Step 2. Reading

Purpose : To get Ss to know about human being's feelings of visiting the moon.

1. Fast reading

Ask Ss to look through the text quickly and choose the best answer to the following question.

The passage is mainly about ____?

A. introduction of the moon B. the gravity that I felt on my way to the moon

C. my visit to the moon D. my friend Yanping, an astronomer

Suggested Answer: C.

2. Intensive reading

Ask Ss to read the text carefully and finish the following exercises.

(1) According to the text, we know that the force of the gravity would change _____ times.

A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5

(2) When did the author feel strongest of the gravity of the earth?

A. On the moon. B. On the half way to the moon.

C. At the very beginning D. On their leaving from the moon