http://news.enorth.com.cn/system/2007/03/28/001589181_01.shtml

By Jinghai No.1 Middle School

Yao Shufen Zhang Chunfei

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Introduction

front cover

front page

headline

article

photograph

celebrityjournalist

editorphotographer

newspaper office

Put the words in part 2 into two groups

　　杨利伟，男，汉族，辽宁绥中县人，中共党员，大学文化。 1965 年 6 月出生， 1983年 6 月入伍， 1988 年 9 月入党，现为中国人民解放军航天员大队三级航天员，正团职，中校军衔， 1992 年、 1994 年两次荣立三等功。

杨利伟 1987 年毕业于空军第八飞行学院，历任空军航空兵某师飞行员、中队长，曾飞过歼击机、强击机等机型，安全飞行 1350 小时，被评为一级飞行员， 1996 年起参加航天员选拔， 1998 年 1 月正式成为我国首批航天员。经过 5 年多的训练，他完成了基础理论、航天环境适应性、专业技术等 8 大类几十个科目的训练任务，以优异的成绩通过航天员专业技术综合考核，光荣地被选拔为我国首次载人航天飞行首飞梯队成员。（来源：新华网）

Pre-reading

Guess words:Guess words:

astronaut A person who travels to outer space

A Soviet astronautcosmonaut

taikonaut A Chinese astronaut

驾驶员；领航员navigator

universe 宇宙

Complete the passage with the following words .

astronaut cosmonaut navigator taikonaut universe

A(n) (1)_______ is a person who travels into space. The word comes from the Greek words astron (which means “star”) and nautes (which means “sailor”). A Russian astronautis a(n) (2)__________. The Russian word kosmonavt comes from the Greek words kosmos, meaning (3)__________ and nautes. A Chinese astronaut is sometimes called (4)_________, from the Chinese word taikong, which means “space”. Chinese newspapers use the expression yuhangyuan, which means “space(5) __________ ”.

astronaut

cosmonaut

universe

taikonaut

navigator

While-Reading

Skimming

A. Conversations in Space 1B. October 16th, 2003 2C. Congratulations from around the world 3

Read the subheadings and match them with the paragraphs.

What is the article about ? It is about China’s first man in space.

(True or False)1. The taikonaut was in space for 21 hours.2. One of the astronauts aboard the Inter-

national Space Station was born in China.3. The other man aboard the Space Station

is a Russian cosmonaut.4. China received messages of congratu-

lations from all over the world.5. Sean O’Keefe works for the United Nations.6.Kofi Annan thought that the flight was

very good news just for China.

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Scanning

Listening 1. When and where did Yang Liwei take off?2. When and where did he land?3. Did he ever speak to other astronauts in space?4. Was his flight a great step forward for the whole world?5. Why did he decide to do this flight?6. Was it easy for him to do this flight?

1. When and where did Yang Liwei take off?

2. When and where did he land?

3. Did he ever speak to other astronauts in space?

In Jiuquan in northwest China at 9 am yesterday.

In Inner Mongolia in the morning.

Yes, he did .

4. Was his flight a great step forward for the whole world?

5. Why did he decide to do this flight?

6. Was it easy for him to do this flight?

Yes.

Because he stands for China and China’s space flight programme .

No, it wasn’t.

1. Lieutenant 海军上尉 ; 中尉

Lieutenant Colonel 中校

上校Colonel

NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration

国家航空航天局Secretary-General 秘书长 , 总书记

Language points

2. orbit2. orbit

(1) n. 轨道

make an orbit of… 围绕……转圈

(2) vt. 绕轨道飞行

orbit the earth

4. congratulation4. congratulation n. （常与 on 连用）祝贺

对你的成功表示祝贺。

I’d like to offer my congratulations to you on your success.

3. take a photograph/photographs of…

拍摄……的照片

5. take off5. take off(1) 脱掉（衣服等）

(2) (飞机等 )起飞

6. in total=in all6. in total=in all

take one's coat off

The plane took off on time.

总共

7. aboard

他已上船 ( 飞机、车 ) 了。

He has gone aboard.

She went aboard the plane.

(2) prep. 在 ( 船、飞机、车 ) 上 ,

(1) adv. 上 ( 船、飞机、车 )

她上了飞机。Compare: abroad (in or to a foreign country )

8. historical8. historical

adj. 历史 ( 上 ) 的 , 有关历史的 , 历史题材的

a historical novel

historichistoric

adj. 历史上著名的或重要的

historic times

9. China became the third nation to send a man into space.

Yang is the 438th person to travel in space.

Post-reading

DiscussionYang Liwei is a hero and we should be proud of him. As senior high students, what can we learn from him and what should we do?

Homework1. Write a passage about your favorite newspaper or magazine.2. Surf the Internet to find more information about Yang Liwei and some background knowledge. Make newspapers to introduce Yang Liwei .