Learning goals: You are expected to 1. know the life experiences of Yang Liwei. 2. develop reading comprehension and writing skills 3. learn to cooperate and complete a brief introduction about a professional

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Just guess the person described in the following sentences

Let’s guess who he / she is. 1. The first Chinese astronaut who successfully travelled to outer space. VII 2. Successfully carried out Chinese first risky spacewalk in 2008 in Shenzhou VII 3. China’s first female astronaut, who was sent to space in Shenzhou Ⅸ together with Jing Haipeng and Liu Wang.

Yang Liwei

Zhai Zhigang

Liu Yang

The first person sent into space Gagarin Alan Shepard 1969 Neil Armstrong

Listen to the text carefully and try to summarize the main idea of each paragraph Para 1 Yang’s c __________ Yang began his t ________ as a Chinese astronaut. I____________ of Yang’s space exploration C ___________ of Yang’s space exploration Yang was c _______ to be the 1st astronaut for the Chinese space mission Para 2 Para 3 Para 4 Para 5 ntroduction hildhood raining hosen onclusion

1. Introduction : _______ 2. Body : ___________ 3. Conclusion : ______ The stucture of the passage Para: 1 Para: Para: 5

Careful reading : try to list the events in order of time Sep Oct. was born graduated and became a pilot applied to be a member of Project 921 joined the army was picked out for the Chinese space adventure became China’s first astronaut in space at the age of 18 at the age of 38

Careful reading: More questions 1.What made Yang Liwei China’s first astronaut? 2. How many kilometers did his journey take? 3. What are his hobbies and dream? 4. How many candidates were picked for the Chinese space adventure? 5. Why was he chosen as China’s first astronaut?

Careful reading: More questions 1.What made Yang Liwei China’s first astronaut? His voyage in space. 2. How many kilometers did his journey take? It took him 600,000 kilometers in orbit around the earth 14 times, in just over 21 hours. 3. What are his hobbies and dream? He loves science and technology and wants to learn how to fly.

4. How many candidates were picked for the Chinese space adventure? Only 3 of the 14 from a total of 1500 candidates were picked for the adventure. 5. Why was he chosen as China’s first astronaut? Because of his high scores on the psychological test.

Summary Name____________ Nationality________ Job ______ Born ________________ Hobby ___________________ Education : ________________ Working experiences 1983:_________________________ 1987:_________________________ 1998:_________________________ 2003:_________________________ Qualities:_________________ Yang LiweiMale / Female_______ ChineseAstronaut In 1965, Liaoning Province Science and technology Studied in a flight school Joined the army Graduated and became a pilot Applied to be a member of Project 921 Became China’s first astronaut in space Hard-working, in control of himself Male

hard-working self-controlled brave country-loving wise calm strong-willed qualities of Yang Liwei ambitious Qestion : What qualities does Yang have to achieve his success?

Question4: What can you learn fom him and his great achievement? Explore ourselves

How to write an article about a professional? Introduction the person’s profession, social position, birth, appearance, character or family Body Conclusion the person’s education,working experiences, or big events in his/her life( in order of time ) Evaluation or the secret/quality of his/her success and influence

Yang Liwei was the first Chinese who went into space. On 15 October 2003, he carried out the journey into space. Yang Liwei, born in 1965, became interested in flying as a young boy. In 1983, he joined the army and then finished his university study. In 1987 after graduation, he became a fighter pilot. In 1998 he was chosen as a member of Shenzhou. Through his hard work Yang won his position/status as China’s first astronaut to travel into space. Now we Chinese are proud of Yang Liwei. Especially the young respect him as their hero. Presenting one possible version:

Create a poster Name___________ Male/Female______ Home___________ Birth date _______ Interest__________________ Childhood _________________ Education _________________ Experience(s)________________ Achievement(s)_____________ Interview notes

Li Yifeng ( Swords of Legends)

Li Yifeng, one of the most number one young actors, was born in 1987 in Sichuan. With a handsome face and an adorable ( 可爱的 ) character, so many girls go wild for him. In 2007, Li entered for sing talent show My Hero （《 加油！好男儿》 ), only placing eighth. In 2009, Li began to try his first role in TV series. In 2011, as a result of his great performance, he won the prize of the Best New Actor. Till this summer in 2014, with his role in the hit drama Swords of Legends, Li's popularity sky- rocketed. （急速上升） Through his hard work, Li won his position as the youth’s idol and gained great popularity. And we are dying for his better performance in the near future. Li Yifeng’s brief introduction

Useful expressions: 1. …, one of the … in China, was born in … in … 2. …win the prize of… 4. Through his hard work, … won his position as the youth’s idol and gained great popularity. 3.With his role in the hit drama Swords of Legends, Li's popularity sky-rocketed.

 … was born in/ into a poor/rich family  as a child of … years old, he…  spend his childhood in …  live a happy/hard life  serve/work as… 做某种工作  devote oneself /one’s efforts to/ be devoted to 一生致力于  concentrate /apply oneself to 专注于  make up one’s mind to do…/be determined to do 决心做  have a gift for / be gifted in 有 …… 的天赋 More expressions:

… set us a good example, so all the people speak highly of him and all respect him. … 为我们树立了好榜样，所有人都很敬重他。 one of the best/most important… 最好的 / 重要的 …… 之一 be honoured as… 被授予 …… ； make great contributions to 为 …… 作出巨大贡献

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