Unit 1 Tales of the unexplained
Period 3 Word power
编写者：宝应安宜高级中学 潘诒林（高二）
一．【设计思想】
以两篇小短文为载体，拓展关于外太空及太空探险的词汇。
二．【教学目标】
By the end of this class, the students will be able to
1. enlarge the vocabulary by learning about some words about outer space and space exploration.
2. know the names and the position of the 9 planets in the solar system.
三．【教学重难点】
1. Understand the meaning of the speech made by the scientist.
2. Learn some new words about outer space and space exploration.
四．【教学环节】
【课堂导入】
Answer the following questions：
1. Whether UFOs really exist has puzzled US for a long time. Have you ever thought about exploring space one day?
2. Are you interested in making discoveries in space?
3. What achievements have humans made so far in space exploration?
4. Who was the first man to travel in space?
5. When did the first man land on the moon? And how?
6. What do you know about him?
While focusing on the questions above, please pay attention to some other new words related to space, such as astronaut, spaceship／space shuttle, etc. Give students more information about the history of space exploration and the history of the space shuttle.
【预习检查】
Brainstorming
