1. Translate the following into English 1. 把 …… 当作 2. 太阳系 3. 总有一天；及时 4. 一般地说来 5. 信赖；取决于 6. 目前 7. 做出选择 8. 天文学 9. 氧 think of …as solar system in time generally speaking depend on at present make choices astronomy oxygen

2. Put the following sentences into Chinese: 1.What it was to become was a mystery until the dust began to slowly combine into a ball moving around the sun. 随后它会变成什么曾经是一个谜，直到最后这 团尘埃开始慢慢地合成一个环绕太阳运转的球 状物。 2. The problem was that the earth became violent because it was not clear whether the solid shape was to last or not. 问题是地球（开始）变得激烈动荡，不知道这 个固体形状是否会继续存在下去。

3. 3. It allowed the earth to dissolve harmful gases, which had become part of the earth’s atmosphere, into the oceans and seas. 它使得地球得以把曾经存在于大气层中的有害气 体，溶解在海洋里。 4. Whether life will continue on the earth for millions of years to come will depend on whether this problem can be solved. 在未来的千百万年中，生命能否在地球上延续将 取决于这个问题能否得到解决。

4. Discussion: (P31) four in groups If you visit the moon 1.what problems will you meet with? 2.To solve these problems, what things will you take? Please take down some notes while discussing, after discussion, please report it. Example: If I visited the moon, I might have ? problems: The first one is···· Because ···· To solve this problem, I would take····with me. The second one is ···· ····

5. How to cool you You might have 4 main problems: How to breathe problem s What to eat What to dress spacesuit oxygen tanks space food things needed on the moon If you follow this advice, I think you will have a good time on the moon. water

6. Listening on page 62.

7. Listening and answering. What surprised Yang Liwei most? Was he afraid? How tall is Yang Liwei? What about his weight? How long has he been trained to become a pilot?

8. Listen to the tape and do True or False questions

9. Listen to the tape for twice and fill in the chart

10. Information on Yang Liwei, the astronaut The exams he passed Experienc e Physical qualities Personal qualities Excellent degree and 10 years’ training Pilot for the air force of the PLA A bitter shorter than 170cm; less than 70kg Calm, mature, hard--working

11. Yang Liwei is the first Chinese astronaut to go into space. He travelled for fourteen hours on October 15, 2003 and circled the earth twenty-one times. Mr Renault, a famous reporter, is interviewing him on a popular television programme Mysteries in Space R: Thank you so much, Mr Yang for coming today to talk to us about your experiences in space. Y: Not at all. I’m happy to be here. R: Please can you tell us what was your most exciting moment? Y: Well, that was when the spaceship began to lift off the ground. Then I knew I was really on my way and China was the third country to send people into space.

12. R: Didn’t you feel afraid at all? Y: No, because I’d been trained not to worry. So I watched all my instruments and stayed calm. R: Was there anything that surprised you? Y: The beauty of space. I’d never realized how lovely the earth looks till I was going round it. R: Now we know that you are 38 years old, that you have an excellent degree, you want to be successful and you’ve trained for 10 years to become an astronaut. But what made you want to go into space? Y: Well, of course it was one of my dreams to fly in space. I was a pilot for the air force of the PLA. So when they offered me this chance I was glad to take it.

13. R: Where did you train? Y: At a special place in the Gobi Desert called “Space City”. Of course you have to be fit but I’m also lucky to be short and light so I was considered to be right for an astronaut. It was a wonderful chance but I had to work very hard. R: How tall and heavy are you? Y: I’m a bit shorter than 170cm and less than 70kgs. R: Was it safe in your space rocket? Y : Yes. It was fitted with a special seat to throw me out of the space rocket if things went wrong as it lifted off. There are also a special door for another space rocket to rescue me if there were problems in space.

14. R: They seem to have thought of everything. Thank you for taking your time. Y: A pleasure. Answer the question: What have they built into the spaceship to help Yang Liwei if he has difficulties? A special seat to throw him out of the space rocket if things went wrong. Also a special door for another space rocket to rescue him if there were problems in space.