Unit4SpaceExplorationReadingandThinking教學(xué)目標(biāo)e.g.ledge&Skills:Graspkeyvocab(e.g.,launch,orbit)andplexstructures;understandthedevelopmentofspaceexplorationanditssignificance.Process&Methods:Improveskimming/scanningabilities;discusspros/consofspaceexplorationthroughgroupwork.Affect&Values:Cultivatecuriosityaboutscienceandrespectforexplorers’efforts.e.g.uralAwareness:Recognizeglobalcooperationinspacemissions(e.g.,ISS)anddiversecontributions.重點(diǎn)難點(diǎn)Key:Masteringspacerelatedterms;understandingthetext’slogicalstructure(chronologyandarguments).Difficult:Analyzingtheauthor’sattitude;expressingpersonalviewsonspaceexplorationwithsupportingdetails.教學(xué)內(nèi)容備注Today,wearegoingtoembarkonanexcitingjourneyintothevastrealmofspaceexploration.Lookatthetitleofthisunit"Space:TheFinalFrontier".Whatestoyourmindwhenyouseethistitle?[Pauseforstudents'responses]Yes,spacehasalwaysfascinatedhumanity.Weoftenlookupatthestarsandwonder,"Arewealone?What'soutthere?"Scientists,drivenbythiscuriosity,workceaselesslytofindanswers.Theydesignandbuildvehiclestocarrybraveastronautsintospace,aimingtounlockthesecretsoftheuniverse.Now,let'sstartreadingthefirstparagraph.Asyouread,thinkaboutwhypeoplehavesuchastrongdesiretoexplorespace.[Givestudentssometimetoread]So,whocantellmewhatpeoplewanttodowhenlookingupatthestarsaccordingtothisparagraph?[Callonastudent]Student:Peoplehavealwayswantedtolearnmoreaboutspace.Teacher:Exactly!Andwhydoscientistsmakevehicles?Student:Tocarrybravepeopleintospacetofindoutthesecretsoftheuniverse.Teacher:Verygood.Thisshowsthatournaturalcuriosityaboutspacehasspurredustotakeaction.Thedesiretoexploreisdeeplyrootedinhumannature.Now,let'smoveontothesecondparagraph.Thisparagraphisfullofimportanthistoricaleventsinspaceexploration.Readitcarefullyandtrytofindoutthekeyachievements.[Studentsread]Cansomeonesummarizethemainachievementsmentionedhere?[Callonanotherstudent]Student:In1957,theUSSRlaunchedtheSputnik1satellite,whichsuccessfullyorbitedaroundEarth.In1961,YuriGagarinfromtheUSSRbecamethefirstpersonintheworldtogointospace.Andin1969,AmericanastronautNeilArmstrongsteppedontothemoon.Teacher:Excellent!Theseareindeedremarkablemilestonesinhumanspaceexploration.ThelaunchofSputnik1markedthebeginningofthespaceage.ItwasthefirstartificialsatellitetoorbittheEarth,openingupaneweraofspaceexploration.YuriGagarin'sspaceflightwasahugeleapforhumanity,demonstratingthatitwaspossibleforhumanstoventureintospace.AndNeilArmstrong'sfamouswords,"That’sonesmallstepfor(a)man,onegiantleapformankind,"trulyemphasizedthesignificanceofthisachievement.Themoonlandingwasnotonlyatechnologicaltriumphbutalsoamomentthatcapturedtheworld'simagination.Butspaceexplorationisnotwithoutitschallengesandsetbacks.Therehavebeendisasters,suchasthetragediesoftheUSSR'sSoyuz11andAmerica'sChallenger.Alltheastronautsonthesemissionslosttheirlives.Despitetheseheartbreakingevents,thedesiretoexploretheuniverseneverdied.Whydoyouthinkthedesiretoexplorespaceremainssostrong?[Initiateaclassdiscussion]Student1:Becausetheknowledgewecangainfromspaceexplorationisinvaluable.Wecanlearnabouttheoriginoftheuniverseandmaybefindnewresources.Student2:Also,it'sawaytopushtheboundariesofhumanknowledgeandtechnology.Itshowswhatwearecapableofachieving.Teacher:Bothofyouareabsolutelyright.Peoplebelieveintheimportanceofspaceexplorationdespitetherisks.Theknowledgewecanobtainfromspaceexplorationcanhelpusbetterunderstandtheuniverseandourplaceinit.ItalsodrivestechnologicaladvancementsthatcanbenefitusonEarth.Forexample,technologiesdevelopedforspaceexplorationhavebeenappliedinvariousfields,suchasmedicine,munication,andmaterialsscience.AnexampleoftheongoingeffortsinspaceexplorationistheInternationalSpaceStation.ItorbitsEarthandhasastronautsfromdifferentcountriesonboard.WhatdoyouthinkisthesignificanceoftheInternationalSpaceStation?