高中英语 Unit1 Tales of the unexplained 教案2 牛津译林版必修2

Unit 1 Tales of the unexplainedWord powerStep 1: Brainstorming1.Do you know him?2. When did space exploration begin in the world? (In 1957)3. When did the first man land on the moon? And how? (In 1965)4. When was the first manned spaceship launched in China? ( Oct.15,2020)5. Are you interested in making discoveries in space?Now there is a scientist who will tell you something about outer space and space exploration. Here are some pictures. Can you name them?Step 2: Vocabulary learning1. Read the first part of the speech and complete the time line of the main events mentioned.TimeEventSign1957the launch of the 1st artificial satelliteSpace exploration began.1959unmanned spaceships launched into space19611st human being traveled in spacePeople orbited the Earth2. Guess the meanings of the unknown words from the context. Words like launch, artificial, orbit and trace are new to you all. Listen to me, please. Space exploration began with the launch of the first artificial satellite. What does launch mean? What word can be used to replace artificial? What about the word man-made?3. Now continue with your discussion by answering the following questions:How can a space shuttle be sent into space?Can it fly into space by itself?With these two questions, you should focus on reading the poster the scientist is showing to you. By the way, do you know the differences between spaceship and space shuttle?A spaceship is a vehicle for carrying people through space.A space shuttle is a vehicle that is designed to carry people into space and back to the Earth several times to do experiments.Think about other information the scientist may refer to in the following part of his speech.4. Read the second part of the scientists speech and complete Part C individually according to the instructions. Well then check the answers.Answers to C (Page 7)I guess some of you are dreaming an astronautTo check your reading comprehension, Id like to ask you some questions:What will happen to the rockets after the shuttle has been sent to space?Where will the astronauts do their research?Why cant they remove their spacesuits?Step 3: Vocabulary extension1. Right now weve got some knowledge about space and space exploration, and learned some relevant words and expressions. Lets review them.inner spacespaceouter spaceThe process of space explorationFirst artificial satellite was launched.People orbited the Earth in 1961.Photos are taken and samples are collected from the planets.Achievements of space explorationastronautstravelwalk- in space.planets- examined.photos-taken and samples- collected.Please focus on Part D and complete it individually.Answers to D:(3) Earth (5) Jupiter (1) Mercury (4) Mars (8) Neptune(9) Pluto (2) Venus (6) Saturn (7) Uranus2. Read the dialogue in Part A on page 84 and the newspaper report in Part B on page 85 in Readingin Workbook. I will ask you more questions to see how well you understand the two reading materials:Part ABesides Steven Spielberg, another person, Charles Dickens, is mentioned. Do you know something about him from the dialogue?The word emotion has been used twice by Alan. Can you guess what it means? (It means a strong feeling.)Part BIn the last sentence