老师：Hello, everyone. Today we'll learn Unit 4, space exploration, the first period, listening and speaking. In this class, you will identify how Yang Liwei was chosen to be an astronaut, summarize the requirements for becoming an astronaut, judge what kind of person an astronaut must be, share your thoughts about whether you'd like to be an astronaut with supportive reasons.
老师：Can you name any famous astronauts from China or abroad? Do you know the meaning of astronauts? Look at the picture. Yang Liwei is China's first astronaut. Do you know some other astronauts? In China? Liu Yang is the first woman to read space. Jiajigang is the first Chinese to carry out spacewalk. Besides, Yuri Gagarin is the first man to travel into space. Neil Armstrong is the first person to walk on the moon. Valentina Terescalver is the first woman to go into space.
老师：Do you know anything about the selection procedure for astronauts? Do you know the meaning of selection procedure? That means the steps for a person to be chosen to be an astronaut. Can you make a list of possible requirements? For example, I think he must be a fighter pilot. That means he must be a pilot and a fighter in a plane. And also, I think he must have flight experience. And then I think he can use space equipment. That means equipment which are used in space. And I also think he must do a lot of mental and physical training, okay? You can think it over by yourselves.
老师：Into the interview and take their track step. Before listening, please read the 5 sentences and underline the keywords in each sentence. Sentence they are the first Chinese astronaut would become an astronaut. 13 other people, 1350 hours of flying experience, use space equipment, do a lot of mental and physical training. Now please listen. Unit 4, space exploration.
学生：Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of man's desire to understand. Neil Armstrong.
老师：Listening and speaking. 2 listen to the interview and tick the correct statements.
学生：Today we are very pleased to chat with Mister Yang Leeway, first Chinese astronaut. Welcome to the show, Mr Young. Thank you, Mister Young. Our audience is very curious about how you succeeded becoming China's first astronaut. It must have been a very difficult thing to achieve. Did you always want to be an astronaut?
学生：Yes, I dreamt of it when I was young, but I never thought my wish would come true. It took a long time. 1St, I got my college degree when I was 22. And then I worked as a fighter pilot for around 10 years. I finally became China's first astronaut when I was 38 years old.
学生：Oh, so you must be a really experienced pilot. Do you think that was one of the reasons why you were chosen for the space program?
学生：Sure. I had 1350 hours of flight experience, wh
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