新航标Unit 3

BackgroundGettingReadyTextALanguageFocusTextBVocationalFocusSkillFocusPracticalLearning新航标职业英语综合英语1VocationalEnglish顾问总主审：刘黛琳总主编：蒋秉章本册主编：许振雅刘军凌伟卿外籍主审：LauraBlacks（英）DanJenkins（美）编者：刘军王前封萍徐辉韩智渊光盘制作：博速软件新航标职业英语VocationalEnglish返回目录1Unit3TravelBackgroundGettingReadyTextATextBVocationalFocusSkillFocusPracticalLearningLanguageFocus新航标职业英语VocationalEnglish返回目录2Unit3TravelBackgroundGettingReadyTextATextBVocationalFocusSkillFocusPracticalLearningLanguageFocusXavierClaramunt(borninSpain,1965)ConstructionofSpaceportAmerica新航标职业英语VocationalEnglish返回目录3Unit3TravelBackgroundGettingReadyTextATextBVocationalFocusSkillFocusPracticalLearningLanguageFocusXavierClaramunt(borninSpain,1965)Apreviouslywell-knownjewelrydesigner,XavierClaramunt(泽维尔·克拉拉蒙特)isabusinessmanwhoconstantlysurprisesusinthefieldsofarchitectureaswellasinteriorandproductdesign.BorninIgualadanearBarcelona(巴赛罗纳),hestartedoutasanaeronauticalengineer,buteventuallybecameanarchitect.XavierClaramuntworksinBarcelona,andhasabranchofficeinHangzhou,China.Asavisionarystrategist,heismanagingaprojectthatseekstoputaspacehotelintoorbit.新航标职业英语VocationalEnglish返回目录4Unit3TravelBackgroundGettingReadyTextATextBVocationalFocusSkillFocusPracticalLearningLanguageFocusConstructionofSpaceportAmericaItwasreportedthattheconstructionofthefirstprivatespaceportintheworldwasalreadyunderwayinJuneof2009.ThedesignbyFoster+PartnersandURSwillbecarriedoutinNewMexico.PrivatespacetravelcompaniessuchasVirginGalactic(维珍银河公司)willbegincommercialoperationsthere.新航标职业英语VocationalEnglish返回目录5Unit3TravelBackgroundGettingReadyTextATextBVocationalFocusSkillFocusPracticalLearningLanguageFocusTheBeijingNationalStadium,China新航标职业英语VocationalEnglish返回目录6Unit3TravelBackgroundGettingReadyTextATextBVocationalFocusSkillFocusPracticalLearningLanguageFocusTheWhiteHouse,USATheLittleMermaid,Denmark新航标职业英语VocationalEnglish返回目录7Unit3TravelBackgroundGettingReadyTextATextBVocationalFocusSkillFocusPracticalLearningLanguageFocusTheGuest-GreetingPineatMountHuangshan,ChinaMountFuji,Japan新航标职业英语VocationalEnglish返回目录8Unit3TravelBefore-readingWhile-readingBackgroundGettingReadyTextATextBVocationalFocusSkillFocusPracticalLearningLanguageFocusVacationinSpace新航标职业英语VocationalEnglish返回目录9ExerciseAReadthetextandanswerthefollowingquestions.Unit3TravelBackgroundGettingReadyTextATextBVocationalFocusSkillFocusPracticalLearningLanguageFocus1.Howlongwilltouristsspendtocompleteaspacevacation?Abouteightweeksandthreedays.2.Canordinarytouristsaffordtostayinaspacehotel?Whyorwhynot?No,ordinarytouristscannotaffordtostayinaspacehotelbecauseitistooexpensive.Thecostforthejourneywillbe$4.5million.新航标职业英语VocationalEnglish返回目录10ExerciseAReadthetextandanswerthefollowingquestions.Unit3TravelBackgroundGettingReadyTextATextBVocationalFocusSkillFocusPracticalLearningLanguageFocus3.Whileinspace,wherewilltouristsstayandwhatcantheyexperience?Thetouristswillstayinthespacepodwhileinspace.Theywillbeabletolookoutandseethesunrise15timesadayandtravelaroundtheworldevery80minutes.Additionally,theycanmovearoundthepodbyfloatingintheweightlessatmosphere.4.Whohasgivenfinancialsupportforthespacetourismproject?Howmuchdidhegive?5.Accordingtothetext,whichcompanieshaveexpressedaninterestincommercialspacetourism?GalacticSuiteLimitedandVirginGalactic.Amysteriousbillionaireandspaceloverhasofferedfinancialsupportof3billionUSdollarsfortheproject.新航标职业英语VocationalEnglish返回目录11ExerciseBThearticletellsusaboutaspacevacation:the_____,whatonewoulddo,andhowlongonewouldspend,aswellasthepeoplewhoare_____________________.Inaddition,thearticleinformsusthatthoughexpensive,somepeopleshow________inspacevacationsandsomehavebeenmade__________.Fillintheblankstocompletethemainideasofthetext.costorganizingspacevacationsreservationsUnit3TravelBackgroundGettingReadyTextATextBVocationalFocusSkillFocusPracticalLearningLanguageFocusinterest新航标职业英语VocationalEnglish返回目录12ExerciseCUnit3TravelBackgroundGettingReadyTextATextBVocationalFocusSkillFocusPracticalLearningLanguageFocusGroupdiscussion:Doyouliketraveling,andwhydopeoplelikeit?widenourknowledge;learngeography,differentlifestyles,customs,andcultures;tryvariousfoods;practiceaforeignlanguage;visitdifferentplaces;seebeautifulscenerytypicaloftheregion;meetandmakefriendswithpeopleofdifferentraces;gettoknowthecustomsandlivinghabitsofthelocalpeople;relax,feelrefreshedandenergetic;getreadytoworkharder新航标职业英语VocationalEnglish返回目录13Paragraph1译文Unit3TravelBackgroundGettingReadyTextATextBVocationalFocusSkillFocusPracticalLearningLanguageFocusWherewouldyouliketotakeyournextholidaybreak?Doyouhaveareallylargevacationbudget?Thenyouwillbeinterestedininformationaboutavacationinspace.Theinformationisnotonlyaboutthecost,aboutwhatyouwoulddo,andhowlongyouwouldspend,butalsoabouttheveryinterestingpeoplewhoareorganizingspacevacations.VacationinSpace新航标职业英语VocationalEnglish返回目录14Paragraph2Unit3TravelBackgroundGettingReadyTextATextBVocationalFocusSkillFocusPracticalLearningLanguageFocusThevacationinspacewillinclude,firstly,aneight-weektrainingcourseonanisland,thenrockettransportbetw