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Unit 4 Great people

Reading

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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.

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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.

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Do you know who is the first man to walk on the moon?

Yes, he is Neil Armstrong.

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Word matching

•licence

•leap

•sample

•spin

•citizen

•selected

a small amount of something for testing

a long or high jumpa 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

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New words

pilot 飞行员engineering 工程navy 海军commander 指挥官wind tunnel 风洞mankind 人类exploration 探索

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

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Part Two While-readingListening to the tape and judging the following statements

1 Neil Armstrong was born in the 1940s.

2 He flew in a plane when he was six.

3 The Gemini 8 mission is all about star signs.

4 Gemini 8 landed in the USA.

F

T

F

F

in the 1930s.

was a space mission.

in the western PacificOcean.

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5 Three men from Apollo 11 walked on the moon together.

6 The astronauts took some moon plants back to Earth.

7 The US government has never said that the reports about the alien spacecraft are true.

8 Neil Armstrong was awarded the Medal of Freedom.

F

F

T

T

Two men

took some rock samples

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Reading after the tape and answering the following questions

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?

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?

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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.

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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.

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Reading the text again and finishing the table

Time Major events

In 1930

In 1946

In 1949

In 1962

In 1966

In 1969

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.

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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 to

gether in space.

Then the big day came. On 20th July 1969, he ______

_ Apollo 11 on the moon together with Aldrin. Neil said th

e famous words ‘one small step for man, one _______ leap

for ________’on the moon. They became ________ after t

hey returned with many rock _________.

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However, there are reports that sa

y he and Aldrin saw _______ on the mo

on. These reports still haven’t been pro

ved. Armstrong got the highest _______

_that a US ________can receive. He is t

he _______ of the world.

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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, Ne

il _______ the navy and worked as a _______.

He was _______ to be an astronaut in 1962. Fo

ur years later, he __________ to join two spac

ecrafts together in space.

flightlicence

joined

pilot selectedmanaged

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Then the big day came. On 20th July 196

9, 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

mankindheroes

samples

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However, there are reports that say he a

nd Aldrin saw _______ on the moon. These re

ports still haven’t been proved. Armstrong go

t the highest ________that a US ________can

receive. He is the _______ of the world.

aliens

award

citizen pride

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Discussion

If you are an astronaut, what do you

want to do on the moon?

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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.

Language points

lets select

Part Three Post-reading

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select…from … 从……选择……

We have to _____ the best one _____ these samples.

A select, to B selected, in

C select, fromD selected, to

c

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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

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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

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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.

proudpride

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P60

B1

1 c 2 b 3 a

4 b 6 c 7 a

B21 f 2 d 3 e 4 b 6 c 7 a

Finishing Exercises B1 and B2

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Homework

1 Read the text several times and remember

all the expressions.

2 Find out more information about Chinese

astronauts.

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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。

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