2. Who is she ? A beauty named Chang’e on the moon. The story about Chang’e told us that we human beings had been dreaming of traveling to space for thousands of years!

3. the first man in China to travel in space Yang Liwei Yang Liwei

4. Gagarin from the former Soviet Union the first man to travel in space in the world

5. Armstrong from the USA the first man to land on the moon

6. What do these people do in outer space?

7. Space exploration

8. Good afternoon, everyone. I’m so glad to be here to tell you something about outer space and space exploration. Space explor - ation began in 1957 with the launch of the first artificial satellite. Unmanned spaceships have been launched into space since 1959. By 1961, people were orbiting the Earth. Yuri Gagarin from the former Soviet Union became the first human being to travel in space.

9. Read the first part of the speech and complete the time line of the main events mentioned. TimeEvent 1957 1959 1961 the launch of the firstlaunch artificial satellite unmanned spaceship… launch into space orbitorbit the Earth

10. Today, most important planets have been examined. Photos have been taken and samples have been collected from the planets, but no evidence of life has been discovered on any of the planets so far. Scientific research still continues. Today’s space exploration

11. Do you know the following equipment about space exploration?

12. launch pad 发射台 rocket launch tower 发射塔

13. space shuttle 航天飞机

14. spaceship

15. space station

16. astronaut

17. spacesuit spacewalk

18. tracking ship 跟踪测量船

19. launch tower launch pad rocket space shuttle astronaut spacesuit spacewalk space station tracking ship

20. I guess some of you are dreaming of becoming an________ and traveling to ______ to carry out _________________. If this comes true, you’ll probably travel by ____________, a spaceship that looks like an aeroplane. Two ______ supported by a launch tower will lift the space shuttle into space. Some time after the rockets and the space shuttle are ________, the rockets will separate from the space shuttle and fall into the sea. Then a ship will pick them up. Astronauts will do their research in a base in outer space called ___________. Sometimes they go out of their space shuttle to take a _________. In outer space astronauts cannot take off their _________, which protect them and provide oxygen. In 1965, Alexei Leonov from the former Soviet Union became the first human being to take a walk in space. astronaut spacespace exploration space shuttle rockets launched space station spacewalk spacesuits

21. words related to exploration: unmanned spaceship tracking ship artificial satellite man-made satellite space station space shuttle space exploration spacewalk spacesuit sample launch tower launch pad orbit rocket astronaut

22. SunMercury Pluto Jupiter Uranus Venus Earth MarsSaturn Neptune

23. write the name of each planet in the solar system Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Neptune Uranus Pluto

24. Part D on P7 Earth Jupiter Mercury Mars Neptune Pluto Venus Saturn Uranus 9 2 6 7 3 5 1 4 8 9 2 6 7

25. words related to space: universe star solar system 太阳系 galaxy 星系, 银河, outer space planet (Mercury 水星 Uranus 天王星 Venus 金星 Neptune 海王星 Earth Pluto 冥王星 ) Mars 火星 Jupiter 木星 Saturn 土星

26. 1.make a speech to sb 2. orbit the earth 3. collect samples from the planets 4. discover no evidence of life 5. dream of becoming 6. carry out space exploration 7. come true 8. separate from 9.take a spacewalk an astronaut 10. provide oxygen 1. 给某人作演说 2. 绕地球飞行 3. 从星球上收集样品 4. 没有发现生命的迹象 5. 梦想成为宇航员 6. 执行太空探测计划 7. 变为现实 / 实现 8. 从 --- 分离 9. 进行太空行走 10. 提供氧气

27. carry out 1.I was chosen _____________the experiment. 2.I expect the famous doctor _____________________ this operation. 3.---What are you busy with? ----______________ my study plan. 4.Nothing can prevent this order from ________________. 执行，开展，实行，进行 To To to carry out to carry out/will carry out Carrying out being carried out come true come true = 1.I hope my dream ____________ some day. 2.He dreamt of becoming a lawyer and at last it ____________. will come true came true be realized

28. 1.Soldiers have been sent to protect people against attack. 2.She wore dark glasses to protect her eyes from the sun. protect: make sure sb/ sth is not harmed, damaged. 保护，防护 prpr protect … from/ against sth. 保护，防护 prevent … (from) doing sth. 防止， 阻止某人做 1.What _________you from carrying out the plan? 2.________them, astronauts can’t take off their spacesuits. 3.Put on more clothes ________yourself from the cold. 4.The heavy rain __________us attending the party. 5.Nothing can _________him from looking into his son’s disappearance. 改错： 1.Use your umbrella to prevent yourself from the rain. 2.We’ll try to prevent the similar accident happen again. prevented To protect to protect prevented prevent

29. 1.A spacesuit is used to_______oxygen. 2.Although samples ______________from the planets, no evidence of life __________on any of the planets. 3. Yang Liwei is the first in China __________space. 4. He is always dreaming of _________to space and _________space exploration and this __________ lately. 5. Do you know who became the first _________a spacewalk? provide, collect, explore, look into, make up, travel, come true, discover, shout, search, explore, carry out, take, provide have been collected has been discovered to explore travelling carrying out has come true to take

30. 6. Do you mind __________your seat to an old man? 7. He was heard _________when the lights came. 8. He is looking forward to __________the cause of his wife’s death. 9.She was last seen _________herself before she went to the party. 10. There are about 300 young teachers in the school, __________one third of teachers there. 11. Every one of you, ______the room carefully for the book. provide, collect, explore, look into, make up, travel, come true, discover, shout, search, take, carry out, give up giving up shouting looking into making up search

31. Fill in the blanks with proper words from the picture on P6 Today we had an unforgettable experience in the Space Museum in the centre of our city. First, the narrator （讲解员） introduced the first successful moon-landing mission （登月飞行） in the world.We saw some photos of those famous _________ like Neil Armstrong. Then, we were shown around a ____________ and a ____________which are used to lift the _____________into space. The most exciting moment came when we were allowed to wear _________ to experience the simulated （模拟的） ______________. astronauts launch tower launch pad space shuttle spacesuits spacewalk

32. I struggled （费力的） into the 50kg spacesuit. When I went into the ___________ for the first time, I couldn’t help feeling excited and proud. When the spaceship was launched and separated （分离） from the _______, I suddenly got a feeling of flying to the sky.At the moment the spaceship touched down to the ground, I felt my body was very heavy.I can’t wait to share my wonderful experience with my friends. space ship rocket

33. space: e.g. spaceman space station spacesuit space shuttle spaceship outer space spacewalk n. 空间, 空地； 这张桌子占据了太多的空间。 n. 地球大气以外； e.g. The desk takes up too much space.

34. exploration: n. 勘探，勘查，探索； e.g. space exploration oil exploration e.g. organize organization realization realize explore: v. 勘探，勘查，探索 ; e.g. Upon arriving on the island, we were eager to explore. ( 我们一到岛上就急不可耐地考察起来.)

35. launch: n. ( 航天器的 ) 发射 ;( 产品的 ) 上市 … e.g. the successful launch of … a product launch v. 发射 ; 把 ( 航天器等 ) 发射上天 … e.g. Does everyone know how to launch a spaceship?

36. orbit: v. 绕轨道运行 ; 围绕 … 运动 ; e.g. The earth takes a year to orbit the sun. n. ( 天体等运行的 ) 轨道 e.g. the earth’s orbit around the sun A new satellite has been put into orbit around the earth. ( 一颗新的人造卫星被 送上了环绕地球的轨道.) a space station in orbit round the moon