2. The launch of spaceship

3. Why do people send up spaceships into space? To explore space

5. Before you start Read the article. Match these headings with the paragraphs. ABCDEFABCDEF Recent Interest Early Space Exploration Introduction Conclusion Into Deep Space China’s Contributions

6. 1.Why are we looking outwards to explore space ? Because we have left our marks in all four corners of the globe.

7. In 1957The age of space exploration________ In ____The first successful ____flight took place In___The US put a man on the ____ Early Space Exploration began 1961 1969 manned moon After this, interest ______ and the number of manned flights _________ faded dropped off

8. What has made people interested in space again?

9. Birth of high-powered Hubble telescope Its birth has aroused a burst of interest in space again

10. Why has the Hubble Telescope caused people to be interested in space again? Because with its help, astronomers could observe space with out the Earth is atmosphere being a barrier How has it helped us in the exploration of space ? First,it has provided views of such phenomena as dying stars and black holes. Second, over fifty new planets have been located beyond our solar system.

11. The International Space Station

12. Its location:___________________ Its purpose :__ Some further space projects___ In the Earth`s orbit Working as a permanent manned scientific base, to research life in space and provide a stepping stone 1.cameras will be send out in order to find Earth – like planets. 2.a permanent base will be set up on the moon in the next twenty years 3.manned flights to other planets might take place sometime after.

13. China`s contributions in space exploration 1.The successful launch of Dongfanghong1Satellite in 1970 2. The successful launch of Shenzhou5 launch in2003

14. The launch of Shenzhou5 2003 The launch of Shenzhou7 2008 The launch of Shenzhou6 2005

15. After having read the passage and known something that has happened in space exploration these years,what conclusion can we draw?

16. Conclusion : Space exploration spread out all over the world as time goes by.

17. Find sentences in the text that mean the same as these colloquial sentences. 1.The space age kicked off when they sent up Sputnik 1. (B) The age of space exploration began in 1957, when Sputnik 1 was launched by the Soviet Union.

18. 2. The final part of early space exploration was the moon landing. (B) Which ended with the US putting a man on the moon in 1969. 3. Space exploration is in again because of that new telescope. (C) Recently, there has been another burst of interest in space as a result of the Hubble Telescope.

19. 4. It’s so good that it’s found loads of new planets. (C) The telescope is so precise that, over fifty new planets have been located beyond our solar system.

20. 5. They’re going to send out cameras to find places like Earth. (D) Further space projects such as Deep Space, will send out cameras in order that they might find Earth- like planets where there might be life.

21. 1.We have left our mark everywhere. 2.All four corners of the globe. 3.The number of manned flights dropped off. Match these words with the idiomatic expressions from the text (1-5) in italics. shown we’ve been there a stage on the way, the possibilities are endless, decreased, all over the world,

22. 4. It’s a stepping stone. 5. The sky is no longer the limit. all over the world, a stage on the way, the possibilities are endless,decreased, shown we’ve been there

23. 1.Is it necessary for people to explore space? Why or Why not ? (think about the advantages or disadvantages of space exploration. Money,time and life. 2.What is your prediction about China`s space exploration? If possible,will you want to join it in the future? Discussion :

24. 1.review the text. 2. Surf the internet and find more information about space exploration