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【MODULE 5】The Conquest of the Universe【READING AND VOCABULARY】Space: the Final Frontier[Part 1]Ever since Neil Armstrong first set foot on the Moon back on 21st July, 1969, people have become accustomed to the idea of space travel. Millions of people watched that first moon landing on television, their hearts in their mouths, aware of how difficult and dangerous an adventure it was, and what risks had to be taken. With Armstrong`s now famous words:“That`s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind”, a dream was achieved. All three astronauts made it safely back to Earth, using a spaceship computer that was much less powerful than the ones used by the average school students today.There were several more journeys into space over the next few years but the single spaceships were very expensive as they could not take off more than once. People were no longer so enthusiastic about a peace travel programme that was costing the United States $10 million a day. That was until the arrival of the space shuttle——a spacecraft that could be used for several journeys. The first shuttle fight into space was the Columbia——launched from the Kennedy Space Centre on 12th April, 1981,. The aim of this flight was to test the new shuttle system, to go safely up into orbit and to return to the Earth for a safe landing. It was a success and a little more than a decade after Apollo 11`s historic voyage, the Columbia made a safe, controlled, aeroplane-style landing in California. This was the start of a new age of space travel.By the time the Challenger took off in 1986, the world seemed to have lost its fear and wonder at the amazing achievement of people going to be a special flight and so millions of people turned in to witness the take-off on TV. An ordinary teacher, Christa McAuliffe, 37, who was married with two children, was to be the first civilian in space. She was going to give two fifteen-minute lessons from space. The first was to show the controls of the spacecraft and explain how gravity worked. The second was to describe theaim of the Challenger space programme. Christa hoped to communicate a sense of excitement and create new interest in the space programme. Sadly, she never came back to her classroom again, as the shuttle exploded just over a minute after taking off in Florida and all seven astronauts were killed.The world was in shock——maybe they assumed this space flight would be no more dangerous than getting on an aeroplane. But how wrong they were——in one moment excitement and success turned into fear and disaster. It was the worst space accident ever. As one Russian said at the time,“When something like this happens we are neither Russians nor Americans. We are just human being who have the same feelings.”[Part 2]I can remember that day so clearly, watching the take-off on TV at school. There was an ordinary teacher on the Challenger, and we were all very excited. We didn`t have much patience waiting for the launch. We had seen the smiling faces of the astronauts waving to the world as they stepped into the shuttle. Then, little more than a minute after take-off, we saw a strange red and orange light in the sky, followed by a cloud of white smoke. The Challenger had exploded in mid-air and we all started screaming.It happened so quickly and everyone was schoolboy I had thought that going into space as an astronaut must be the best job in the world. When I heard, a few weeks later, that the bodies of the astronaut and even the teacher`s lesson plans had been found at the bottom of the ocean, I was not so sure it was worth it at all. In spite of all our advanced technology, the world is still only at the very beginning of its voyage into space.