单 元：unit 1 tales of the unexplained
板 块：word power
thoughts on the design:
1. learn to read a passage of something about outer space exploration；
2. enlarge the vocabulary by learning about some words about outer space and space exploration.
teaching objectives:
1. understand the meaning of the speech made by the scientist.
2. learn some new words about outer space and space exploration.
teaching procedures:
step 1 lead- in
think about the following questions：
1. whether ufos really exist has puzzled us for a long time. have you ever thought about exploring space one day?
2. are you interested in making discoveries in space?
3. what achievements have humans made so far in space exploration?
4. who was the first man to travel in space?
5. when did the first man land on the moon? and how?
6. what do you know about him?
while focusing on the questions above, please pay attention to some other new words related to space, such as astronaut, spaceship／space shuttle, etc. give students more information about the history of space exploration and the history of the space shuttle.
step 2 vocabulary learning
1. read the speech given by a scientist in part a and tell the main ideas of the passage.
in 1957 launch of the first artificial satellite
since 1959 spaceships have been sent up into space
in 1961 yuri gagarin travelled in space for the first time.
in 1969 neil armstrong landed on the moon.
2. ask students to guess the words from some pictures.
