1. Module2 Unit3 Amazing people
Project Explorer
by Chen Lixia
from Changshu City Middle School

2. Learning goals
By the end of the class, you will be able to :
1. get a good knowledge of Yang Liwei；
2. write an essay(小短文)about Jay Chou；
3. experience a sense of pride in China’s
space exploration and look up to Yang Liwei
as an example

3. competition
Rules:
1. If you know the answer, you must stand up, give the answer clearly, and if you are right, you can get one point for your group.
2. During the competition , you should keep your mouth shut, unless you want to stand up and give the answer. Also, discussion is not allowed
3. When the teacher says “begin” , you can compete.
4. The group that wins the competition can have rewards for your work.

4. A quiz
In November, 1999, China launched the first unmanned spaceship successfully, which was named _______ by the former President Jiang Zeming.
A. Tian’gong
B. Chang’e
C. Shenzhou C

5. B
2._______ was the first to travel in space in human history.
A. Yang Liwei B. Uri Gagarin C.Neil Alden Armstrong

6. 3. So far, China has realized in space______
and ______.
setting up a space station and docking(对接）
extra- vehicular(出舱）and setting up a space station
extra-vehicular(出舱）and docking(对接） C

8. 4. There are three famous satellite launch(发射) centers in China
4. There are three famous satellite launch(发射) centers in China. They are_____, Taiyuan and______.
A. Jiuquan; Xi’an B. Jiuquan; Xichang
C. Xi’an and Xichang B

9. 5. In 21st century, besides landing on the moon again for exploration, our human beings are most interested in ______.
A. Mercury(水星)
B. Venus(金星)
C. Mars (火星) C

10. 6. On 27th September 2008, a Chinese astronaut took a walk in space, whose name is________.
A. Yang Liwei
B. Nie Haisheng
C. Zhai Zhigang C

11. Who is the first Chinese astronaut in space
ShenzhouⅤ
Yang Liwei……

12. Fast reading Para 1: Yang Liwei’s _________ in space exploration.
Para 2: Yang’s ________
Para 3: Yang began his _______ as an astronaut.
Para 4: Yang was _______to be the first astronaut for the Chinese space adventure.
Para 5: Yang’s success has a great ___________ on others.
achievements
introduction
childhood
training
body
chosen
influence/effect
conclusion

13. Detailed reading
Para1 :
Why are so many figures listed at the beginning of the text?
A. Just to show the facts.
B. To impress the reader what was achieved in space by Yang Liwei.

14. Para2:
What interested Yang
when he was young?
From whom he got a lot of
encouragement?
science and technology
from his parents and his older sister and younger brother.

15. Para3
1.Besides all the required subjects, what did astronauts also have to learn?
2.Did Yang learn very well?
survival skills and all about how
spaceships and rockets are built.
Yes, he scored among the very top
in everything the group studied.

16. Para4
What made him win the status of China’s first astronaut?
his high scores on the psychological tests.

17. Para5
What’s the influence of Yang’s success?
To himself, his name will go down in history with those of Yuri Gagarin and Alan Shepard.
To others, the people of China can be proud of him and young people all over the world can look up to him as an example of a man who managed to live his dream.

18. On the whole , how is the text mainly organized?
It is organized in the _______order.
time

19. Yang Liwei in 1965, Suizhong County, Liaoning Chinese joined the army
Born:______________________________________
Nationality: _____________
Education: 1983______________________________
studied in ___________________________
Working experiences: 1987 graduated and became a pilot
1998 ________________________________
received _______________ September, 2003 be luckily _______ for the space task
Achievements: October, 2003 travelled successfully and became the first Chinese astronaut in space.
Chinese
joined the army
a flight school
applied to be a member of Project 921
training
picked

20. Consolidation
Yang Liwei, the first Chinese________ in space, was ____of science and technology and decided to be a ____when young. In 1987, his dream came ____. Fortunately, in 1998, when he _____to be a member of Project Shenzhou, he was ________from 1500 candidates. In September 2003, by going_______ all the tests, Yang proved he was ____for the task.
astronaut
fond
pilot
true
applied
selected
through
fit

21. His superiors said it was his high scores on __________ tests that won him the _____. 15 October, 2003 was a ___________ day for Yang Liwei. He successfully travelled around the earth _____times in just over ___hours. His name will go ______in history and we all take ____ in him and many young people will _______his example to ___________their dreams.
psychological
status
lucky/special 14 21
down
pride
follow
live/ realize

22. Discussion
What qualities(品质）does Yang Liwei have as an excellent astronaut?
He should be…….
calm, brave , strong-willed, energetic, hardworking, wise, patriotic(爱国的) physically-strong, in control of himself……

23. Summary
A biographical(传记)article usually includes some aspects(方面)like:
one’s birth time, birth place, childhood, family background, education, working experiences, achievements or influences……..

24. guessing games Mo yan He was born in Gaomi, Shandong province.
He is a hard-working writer, and has published many great works.
In 2012, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature for his unique writing style.

25. guessing games confucius
He was born in ancient China. He was a great educator, thinker, philosopher.
His great thoughts still has a great influence on people nowadays.
It was said that he had about 3000 students. He once wandered around China to spread his thoughts.

26. guessing games Jackie Chan He was born in Hong kong, China.
He is an actor and director, famous for his Kung Fu Movies, which have been attracting the audience all over the world.
He is not very tall but he can run very fast and he has a big nose, looking very cute.

27. guessing games
Jack Ma
He was born in Hangzhou and once worked as a teacher in a university.
Now for the first time he becomes No.1 on the Forbes China List.
He is the founder, chairman and CEO of Alibaba Group.

28. Writing
周杰伦（Jay Chou）
出生： ，台湾
职业：歌手，作词人(lyrics writer),作曲人(composer)
爱好：音乐
音乐上擅长：R&B，Rap（饶舌）
其他：
● 3岁开始学钢琴，对音乐非常感兴趣
● 2000年，发行(release)首张同名专辑（album）《Jay》，
非常轰动（become a hit)
● 共发行了12张专辑，几乎每张专辑都非常受欢迎,
并且获得了很多的奖项（award）
● 被认为是世界十大天才（genius）音乐家之一，他的音乐突破
(break through)传统音乐，为亚洲音乐翻开(turn over)了新的
篇章（page）
Jay zhou,a famous singer as well as well-known lyrics writer and composer, was born…..

29. My version:
Jay zhou, a famous singer as well as a well-known lyrics writer and composer, was born in January 18th, 1979, Taiwan. He is fond of music and especially good at R&B and Rap.
He took great interest in music and began to play the piano when he was only 3 years old.
In 2002, his first album called Jay was released and it became a hit immediately it came onto the market. During , altogether he released 12 albums, almost each of which was very popular and won many awards.
He is considered to be one of the world’s ten greatest geniuses, whose music breaks through traditional music styles, turning over a new page for Asian music.

30. Homework
Finish the essay about Jay Chou in about 150 words.
Thank you !