2020年新人教版必修三《Unit 4 Space Exploration》单元教案全套(附导学案)2

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Unit 4 Space Exploration

Listening and Speaking & Listening and Talking

Teaching Aims

1. Students can get detailed information about how Yang Liwei became an

astronaut and Max’s space life.

2. Students learn to proper listening strategy to get detailed

information—listening for numbers and taking notes.

3. Students can learn related sentences or phrases to express their curiosity like “I

wish to know...” “I’d love to know...”

4. Students can learn more about the space and astronauts, even be interested in

working hard to be an astronaut.

Important Points and Difficult Points

1. Students can get detailed information about how Yang Liwei became an

astronaut and Max’s space life.

2. Students learn to proper listening strategy to get detailed

information—listening for numbers and taking notes.

3. Students can learn related sentences or phrases to express their curiosity like “I

wish to know...” “I’d love to know...”

Teaching Procedures

Part A Listening and Speaking—Talk about how to become an astronaut

Step 1 Lead in—Small talk

Look at the picture on Page 38 and tell your classmates what you can see. Get

some students to talk about it.

Step 2 Before-listening

1. As for the space exploration, what do you think about? 2 / 34

Answers: space, shuttle, astronaut, spaceship, rocket, space suit, solar system...

2. Can you name any famous astronauts from China or abroad? Have Ss name

some.

3. Do you know anything about the selection procedure for astronauts? Make a

list of the possible requirements.

Step 3 While-listening—Task 1

Listen to the interview and tick the correct statements in Activity 2.

Then check the answers in class.

Step 4 While-listening—Task 2

Listen again and fill in the blanks with the correct numbers in Activity 3.

Before listening, go through “Listen for numbers”. Then get some Ss to check

their answers.

Step 5 While-listening—Task 3

Listen to the interview again and make a list of the requirements for becoming an

astronaut.

Education background: college degree

Experience: rich experience of fighter

Health condition: perfect physical and mental health and body shape; proper 3 / 34

height and weight

Courses: English, science and astronomy

Special training: using space equipment; physical and mental training

Step 6 Post-listening—Speaking

Work in pairs. Discuss whether you would like to be an astronaut in the future

and give your reasons. Use what you have learnt from the interview to help you.

Go through the example first then practice with your partners.

Then Get some pairs to share the dialogues.

Step 7 Pronunciation

1. Read the poem. Mark the stressed syllables with O and unstressed syllables

with o.

2. Then try reading the poem to each other with rhythm. Then get some Ss to

read the poem.

3. Listen and repeat after the recording. Check whether Ss’ mark-ups are correct.

Part B Listening and Talking—Talk about life in space

Step 1 Before-listening

Before you listen, look at the pictures in Activity 1 and guess whether they would

be useful for astronauts in space. Have Ss discuss and share.

Step 2 While-listening

Max is interviewing Captain Brown about his life in space. Listen to the

interview and answer the questions.

1. What did Captain Brown usually wear inside the station?

2. How did he prepare his food in space?

3. How did he keep himself clean in space?

4. How did he spend most of his time in space?

5. What did he do during his free time?

6. What did he look forward to most during his stay in space?

Then check the answers with the class.

Step 3 Talking 4 / 34

Work in groups. Imagine you are going to a space camp and Captain Brown has

been invited to give a talk. Discus the questions you would like to ask him and then

make a list. Go through the example dialogue first.

Expressing curiosity

●I’d love to know... ●I wonder how/what/why/...

●Well, I’d really like to find out... ●I’d particularly like to know...

●I’m most curious about... ●I’m most interested to

discover...

●I’m very keen to know... ●I wish to know...

●I hope you won’t mind me asking about...

Step 4 Homework

Finish the exercises in Workbook.

Unit 4 Space Exploration

Reading and Thinking

【教学目标】

1. Read quickly to get detailed information according the timeline; read carefully

to summarize the main idea.

2. Learn the reading skills—finding the timeline and summarizing the main idea

by finding the words or ideas.

3. Have a passion for our country and be proud of the space exploration.

4. Learn to think critically about the space exploration.

【教学重难点】

1. Read quickly to get detailed information according the timeline; read carefully