploration A. person who travel in outer space B. large manned artificial satellite used as a base for operations in space C. vehicle manned or unmanned for travelling in space D. suit covering the whole body and supplied with air allowing the wearer to move about in space E. the area which surrounds the planet earth and stars F. walking around in space G. a moving machine that travels in space H. the act of travelling around space in order to learn about it Task 3 Practice I guess some of you are dreaming of becoming an________ and traveling to ______ to carry out _________________. If this comes true, you’ll probably travel by ____________, a spaceship that looks like an aeroplane. Two ______ supported by a launch tower will lift the space sh