Unit 4 Astronomy: the science of the stars（Listening, Speaking and Writing）

(watch the film.) sample article:if i visited the moon, i might have three problems: how to breathe, how to eat and how to move around.i would have to carry all my air with me if i went to the moon. this is because the moon has no air of its own. so i would need oxygen tanks placed on my back so i could breathe all the time.i would have to take all my food with me if i went to the moon. in the spaceship, there is no gravity so the food would float around. so, i would make sure that it is specially made as space food and then i would be able to eat it easily.i would find it difficult to move around on the moon as i would weigh one-sixth what i weigh on the earth. this means i would bounce like a balloon if i try to walk. i would have to learn to walk differently so that i don’t fall over.if i follow this advice, i think i will have a good holiday on the moon.step ii writing taskthe purpose of this writing task is for the students to use the information they have gathered on astronomy and their questions to each other to write an interesting and lively newspaper article.t: have you ever remembered oct.16th, ?s: yes, of course..t: what happened on that day? s: china’s first manned spaceship landed safely that day.t: it’s a great moment for china and the whole world. how many preparations have they made for this space travel?s: not exactly. but they must have made full preparations for this manned space flight. t: do you admire yang liwei? s: he is our hero.t: do you want to be a great man like him? s: of course, i’m dreaming of that.t: you’ll get the chance if you work hard.. china has other new plans. the scientists plan to put a lab into space manned by scientists for short periods. they aim to visit the moon to look for valuable resources there as well as to study its environment and geological structures. do you want to be that lucky scientist? suppose you are the scientist who visits the moon in the future, please tell us your plan. for example, you can think about these questions and write down your plan. 1.what preparations should you make?2.what will you see during your space travel?3.what will you do on the moon?show sample article:

going into space

carry out research on the mooni’ll visit moon soon. as a scientist, i have always wanted to visit it by myself. but it’s not an easy thing. so i should make many preparations. first i’ll take enough exercise in order to be strong. then i’ll take enough and necessary equipment with me. i will make notes of what i’ll see on the moon because we’ll put a lab on it. through experiments in the lab, we’ll collect valuable resources and study its environment and geological structures. we’ll also want to find out if it’s a good place for humans to live in in the future. i believe i’ll get what i want to get from the moon. (teacher can supply other information for students. show the following on the screen:)