extension
outer space space travel
a. the artificial satellite b. the area outside the earth c. person who travels in a spaceship d. the sun and the planets
Uranus
Neptune
the earth
planet
the sun
star
the moon
natural
satellites
man-made satellite
artificial / man-made
Halley's comet
Comet
Ⅰ.Definition of exploration Exploration is the act of searching or traveling around a terrain (including space, see space exploration) for the purpose of discovery of resources, information or new slave races. Ⅱ.Peak: It’s arguably seen during the Age of Discovery (the Great Navigations) for Europe’s contact with the rest of the world, and major explorations after the Age of Discovery for scientific exploration in the modern era. Ⅲ.Famous explorers 1. 艾德蒙· 希拉里（1919年－2008年）第一位登上喜马拉雅山 的珠穆朗玛峰 2. 尤里· 加加林（1934年－1968年）第一名进入太空的人 3. 尼尔· 阿姆斯特朗（1930年－）第一名踏上月球的人 4. 植村直己（1941年－1984年）曾独自一人到达南极极点 5. 托尔· 海尔达尔（1914年－2002年）以木筏康提基号，从秘 鲁航海到 南太平洋图阿莫图岛
Unit 2 Exploration
General Reading C Structural Reading
Word Pretest
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Prereading A Activities
Activity
CONTENTS
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Expansion
No. 1
Clue 1: He was an astronaut as well as a national hero in China.
The Extra-terrestrial
Word Pretest
1. pan →v. move (a camera) to the right or left to follow a moving object or to show a wide view 2. flicker →iv. (of a light or flame) burn or shine unsteadily 3. extinguish →v. end the existence of (hope, love, passion, etc) 4. plummet →v [I, Ipr, Ip] fall steeply or rapidly
man-made satellite
spaceships astronaut planets solar system
moving around it
e. large round objects in space that move around a star, such as the sun f. space exploration g. vehicles for travelling in space
Pre-reading Activities
6. eclipse →v (fig 比喻) make (sb/sth) appear dull by comparison; outshine 8. pulverise →v. (fml 文) grind or smash (sth) to powder or dust • shatter →v. (cause sth to) break suddenly and violently into small pieces • crush v. ~ sth (up) break sth hard into small pieces or into powder by pressing ; defeat (sb/sth) completely; subdue
Pre-reading Activities
9. fluke n. (usu sing 通常作单数) (infml 口) thing that is accidentally successful; lucky stroke in a game. e.g. Passing the exam was a real fluke he didn't work for it at all. 11. plaintive adj. sounding sad; sorrowful • wail v. cry or complain (about sth) in a loud (usu shrill) voice
A Letter to Beagle
Structural comprehension
Part One (1-3) Part Two (4-12) Part Three(13-15) Part Four( 16-18) Part Five (19-29) Part Six(30-31)
Exploration Exploratiion
launch tower
rocket
launch pad
space shuttle
astronaut
space station
space
suit
spacewalk
tracking ship
space shuttle
launch pad
space walk
astronaut tracking ship
spacesuit
space station
rocket
launch tower
—Space
What is our universe made up of?
1. universe
2. galaxy
3. solar system 6. satellite 5. planet 7. comet 4. star
Clue 2: He once carried out the task on Spaceship Apollo 11.
Clue 3: He was the first man who landed on the moon.
That’s one small step for man and a giant leap for mankind.
Clue 3: He is a world-famous British physical scientist who is disabled .
Stephen William Hawking
No. 4
Clue 1: It is a famous film directed by Steven Spielberg. Clue 2: It is about an alien who is left on the Earth by his partners. Clue 3: A boy named Elliot tries to help him contact his people and escape from the capture of the government. Clue 4: They become good friends and havetion（极地 探 险 ） is the physical
exploration of the Arctic region of the Earth. It refers to the historical period during which mankind has explored the region north of the Arctic Circle.
• Urban exploration （ 都 市 探 险） is the examination of the normally
unseen or off-limits parts of urban areas or industrial facilities. It may also be referred to as draining urban spelunking, urban rock climbing, urban caving, or building hacking.
Clue 2: He was the first man in China who went into the space in Shenzhou V manned spaceship.
Yang Liwei
No. 2 Clue 1: He was once an astronaut of NASA (U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration )
Types of exploration
• • • • • • • 1. Mineral exploration 2. Arctic exploration 3. Caving 4. Space exploration 5. Urban exploration 6. Desert exploration 7. Ocean exploration