高中英語(yǔ)必修三 4.2 Reading and Thinking 課件

1、人教版英語(yǔ) 必修第三冊(cè)Unit 4 Space ExplorationPeriod 2 Reading and Thinking:Space: The final FrontierAimsRead about the development and value of space exploration.Explore the mysteries of the universe and the achievements in space exploration.summarize the main idea of each paragraph as well as the main idea o

2、f the text. comprehend the main reasons for space exploration. 1234PredictionRead the title and the pictures of the text and guess what the text will be about.The text will be about the future of space travel.To further human exploration and to gather knowledge of the universe.2. What are the main r

3、easons for space exploration?Read the passage quickly and choose the correct sentence to fill each gap in the text.第一處空白填入B. They also really wish to discover other planets that are suitable enough to support life.第二處空白填入D .After many experiments, they succeeded in making rockets that could escape E

4、arths gravity.第三處空白填入A. Although scientists try to make sure nothing goes wrong, accidents can still happen.第四處空白填入C. The future of space exploration remains bright.1. Which satellite was launched by the USSR in 1957? 2. Who was the first person in the world to go into space? 3. Who was the first ma

5、n to orbit Earth in Shenzhou 5 spacecraft? 4. In which satellites all the astronauts died during their missions? 5. Whats the attitude to the space exploration according to the author? Reading for detailsRead it again and find out the details.Which satellite was launched by the USSR in 1957? the Spu

6、tnik 1. 2. Who was the first person in the world to go into space? Yuri Gagarin. 3. Who was the first man to orbit Earth in Shenzhou 5 spacecraft? Yang Liwei. 4. In which satellites all the astronauts died during their missions? The USSRs Soyuz 11 and Americas Challenger. 5. Whats the attitude to th

7、e space exploration according to the author? Supportive. Reading for detailsParagraph1Paragraph 2 Paragraph 4Paragraph 5Read for main ideas Main ideaParagraph 3Human have always had a natural curiosity about space Space travel became a reality in the 20th century ,with American and Soviet Space miss

8、ions.China has made great progress in space exploration in the early 21st century, becoming only the third country to send humans to space.The future of space exploration looks bright, as many countries are planning further missions.Space travel has always involved great risk, but despite the risks

9、exploration continues.Critical thinkingWhat do you think of the space exploration? I am against exploring the space exploration.I cannot understand spending all this money on expensive research and experiments when so many people needfood. Around the world, millions of people are hungry and dying of

10、 starvation. On the other hand, we hear on TV that for as little as a dollar a day, a child in Africa can be saved. Considering the billions spent on space travel, it just seems a better investment to feed the hungry. 2. If you are determined to be an astronaut, what should you prepare at present? F

11、irst of all, I should study hard to get a related college degree. Besides, I must keep mental and physical healthy. 3/Do you think space is the final frontier? And why?I dont think so, because there is still so much to explore on earth. And we are only at the beginning of new technological breakthro

12、ughs involving information technology and SI. There are many scientific and technological frontiers all around us.People have always wanted to learn more about space. Before the mid-20th century, most people felt (1)_ (travel) into space was an impossible dream. However, (2)_ the help of scientists,

13、 people succeeded in realizing their dream (3) _(explore) space. On 4 October 1957, the Sputnik 1 satellite (4) _(launch) by the USSR. (5) _ scientists try to make sure nothing goes wrong, accidents can still happen. These disasters made everyone (6)_(disappoint), but people still believe in the imp

14、ortance of (7) _(carry) on space exploration. In 2003, travellingwithto exploreConsolidationwas launcheddisappointedcarryingAlthough/ThoughChina became the third country to (8)_(independent) send humans into space. Then Shenzhou 6 and 7 completed (9)_ second manned orbit and the first Chinese spacew

15、alk. In spite of the difficulties, scientists hope future (10)_ (discovery) will not only enable us to understand the universe but also help us survive well into the future. independentlyadiscoveriesLearning skills1.迅速瀏覽文章, 抓住關(guān)鍵詞, 理清論點(diǎn)和論據(jù)2.找出段落中支持topic sentence的detailed words, 從而總結(jié)出段落大意。如時(shí)間標(biāo)志詞: on 4 October 1957, on 12 April 1961, on 20 July 19693.關(guān)注每一段中能夠表現(xiàn)出對(duì)探索太空抱有堅(jiān)定信心和意愿的詞匯和語(yǔ)句, 如: be determined to do, believe in, carry on等, 從而總結(jié)出作者的觀點(diǎn)和立場(chǎng)Summarize the main ideaW