Unit 15. Space conquest

Work in pairs: Match
the pictures with the
picture A captions.
1
Orbiting
Picture B

2

The Apollo crew

Picture C

3

Picture D

Walking on the
Moon

4

Picture E

The Moon landing
5

The first foot print
on the moon

Congress /'kɔngres/
(n) Quốc hội, đại hội, hội nghị

Mission /'miʃn/
(n) Nhiệm vụ, sứ mệnh
Reminder /ri'maində/
(n) Vật làm nhớ lại, cái
làm nhớ lại (một điều gì)


Challenge /‘tʃaling/
(n) Sự thách thức
Experiment /ik'sperimənt/

Cuộc thử nghiệm, Cuộc thí nghiệm
Achievement/ə'tʃi:vmənt/
Thành tích, thành tựu


NASA/'nasə/
National Aeronautics
and Space
Administration
Apollo/'əpoləu/
Apollo 11


Congress

NASA

Mission

Michael Collins

Reminder

Neil Armstrong

Challenge

Kennedy

Experiment

Apollo

Achievement Buzz Aldrin


Task 1: listen and decide whether the
following statements are true (t) or false
(f)
Statements

T

1. In a speech tothe

the Congress,
press, US. US.
President
President
Kennedy
Kennedy
asked the nation to put a man on the moon

F
X

2. There were11
3 astronauts on board the spacecraft
to the moon
3. The astronauts landed on the moon’s surface at
the same time
(on July 20th 1969)

X
X

4. To walk on the moon, the astronauts had to carry
a
suitcase with
portable
life support
oxygensystem.
in it

X

5. An American flag was placed on the moon’s
surface after the moon landing

V


Task 2

Listen again and answer the questions

1.Which program was developed
to meet President Kennedy’s
challenge ?
2.When was the Apollo 11
launched ?
3. What was the portable life
support system for ?
4.How long did the astronauts
stay on the surface of the moon ?
5.What
did did
they
doastronauts
while they
6.When
the
were staying
onthe
theEarth

surface
return to
? of the


1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8


Discuss the following questions
1.In your opinion, what is the
reason for the human interest in
Mars and other planets in the
solar system ?
2. If you were offered a chance of
going to the moon and you could
take three things with you, what

would you choose and why ?


Suggested answer
The reason for the human interest in
Mars and other planets in the solar
system can be
 Human beings like adventures.
 We want to find out possibilities of
life outside the Earth.
 We may send people to Mars and
other planets in case the Earth is
overpopulated.
 We 
may
ontrips
Mars
other
Weresearch
may have
toand
other
planets
for the
benefits
people on
planets
for
tourist of
purposes.

Earth.


 If I could take three
things with me, I would
choose the portable life
support system, food and
drink. Because they are
necessary for our life.


• Do exercises in the workbooks.
• Prepare writing lesson



 When was the Apollo
11 launched ?
On July 16,1969.


:2
You’ve just lost
half of your
points!

You are unlucky!


 How long did the

astronauts stay on the
surface of the moon ?
For two and a half hours


 when did the astronauts
return to the Earth ?
On July 24,1969


 what was the
portable life support
system
for
?
 It was used for
controlling the oxygen,
temperature
and pressure inside the
spacesuit


 What did they do while
they were staying on the
surface of the moon ?
 They performed a variety
of
experiments
and
collected soil and rock

samples to return to Earth


Which program was
developed to meet President
Kennedy’s challenge ?

NASA‘s Apollo program


X

2
Lucky
number!


The Moon
landing


The Apollo
crew