1、Section Listening,Speaking, Talking &Video Time文本填空用適當的詞匯補寫教材聽說文本?！続ctivity 1】Listening and Speaking Talk about how to become an astronaut背景導學本文是一篇人物專訪。采訪的是中國第一位進入太空的宇航員楊利偉就如何成為一名宇航員所談的相關情況。Interviewer:Today we are very pleased to chat with Mr Yang Liwei, the first Chinese astronaut. Welcome to the

2、show, Mr Yang. Mr Yang:Thank you.Interviewer: Mr Yang, our audience is very 1.curious about how you succeeded in becoming Chinas first astronaut. It must have been a very difficult thing to achieve. Did you always want to be an astronaut?Mr Yang:Yes, I dreamt of it when I was young, but I never thou

3、ght my wish would e true. It took a long time. First, I got my college degree when I was 22, and then I worked as a fighter pilot for around 10 years. I finally became Chinas first astronaut when I was 38 years old.Interviewer: Oh, so you must be a really 3.experienced pilot.Do you think that was on

4、e of the reasons why you were chosen for the space programme?Mr Yang:Sure,I had 1,350 hours of flight experience, which I think really helped me.Interviewer:So how difficult was it to join the space programme?Mr Yang:There was a lot of competition. Altogether, 14 of us were chosen from among 1,500 p

5、ilots to train for space flights. Interviewer:That sounds really difficult. Did you also have to be a certain size and weight?Mr Yang:Yes, at the time, you had to be shorter than 172 centimetres in 4.height and weigh less than 70 kilograms.You also had to be in perfect health and perfect shape.Inter

6、viewer: So you were the perfect choice! 5.As we all know, an astronaut needs to be healthy and calm in order to work in space. But you also had to study a lot, too, right?Mr Yang:Yes, I had to learn English, science, and astronomy. I also had to practise using space equipment, and do a lot of 6.ment

7、al and physical training. It was very tiring, but I was so proud to have the opportunity.【Activity 2】Listening and Talking Talk about life in space背景導學本文是一篇人物專訪。采訪的是從國際空間站歸來的宇航員Captain Brown以及他所談的在國際空間站停留五個多月的生活和工作情況。Interviewer:Hello, Captain Brown. Youre back on Earth now. Are you happy to be back

8、?Captain Brown:Well, yes and no. Its great to see my family again, but I also miss the International Space Station.Ive gotten used to 1.floating around just wearing shorts and a T-shirt.Interviewer:So let me ask about the space station. Was eating in space difficult?Captain Brown:Not really.We dont

9、have to cook in space.We choose what we want to eat before we go to space, and then the food is 2.prepared and stored for us.We just have to heat the food and enjoy it. Interviewer: Cool.Well, I know astronauts cannot 3.shower in space since the water would float away, so Id love to know how you kee

10、p yourselves clean. Captain Brown:Oh,we use a soapy 4.towel to wash.And we brush our teeth the same way as we do on Earth.But astronauts usually swallow their toothpaste.Interviewer:Gosh,I hope it tasted good! So how long did you stay in space during your last 5.mission?Captain Brown:I was there for

11、 more than five months. Interviewer:Wow!So what kind of work did you do up there?Captain Brown:I was usually busy doing different experiments.Interviewer: Did you have any free time? Do astronauts get time 6.off?Captain Brown:Yes, when I was free, I played the guitar. Thats rightI took my guitar wit

12、h me. I also played chess. My favorite thing to do, though, was to have my weekly video call with my family. 【Activity 3】Video Time Exploring Mars 背景導學本文主要介紹了人類“火星探索”的情況。主要介紹火星的概況,包括體積大小、地質特點、氣候條件等以及我國的火星探索計劃。Mars is truly a fascinating planet for those of us here on Earth.As our nearest planetary n

13、eighbour, it is one of the few planets that we can see with the naked eye. Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second smallest planet in the solar system.It is about half of the size of Earth and is often 1.referred to as the “Red Planet” because of its red surface.The Red Planet has the

14、largest 2.volcano in the solar systemOlympus Mons, which is roughly 27 kilometres high.Thats about three times as high as Mount Qomolangma. Mars also has the deepest, longest valley in the solar systemValles Marineris. Mars has seasons like Earth, but the seasons on Mars are twice as long as the sea

15、sons on Earth.Mars also has an atmosphere, but it is very thin and made up mostly of 3.carbon dioxide. Because of its thin atmosphere and greater distance from the Sun, Mars is much colder than Earth. However, Mars does have weather, with clouds and winds. The dust storms of Mars can grow so big tha

16、t sometimes they blanket the entire planet and last for months.The poles on Mars are a lot like Antarctica, capped by ice, but much of Marss ice is made from carbon dioxide, not water.The 4.similarities and differences between Earth and Mars raise many questions:Is Mars the past or the future of Ear

17、th? How did it become a mostly barren planet? Many scientists believe that studying Mars can help us answer some of the key questions about our planet Earth, or even the universe.Missions to Mars have never been easy. Since 1960,more than half of all attempted Mars missions have failed. The USA, Rus

18、sia, the European Space Agency, and several other countries have lost many spacecraft in their quest to explore the Red Planet.Nevertheless, they will still continue their explorations.Chinese experts are confident about their plan to explore Mars, despite the many challenges. 5.Launching the first

19、Mars probe from Wenchang around 2020 is the first step. The Chinese Mars probe consists of three parts:the orbiter,the lander, and the rover. This 3D demonstration video made by the China Academy of Space Technology shows the 10-month flight of the Mars probe before it closes in on the Red Planet.En

20、tering the Earth-Mars transfer orbit, the Mars probe separates from the launch vehicle.Then the space-to-ground communications link is created. Controllers on Earth 6.guide it into the orbit around Mars. After collecting detailed information about the landing area, the probe is ready for the landing

21、. The orbiter and the lander separate. The orbiter stays in the orbit for at least a year to photograph key areas and monitor the planets environment, while the lander heads down to the surface of Mars.Nine kilometres above the planet, a large parachute opens to slow the landing craft as it falls.After discarding the protective shield and the parachute, the lander choos