[Askstudents]Student:Itprovidesaplatformforinternationalcooperationinspaceexploration.Scientistsfromdifferentcountriescanworktogethertoconductexperimentsandresearch.Teacher:Correct!TheInternationalSpaceStationisasymbolofinternationalcollaboration.Itallowsscientistsfromaroundtheworldtopooltheirresources,knowledge,andexpertise.Throughjointresearch,wecanmakemoresignificantprogressinunderstandingspaceanditseffectsonhumanbeings.Now,let'sfocusonChina'sspaceexplorationinthefourthparagraph.China'sspaceprogrammestartedlaterthanthoseofRussiaandtheUS,butithasmaderemarkableprogressinashorttime.ReadthisparagraphandlistChina'sachievementsinspaceexploration.[Studentsreadandmakealist]WhowouldliketosharethelistofChina'sachievements?[Inviteastudent]Student:In2003,ChinabecamethethirdcountryintheworldtoindependentlysendhumansintospacewhenYangLiweisuccessfullyorbitedEarthintheShenzhou5spacecraft.ThenShenzhou6and7pletedasecondmannedorbitandthefirstChinesespacewalk.Afterthat,thevehicleJadeRabbitwassenttothemoontostudyitssurface.ChinaalsolaunchedtheTiangong2spacelabintospaceandTianzhou1todockwithit.Morerecently,ChinahassentChang’e4toexplorethesurfaceofthefarsideofthemoon.Teacher:Welldone!China'sspaceachievementsaretrulyimpressive.SendingYangLiweiintospacewasamajormilestone,demonstratingChina'scapabilitiesinmannedspaceflight.Thesubsequentmissions,suchasthespacewalksandlunarexplorations,havefurtherexpandedourunderstandingofspace.TheChang’e4missiontothefarsideofthemoonwasagroundbreakingachievement.Itwasthefirsttimeinhumanhistorythataspacecrafthadsoftlandedonthefarsideofthemoon,openingupnewopportunitiesforscientificresearch.WhatdotheseachievementstellusaboutChina'sspaceprogramme?[Leadadiscussion]Student1:ItshowsthatChinahasmadegreateffortsinspaceexplorationandhascaughtupwiththeadvancedcountriesinashorttime.Student2:ItalsoreflectsChina'sdeterminationandcontinuousinvestmentinscienceandtechnology.Teacher:Absolutely.China'sspaceachievementsarearesultofthehardwork,dedication,andinnovationofcountlessscientists,engineers,andastronauts.Theseachievementsnotonlyenhanceournationalpridebutalsocontributetotheglobalunderstandingofspace.Finally,let'slookatthelastparagraph.ItmentionsthatEurope,theUS,andChinaallhaveplanstofurtherstudyandexploreplanetslikeMarsandJupiter.Whatchallengesdoyouthinkwemayfaceinthesefutureexplorationmissions?[Encouragestudentstothinkanddiscuss]Student1:Thelongdistancetotheseplanetsmeansitwilltakealongtimeforthespacecrafttoreachthere,andtheremaybeproblemswithsuppliesandthehealthofastronauts.Student2:Therearealsounknownrisksinspace,suchasradiationandmeteoroids.Teacher:You'vepointedoutsomeveryvalidchallenges.Thevastdistancesinspaceexplorationposesignificantchallengesintermsoftraveltime,resourcesupply,andthewellbeingofastronauts.Theharshspaceenvironment,withradiationandthepresenceofmeteoroids,alsoaddstotherisks.However,despitethesedifficulties,scientistshopefuturediscoverieswillnotonlyenableustounderstandhowtheuniversebeganbutalsohelpussurvivewellintothefuture.Now,let'ssummarizewhatwe'velearnedtoday.We'veexploredthehistoryofspaceexploration,fromtheearlyachievementsoftheUSSRandth