SPACEEXPLORATIONBOOK3UNIT4listeningandspeakingTalkabouthowtobecomeanastronautLearningObjectivesBytheendofthisclass,youwillbeableto:Learntolistenforspecificnumbers2.Knowthebasicrequirementsofbeinganastronaut.3.LearntotalkabouthowtobecomeanastronautWhoaretheyWarming-upNeilArmstrongThefirstpersontowalkonthemoonYuriGagarinThefirstmantotravelintospaceVelentinaTereshkovaThefirstwomantogointospaceFamousastronautsabroadWhatfamousastronautdoyouknowWarming-upYangLiweiChina’sfirstastronautLiuYangThefirstChinesewomantoreachspaceZhaiZhigangThefirstChinesetocarryoutaspacewalkFamousastronautsfromChinaWhatfamousastronautdoyouknowWarming-upShenzhou-18crew

ChineseastronautsYeGuangfu,LiCongandLiGuangsuwillcarryouttheShenzhou-18mannedspaceflightmissiontoChina'sspacestation,andYewillbethecommander.Pre-listeningwatchavideoabouttheselection(挑選)procedureforastronautsPre-listening

Tickpossiblerequirements.Pre-listeningEducationbackgroundFlight

experienceLearningbasicastronauts’

skillsOperatingthespaceequipmentHealthconditionPhysicalandmentaltrainingLearningrelated

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WhilelisteningListentoaninterviewwithYangLiweitolearnhowhebecameChina’sfirstastronaut.Predictinwhatordertheymightappear.Task1.Q1.DidyoualsohavetobeacertainsizeandweightQ2.Doyouthinkthat(beingapilot)wasoneofthereasonswhyyouwerechosenforthespaceprogramQ3.SohowdifficultwasittojointhespaceprogramQ4.DidyoualwayswanttobeanastronautQ5.Butyoualsohadtostudyalot,too,right1.Predictinwhatordertheymightappear.2.ListentheinterviewandputthequestionsintotherightorderTask1.Listentheinterviewandarrangethequestionsinarightorder.12435Q4.DidyoualwayswanttobeanastronautQ2.Doyouthinkthat(beingapilot)wasoneofthereasonswhyyouwerechosenforthespaceprogramQ3.SohowdifficultwasittojointhespaceprogramQ1.DidyoualsohavetobeacertainsizeandweightQ5.Butyoualsohadtostudyalot,too,rightlisteningstrategyListenfor

numbersNumberquestionsaretypicallyrelatedto:time,telephonenumbers,addressesprices,weights,distances,etc.Whenyoulistenfornumbers,youneedtopayspecialattentiontobignumbers

aswellasthosethatsoundquitesimilarsuchasthirteenandthirty,fourteenandforty,

etc.HowtobecomeanastronautRequirements(1)Didyoualwayswanttobeanastronaut?dreamtofbecomingan

astronautgot①

degreeatthe

age

of②

workedasafighterpilot

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(I

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hoursflight

experienceC.(3)Sohowdifficultwas

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shorter

than⑧

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less

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perfect⑩

and

shapeD.(5)Butyoualsohadto

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right?hadto

learn

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practice

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equipmenthadtodoalotofmental

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workedasafighterpilot

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(around)③

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hoursflightexperience1350(3)Sohowdifficultwasittojointhespaceprogram⑥

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HowtobecomeanastronautRequirements(1)Didyoualwayswanttobeanastronaut?dreamtofbecomingan

astronautgot①

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HowtobecomeanastronautRequirements(1)Didyoualwayswanttobeanastronaut?dreamtofbecomingan

astronautgot①

degreeatthe

age

of②

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for

(around)③

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(I

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hoursflight

experienceC.(3)Sohowdifficultwas

it

tojointhespaceprogram?⑥

ofpilotswerechosenfrom

among⑦

pilotstotrainforspace

flights(4)Didyoualsohavetobe

acertainsizeand

weight?be

shorter

than⑧

cmin

heightweigh

less

than⑨

kgbe

in

perfect⑩

and

shapeD.(5)Butyoualsohadto

studyalot,too,

right?hadto

learn

English,?

,and

astronomy.hadto

practice

using?

equipmenthadtodoalotofmental

and

physical?

E.F.1350141,50017270healthsciencespacetrainingHealthconditionCoursesSpecial

trainingFlightexperienceSummarizetherequirementsforastronautformYangLiWei’sexperience

Before-SpeakingHowtobecomeanastronautrequirementsdreamtofbeingan

astronautDreamgetacollegedegreeat

22.Educationalbackgroundworkedasafighterpilotforten

yearshad1380hoursofflight

experienceFlightexperiencebeshorterthan172cmin

heightweighlessthan70

kgbeinperfecthealthandshape.learnEnglish,science,and

astronomy.practiceusingspaceequipment.