A2 初级
UNIT 10: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Space exploration
太空探索
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Key Vocabulary & Expressions
spacecraft
宇宙飞船
astronaut
宇航员
launch
发射
planet
行星
satellite
卫星
discover
发现
expensive
昂贵
Mars
火星
research
研究
explore
探索
My name
‿
is Laura.
我叫劳拉。
As
‿
a child, I
wanted
wannid
to be
‿
j
an
‿
astronaut.
小时候，我想当宇航员。
I watched
‿
every
ev'ry
launch
‿
on TV, and
‿
I knew the name
‿
of
‿
every
ev'ry
planet.
我在电视上看每一次发射，知道每颗行星的名字。
Now
‿
w
I
‿
j
am
‿
a teacher, an
(
d
)
my students
‿
ask: why
‿
j
explore space when we have problems here?
现在我是一名老师，学生们会问：我们地球上还有问题，为什么要探索太空？
It
‿
is
‿
a goo
(
d
)
question.
这是个好问题。
A spacecraf
(
t
)
to Mars
‿
is very
‿
j
expensive, bu
(
t
)
satellites help
‿
us with weather, phones, an
(
d
)
maps
‿
every
ev'ry
day.
去火星的宇宙飞船非常贵，但卫星每天都在帮助我们获取天气信息、使用手机和地图。
Research
‿
in space
‿
also
‿
w
improves hospitals
‿
an
(
d
)
materials.
太空研究也改进了医院和材料。
Astronauts
‿
are brave an
(
d
)
they work hard.
宇航员很勇敢，工作也很努力。
Maybe in 30 years, people will live
‿
on
‿
another planet.
也许三十年后，人们会住在另一个星球上。
My students think
‿
i
(
t
)
will happen.
我的学生认为这会实现。
I
‿
j
am no
(
t
)
sure,
but I
bud I
hope they will be
the
thee
‿
ones who
‿
w
explore
‿
it.
我不确定，但我希望他们会成为探索它的人。
Comprehension Questions
Wha
(
t
)
di
(
d
)
Laura
want to
wanna
be?
Wha
(
t
)
question do her students
‿
ask?
How do satellites help
‿
us?
What
‿
else does space research
‿
improve?
When does she think people will live
‿
on
‿
another planet?
Conversation Starters
Were you
‿
w
interested
‿
in space
‿
as
‿
a child?
Do you
d'ya
watch rocke
(
t
)
launches?
Should countries spen
(
d
)
money
‿
j
on space?
Do you
d'ya
think people will live
‿
on Mars?
Which planet
do you
d'ya
like most?
Would you
wouldja
like to travel to space?
How do satellites help your daily life?
Is space
‿
exploration goo
(
d
)
for science?
What
‿
is the most
‿
importan
(
t
)
research today?
Would you
wouldja
go to space if
‿
i
(
t
)
were cheap?