Unit 2
Great people
Who is the first man to walk on the Moon?
Neil Armstrong.
astronaut
宇航员
Reading
The first man to walk on the Moon
Neil Armstrong
New words
pilot
licence
navy
serve
aircraft
astronaut
spacecraft
spin
out of control
cut…short
飞行员
执照,许可证
海军
服役,服务,招待
飞机,航空器
宇航员
宇宙飞船,航天器
快速旋转
失去控制,无法管理
缩短
Pacific
ocean
land
step
giant
leap
mankind
surface
citizen
pride
太平洋的
海洋
(使)着陆,(使)降落
一步,走,跨步
巨大的,伟大的
跳跃,跃升
人类
表面,表层
公民,市民
骄傲,可引以为傲的人(或物)
1. A
licence
is ______.
a. some money b. a type of power
c. a piece of paper that shows you are
allowed to do something
Vocabulary exercises
2. An
astronaut
________.
a. draws maps b. travels to space
c. travels to different countries
3. Something that is
spinning
is ______.
a. turning round and round quickly
b. going very fast
c. making a lot of noise
4. A
leap
is ______.
a. a new place
b. a long or high jump
c. a walk
5. A
surface
is _______.
a. the inside of something
b. the bottom of something
c. the outside or top part of something
6. A
citizen
is a person who ______.
a. lives in a country and enjoys rights
there
b. is kind and helpful
c. does something important
The first man to walk on the Moon
Reading
When did Armstrong become interested in flying?
2. How old was Armstrong when he
became an astronaut?
3. What did Armstrong do when the spacecraft was out of control during his first trip into space?
4. What was the first spacecraft to land on the Moon?
5. How long did Armstrong and
Aldrin
walk on the Moon?
6. What did Armstrong mean by his famous words “one small
step
for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind?
1. When did Armstrong become interested in flying?
2. How old was Armstrong when he became an astronaut?
When he took his first flight at the age of six.
32 years old.
3. What did Armstrong do when the spacecraft was out of control during his first trip into space?
4. What was the first spacecraft to land on the Moon?
He successfully brought the spacecraft down into the western Pacific Ocean.
Apollo 11.
5. How long did Armstrong and
Aldrin
walk on the Moon?
6. What did Armstrong mean by his famous words “one small
step
for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind?
For about two and a half hours.
He meant that humans had made great progress in space research.
Timeline for Neil Armstrong
.
Neil Armstrong
1930: born in (1) ________, the USA
1936: took his (2) ____________
1946: received his student (3) ___________
1949: joined (4) _______________
1955: became (5) ______________
1962: became (6) ______________
Ohio
first flight
pilot’s
licence
the navy
a test pilot
an astronaut
1966: went into (7) ______ with David Scott
1969: became the first man to walk on (8) ____________
space
the Moon
1
. Do you know who is the first woman _______ (reach) the top of the South Pole?
2. I hope to take _______ (drive)
licence
this summer.
to reach
driving
根据句子意思
,
用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。
Exercises
3. Do you know who ___________ (choose) to be the first astronaut in China?
4. We all take _______ (proud) in our country.
was chosen
pride
5. Do you know how many astronauts ____________ (step) onto the moon in the last forty years?
6. Some scientists are taking a _______ (far) research on medicine to cure this disease.
further
have stepped
Translation
1.
对
…
产生兴趣
2.
某人
第一次坐飞机
3.在六岁的时候
4.取得了他的学生飞行员执照
5.加入海军
6.作为一名飞行员服役
7.成为一名试飞员
8.测试了各种类型的飞机
9
.
被选择成为一名宇航员
become interested in…
take one’s first flight
serve as a pilot
at the age of six
receive his student pilot’s
licence
join the navy
become a test pilot
test all types of aircraft
be chosen to become an astronaut
10.
作为双子座
8
号的飞行
指挥进入太空
11.
开始不受控制地旋转
12.
缩短航程
13.
将宇宙飞船降落在
月球上
15.
由于他的出色表现
17.
被授予自由勋章
go into space as command pilot of Gemini 8
begin spinning out of control
cut the flight short
land the spacecraft on the Moon
because of his excellent service
be presented with the Medal of Freedom
Remember the new words in this lesson.
2. Find out the difficult sentences in the article and discuss them with your partners.
Homework