When was the most exciting moment?

What surprised him?

What did he do? When his spaceship lifted off the ground he knew he was really on his way into space.

The beauty of space

He watched all his instruments and stayed calm. Information on Yang Liwei, the astronaut Education He got his degree. Training He trained for ten years to fly airplanes and then to fly a spaceship. Physical qualities Smaller than 170 cm; less than 70 kg. Personal qualities Calm, hard-working Listen again (if necessary) and fill in the blanks in exercise 5.

III. Talking

This task asks the students to work in pairs and give a friend a number of "dos" and "don'ts" about going into space.

Remind the students of having discussed some problems before reading " A VISIT TO THE MOON".

Brainstorm a list based on what they remember in pairs.

Compare the ideas with another pair and make a report to the class.

Make suggestions either to avoid or to solve the problems listed in groups of four.

Give some Sample dialogues:

IV. Speaking task

The purpose of this task is to use the information gained from the listening text and reading passage in a new situation.

Before the task, work out some questions to ask. For example:

* What was the most unexpected thing you found out about "black holes"?

* If you cannot see a "black hole", how do you know you have got close to it?

* What was the most frightening thing that happened to you on this journey?

Prepare the answers to the questions in pairs.