A new frontier 3e

Parcours: avenir

Notion: Rencontres avec d'autres cultures

A new Frontier

Textbook: p.78-89

Final Task

Objectives

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/

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...

Time, Race for the Moon (1968)

Look at paratext and comment on it

Type of documentTitle Source Date Theme

Simple history, The space race(2016)

Watch the video in groups of 4 pupils

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

Simple history, The space race(2016)

Space Race Timeline

Space Race Today

What countries are challenging the US now?

Look at the cartoon and comment on it

Imagine the theme of the audio

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

Yuko Shimizu, Popular Science Magazine (2016)

Listen to the audio and take notes

In what way does the cartoon illustrate the audio?

Yuko Shimizu, Popular Science Magazine (2016)

Sum up the document

Space exploration

Should we continue to explore space?

Look at the paratext and comment on it

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

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

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

Do the mini Challenge (P.81)

Look and comment

Type of docTitle Author Theme Image description

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

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

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

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

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

Correct the answers

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

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

Beyond: Our Future in Space Timeline

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

Discuss in pairs

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

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

Look and comment on

Type of doc Title Date Source Theme

RT America, Mars One mission (2016)

Watch and take notes

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

RT America, Mars One mission (2016)

Sum up the document

Look and comment on

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

Ray Bradbury, The Martian Chronicles (1950)

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

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

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.