2.Listen to the tape and write down the main idea.

The main idea is the excitement of space travel and the qualifications and experience needed to become an astronaut.

3.Listen to Part 1 of the tape again and make notes of the answers to the questions.

4.Listen to Part 2 and fill in the form.

Information on Yang Liwei, the astronaut

Education: He got his degree.

Training: He trained for ten years to fly airplanes and then to fly a spaceship.

Physical qualities: Smaller than 170 cm; less than 70kg.

Personal qualities: Calm, hard-working.

5.Fill in the blanks in the passage below.

Well, I dreamed of it when I was young , but I never thought my wish would come true. It all happened very gradually. If there was an opportunity. I'd love to go to the moon one day.

AN INTERVIEW WITH YANG LIWEI

R = Mr Renault       Y = Yang Liwei

  Part 1

  R: Thank you so much, Mr Yang, for coming to talk to us today about your experience in space.

  Y: Not at all. I’m happy to be here.

  R: Please can you tell us your most exciting moment?

  Y: Well, that was when the spaceship began to lift off the ground. Then I knew that I was really on my way and that China would become the third country to send people into space.

  R: Did you feel afraid?

  Y: No, because I was trained not to worry. So I watched all my instruments and stayed calm.

  R: What surprised you?

  Y: The beauty of space. I'd never realized how lovely the earth looks till I was going round it.

Part 2

 R: Did you always want to be an astronaut?

 Y: Well, l dreamed of it when I was young, but I never thought my wish would come true. It all happened gradually. First I got my degree and then I trained for ten years to fly airplanes and then to fly a spaceship.

 R: I see, Did you have to be a certain size and weight?

Y: Yes. An astronaut has to be smaller than 170 cm and weigh less than 70 kg.

R: So you were the perfect choice! But of course you had to work very hard. Would you like to go into space again?

Y: Yes, I would if there was an opportunity. I'd love to go to the moon one day.

R: I hope we'll be talking to you again after you've finished that trip! Goodbye, Mr Yang. Thank you for talking to us.

Y: It was my pleasure.