2. Lesson 1 Modern Heroes

3. Who’s your hero or heroine? Tips 1) a sport or film star you personally admire 2) someone famous for bravery or goodness 3) the main character from a story

4. Words to describe your hero or heroine brave, calm, honest, generous, intelligent, kind, romantic, sensitive …

5. Please make one or two sentences describing your hero or heroine Example: Yao Ming is my hero because he plays basketball very well. Please make sentences like: …is my hero/heroine because he/she …

9. 1. Have you heard of Yang Liwei? How do you feel about him? 2. How do you feel about China’s first manned space flight?

10. Skimming reading Please read the article quickly and circle all the words related to a spaceship’s movement.

11. Related words lifted off, lifting off, separated from, soaring into, circled, circling, released, shaking, touched down

12. Listen to the tape. Match the paragraphs with these headings. a) Introduction b) An exciting life-off c) During the flight d) International good wishes e) Astronaut lands safely f) Welcome home

13. Paragraph 1 a) Introduction

14. Paragraph 2 b) An exciting lift-off

15. Paragraph 3 c) During the flight

16. Paragraph 4 d) International good wishes

17. Paragraph 5 e) Astronaut lands safely

18. Paragraph 6 f) Welcome home

19. Please discuss the questions on your textbook with your partners.

20. Answers to the questions 1. He felt the effect of high gravity including the feeling of soaring into the sky. After the spaceship landed, he felt happy to be back on earth.

21. Answers to the questions 2. He showed the flag of China and the United Nations and expressed the Chinese people’s wishes to explore and use space peacefully.

22. Answers to the questions 3. The spaceship completed two circles. 4. The helicopters were flying to the landing site. 5. He smiled and waved to the crowds waiting for him.

23. Do you think Yang Liwei is our national hero? Why?