1. M2U3 Amazing People
Project—Interviewing an expert

2. Learning Aims
1.Students will get detailed information about
Yang Liwei.
2.Students will improve the ability of speaking
and writing by practicing interviewing an expert .
3.Students will learn to cooperate and complete
a writing.

3. Chang‘e flies to the moon

4. What does the flash mean?
It is a beautiful Chinese ancient fairy tales, from which we can also know that ancient Chinese people once dreamt of flying to the moon.

5. But now the dream has come true
Astronaut - A journey to space.mp4

6. Do you know who is the first astronaut of space exploration in China?
Yang Liwei

7. Answer the following questions
Fast Reading
Answer the following questions
What made Yang Liwei China’s first astronaut?
2.What was he interested in when he was young?
3.How were they trained to be an astronaut ?
His voyage in space.
He was interested in science and technology.
They not only studied all the subjects required to be an astronaut but also learned survival skills and all about how spaceship and rockets are built.

8. Fast Reading Para.1 Divide the passage into the three parts:
Introduction —
Body—
3 . Conclusion—
Para.
2 3 4
Para.5

9. Careful reading
Find out the main idea of each paragraph.
Paragraph 1:
Introduction of Yang Liwei’s space exploration
Paragraph 2:
Yang Liwei’s childhood.

10. Careful reading Para 3、4 Yang’s education and work in 1983 in 1987
in Sep. 2003
join the army, go to flight school
graduate and become a pilot
apply to be a member of Project 921
be trained
be picked for the Chinese space adventure

11. Careful reading Para4. Yang’s qualities.
Although Yang did not get the best scores on every single test, it was his high scores on ____________ tests that fianlly won him the status of China‘s_____ _______. Yang was described by his superiors as __________________
and always ___ ______ ___ himself. Because of these qualities, they were __________he would be successful.
psychological
first astronaut
hard-working
in control of
optimistic

12. Careful reading Paragraph 5:
Conclusion of Yang Liwei’s space exploration.

13. Task: Interviewing “Yang Liwei”
Now you are a news reporter. You will need to know about
his experiences
his childhood
how he succeeded
his education

14. Task: Interview notes
Name ____________ Nationality________ Job __________ Born _________________________ Hobby ___________________ Education : ______________________ Working experiences 1983:____________________________________ 1987:____________________________________ 1998:____________________________________ 2003:____________________________________ Qualities:________________________________
Yang Liwei
Male / Female_______
Male
Chinese
Astronaut
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

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

16. Task: Writing
Write a article about YLW .
(Use the information from the interview notes )
Tips: Introduction
Body
Conclusion

17. Presentation:

18. Presenting one possible version:
Yang Liwei was the first Chinese who went into space. On 15 October 2003, he carried out the journey into space.
Yang Liwei, who was 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.

19. Homework
Finish part B1 & B2 on Page 103 in Workbook.

20. Thank you !