Unit 15 Reading (hay)

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Questions
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Match ONE name with a suitable
picture.
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a) NEIL
ARMSTRONG
c) YURI
GAGARIN
b) PHAM
TUAN
1
2
3
4
a) NEIL ARMSTRONG c) YURI GAGARIN
b) PHAM TUAN d)BUZZ ALDRIN
d) BUZZ
ALDRIN
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Work with a partner. Ask and
answer the following questions.
1. Who is the first human to fly into
space?
2. Can you name the first humans
to set foot on the moon?
3. Who is the first Vietnamese to fly
into space?

Pictures
I.Before you
read
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1
1
. The first human to fly into space is Yuri
. The first human to fly into space is Yuri
Alekseyevich Gagarin
Alekseyevich Gagarin
.( April 12
.( April 12
th
th
, 1961 )
, 1961 )
1.
1.
Who is the first human to fly into
Who is the first human to fly into
space?
space?
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Neil Armstrong Buzz Aldrin
Neil Armstrong Buzz Aldrin
2. The first humans to set foot on the
2. The first humans to set foot on the
moon are Neil Armstrong and Buzz
moon are Neil Armstrong and Buzz
Aldrin.

Aldrin.
(
(
July 20, 1969
July 20, 1969 )
2. Can name the first humans to set foot on the moon?
2. Can name the first humans to set foot on the moon?
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3. Who is the first Vietnamese to fly into space?
3. Who is the first Vietnamese to fly into space?
3. The first Vietnamese to fly into space is
3. The first Vietnamese to fly into space is
Pham Tuan.
Pham Tuan.
Pham Tuan & Gorbatko
Pham Tuan & Gorbatko
(At 01:33 on July 23, 1980 (the
spaceship controlled by Pham
Tuan and Gorbatko was
launched into space
.)
Pham Tuan
Pham Tuan
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Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin ( 1934-1968 )
Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin ( 1934-1968 )
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VOCABULARY
•

Cosmonaut (n)
= astronaut
Nhà du hành vũ trụ
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. Lift off (v) (n)= take
. Lift off (v) (n)= take
off :
off :
rise into the air
rise into the air
from the ground
from the ground
Cất cánh
Cất cánh
The spacecraft is lifting off into space
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orbit / ‘o:bit/ (n)

- orbit (v)
quỹ đạo [ to be in/ into orbit ]
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Weightlessness (n) :
không trọng lượng
VOCABULARY
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* psychological tension (n):
•
technical failure (n):
technical failure (n):
•

gravity (n):
gravity (n):
sự căng thẳng về tâm lý
sự trục trặc / thất bại về kỹ thuật
trọng lực
.venture (n):
Việc mạo hiểm
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Vocabulary:
Vocabulary:
•
cosmonaut (n) : nhà du hành vũ trụ
•
Astronaut (n)
Astronaut (n)
* Lift off (v), (n)
* Lift off (v), (n)
:
:
ph
ph
óng,
óng,
cất cánh (tàu vũ trụ, máy bay)
cất cánh (tàu vũ trụ, máy bay)
* orbit (n): quỹ đạo [to be in/ into orbit]
orbit (v) :bay vào quỹ đạo
* W

* W
eightlessness (n) :
eightlessness (n) :
trạng thái không trọng lực
trạng thái không trọng lực
* Venture (n) : việc mạo hiểm
* psychological tension : sự căng thẳng về tâm lý
•


technical failure (n):
technical failure (n):
sự thất bại / trục trặc kỹ thuật
sự thất bại / trục trặc kỹ thuật
•


gravity (n):
gravity (n):


trọng lực
trọng lực
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II. While you
read
1. Task 1:
Match the headings to the paragraphs
1.
Paragraph 1

Paragraph 1
- B.
The lift-off
The lift-off
2.
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
- D.
A view on earth
3.
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
- E.
Uncertainties
4. Paragraph 4
5. Paragraph 5
- C.
Congratulations
-A.
The tragic accident
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2.Task 2: Read the passage again and circle the
correct answer
1. How old was Gagarin when he became the first human being in space?
A. 25 B. 26 C. 27
2. How long was he in space?
A. 108 minutes B. 105 minutes C. 100 minutes
3. What question were raised before Gagarin’s space flight?
A. What would happen to a human being in space?
B. How would the body react to the extreme changes in temperature?

C. A, B and “ How would the mind deal with the psychological tension?”
4. What was the speed of his spacecraft in orbit around the Earth?
A. It was more than 17,000 miles per hour
B. It was 17,000 miles per hour
C. It was about 17,000 miles per hour
5. Why couldn’t Gagarin make a new space flight?
A. Because he died in a plane crash.
B. Because he died in a car crash.
C. Because there were a lot of astronauts.
6. What was done after Gagarin’s death to honour this national hero?
A. After his death, his hometown of Gzhatsk was renamed Gagarin.
B. After his death, the Cosmonaut Training Centre at Star City,
Russia, was given the name Gagarin to honour this national hero.
C. Both A and B
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2.Task 2
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1. How old was Gagarin when he became the
first human being in space?
A. When he was 25
B. When he was 26
C. When he was 27
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2. How long was he in space?
A. 108 minutes B. 105 minutes
C. 100 minutes
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3. What questions were raised before
Gagarin’s space flight?
A. What would happen to a human being in
space?
B. How would the body react to the extreme
changes in temperature?
C. A, B and “ How would the mind deal with
the psychological tension?”
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4. What was the speed of his spacecraft in orbit
around the Earth?
A. It was more than 17,000 miles per hour
B. It was 17,000 miles per hour
C. It was about 17,000 miles per hour
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