THE UNIVERSE AND MAN-MADE SATELLITES

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Lesson 46
THE UNIVERSE AND MAN-MADE SATELLITES
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Chinas first space man
humans in space
the first footprint on the earth
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A space shuttle
Shenzhou ?spaceship
Send up a rocket
A satellite
A Space Station
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Question Whats the universe?
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Nine planets travel round the sun.
The moon ____________ the earth.
travels round
Its the satellite of the earth.
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Man-made satellites
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Why do people make satellites?
1.help us to learn more about the earth,the
weather and other things
2.help to send and receive messages(TV and radio
programmes telephone calls)
3.help people understand each other better.
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Answer the T or F questions.
1.Many of the stars in the universe are too far
away. 2.The moon is the satellite of the
earth. 3.The moon is 380,000 kilometers away from
the sun. 4.So far, no man has travelled to the
other part of the universe.
T
F
F
F
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5.Many countries have sent up man-made
satellites. 6.Only China can send its TV and
radio programmes to foreign countries. 7.The
satellites help us to learn more about the
universe. 8.People from different countries
understand each other better because the earth is
becoming smaller.
T
F
T
F
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1.What do we mean when we talk about the universe?
We mean the earth, the sun, the moon and the
stars, and the space between them.
2.Why cant many stars be seen?
Because they are too far away.
3.How far is the moon away from the earth?

The moon is 380,000 kilometres away from the
earth.
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5.Have any man-made machines travelled farther
than the moon? What are they? Yes, they are.
Theyre the man-made satellites 6.Whatre
satellites used for? Can you give some
examples? Theyre used for helping
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7.Why do we say that the world itself is becoming
smaller and smaller? Thanks to space satellites,
our knowledge of the universe is growing, the
world itself is becoming smaller and smaller.
4. Has the moon been visited by man? Yes,
it has.
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Fill in the blanks. The universe means the
earth, the sun, the moon and the stars and the
space _______ them. Many of the stars are so
______ away that we _______ see them. The
moon, our _______, travels ______ the earth. It
has already been visited ______ man in space
ships.
between
far
cant
satellite
round
by
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satellites
Man-made ________ have been sent up _____ space
by many countries. They go ______ the earth. They
are used for helping us to learn more ______ the
earth, the weather and other things. They are
also used for sending and __________
messages. It makes people ______different
countries understand each other better. So
people say the world itself is becoming a much
_______ place. People call the small place the
global village.
into
round
about
receiving
from
smaller
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A speech The Universe
What is the universe?
Information abut the moon
The function of the satellites and so on.