Unit 4 Great people

1. Unit 4 Great people Reading

2. 1.重点: 通过阅读，掌握并运用四会词汇和重点句型。 2.难点: 1) On that mission, he and David R. Scott managed to join two spacecrafts together for the first time in space. 2) Neil is the person who made people round the world realize that space exploration was truly possible.

3. Part One Pre-reading Do you know him? Yes. He is called Yang Liwei. What’s his job? He is an astronaut. Has he been to the moon? No, he hasn’t.

4. Do you know who is the first man to walk on the moon? Yes, he is Neil Armstrong.

5. Word matching • a small amount of something for testing • a long or high jump • a piece of paper showing that you are allowed to do something • chosen from a group of people or things • a person who belongs to a particular country • turn round and round • licence • leap • sample • spin • citizen • selected

6. New words successfully 成功地 truly 真正地 giant 巨大的 huge 巨大的 manage 完成(困难的事) land 降落 pride 骄傲 pilot 飞行员 engineering 工程 navy 海军 commander 指挥官 wind tunnel 风洞 mankind 人类 exploration 探索

7. Part Two While-reading Listening to the tape and judging the following statements • Neil Armstrong was born in the 1940s. • He flew in a plane when he was six. • The Gemini 8 mission is all about star signs. • Gemini 8 landed in the USA. in the 1930s. F T was a space mission. F F in the western Pacific Ocean.

8. Two men • Three men from Apollo 11 walked on the moon together. • The astronauts took some moon plants back to Earth. • The US government has never said that the reports about the alien spacecraft are true. • Neil Armstrong was awarded the Medal of Freedom. F took some rock samples F T T

9. Reading after the tape and answering the following questions • What did Neil Armstrong receive when he was 16? • What did Neil Armstrong do when Gemini 8 was out of control? • Which was the first spacecraft to land on the moon? • What did Armstrong and Aldrin do on the moon? • What do people think the aliens tried to do? • What was the highest award that Neil Armstrong received?

10. 1 What did Neil Armstrong receive when he was 16? 2 What did Neil Armstrong do when Gemini 8 was out of control? 3 Which was the first spacecraft to land on the moon? He received his student pilot’s licence. He successfully brought the spacecraft down into the western Pacific Ocean. Apollo 11 was the first spacecraft to land on the moon.

11. 4 What did Armstrong and Aldrin do on the moon? 5 What do people think the aliens tried to do? 6 What was the highest award that Neil Armstrong received? They walked on the moon and collected rock samples. They think the aliens tried to warn Armstrong and Aldrin to stay away. The Medal of Freedom was the highest award Neil Armstrong received.

12. Reading the text again and finishing the table He was born in Ohio. He received his pilot’s licence. He joined the navy. He was selected to be an astronaut. He went into space in Gemini 8. He walked on the moon.

13. Reading the passage together and filling in the blanks with right words Neil Armstrong is the first man to walk on the moon. He took his first _______ at six and received his pilot’s ________ at 16. In 1949, Neil _______ the navy and worked as a _______. He was _______ to be an astronaut in 1962. Four years later, he __________ to join two spacecrafts together in space. Then the big day came. On 20th July 1969, he _______ Apollo 11 on the moon together with Aldrin. Neil said the famous words ‘one small step for man, one _______ leap for ________’on the moon. They became ________ after they returned with many rock _________.

14. However, there are reports that say he and Aldrin saw _______ on the moon. These reports still haven’t been proved. Armstrong got the highest ________that a US ________can receive. He is the _______ of the world.

15. Reading the passage together and filling in the blanks with right words Neil Armstrong is the first man to walk on the moon. He took his first _______ at six and received his pilot’s ________ at 16. In 1949, Neil _______ the navy and worked as a _______. He was _______ to be an astronaut in 1962. Four years later, he __________ to join two spacecrafts together in space. flight licence joined pilot selected managed

16. Then the big day came. On 20th July 1969, he _______ Apollo 11 on the moon together with Aldrin. Neil said the famous words ‘one small step for man, one _______ leap for ________’ on the moon. They became ________ after they returned with many rock _________. landed giant mankind heroes samples

17. However, there are reports that say he and Aldrin saw _______ on the moon. These reports still haven’t been proved. Armstrong got the highest ________that a US ________can receive. He is the _______ of the world. aliens award citizen pride

18. Discussion If you are an astronaut, what do you want to do on the moon?

19. Part Three Post-reading Language points In 1962, he was selected to become an astronaut. select 选择，挑选 他让儿子自己选择圣诞礼物。 He_______ his son _______ his own Christmas present. lets select

20. select…from … 从……选择…… • We have to _____ the best one _____ these samples. A select, to B selected, in C select, from D selected, to c

21. On that mission, he and David R. Scott managed to join two spacecrafts together for the first time in space. manage to do… 设法成功做…… try to do… 设法做…… • Lily __________ get the driving licence and she was very happy. • Jack ________ pass the Maths exam, but he failed in it yesterday. managed to tried to

22. He is the pride of the whole world. 他是全世界的骄傲。 be the pride of … ……的骄傲 刘翔是全中国人的骄傲。 Liu Xiang is the ______ of all Chinese people. pride

23. be proud of … = take pride in… 以……为骄傲 他的父母以他为骄傲。 His parents are proud of him. =His parents take pride in him. • I am very _____ of Yang Liwei and he is also the ____ of China. proud pride

24. Finishing Exercises B1 and B2 P60 B1 1 c 2 b 3 a 4 b 6 c 7 a B2 1 f 2 d 3 e 4 b 6 c 7 a [u1]首先应该是理解了文章的大意 [u2]这部分应针对本课的教法再细点

25. Homework 1 Read the text several times and remember all the expressions. 2 Find out more information about Chinese astronauts.

26. 说 明 本课是9B Unit 4的Reading。通过阅读，要求学生理解文章大意，在此基础上了解人物传记的写作方法；并能用所学的词组、句型描述一位名人；为完成本单元的中心任务做铺垫。