Basic Information
Materials	外研版新教材选修四Unit 6 Starting out
Teacher		Time	38 minutes
Theoretical Basis
This lesson is designed on the basis of the 2017 Edition of English Curriculum Criteria for Regular High Schools, which lays stress on the comprehensive cultivation of core competencies of English learning, namely language competence, cultural consciousness, thinking quality and learning ability. It hopes to help cultivate students’ core competencies through English learning activities, including learning and understanding, applying and practicing, as well as critical creating.
Analysis of materials and students
Analysis of materials Theme and Content This lesson is aimed to activate the background knowledge and raise the interest of the students concerning the topic. Therefore，the materials of this lesson consist of 3 videos respectively about the solar system，space exploration history and the development of Chinese space exploration as well as a piece of news of Shenzhen13. Questions and activities will be put forward after students' watching videos，through which students are able to acquire information and enrich background knowledge. Analysis of Students This lesson is designed for Senior 2 students. They not only have a good knowledge of English but also are curious and active. Therefore, they are eager to get involved in discussions and group work in class. However, as freshmen, they need more instruction in in-depth reading and critical thinking.
Teaching Objectives
After this period, students are expected to be able to: 1. Acquire the information about solar system, history of space exploration and the lives of the astronauts from the videos and texts to motivate the background knowledge for the future learning. 2. Understand the efforts made to explore the space. 3. Express the thanks and wishes to the astronauts.
Key Points: 1. Acquire the information from the materials. 2. Understand the efforts made to explore the space.
Difficult Points: Express the thanks and wishes to the astronauts.

Steps	Activities	Expected Responses from Ss	Intentions	Duration
Explore the solar system	T greets and chats with Ss. T presents the learning objectives of this period. Introduce the place we are in the space. Show the video about solar system and ask the students to figure out the name and order of the planets.	Ss get familiar with the topic. Ss take down the names and order of the planets. Ss show their answers.	To arouse Ss’ interest and attention.	5mins
Explore the human space program	T asks Ss what they know about the exploration of space. T shows the video. T asks how the Ss feel after watching the video.	Ss watch the video and speak out their feeling.	Understand the efforts made to explore the space.	8mins
Explore the Chinese space program	T asks Ss to organize the timeline. T asks Ss what they know about the Chinese space programme in the recent years.	Ss organize the time line. Ss read the book and fill in the blanks.	To understand the development of Chinese space exploration .	8mins
Explore the life of astronauts	1.T asks Ss to guess the life of the astronauts. 2.T shows the video. 3.T asks to answer the questions and play the video again	1.Ss guess and speak out the life of astronauts. 2.Ss watch the video and answer the questions.	To know more about the lives of astronauts.	10mins
Send the words to space	T asks the Ss to write down and speak out their notes to the astronauts.	Ss write down the notes and speak out their notes.	Learn to show thanks to the astronauts.	7mins
Homework	draw a time line of the space exploration development. Recite the note.