Unit15 A Reading

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<span class='text_page_counter'>(2)</span> And yet ... it moves.. I see the Earth. It’s so beautiful!. That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. Eureka! I have found it..

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<span class='text_page_counter'>(5)</span> - conquest /ˈkɒŋ.kwest/. (n) the act of taking control of a country, city,. - lift off /ˈlɪft ɒf/ (phr v). etc. - orbit /ˈɔː.bɪt/ (n) - cosmonaut /ˈkɒz.mə.nɔːt/ (n) an astronaut from the country previously called the Soviet Union - psychological tension: pressure on psychology. - venture /ˈven.tʃər / (n) a new activity, usually in business, which involves risk or uncertainty - feat /fiːt/ (n) sth difficult needing a lot of skill, strength, bravery, etc. to achieve it - gravity /ˈgræv.ɪ.ti/ (n) Ex: The Eiffel Tower is a remarkable feat of engineering. Ex: the laws of gravity.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(6)</span> Match the headings to the paragraphs. Paragraph 1. A. The tragic accident. Paragraph 2. B. The lift-off. Paragraph 3. C. Congratulations. Paragraph 4. D. A view on Earth. Paragraph 5. E. Uncertainties.

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<span class='text_page_counter'>(8)</span> 2. Task 2. Read the passage again and answer the questions. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.. How old was Gagarin when he became the first human being in space? How long was he in space? What questions were raised before Gagarin’s space light? What was the speed of his spacecraft in orbit around the Earth? Why couldn’t Gagarin make a new space flight? What was done after Gagarin’s death to honour this national hero?.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(9)</span> 1. How old was Gagarin when he became the first human being in space ? He was 27 years old then. 2. How long was he in space ? He was in space for 108 minutes. 3. What questions were raised before Gagarin’s space flight ? They were what would happen to a human being in space or how the body would react to the extreme changes in temperature or how the mind would deal with the psychological tension. 4 . What was the speed of his spacecraft in orbit around the Earth ? It was more than 17,000 miles per hour. 5. Why couldn’t Gagarin make a new space flight ? Because he died in a plane crash on a routine training flight in March 1968. 6. What was done after Gagarin’s death to honour this national hero ? After his death, his hometown of Gzhatsk was renamed Gagarin, and the Cosmonaut Training Center at Star City, Russia, was given the name of this national hero..

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<span class='text_page_counter'>(11)</span> 65. . Only three countries have put a human in space U.Swas President sent aspacecraft telegram to Moscow 1. was the name of thedid carrying Yuri 2. 4.Which What How many title space Yuriflights Gagarin given Yuri Gagarin after his make? death? 3. What was thelaunching first animal to orbit the earth? using their own technology, two of them Gagarin into space? to congratulate the success of Gagarin’s ? are the United States and Russia (formerlyflight the Soviet Union). Which is the third country? ?. A. France Vostok Knight a 1 Richard frog 1Nixon B. North Sputnik National a 2 John monkey F. Korea Kennedy 1Hero C. China Apollo National A 3 Dwight dog 11 D.Liberation Eisenhower Hero. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

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