【READINH AND VOCABULARY】Secrets of the Gas GiantThe Cassini-Huygens space probe, which reached Saturn last week, has sent bank amazing photographs of the planet`s famous rings viewed in ultraviolet light. The pictures show them in shades of blue, green and red. The different colours shoe exactly what the rings are made of: the red means the ring contains tiny pieces of rock and the blue and green is likely to be a mixture of water and frozen gases. Saturn itself is made of gases. It is so light and it could float on water——if a big enough ocean could be found!The probe is an international project to explore the planet and its rings and moons. It was launched in 1997 and its mission was to explore the “gas giant” planet which is the furthest planet to be seen from the Earth without a telescope.Scientist says the spacecraft`s four-year tour of Saturn may tell them how the rings are formed. It will also study the planet`s atmosphere and magnetic field.The porbe has sent back pictures of some of Saturn`s moon, including tiny Phoebe, which has a strange shape——unlike other planets and their moons, it is not perfectly round——and Saturn`s biggest moon, Titan, which is believed to be the only body in the solar system other than the Earth with liquid on the surface.The images of Titan and Phoebe look strangely like photos of Earth and our own Moon, taken decades ago by the earliest space missions. They are so clear that it is easy to forget they ear coming from a distance fone-and-a-half-billion kilometers.【READING PRACTICE】May the Force Be with YouStar Wars is a series of science fantasy films. The six-film series began in 1977, and has a world-wide audience, with films, books, video games, television series and toys. It is now acknowledged by the movie industry as the most successful film series ever.The films were made in random order, and move backwards and forwards through two hundred years. They describe the deeds of Anakin Skywalker, a noble Jedi knight, while Darth Vader, under orders from Lord Sith, creates tension then conflict between various autonomous republics and movements. This results in the defeat of the Jedi.Then Anakin`s son, Luke Skywalker, joins the Rebel Alliance to attack the authority of the new evil Empire. He accuses Darth Vader of killing his father, so he trains to become a Jedi knight and swears to avenge his loss. But to his sorrow, he learns that his father is actually Darth Vader himself. Luke escapes the latter`s grasp, as well as the Emperor`s attempt to turn him to the Dark Side. Instead, to his great relief, he achieves glory by turning his father back to the light side, while the divisions of the Rebel Alliance fleet flights the battle for the airspace over the motherland, and wins the war. Star Wars reflects many abstract concepts in Greek, Roman and Chinesefolk stories, such as an ability to foresee the future and the impossibility of controlling one`s destiny. For example, Anakin Skywalker cause the deathof his wife coming to her aid. Luke is like the hero lf a wuxia film, with his intention of avenging the death of his father, to become the most powerful Master of his art.The broad theme of Star Wars` philosophy is the Force, and in every movie someone says “May the Force be with you.” Star Wars stresses the dangers of fear, anger, and hate, as well as putting aside one`s sympathy for certain people. For example, Luke Skywalker is ever told that his training rather than rescue his friends.This is consistent with many religious faiths, which stress rational thought, personal dignity and a devotion to praying for holy understanding, as opposed to the “Dark Side”, of violent passion and acute emotion.However, the strongest influence is Taoist philosophy. The Force is similar to Qi, a stable balance of the Yin and Yang forces to human beings and the environment. Many true Taoist masters eventually become supreme beings, similar to Obi-Wan and Yoda who Luke, as their scholar, consults for their teaching and advice.Even the language and clothing convey the philosophy of the Force——the Dark Force soldiers speak with British accents and wear black uniforms whilst most of the Rebels speaker American English and wear light colours.【CULTURAL CORNER】The War of the WorldsIn 1898, the English writer H.G. Wells wrote what is arguably the most important novel in the history of science fiction The War of the Worlds. It is a dramatic story about an invasion of the Earth by aliens from Mars, a subject that has fascinated science fiction writers and film-makers ever since. But when, in 1938, the American actor and director, Orson Welles set a radio drama of The War of the Worlds in real life New Jersey town of Grover`s Mill, little did he know what people turned on their radios and heard the Mercury Theatre Company broadcast, it was so realistic that they believed every word:Ladies and gentlemen, I have a grave announcement to make. Incredible as it may seen, both the observations of science