Unit 2 He trained for five years.

Talk about the hero in your heart 1.Who is he /she? 2. When and where were they born? 3. Why are they famous? 4. What did they do? 5. Why do you like them? Revision

Yang Liwei 1987, Liaoning Province What does he do? Why is he a national hero now? pilot astronaut

New words learning astronaut flag space spacecraft wave headline news background ago 宇航员 旗帜 太空 宇宙飞船 挥手（致意） 标题 新闻 背景资料 …… 之前

New words learning pilot son orbit reach altitude flight last land 飞行员 儿子 绕轨道运行 到达 高度、海拔 飞行、航程 持续 着陆

New words learning safely third person air force programme rest husband 安全地 第三 人 空军 项目，（电视）节目 休息 丈夫

Shenzhou 5 spacecraft space wave National flag Orbit Earth New words study

1.a few days ago 2.return to 3.be called 4.38-year-old 5.the next day 6.11 years later 7.want to be 8.on Earth 9.on TV 10.wave to 几天前 返回 被叫做 38 岁的 第二天 11 年后 想成为 地面上 通过电视 挥手（致意） Phrases in Unit 2

Newspaper

The headline The latest news The background Today 最新消息 今日 标题 背景

astronaut

Listen and Read China’s first astronaut A few days ago he was Yang Liwei, the pilot, with a wife and a young son. But last Thursday, when he returned to Earth after his journey into space, Yang Liwei was called “China’s first astronaut”. Last Wednesday the Shenzhou 5 spacecraft orbited the Earth 14 times and reached an altitude of 343 kilometres. The space flight lasted 21 hours and the 38- year-old astronaut landed safely at 6:23

am the next day in Inner Mongolia. China is now the third country, after the Soviet Union and the USA, to send a person into space. Yang Liwei was born in Liaoning Province and in 1987 he joined the Chinese Air Force and was a pilot. 11 years later, he joined the Chinese space programme with 13 other pilots. He trained for five years. “I always wanted to be an astronaut,” he said.

People on Earth watched Yang Liwei’s space flight on TV. He waved to everyone on Earth and showed the Chinese National flag. He had a meal of chicken and rice and he also rested for three hours. Yang Liwei is still a husband and a father. But today he’s also China’s first astronaut, and a national hero.

Title: Para.1: Para.2: Para.3: Para.4: Para.5: The headline The latest news The background The latest news Today Activity 2

Para.1: The latest news Questions: 1. Who was called “China’s first astronaut”? 2. When did he return to Earth? Language points: 1. ago: 2. a few: 3. return: While-reading

Para.2: The latest news Questions: 1. How many times did he orbit the Earth? 2. How long did the flight last? 3. When and how did he land? Language points: 1. reach: 2. a 38-year-old man/ an eight-month old baby 3. last: The meeting lasted half an hour. 4. land safely: The plane landed safely at last. 5. send: China is the third country to send a person into space. While-reading

Para.3: The background Questions: 1. Where was he born? 2. When did he join the Chinese Air Force? 3. How long did he train for? Language points: 1. join: 2. later: a few years later 3. for: I read English for one hour. While-reading

Para.4: The latest news Questions: 1. What did he show in the spaceship? 2. What food did he have in the spaceship? 3. How long did he rest ? Language points: 1. wave: 2. show: While-reading

Para.5: Today Questions: What can we call Yang Liwei ? Language points: also: Mr zhang is our teacher. He is also our friend. ( He is our friend, too) While-reading

1. 【原句在线】 But last Thursday, when he returned to Earth after his journey into space, Yang Liwei was called “China’s first astronaut”. 【精彩点拨】 was called 是被动语态用法，其结构为 “be + 动词过去分词 ” ，它以动作的承受者作主语。如： He is called Xiao Wang. 他被称作小王。 2. 【原句在线】 The space flight lasted 21hours and the 38-year-old astronaut landed safely at 6:23 am the next day in Inner Mongolia. 【精彩点拨】动词 last 意为 “ 持续 ” ，其后接一段时间。 如： The film lasted two hours. 电影持续了两个小时。 38-year-old 是复合形容词，其中的名词 year 不能使用复数 形式。如： The 10-year-old boy is my brother. 这个 10 岁 的孩子是我弟弟。 知识点拨

3. 【原句在线】 He waved to everyone on Earth and showed the Chinese national flag. 【精彩点拨】 on Earth 是介词短语作定语修饰 everyone 。如： Do you know the man in a blue coat? 你认识那个穿蓝色外套的人吗？动词 show 意为 “ 展示 ” ，常用于 show sb. sth. 或 show sth. to sb. 结构中，意为 “ 向某人展示某物 ” 。 如： Can you show me your new book? = Can you show your new book to me? 你能给我看一下你的新 书吗？ 知识点拨

Exercises Match the words with their meanings. 1. someone who flies a plane _____ 2. to study and practice ______ 3. to return to the ground _____ pilot train land flight hero join land last orbit pilot reach rest train Activity 3

4. to take (time) _____ 5. a journey through the air or space____ 6. to stop work and relax ____ 7. to go round the Earth _____ 8. arrive at _______ 9. to become part of _____ 10. someone who many people like_____ last flight rest orbit reach join hero

Write questions and ask and answer in pairs: 1. He returned to Earth last Thursday. 2. The space flight lasted 21 hours. 3. He landed in Inner Mongolia. 4. People on Earth watched his space flight on TV. 5. He showed the Chinese national flag. 6. He trained for five years. Activity 4 Work in pairs

Writing When was the first Chinese flight in space? days ago, last month, years ago, yesterday Activity 5

Work in pairs. Say what happened to Yang Liwei: (possible answers) eleven years later, five years later, in In 1987 Yang Liwei joined the Chinese Air Force. 2. Eleven years later he joined the Chinese space programme. 3. Five years later he travelled into space and became China’s first astronaut. Activity 6

根据汉语提示完成下列句子。（每空一词） 1. He studies English ____ ____ ( 在收音机里 ). 2. Tony didn’t come to school ____ ____ ____ ____ ( 因为雨 ). 3. Last week they ____ ____ ____ ________ ( 回到家乡 ). 4. The meeting _____ _____ ____ ( 持续了三小 时 ). 5. Do you know that girl ____ ____ ____ ____ _______ ( 教室前面的 )? on radio because of the rain return to their hometown lasted three hours in front of the classroom

用合适的疑问词 ( 组 ) 对下面句子的划线部分进 行提问。 1. He was born in Nanjing. ________________________________? 2. The space flight lasted 15 hours. ________________________________? 3. He went to school on foot yesterday. ________________________________? 4. We had to stay at home because of the rain. ________________________________? Where was he born How long did the space flight last How did he go to school yesterday Why did you have to stay at home

5. Zhan Tianyou died in ________________________________? 6. Lin Tao got to school earliest this morning. __________________________________? 7. We had a party last night. ________________________________? 8. December was the coldest month last year. __________________________________? When did Zhan Tianyou die Who got to school earliest this morning What did you do last night Which month was the coldest last year

Homework Read some news articles and try to find the four parts. 1.Headline: 2.Latest news: 3.Background: 4.Today: