Unit4SPACEEXPLORATIONListeningandtalking2LearningobjectivesBytheendoftheclass,studentswillbeableto:predictaboutthecontentofthelistening;practisetakingnoteswhilelistening;showcuriosityaboutastronauts’lifeinspaceinEnglishproperly.Whataretheydoing?Arethereanydifferencesfromourlife?Cantheyusethehouseholditemsjustlikeweuseindailylife?InternationalSpaceStation

Itisamulti-nationconstructionprojectthatisthelargestsinglestructurehumanseverputintospace.Itsmainconstructionwascompletedbetween1998and2011,althoughthestationcontinuallyevolvestoincludenewmissionsandexperiments.Itgenerallyholdscrewsofbetweenthreeandsixpeople.Afterthe

Columbiaspaceshuttledisaster

in2003,crewswereassmallastwopeople.Workinpairsandguesswhethertheywouldbeusefulforastronautinspace.√

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tissue√√√√√√MaxisinterviewingCaptainBrownabouthislifeinspace.Listentotheinterviewandanswerthequestions.1.I’vegottenusedtofloatingaroundjust_____________________.2.Wedon’thaveto_____inspace.Wechoosewhatwe__________beforewe

gotospace,andthenthefoodis________________forus.Wejusthaveto

___________________it.3.Iknowastronauts____________inspacesincethewaterwould

_________,soI’dlovetoknowhowyou_________________.4.

Weuse__________________.Andwebrushourteeth______________

wedoon

Earth.Butastronautsusually___________________.5.Iwastherefor__________________.

Iwasusuallybusy

______________________.6.WhenIwasfree,I______________.I

also__________.Myfavouritethingtodo,though,wasto____________________withmyfamily.preparedandstoredListentotheconversationandfillintheblanks.wearingshortsandaT-shirtcookwanttoeatheatthefoodandenjoycannotshowerfloatawaykeepyourselvescleanFirstlisteningasoapytoweltowashthesamewayasswallowtheirtoothpastemorethanfivemonthsdoingdifferentexperimentsplayedtheguitarplayedchesshavemyweeklyvideocall1.WhatdidCaptainBrownusuallywearinsidethestation?2.Howdidhepreparehisfoodinspace?3.Howdidhekeephimselfcleaninspace?4.Howdidhespendmostofhistimeinspace?5.Whatdidhedoduringhisfreetime?6.Whatdidhelookforwardtomostduringhisstayinspace?8Readthesixquestionsinexercise2onP43andtrypredictingpossibleanswers.WhatdidCaptainBrownusuallywearinsidethestation?Howdidhepreparehisfoodinspace?Howdidhekeephimselfcleaninspace?9HeworeshortsandT-shirt.Thefoodwaspreparedandstoredforhim.Hehadtoheatthefoodandenjoyit.Heusedasoapytoweltowash.4.Howdidhespendmostofhistimeinspace?5.Whatdidhedoduringhisfreetime?6.Whatdidhelookforwardtomostduringhisstayinspace?104.Hewasoftenbusydoingdifferentexperiments.5.Heplayedtheguitarandchess.6.Helookedforwardtohavingaweeklyvideocallwithhisfamilymost.Interviewer:CaptainBrown:Interviewer:CaptainBrown:Interviewer:Hello,CaptainBrown.You’rebackonEarthnow.Areyouhappytobeback?Well,yesandno.It’sgreattoseemyfamilyagain,butIalsomisstheInternationalSpaceStation.I’vegottenusedtofloatingaroundjustwearingshortsandaT-shirt.Soletmeaskaboutthespacestation.Waseatinginspacedifficult?Notreally.Wedon’thavetocookinspace.Wechoosewhatwewanttoeatbeforewegotospace,andthenthefoodispreparedandstoredforus.Wejusthavetoheatthefoodandenjoyit.Cool.Well,Iknowastronautscannotshowerinspacesincethewaterwouldfloataway,soI’dlovetoknowhowyoukeepyourselvesclean.InterviewtextCaptainBrown:Oh,weuseasoapytoweltowash.AndwebrushourteeththesamewayaswedoonEarth.Butastronautsusuallyswallowtheirtoothpaste.Interviewer:Gosh,Ihopeittastedgood!Sohowlongdidyoustayinspaceduringyourlastmission?CaptainBrown:Iwasthereformorethanfivemonths.Interviewer:Wow!Sowhatkindofworkdidyoudoupthere?CaptainBrown:Iwasusuallybusydoingdifferentexperiments.Interviewer:Didyouhaveanyfreetime?Doastronautsgettimeoff?CaptainBrown:Yes.WhenIwasfree,Iplayedtheguitar.That’sright-Itookmyguitarwithme.Ialsoplayedchess.Myfavouritethingtodo,though,wastohavemyweeklyvideocallwithmyfamily.Workingroups.ImagineyouaregoingtoaspacecampandCaptainBrownhas

beeninvitedtogiveatalk.Discussthequestionsyouwouldliketoaskhimandthenmakealist.ExpressingcuriosityI’dlovetoknow

…Iwonderhow/what/why

…Well,I’dreallyliketofindout

…I’dparticularlyliketoknow

…I’mmostcuriousabout

…I’mmostinterestedtodiscover

…I’mverykeentoknow…Iwishtoknow

…Ihopeyouwon’tmindmeaskingabout

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EXAMPLEA:Hey,guys.We’regoingtomeetarealastronaut.Isn’titexciting?B:Yeah.Ican’twaittoseeCaptainBrown!I’mreallycuriousabouthislifeinspace.Ihaveplentyofquestionstoaskhim.C:Suchas?B:Oh,suchaswhatfacilitiesdotheyhaveinspacetosupporttheirdailylife?C:Thatsoundslikeagoodquestion.ButI’dalsoliketoknowabouthowastronautssleep.Whatdotheydosoasnottofloataroundwhiletheysleep?Workingroups.ImagineyouaregoingtoaspacecampandCaptainBrownhas

beeninvitedtogiveatalk.Discussthequestionsyouwouldliketoaskhimandthenmakealist.ImagineyouaregoingtoaspacecampandCaptainBrownhasbeeninvitedtogiveatalk.

Whatwouldyouliketoaskhim?15GroupWorkExpressingcuriosityI’dlovetoknow…Well,I’dreallyliketofindout…I’mmostcuriousabout…I’mverykeentoknowIwishtoknow…Iwonderhow/what/why…Ihopeyouwon’tmindmeaskingabout…I’dparticularlyliketoknow…I’mmostinterestedtodiscover…16Shareyouridea!EXAMPLE:A:Hey,guys.We’regoingtomeetarealastronaut.Isn’titexciting?B:Yeah.Ican’twaittoseeCaptainBrown!I’mreallycuriousabouthislifeinspace.Ihaveplentyofquestionstoaskhim.C:Suchas?B:Oh,suchaswhatfacilitiesdotheyhaveinspacetosupporttheirdailylife?C:Thatsoundslikeagoodquestion.ButI’dalsoliketoknowabouthowastronautssleep.Whatdotheydosoasnottofloataroundwhiletheysleep?A:Iwonderhowtheygetexerciseonspace---it’snotliketheycangooutjogging.C:I’dneverthoughtofthat.Butthen,aftertheyexercis