Unit 15 Space conquestreading

<span class='text_page_counter'>(1)</span>*.. Wa. * : p u m r. S I O H W E R U T C I P H C A E IN.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(2)</span> Match ONE name with a suitable picture.. PHAM TUAN. 1. GAGARIN. 2. BUZZ ALDRIN. NEIL ARMSTRONG. 3. 4.

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<span class='text_page_counter'>(4)</span> I. Pre – reading : Work in pair : Answer the following questions 1. Who is the first human to fly into space? The first human to fly into space is Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(5)</span> 2. Can you name the first humans to set foot on the moon?. The first humans to set foot on the moon are Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. . Neil Armstrong. Buzz Aldrin.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(6)</span> 3. Who is the first Vietnamese to fly into space?  The first Vietnamese to fly into space is Pham Tuan.. Pham Tuan. Pham Tuan & Gorbotco.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(7)</span> • VOCABULARY orbit (n) /'ɔ:bit/ lift off (n) /'lift'ɔ:f. cosmonaut (n) /'kɔzmənɔ:t/ = astronaut /'æstrənɔ:t/ Weightlessness (n) /'weitlisnis/ Gravity (n)/ 'græviti/ venture (n) /'vent∫ə/ feat (n) /fi:t/. adventure results. deal with (v). sovle (v).

<span class='text_page_counter'>(8)</span> VOCABULARY. 1. Orbit (n) /'ɔ:bit/ 2. Lift off (n) /'lift'ɔ:f/ 3. Cosmonaut (n) /'kɔzmənɔ:t/ = astronaut /'æstrənɔ:t/ 4. Weightlessness (n) /'weitlisnis/ 5. Gravity (n) /'græviti/ 6 Venture (n) /'vent∫ə/ 7. Feat (n) /fi:t/ 8. Deal with (v).

<span class='text_page_counter'>(9)</span> Read the text about Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(10)</span> II. While – reading. Task 1. Match the headings to the paragraphs 1. Paragraph 1 2. Paragraph 2 3. Paragraph 3 4. Paragraph 4 5. Paragraph 5. A. The tragic accident B. The lift-off C. Congratulations D. A view on earth E. Uncertainties.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(11)</span> II. While – reading Task 2 : Read the passage again and answer the questions 1. How old was Gagarin when he became the first human being in space? -> He was 27 then. 2. How long was he in space? -> He was in space for 108 minutes. 3. What question were raised before Gagarin’s space flight? • what would happen to a human being in space •How the body react to the extreme changes in temperature •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. What couldn’t Gagarin make a new space flight? -> Because he died in a plane crash on a routine flight in March 1968. 6. What was done after Gagarin’s death to honor this national hero? -> After his death, his hometown of Gzatsk, the Cosmonaut Traning Center at Star City, Russia was given the name of the national hero..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(12)</span> III. Post – reading Complete the summary of the reading passage by putting the given words/phrases into the blanks gravity impossible named after lasted cosmonaut success view in space On 12th April, 1961, Yuri Gagarin, a Russian (1)…….. became the first human being (2)……... …..Although his flight (3)……… only 108 minutes, its (4)…………..made him a national hero. He also became the first person to eat and drink in zero (5)………., and he was able to (6)………The Earth in a way that no one had done before. Unfortunately, a plane crash in March 1968 made Gagarin’s desire of revisiting space (7)……... After his death, his hometown and the Cosmonaut Training Centre at Star City, Russia were (8) …….. …. …………..him..

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