Unit 4 Astronomy the science of the stars 教案2.docVIP

Unit 4 Astronomy : the science of the stars 教案2 (A VISIT TO THE MOONPART 2) Introduction You are advised to lead in by talking about Tibet which is a wonder for a travel trip. Then help students with their reading of Journey down the Mekong. Translation of the text into Chinese is proposed. Objectives to write an essay to show your problems and the way to overcome them Procedures I. Warming up Let 2-3 students retell the passage learned in the first two periods. Revise some important words and statements. Remind the students of October 15th 2003 when Yang Liwei went up into space. (showing pictures or Videos in possible) List the following questions before listening: What education and experience do you need to become an astronaut? Do you think there are any special requirements? What kind of a person makes a good astronaut? What problems do you think he/she would have in space? (Students report back to the class in fours) II. Listening (P62) Listen to parts 1 and 2. Write down the main idea. Then listen to part 1 finish exercise 3 and part 2 to finish exercise 4. Questions Yang Liweis answers When was the most exciting moment? What surprised him? What did he do? When his spaceship lifted off the ground he knew he was really on his way into space. The beauty of space He watched all his instruments and stayed calm. Information on Yang Liwei, the astronaut Education He got his degree. Training He trained for ten years to fly airplanes and then to fly a spaceship. Physical qualities Smaller than 170 cm; less than 70 kg. Personal qualities Calm, hard-working Listen again (if necessary) and fill in the blanks in exercise 5. III. Talking This task asks the students to work in pairs and give a friend a number of “dos and donts about going into space. Remind the students of having discussed some problems before reading A VISIT TO THE MOON. Brainstorm a list based on what they remember in pairs. Compare the ideas with another pair and make a report to the clas