A new frontier 3e

Textbook: p.78-89

Parcours: avenir

Notion: Rencontres avec d'autres cultures

A new Frontier

Grammar: l'obligation, la capacité et la permissionVocabulary: la découverte et l'exploration, l'espace, l'aéronatique, les équipements spatiaux Phonology: sounds /ʃ/, /tʃ/, /k/

Objectives

Final Task

Time, Race for the Moon (1968)

Look at the magazine cover and comment on it

Type of documentInfo about the document I can see... They look like two astronauts who... They might be...

Type of documentTitle Source Date Theme

Simple history, The space race(2016)

Look at paratext and comment on it

Take notes: - People (names, professions, origins) - Events, Programs - Dates - Places (countries, etc)

Simple history, The space race(2016)

Watch the video in groups of 4 pupils

Space Race Timeline

Space Race Today

What countries are challenging the US now?

I think/ I believe/ In my opinion the theme of the audio is ...

Imagine the theme of the audio

Yuko Shimizu, Popular Science Magazine (2016)

Look at the cartoon and comment on it

In what way does the cartoon illustrate the audio?

Yuko Shimizu, Popular Science Magazine (2016)

Listen to the audio and take notes

Sum up the document

Space exploration

Should we continue to explore space?

- Type of doc- Title - Author - Source - Theme

Look at the paratext and comment on it

Elisabetta Intini, '10 Reasons We Should Be Exploring Space', www.spiked-online.com

Read the text (p.81) and match each reason with one of the ideas

Do the mini Challenge (P.81)

* Blurb = information about what is written in the book in order to attract people's interest.

Type of docTitle Author Theme Image description

Look and comment

Chris Impey, Beyond: Our Future in Space (2002)

Identify the author's ideas (optimistic/pessimistic + why) Create a timeline with his expectations Comment: what space represents for the author

(15 mins)Read the text (p.82)

Chris Impey, Beyond: Our Future in Space (2002)

Identify the author's ideas (optimistic/pessimistic + why) Comment: what space represents for the author

Correct the answers

Chris Impey, Beyond: Our Future in Space (2002)

Comment on 2022 and 2032. Was/will be the author right about his predictions? why?

Beyond: Our Future in Space Timeline

If we go to Mars, we will...But we won't be allowed to .... We might/may even ...

Discuss in pairs

What will or won't humans be able to do if we go and live on Mars?

Type of doc Title Date Source Theme

Look and comment on

RT America, Mars One mission (2016)

- Definition Mars One - Goal of Mars One - People who are going to do the mission - Activities on Mars

Watch and take notes

RT America, Mars One mission (2016)

Sum up the document

- Type of doc - Title - Author - Date - Image elements - Theme

Look and comment on

Ray Bradbury, The Martian Chronicles (1950)

1. Main characters2. Origin 3. Place 4. Why is the captain surprised ? 5. Representation of Martians

Read the text (p.83) and answer the questions

Ray Bradbury, The Martian Chronicles (1950)

Sum up the document

Final Task

Pairwork, speakingYou are both astronauts on a mission to go to Mars. Your goal is to make Mars a safe place for humans to live. You will talk about: Why we explore Mars. How the Space Race helped space exploration. What you need to do to survive on Mars. What the future of Mars exploration might look like.