2020-2021学年度第14期总第732期
Chang’e 5 shoots for the moon (P6)
献县第一中学       高红月

I. Free-talk
Are you curious about the moon? How could we learn more about it?

II. Read for general information
Read the title and predict what the article probably talks about.
 
 
Main idea of the article:____________________
_________________________________
(the Chang’e 5 lunar probe successfully launched at 4:30 am on Nov 24.)
 
 
III. Read for details
1. Collect the information about the launch of the Chang’e 5 lunar probe.
 
2. What’s the goal of the Chang’e 5 mission?
Possible version: 
     The Chang’e 5 mission aims to bring back a larger sample than previous crafts and explore a new area of the moon.
  3. Where is Chang’e 5’s lunar landing site? Why is it important?
    Possible version: 
Chang’e 5’s lunar landing site is the northwest region of Oceanus Procellarum（风暴洋）, which is on the near side of the moon, where no probes have visited before.

The landing site is geologically (地质上) younger than the sampling areas of the US and the former Soviet missions, so the new samples will help fill in an important piece of the puzzle of the moon’s history.
IV. Language focus
Find the following expressions in the article.
 
1.长征五号运载火箭
2.嫦娥五号月球探测器
3.旨在做某事
4.执行任务
5.月壤样本
6.归因于
 
7.少量的
8.作为…而著名
9.填充；填写
10.有机会做某事
11.以…为基础
12.签署合作框架协议
1. Long March 5 carrier rocket
2. Chang’e 5 lunar probe
3. aim to do 
4. carry out missions 
5. the lunar soil samples
6. be attributed to
7. a small amount of 
8. be known as
9. fill in 
10. have a chance to do
11. be based on
12. sign cooperation framework agreements

Do the words in each group have similar meanings?
Group 1 
Ten, nine, eight, seven ... With a dazzling flame (耀眼的火焰) trailing (蔓延) behind, the fifth Long March 5 carrier (运载) rocket with the Chang’e 5 lunar probe (探测器) launched at 4:30 am on Nov 24. （para 1）

Li Ning decided to launch a new brand of sportswear, competing with global giants like Nike and Adidas.
(v. 发射; v. 创办)

Group 2
As one of the most complex and difficult missions in China’s aerospace (航空航天) field, the Chang’e 5 mission aims to bring back a larger sample than previous crafts and explore a new area of the moon. （para 3）

I couldn't believe it when I heard the news. I’d only seen him the previous day.
(adj.先前的; adj. (时间上)稍前的)

Group 3

The great increase in sample weight can be attributed to Chang’e 5’s lunar orbit (轨道) unmanned docking (对接) program.（para 4）

This play is usually attributed to Shakespeare.
(v. 归因于; v. 认为是….所为)

Sentence
      If this mission is successful, Chang’e 5 will be the first lunar sample-return spacecraft since 1976, when the former Soviet Union’s unmanned Luna 24 brought 170.1 grams of lunar samples back. 
该句的主干为__________________________ ;下划线部分是__________;蓝色部分作_______， 黄色部分为________。   
 (Chang’e 5 will be the first lunar sample-return spacecraft; 条件状语从句; 时间状语; 定语从句)

Sentence
  The climax (高潮) of the journey is Chang’e 5’s lunar landing site － the northwest region of Oceanus Procellarum（风暴洋）, also known as the Ocean of Storms － on the near side of the moon, where no probes have visited before.
该句的主干为___________________________ ; 
红色部分是______；蓝色部分是_______, 黄色部分是________。   
(The climax of the journey is Chang’e 5’s lunar landing site; 同位语; 后置定语; 定语从句)
VI. Further information

2004年，我国探月工程立项实施，确定了 “绕、落、回”三步走战略规划，嫦娥一号到嫦娥四号任务的成功实施，已圆满完成三步走战略的前两步。此次嫦娥五号要完成的是“回”这一环节。这也被称为我国航天史上“最复杂的任务之一”

嫦娥五号任务若能顺利完成将创造五个“中国首次”：地外天体的采样与封装；地外天体的起飞；月球轨道交会对接；携带样品高速地球再入；样品的存储，分析和研究