Unit 15: s pac e c o nque s t
Part B S pe aking
Sao Thủy
Solar system
Mặt trời
Trái đất
Sao mộc
Sao Hỏa
Sao Kim
Tàu vũ trụ
Các hành tinh nhỏ & Sao chổi
Sao Thiên Vương
Sao Diêm Vương
Sao thổ
Sao Hải Vương
I. BEFORE YOU SPEAK
Shenzhou 5, made by China
VOCABULARY
The USSR: Liên Xô (cũ)Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
launch [lɔ:nt∫] (v): phóng (tàu vũ trụ), hạ thuỷ (tàu thuyền)
manned [mænd] (adj): có người lái
spacecraft ['speis'krɑ:ft] (n): tàu vũ trụ
mark [mɑ:k] (v): đánh dấu
milestone ['mailstoun] (n): mốc lịch sử
space project ['speis 'prɔdʒekt] (n): dự án không gian.
artificial satellite[,ɑ:ti'fi∫əl 'sætəlait] (n): vệ tinh nhân tạo
Sputnik ['sputnik] (n): vệ tinh nhân tạo của Nga
living being ['liviη 'bi:iη] (n): sinh vật sống
II. While you speak - Task 1
Work in pairs. Read the following piece of news,
then ask and answer the questions.
On 15th 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.
On 15th 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”.
was the name of the spacecraft ?
What
Yang Liwei, China’s first astronaut, was 38 years old then.
was the astronaut ?
Who
was he then ?
How old
The successful flight marked a mile stone in China’s space
project
How important was the flight ?
II. While you speak Task 2
Work in groups:Take turns to talk about the important
events in space exploration.
Example:
On 4th October, 1957, the USSR launched its
first artificial satellite, Sputnik, into space. It marked
the beginning of Space Age.
Activity 1: Speak out the dates
4th October, 1957
3rd November, 1957
12 April 1961
16 June, 1963
20 July, 1969
23 July, 1980
29 October, 1998
15 October, 2003
Activity 2: Make sentences
th
Sputnik
4
October, 1957
On
..................................,
………....became
the
artificial satellite
first
................................. into space. He / She / It
marked the beginning of Space Age.
………….................................................
Group 1
3rd November, 1957
first living being in space
a dog named Laika
abroad Sputnik 2
On …………………………, ……………..…………
became the …………………………………. It was
………..………….
Group 2
12 April 1961
first human in space
Yuri Gagarin, a Russian cosmonaut
27 years old then
108 – minute flight
On …………………, ……………..…………………………
became the …………………………. He was ………..
…………. . He made a ……………………….
Group 3
16 June, 1963
first woman in space
Valentina Tereshkova
a Russian cosmonaut
On …………………, ……………………………
…………………………. became the ……..…………………
Group 4
20 July, 1969
first humans to set foot on the moon
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin
American astronauts
On …………………, ……………………………………....
became the ………………………………………….... .
They were ………………………..
Group 5
23 July, 1980
first Vietnamese in space
Pham Tuan
along with V.V. Gorbotko,
a Russian cosmonaut
stay
8 days in orbit
On ………………., ……………. became the ……………....
………… . He was …………………………….
…………………………. They ………………………….
ed
Group 6
29 October, 1998
the oldest human ever to fly into space
John Glenn, an American astronaut
at the age of 77
On ………………......., ………………………………………........
became ……………………………….………………....
……………………
Group 7
15 October, 2003
first Chinese in space
Yang Liwei, 38 years old
spend 21 hours in space
On ……………………, ………………………….........became
the …………………………. He spent
…………………………….....
III. Post speaking
Report one of the important events in Task 2.
HOMEWORK
PREPARE FOR PART C- LISTENING