Unit1 Tales of the unexplained-Word power学案

Language points:

1.outer space and space exploration

space 作"太空" 、"空间" 解释时为不可数名词，前面通常不加限定词

e.g. From space ,the earth looks like a blue water-covered globe.

他离开飞船在太空漫步.

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The door opened directly into space.

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There isn't much space left.

This box takes up too much space.

教室放不下60张桌子.

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2.explore vt. 探索,探险,堪探,钻研

to explore the Antarctic

to explore oil

e.g. He explored all the possible ways to solve the problem.

exploration n.

a journey of exploration into Antarctic

space exploration

oil exploration

3.By 1961,people were orbiting the earth.

The moon travels in an orbit around the earth.

orbit n.轨道 vt.把...放入轨道,(绕轨道)运行

卫星被送入轨道绕月球运行。

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嫦娥一号正绕月运行．

Chang'e I is _______________________ .

4. so far: up till now 到目前为止,迄今为止