TEENS 初三20-21学年第36期总第654期教案

王珊

 

 

Failed launch still a ‘success’ (P6)

 

 

I. Warm up

Look at the picture:

 

1. What can you see in the picture?

 

2. What happened to it?

 

3. How much do you know about it?

 

 

 

II. Reading

Pre-reading

Look at the title and predict.

1. Why did the launch fail?

2. Why did the writer call it a “success”? Do you agree with this kind of description?

 

fail  v.

失败

 

launch n.

发射（导弹、火箭等）

 

success  n.

成功

 

 

While reading

Part I

Read the passage and discuss: How many parts can this passage be divided into?

 

2. What’s the main idea of each part?

 

 

 

Divide the passage into 3 parts.

 

Part 1: A brief

            introduction

Part 2: How the launch

           failed and the

           importance of this  

           failure.

Part 3: SpaceX’s future plans.

 

 

 

Part II

Detailed reading.

Choose the answer:

1. When did the Starship rocket explode?

A. Before it was launched.

B. The moment it was launched.

C. After it reached an altitude of 10 km.

D. After it successfully landed.

 

D

第二段 the landing ended in flames when the craft exploded about 8 minutes after touchdown.

 

Choose the answer:

2. What do we know from Paragraph 3?

A. The three test flights all failed for the same reason.

B. Both of the last two test craft ended up crashing.

C. Starship had a problem changing its direction.

D. There will be no more test flights for Starship.

 

B

第三段 During the last two tests, the test craft crashed into the ground without even landing.

 

Choose the answer:

3. What do Paragraphs 4-5 explain?

A. Why this test flight was held.

B. How the craft can be improved.

C. How the craft should be controlled.

D. Why this test was said to be a success.

 

D

第五段 The key point of today’s test flight was to gather data on controlling the vehicle while re-entering. And we were successful in doing so.

 

Choose the answer:

4. Starship was designed to _____.

A. carry people and satellites to space

B. collect information about the moon

C. take the place of cheaper spacecraft

D. go to Mars for different missions

 

A

第六段 Starship is SpaceX’s shot at sending man to the moon and Mars.

 

Choose the answer:

5. What do we know from the passage?

A. SpaceX keeps repeating its mistakes.

B. Getting into orbit is hard to do.

C. Starship was designed to be a reusable craft.

D. Ordinary people will help improve Starship.

 

C

第六段 The company hopes to design reusable craft to complete a wide variety of missions.

 

III. Language points

1. The test was described as a success by SpaceX engineer John Insprucker.

 

2. Even though the rocket exploded, valuable information was collected during the test.

 

一般过去时的被动语态  be+done（过去分词）

当主语是第一人称、第三人称单数时用 was+done，当主语是第二人称及一二三人称复数时用 were+done。

 

3. We have to learn from our mistakes in order to avoid repeating them.

 

avoid  vt. 避免；避开，躲避；消除 

eg. The pilots had to take emergency action to avoid a disaster.

飞行员们不得不采取紧急措施以避免灾难的发生。

They avoid going out alone after dark.

他们避免黄昏后独自出门。

She eventually had to lock herself in the women’s restroom to avoid him.       为了避开他，她最后不得不把自己锁在女厕所里。

 

4. The landing ended in flames (火焰) when the craft exploded about 8 minutes after touchdown.

 

end in + n.     以……为结果；以……告终

e.g.

This will surely end in disaster.

这无疑将以灾难告终。

 

相似用法：

The show came to an end at the sound of the audience’s laughter.

演出在观众的笑声中结束了。

 

5. The key point of today’s test flight was to gather data on controlling the vehicle while re-entering.

gather

vt. 收集；收割；使……聚集；使……皱起

vi. 聚集；化脓；皱起

e.g.

People would gather from near and far.

In the evenings, we gathered around the fireplace and talked.

I suggest we gather enough firewood to last the night.

 

6. Starship is SpaceX’s shot at sending man to the moon and Mars.

shot

n. 希望，尝试；

还可以表示“射门；发射；镜头”

v. 射击（shoot 的过去式和过去分词）

e.g.

He had only one shot at scoring a goal.

他只有一次射门在门框内。

I don't expect to win. But I am going to give it my best shot.

我并不期望能赢。但是我要尽力而为。

 

 

IV. Word in use

Learn the following useful phrases.

 

V. Post-reading

1. What do you know about the rocket?

 

Discuss with your group members and give a 1-minute presentation.

 

Further thinking

2. China has also sent rockets into space. What do you know about them?