Unit 15 - Speaking

Unit 15
Part B - Speaking

BEFORE YOU SPEAK
Shenzhou 5, made by China

While you speak - Task 2
Work in groups. Take turns to talk about the important
events in space exploration.
Example:
On 4
th
October, 1957, the USSR launched its
first artificial satellite, Sputnik, into space. It
marked the beginning of Space Age.

VOCABULARY
The USSR: Liên Xô (cũ)
launch [l :nt∫]ɔ : phóng (tàu vũ trụ), hạ thuỷ (tàu thuyền)
manned [mænd]: có người lái
spacecraft ['speis'kr :ft]ɑ : tàu vũ trụ
mark [m :k]ɑ : đánh dấu
milestone ['mailstoun]: mốc lịch sử
space project ['speis 'pr d ekt]ɔ ʒ
artificial satellite[, :ti'fi∫əlɑ 'sætəlait] : vệ tinh nhân tạo
Sputnik ['sputnik]: vệ tinh nhân tạo của Nga
living being ['liviη 'bi:iη]: sinh vật sống

Work in pairs. Read the following piece of news, then
ask and answer the questions.

On 15
th
October 2003, China launched its first
manned spacecraft into space. The spacecraft was
called “Shenzhou 5”. Yang Liwei, China’s first
astronaut, was 38 years old then. The successful flight
marked a mile stone in China’s space project. China
became the third country in the world to be able to
independently carry out manned space flight.
While you speak - Task 1

On 15
th
October 2003, China launched its first manned
spacecraft into space.
- When did China launch its first manned spacecraft
into space?
The spacecraft was called “Shenzhou 5”.
- What
Yang Liwei, China’s first astronaut, was 38 years old
then.
- Who
- How old
The successful flight marked a mile stone in China’s
space project
- How important
was the name of the spacecraft ?
was the astronaut ?
was he then ?
was the flight ?

Activity 1: Speak out the dates
4
th
October, 1957
3
rd
November, 1957
12 April 1961
16 June, 1963
20 July, 1969
23 July, 1980
29 October, 1998
15 October, 2003

Activity 2: Make sentences
On ……., ………became the first …… in
space. He / She / It ………….

Group 1
On …………………………, …………… …………
became the …………………………………. It was
……… ………….
3rd November, 1957
first living being in space
a dog named Laika
abroad Sputnik 2

Group 2
On …………………, …………… …………………………

became the …………………………. He was ………
…………. . He made a ……………………….
12 April 1961
first human in space
Yuri Gagarin, a Russian cosmonaut
27 years old then
108 – minute flight

Group 3
On …………………, ……………………………
…………………………. became the …… …………………
16 June, 1963
first woman in space
Valentina Tereshkova
a Russian cosmonaut

Group 4
On …………………, …………………………………….
became the ………………………………………… .
They were ………………………
20 July, 1969
first humans to set foot on the moon
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin
American astronauts

Group 5
On ………………., ……………. became the ……………
………… . He was …………………………….
…………………………. They ………………………….
23 July, 1980

first Vietnamese in space
Pham Tuan
along with V.V. Gorbotko,
a Russian cosmonaut
stay 8 days in orbit
ed

Group 6
On ……………… , ……………………………………….
became ……………………………….………………
……………………
29 October, 1998
the oldest human ever to fly into space
John Glenn, an American astronaut
at the age of 77

Group 7
On ……………………, ………………………… became
the …………………………. He ……………………………
Yang Liwei, 38 years old
15 October, 2003
first Chinese in space
21 hours in space spend
spent

HOMEWORK
PREPARE FOR PART C- LISTENING