3. Listen to the part two and fill the form.

Information on Yang Liwei, the astronaut Education:

Training:

Physical qualities:

Personal qualities:

4. Have them fill in the blanks in the passage below after finishing the above.

Well, I ----- of it when I was -----, but I never thought my ----- would come -----. It all happened very -----. If there was an ----- I would ------ to go to the moon one day.

Step 4 Talking

1. Get them to read the expressions aloud to make sure them understand their Chinese meaning.

Please pay attention to...... Please check that ........

You need ...... Don`t forget to ..........

Make sure that ........ Watch out for........

You had better ........ You must / must not ........

Please look at .....

2. Suppose a situation: imagine one of your friends wants to go on a trip into space. You are worried about that he / she in not being careful enough in his / her preparations. So in pairs, make up a set of instructions for new space travelers.

Step 5 Listening Task on page 65

1. Turn to page 65. Tell them to listen to part of Professor Wallis` interview with Li Yanping, the famous astronomer, about his first space walk.

2. Have them read the words below and try to guess their meanings.

Hubble telescope oxygen waist gravity boots

Engines weight tiring feathers

3. Listen to the tape carefully and get the information.

Questions Notes Why did Li Yan Ping have to repair the Hubble telescope? Which two ways does his spacesuit protect him in space? How does he move about in space? What does it feel like in space? What happens if you fly too far from the spaceship? Was the repair successful?

Step 6 Summary

In this period, we mainly focus on the listening and speaking abilities. They are very important. If your