【学科教学】XBook3 Unit 2 Out of this world Period 3-4: Welcome and Reading（两课时）

来源：江苏省仪征中学高二英语备课组　时间：2025-04-03

一、导读：key expressions involved

out of this world	了不起的，非常棒的，一流的；在外太空，宇宙
the pursuit of the ultimate truth	对终极真理的追求
successfully land its first Mars rover Zhurong	第一辆火星车祝融号成功着陆
the first man to journey into outer space	第二个进入外太空旅行的人
If you had the chance, would you like to …?	如果你有机会，你会……吗？

二、导思：

1. What famous astronauts do you know about?

2. What do you think astronauts on a space station do every day?

三、导学：

Teaching procedures:

Step 1 Warming up before reading

Watch a short video of astronauts working in the space station

Step 2 Fast reading

1. Read for the main idea of the passage ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. Read for the structure of the text

3. Fill in the blanks with suitable words.

Life on a space station
Para.1	The low gravity in space makes ordinary things strange！
Para.2	Sleeping in
space is
strange	We have to attach ourselves 1.________________ we don't float around. We usually sleep in private quarters or in sleeping bags 2.________________ the walls or the ceiling, but the unusual beds 3.________________ us any more when we try to sleep with no pressure against our back.

Para.5	Eating is
different
in space.	Most food is dried or freezedried.9.________________ to eat fresh food because fresh produce 10.____________________ the space station from the Earth every couple of months. Salt and pepper are only in liquid form so as not to float away and block the air pipes. However, liquids can't be easily controlled in space so we must drink water or any other liquids out of a bag through a thin tube of plastic.
Para.6	Spending some time in the gym
is of vital
importance
to astronauts’
health	Low gravity 11.___________________ the human body，so we discipline ourselves to do at least two hours of exercise every day using the exercise equipment specially 12.________________.

Para.7

The precious moments make all the challenges of life in space worth it.

During our leisure time，what we like most is to sit back with the rest of the crew and watch our remarkable planet go by, taking pictures for our family and friends back home. With the space station 13.____________________ about 17,000 miles per hour, we get to see the sunrise every 90 minutes.

Step 3 Careful reading

Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer.

1. Why do the astronauts have to attach themselves to sleep?

A. To experience the strangeness of living in space. B. To avoid floating around.

C. To have fun. D. To have a better sleep.

2. Which of the following is NOT the astronauts' routine tasks?

A. To conduct scientific research. B. To do biological experiments.

C. To check support systems and do some cleaning. D. To repair the space station.

3. From what aspects can we find eating is different in space?

A. Most food is dried or frozen.

B. Salt and pepper are only in liquid form.

C. Water or other liquids must be drunk out of a bag and through a thin tube of plastic.

D. All the above.

4. Why is it of importance to astronauts' health to spend some time in the gym?

A. Because low gravity has negative effects on their bodies.

B. Because they are exposed to the cold and radiation.

C. Because the exercise equipment in space is specially designed for them.

D. Because they are fond of average workout.

5. Which of the following words can be used to describe the author's sixmonth stay on the space station?

A. Ordinary but unforgettable.

B. Dangerous but hopeful.

C. Challenging but magical.

D. Exciting but boring.

Step 4 Postreading

After reading the passage, please fill in the following blanks.

My sixmonth stay on a space station has come to 1.____________ end and it has been a challenging but magical adventure. Ordinary things become strange in space due to the near 2.____________ (absent) of gravity.

To begin with, to have a sleep，we have to attach 3.____________ (us) in order not to float around. After about eight hours of sleep，we start our day of work. Our routine tasks are 4.____________ (demand) and rewarding, which include conducting scientific research，carrying out experiments，checking support systems and doing some cleaning. However, the most challenging work is 5.____________ (perform) tasks outside the space station. For example, to take a spacewalk，we have to put on our spacesuits,6.____________ allow us to breathe in space and protect us from exposure to the cold and radiation. In addition，eating is different in space where most food is dried or freezedried and drinking must 7.____________ (do) out of a bag through a thin tube of plastic. What's more, 8.____________ is of vital importance to astronauts' health to spend some time in the gym because low gravity has many negative 9.____________ (effect) on the human body. When it comes to our leisure time, what we like most is to sit back with the rest of the crew and watch our remarkable planet go by, taking pictures and seeing the sunrise every 90 minutes.10.____________ (consider)the precious moments in space, all the challenges of life in space seem worth it.

Keys: 1. an　2. absence　3. ourselves　4. demanding　5. to perform　6. which　7. be done　8. it　9. effects　10. Considering

Step 5 Sentencelearning

1. I bet you'd love to know what daily life is like up in space and how it differs from that on the Earth—the low gravity definitely makes ordinary things strange!

[句式分析]　本句是复合句。 you'd love to know...为省略引导词that的________从句，what和how又在宾语从句中引导宾语从句。

[自主翻译]__________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________

2. Due to the absence of gravity in space, we have to attach ourselves so that we don't float around.

[句式分析]　本句是复合句。so that 在句中引导____________。