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M2U1 Word power Ⅰ.Teaching aims: 1.Help students to learn to read a passage of something about outer space exploration. 2.Enlarge students’ vocabulary by learning about some words about outer space and space exploration. 3.Help students to learn the names and the position of the 9 planets in the solar system. Ⅱ.Teaching important points: 1. Help students to understand the meaning of the speech made by the scientist. 2. Help students to learn some new words about outer space and space exploration. Ⅲ.Teaching difficult points: 1. Know the main idea of the speech. 2. Enlarge students’ vocabulary by remembering some words about outer space and space exploration. Ⅳ.Teaching methods: 1. Competition to stimulate them to learn or interest quickly and actively. 2. Associate to increase their interest and enlarge vocabulary. Ⅴ.Teaching aids:[来源:学科网] A computer and some pictures. Ⅵ.Teaching procedures: Step 1 Lead- in Do you know something about space and space exploration? Who was the first man to travel in space? When did the first man land on the moon? Step 2 Vocabulary learning Reading 1.Ask Ss to read the first part of the speech and complete the time line of the main events mentioned. Time Event 1957 The first man-made satellite went around the earth. 1959 Spaceships have been sent up into space. 1961 Yuri Gagarin from the former Soviet Union was the first person to travel in space. 1969 American astronaut Neil Armstrong landed on the Moon. Answer the following question: What achievements have humans made so far in space exploration? (Many astronauts have traveled in space and some of them have walked in space. Most of the important planets in the solar system have been examined. Photos have been taken and sent back to the Earth.) 2. Ask Ss to guess the meanings of the unknown words from the context. 3. Show the picture of Part B on page 6, and asking students to discuss one by one, and to try to remember all the names. 4. Ask Ss to continue with their discus