1Curiosity--NASA's Mission to Mars 2019/11/05F450KLG2H

Warm-Up

• Does your country have a space program?
• Do  you think your country should spend more money on space exploration(探测；探究；踏勘)?Explain your answer?
• Do you think people will ever live in outer space? why or why not? 

Curiosity Killed the Cat...

You have probably heard the old expression(古语),"curiosity killed the cat" but do you know how the expression ends?The whole expression is:"Curiosity  killed the cat,but satisfaction brought it back",The mission to Mars was a lot like that.Thousands of man-hours ,billions of dollars,and a lot of trial and error wnet to design and palning ,as well as the training of personal,not to mention the actual launch.

Only American has successed.....

The Curiosity rover(“好奇号”) landed on the surface of Mars in early August,2012(2012年8月初),It was historic event,made even more so with the death of Neil Armstrong almost a month later,Armstrong was the first man on the moon ,In an unprecedented feat（空前壮举） of human ingenuity(人类智慧) Charles Bolden ,the chief of NASA,radiod his voice to Curiosity and back to Earth,and said:"lading  a rover on Mars is not easy,Others have tried ,Only American has successed...."

Discussion

• Do you think the mission to Mars is important for hunmankind?What implications（含义，暗示，影响) could extrarrestrial discoveries have on our society?
• The expression "Curiosity killed the cat " is used to warn a people not get involved in things that are dangerous,personal,private(you can also say "mind your own business") Have you ever encountered(遭遇，遇到) a situation where you could apply this expression ? Tell the class about it.

Curiosity Expression

Here are some other useful expression related to curiosity:

1. dying of curiosity=feeling a strong interest in a topic ,wanting to know more about something.
2. stick your nose(in )where it doesn't belong =to investigate(调查；研究) or ask question about topic that are private or personal(also :stick your nose into other people's business)
3. nose around /nose about: to secretly investigate something

Just our of curiosity...

• Have you ever stuck your nose in where it didn't belong ? what happened? why did you  do it?
• Do you know anyone that is too nosy?How do you fend off that people's questions?
• Have you ever felt that dying of curiosity?What were you so curiosity about ,and What did you do about the feeling?

Space out...

• If you are "space out" it mean you are very distracted,infocused,not paying attetion(as in "She seemed really spaced out during the meeting today ,I wonder if her new baby is keeping her up all night".)
• Have ever felt space out？ What spaced you out?

Have you ever had one of those days?

 have you ever spaced out in an important meeting or appointment?what happend?

Do you ever fell like you are in outer space?What do you do to get your focus back when you feel spaced out? 

vocabulary

man-hour:one man hour=one hour of work done by one person (100 man-hours=5 people working 20 hours each ,for example ,or 10 people working 110 hours each,etc) also "person-hour"

personal:group of people employed by a company or organization(i.e,all employees together as a  group)

rover:a space exploration vehicle designed to move across the surface of a planet or other astronomical body (such as a moon)

unprecedented:having no previous example(being the first time that something has happened)

feat:a notable act or deed,expecially one that takes great courage ,effort ,etc,

ingenuity:inventive skill(创造力) or imagination:cleverness

implication；a consequence or result of an action(or failure to act)

extraterrestrial:not coming from planet Earth:coming from another planet or from out space.

nosy:having  a habit of investigating or ask too many questions about the affairs(n. 事务，事宜；风流韵事) of others

Useful Phrases

not to metion:(used to add emphasis to a statement:also "mush less" or "ley alone"):if the first part of the statement is true ,the second part must be dtronger ,truer,etc.

even more so(than STH/SB):the second part of statement makes the first part stronger

febd off:to avoid or prevent something from happening (also "ward off" or "keep at baya")

Wrap-up

In your opinion,what is the greatest example of human ingenuity?Justify your answer.

When you fell like you are getting sick,what do you do t ward off the cold ?do you have any sure-fire( （非正式）一定能成功的)home remedies(补救措施) to share?

sure-fire=guaranteed to work ,very effective.