Lesson1Chinesepeoplehavebeendreamingofflyingintospaceandtherearemanyfairystoriesaboutflyingintospace,suchas“Chang’erBenyue”.Whyarepeopleinterestedinexploringspace?•Theywonderifthereislifeonanyotherplanets.•Theywanttoknowwhat’sinspace.•…Born:June21,1965,LiaoNingHeight:168cmWeight:65kgTraining:1998-2003Crowned:SpaceHeroWhatdoyouknowaboutYangLiwei?Howdoyoufeelabouthim?ShenzhouⅴHowdidyoufeelaboutChina’sfirstmannedspaceflight?ThelaunchofShenzhouVshowsChinaisbecomingstrongerandStronger.AsChinese,weareproudofbeingChinese....astronautcapsulerocketLetslearnsomewordsaboutspaceflight’.launchhelicopterparachuteReadtolearn1liftedoff2liftingoff3separatedfrom4soaring5circled6circling7related8shaking9toucheddownReadthearticlequicklyandcircleallthewordsrelatedtoaspaceship’smovement.•Readthearticleagain.Matchtheparagraphswiththeseheadings.a)Astronautlandssafelyb)Welcomehomec)Internationalgoodwishesd)Anexcitinglift-offe)Introductionf)DuringtheflightReadthepassagecarefullyandanswerthefollowingquestions:howdidYangLiweifeelduringtheflight?Howdidhefeelafterwards?Hefelttheeffectsofhighgravityincludingthefeelingofsoaringintothesky,afterthespaceshiplanded,hefelthappytobebackonearth.WhatdidYangLiweidoduringtheShenzhou’sseventhcircleoⅴftheearth?HeshowedtheflagsofChinaandtheUnitedNationsandexpressedtheChinesepeople’swishestoexploreandusespacepeacefully.HowmanycirclesdidthespaceshipcompletewhileYangLiweiwassleeping?Thespaceshipcompletedtwocircles.WhatwerehelicoptersdoingasYangLiweireturnedtotheearth’satmosphere?Thehelocopterswereflyingtothelanding.site.WhatdidYangLiweidowhenhecameoutofthespaceship?Hesmiledandwavedtothecrowdswaitingforhim.Retellthetextaccordingtothefollowingkeywordsandphrases.•China’s1stmanned…liftoffat9a.m.Oct.15th,2003inJiuquan,Gansu…CalledShenzhouV,…carrying…1stastronaut,Y,who…a…pilot…thearmy,…chosen…1500…pilots…startedtrainingfor…in1998.•Thelaunch…successful.“When…wasliftingoff,I…feelthe…gravity”,said…“When…separatedfrom…,…suddenly…afeeling…soaringinto…becauseofogravity.”•Duringthe21-h…flight,…circled…14times.While…wascirclingfor…6thtime,Y…spokewith….He…abletospeakwith…wife…son.Y…severaltasks…during…andonlyslept…3hours.While…wassleeping,…circled…twice.–Whenwasdoing…7thcircle,YangshowedtheflagsofChinaandtheU.N,expressingthewishesof…toexploreanduse…peacefully.•At6:23a.m.onOct16th,YanglandedinInnerMongoliasafely.…told…,“Thesurfaceof…glowingredwhenitcamebackinto….When…letout…felt…shaking.”AsYangreturnedinto…,helicopters…flyingtowhere…wouldland,ready…collect….•Millionsof…werewatchingTVwhen…landedsafely.WhenYangclimbedoutof…,…smiledandwavedto…waitingfor….Yang…happy…homebut…said,“…thought21hours…tooshort…to….”Speaking•WhatdidYangLiweifeelandwhatdidhedoduringtheflight?PossibleClues•Whenthespaceshipwasliftingoff,…•When…separatedfromtherocket,…gotafeelingofsoaring…•While…forthe6thtime,…spokewith…•When…wasdoingits7thcircle,…showed…,expressing…•When…letoutitsparachute,felt…shaking.•When…climbedout…,…smiledandwaved…Talking:Howisaspaceshiplaunched?Keywords:Liftoff,flyintoSeparatefromcircleComebackintotheearth’satmosphere,glowletout,slowdownlandFreetalk:WhydoyouthinkYangLiweiisahero?Whatcanwelearnfromhim?HomeworkomeworkWriting:owisaspaceshiplaunched?Goodbye
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