CE 4 - unit 12 space.pptVIP

Unit 12: Space Unit goals Talk about the future Consider the realities of living in space Discuss the future of space exploration Summarize a sequence of events. Interesting facts: April 24, 1970 – Dongfanghong 1, China’s first satellite, was launched successfully.  November 26, 1975 – China’s first recoverable satellite was launched successfully, and returned to Earth 3 days later 1992 – China launched the manned space program November 1999 – China launched its first unmanned experimental spacecraft – Shenzhou I 2000 – 01 -- China launched 3 more unmanned Shenzhou spacecrafts Interesting facts: October 15, 2003 – The Shenzhen V spacecraft with China’s first astronaut Yang Liwei October 12-17, 2005 – Shenzhou VI spacecraft completed a 5-day flight with 2 astronauts (Fèi Jùnlóng, Niè Hǎishèng) on board, the first time for China to have men engage in experiments in space. October 24, 2007 – The launch of Chang’e I, China’s first lunar orbiter. Vocabulary Read the article on page 136 as a class. Try your best to figure out what each blue word means. Work on Section B with a partner Exploration Noun: The process of exploring; looking for new things. Satellite Noun: a man-made object in space that moves around the earth. Orbit Noun: A curved path in space around a planet, moon, or star. Universe Noun: the whole of space and all the planets, stars…etc. Manned Missions Manned: With people on board Mission: A special journey or task Planets Noun: A large object such as Earth or Saturn that moves around a star. Discovered Noun: to become aware of or learn something new. Colonizing Noun: The act of populating a new place such as the Moon or Mars. Grammar: The Future Activity: Read the email message on page 137 section A. Underline the expressions that refer to the future. What will you do…? What are you doing after class? What will you do after school? What will you be doing in the summer? Where will you be in 5 years? What will you be doing when you’re 50