and the evidence of our eyes lead to the inescapable assumption that those strange beings who landed in the New Jersey farmlands tonight are the vanguard of an invading army from the planet Mars.Orson Welles had managed to set in motion a panic across America. When people heard that an invasion by aliens from Mars was underway, there was a wave of mass hysteria. Hundreds of people left their homes in panic, there were traffic jams all over the state and the police received thousands of telephone calls from terrified listeners who believed that Martians were attacking.The sleepy town of Grover`s Mill for an hour became the centre of the universe.One 13-year-old boy was doing his homework when he hears the first newsflash of the invasion. Taking the radio into the cafédownstairs where his mother worked, he and a dozen or so customers listened with mounting fear to the broadcast, until the men jumped up and announced they were going to get their guns and join in the defence at Grover`s Mill.Did Orson Welles deliberately set out to terrify the nation? Or was it simply a masterpiece of realistic theatre? Either way, The War of the Worlds will be remembered as a piece of broadcasting history.。
Module5 Section IIIⅠ.单词拼写1．The police a________him of stealing.2．They a________his death by burning the village.3．No one can f________what will happen in the future.4．She pressed his hand in s________.5．Her new idea made a great i________in the office.6．You're safe! What a________(安慰)!7．We have to hold our________(忠诚)to our nation.8．It was a________(随意的)choice.9．They________(承认)having been defeated.10．Who is in________(权力)here?答案：1.accused 2.avenged 3.foresee 4.sympathy 5.impact mitment 8.random9.acknowledged10.authorityⅡ.短语互译1．指责某人某事________________________________________________________________________ 2．一系列的________________________________________________________________________ 3．祈望；祈求________________________________________________________________________ 4．使某事开始________________________________________________________________________ 5．be similar to________________________________________________________________________ 6．lead to________________________________________________________________________ 7．set out(to do sth.)________________________________________________________________________ 8．rather than________________________________________________________________________ 9．or so________________________________________________________________________ 10．insist on________________________________________________________________________ 答案：1.accuse sb. of doing sth. 2.a series of 3.pray for4．set... in motion 5.与……相似的 6.导致7.着手干……8.(宁愿……)也不……9.大约10.坚持(认为……)Ⅲ.用所给单词的适当形式填空1．Chinese athletes________(swear)together under the Chinese national flag and signed an anti-doping declaration.2．He used his knowledge to develop a pig farm with advanced technologies and succeeded in ________(grasp)market opportunities.3．He hoped his book would help Chinese fans find a better way ________(relief)their pain.4．________(broad), I think what this tells us is that there is a lack of confidence in the United States.5．She has always stood by me and has been very ________(devotion)to my family.6．They________(observation)the mothers playing with their children four times during this period.答案：1.swore 2.grasping 3.to relieve 4.Broadly 5.devoted 6.observedⅣ.单项填空1．As is known to all, an accurate conclusion is________careful research.A．relied on B．impressed onC．based on D．depended on答案：C考查短语辨析。
Module 5 The Conquest of the UniverseI. 教学内容分析本模块以The Conquest of the Universe为话题，介绍了人类首次登月、人类首次航天飞机飞行和“挑战者”号爆炸等事件，旨在通过本模块的教学使学生了解人类不断探索外空的历史，了解太空探索史上具有划时代意义的重大科学事件，掌握相关词汇以及运用所学词汇来口头介绍太空探索中所发生的一系列事件。
Introduction部分通过介绍20世纪60年代以来人类太空探索的主要事件，让学生了解有关太空探索的知识，以引起学生对这一话题的兴趣。
Reading and Vocabulary（1）部分通过阅读Space：the Final Frontier，让学生学习相关词汇，学会归纳文章的主旨大意，并根据文章内容，进行听说读写的各项训练。
Grammar（1）部分通过观察课文中的一些句子，让学生复习名词性从句基本用法及其注意事项等内容。
Listening and Speaking部分是在阅读文章后所展开的一项活动。
通过听一段有关太空探索问题的采访录音，培养学生听力技巧和能力，使学生在听中准确获取有效信息，并完成相关练习。
Everyday English部分围绕日常生活中常见的交际用语，通过具体的语言环境，使学生正确理解at the end of the day, how about you, short cuts, food for thought等的含义。
Grammar（2）部分通过把一些词语正确排序来继续复习名词性从句的用法。
Speaking部分通过小组辩论的形式，针对太空探索这一话题，运用所学知识展开辩论。
Reading and Vocabulary（2）部分以“Secrets of the Gas Giant”为话题，让学习相关词汇，了解太空知识，并根据短文内容进行听说读写的各项训练。
Writing部分是通过阅读Reading and Vocabulary（2）之后，所做的书面练习。
