外研英语必修2Module5Newspapers Reading and vocabulary .pptVIP

Module 5 Newspapers and Magazines VOCABULARY AND READING Sun Yunlong Lead in Guess 1. Which province or autonomous region(自治区)? 2. Who is it? Yang Liwei Inner Mongolia Chinese Taikonaut Back on Earth! Vocabulary 1 astronaut An astronaut is a person who travels into space. The word comes from the Greek words astron (which means “ star” ) and nautes ( which means “ sailor” ). So we call it a loan word. A loan word comes from another language. It has a similar spelling or pronunciation with its native language. Kung fu Peking Tai chi  Vocabulary 1 astronaut cosmonaut taikonaut space navigator 宇航员 A Russian astronaut is a (n) __________, which comes from the Russian word kosmonavt. Kosmonavt comes from the Greek words kosmos, meaning universe and nautes. A Chinese astronaut is sometimes called __________, from the Chinese word taikong, which means “ space”. Chinese newspapers use the expression yuhangyuan, which means “space __________”. A navigator is a person who plans the route for planes or ships. cosmonaut taikonaut navigator Fill in the blanks with the words above according to the features (similar spellings or pronunciations) of loan words. sailor n. orbit v. ；n. capsule n. flight n. congratulation n. aboard adv. welcome vt. historical adj. achievement n. Vocabulary 2 水手；船员 轨道；绕轨道飞行 太空舱 飞行；班机 祝贺 在船（飞机、火车、公共汽车）上 欢迎 历史性的 成就；功业；伟绩 Conversations in Space Congratulations from Around the World October 16th, 2003 Prediction Read the subheadings（小标题）. Predict(预测) what the article is about（the general idea）. part 1 Conversations in Space part 2 Congratulations from Around the World part 3 October 16th, 2003 Match the parts with their subheadings. Skimming 1. Yang Liwei took off from __________ in northwest China at ___ am on Oct. 15th, 2003. 2. Yang __________________ planet earth in the capsule and waved a small national flag inside his capsule.  3. He was in space for __________ hours and mad