Unit4SpaceExplorationReadingandthinking教学设计-高中英语人教版必修第三册.docxVIP

课题：Book3 Unit 课题：Book3 Unit4 Space: the final frontier Learning Objectives After learning this class, you are able to: 1. identify the language features of popular science writing. 2. master some reading skills：restore the missing information based on the context; summarize the main idea of the paragraphs accordingly. 3. learn about the historical achievements of mankinds space exploration, especially China, and enhance cultural self-confidence and national pride. I Self-exploration Lead-in What is space? What is the universe like? How do you feel after knowing the fact? What do you know about space exploration? Explore space Cultural Note Space, the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its five-year mission, to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and civilisations, to boldly go where no man has gone before. 宇宙，最后的疆域界。这是企业号星舰的航程。她将继续去探索未知的新世界。勇敢地航向前人所未至的领域。 ——《星际迷航》 Task 1: Several sentences have been removed from the text. Choose the correct sentence (A — D) to fill each gap. A. Although scientists try to make sure nothing goes wrong, accidents can still happen. B. They also really wish to discover other planets that are suitable enough to support life. C. The future of space exploration remains bright. D. After many experiments, they succeeded in making rockets that could escape Earth’s gravity. “Are we alone? What’s out there?” Looking up at the stars, people have always wanted to learn more about space, and scientists work hard to find answers. They make vehicles to carry brave people into space to find out the secrets of the universe. _____. Before the mid-20th century, most people felt travelling into space was an impossible dream. However, some scientists were determined to help humans realise their dream to explore space. _______. On 4 October 1957, ... and on 12 April 1961, ... Over eight years later, on 20 July 1969, ... _____. All the astronauts on the USSR’s Soyuz 11 and America’s