UNIT 15 WOMAN IN SOCIETY A READING unit 15 trang 109 Read the passage and circle the best answer A, B, C, or D [ Đọc bài và khoanh tròn đáp án đúng nhất A, B, C hoặc D] The saying that “a woman’s plac[.]
UNIT 15: WOMAN IN SOCIETY A READING unit 15 trang 109 Read the passage and circle the best answer A, B, C, or D [ Đọc khoanh tròn đáp án A, B, C D] The saying that “a woman’s place is in the home” no longer applies to the fearless ladies in space The first woman in space was a Soviet who orbited the Earth with a male companion in 1963 and landed safe and sound after a three-day stay aboard a spacecraft Seemingly, it was inevitable that another Soviet woman would repeat her feat The second woman in space was Svetlana Savitskaya, a parachutist and test pilot, who served as a researcher aboard Soyuz T-7, which had a rendezvous with Salyut 7, the space station in which the longest manned orbital flight was completed Ms Savitskaya’s aptitude for space travel was patent in her past experience in aviation Holder of several women’s records in aviation, she had flown a variety of types of aircraft and made over 500 parachute jumps Her father was a Soviet Air Force marshal, and her husband a pilot Without any worry or doubt, she boarded the spacecraft with her commander, Lieutenant Colonel Leonid Popov, and another astronaut who was the flight engineer Soviet authorities announced that they were looking forward to gaining further information about the “weaker sex”, so-called in the Soviet newspaper Tass, under the stressful conditions of space travel Sex, however, is not considered a barrier but rather, a benefit in space, for the Soviets have praised women for their precision and accuracy in carrying out experiments As planned, the Americans put their first woman in space in mid-1983 Sally Ride was their choice Ms Ride joined the NASA programme with five other women and thirty-four men to train as astronauts in the space shuttle programme She faces an era when space travel will no longer be a glamorous adventure but rather a common place day’s work You can infer that women have been included in the space programme as a result of A public disagreement C their qualifications B their husbands D their connections The Salyut was A joined by Soyuz T-7 C an experiment B manned by a woman D a training craft Ms Savitskaya was chosen to travel into space because A her father was in the Soviet Air Force B she was fearless C her husband was an astronaut D she was experienced in aviation An American woman has travelled A to the moon C in the space shuttle B to NASA D with the Soviets Space travel will soon be A glamorous C an everyday experience B adventuresome D a lot of work Answer C A D C C Dịch đọc: Câu nói “vị trí phụ nữ nhà” khơng cịn áp dụng cho người phụ nữ sợ không gian Người phụ nữ bay vào không gian người Soviet người bay quanh Trái Đất với người bạn nam đồng hành vào năm 1963 hạ cánh an toàn sau lại ngày tàu không gian Tương tự, chắn người phụ nữ Soviet khác lập lại chiến thắng bà Người phụ nữ thứ hai vào không gian Svetlana Savitskaya, vận động viên nhảy dù phi công thử nghiệm, người làm việc nhà nghiên cứu tàu Soyuz T-7, mà có điểm hẹn với Salyut 7, trạm khơng gian chuyến bay theo quỹ đạo có người lái hoàn thành Khả bà Savitkaya tàu không gian cấp sáng tạo kinh nghiệm ngành hàng không Người nắm giữ kỷ lục phụ nữ ngành hàng không, bà bay nhiều loại máy bay thực 500 pha nhảy dù Bố bà thống tướng lực lượng không quân Soviet, chồng bà phi công Không lo lắng hay sợ hãi, bà bước lên tàu không gian với người điều khiển, Lieutenant Colonel Leonid Popov, phi hành gia khác người kỹ sư chuyến bay Chính quyền Xơ Viết thơng báo họ mong đợi nhận nhiều thông tin “phái yếu”, gọi báo Xô Viết Tass, điều kiện đầy áp lực việc vào khơng gian Tuy nhiên, giới tính khơng bị xem rào cản mà lợi vào khơng gian, người Xơ Viết đề cao phụ nữ tính cẩn thận xác tỉ mỉ tiến hành thí nghiệm Theo kế hoạch, người Mỹ đưa người phụ nữ vào không gian vào năm 1983 Sally Ride lựa chọn họ Bà Rde tham gia chương trình NASA với người phụ nữ 34 người đàn ông khác để đào tạo phi hành gia chương trình tàu khơng gian Bà đối mặt với kỷ nguyên vào không gian khơng cịn thám hiểm hấp dẫn mà nơi làm việc bình thường B LANGUAGE FOCUS – unit 15 trang 110 Exercise Practise reading the following sentences, paying attention to the rising and falling tune [ Thực hành đọc câu sau, ý lên giọng xuống giọng] Chuck: Yes, boss? Ralph: Have you seen this in the morning paper? Chuck: Let me see is this Anderson? Ralph: That’s him again I’m going down there to see him Chuck: Should I come with you, boss? Ralph: What? Yes, get the car Chuck: Would you punch him on his nose, boss? Ralph: Do you really think so? I’ll kick him out of his office Chuck: Boss don’t you think we’d better tell Sam first? Ralph: Huh? Yeah, perhaps we should Can you get him on the phone now? Exercise Choose the correct answer [ Chọn câu trả lời đúng] Sorry I’m late The car A broke down on the way here B dropped out C turned up I arranged to meet Jane after work last night but she didn’t A move in B turn up C turn in - “We’ve bought a new house.” - “Oh, have you? When are you A turning m ?” B moving in C turning up There used to be a shop at the end of the street but it A broke down B turned down a year ago C closed down I ran in a marathon last week but I wasn’t fit enough I after 15 kilometers A dropped out B showed off C cleared up We all know how wonderful you are There’s no need to A turn down B show off I was very tired I sat in an armchair and C drop out A turned in B dozed off C closed down The weather is horrible at the moment, isn’t it? I hope it A clears up B shows up later C clears out Answer A B B C A B B A Exercise Choose the correct answer [ Chọn đáp án đúng] You're walking too fast I can’t keep A up with you B on with C up to My holidays are nearly over Next week I’ll be A back with B back at C away to money We’ve got very little left We've nearly run A up with work B away with C out of Martin isn't very happy in his job because he doesn’t get A on with B out of I love to look A up at C up to the stars in the sky at night B up to Are you looking A forward to C on at the party next week? B back to C up to There was a bank robbery last week The robbers got A out of his boss B forward with Answer A B C A A C A Exercise Choose the correct answer [Chọn câu trả lời đúng] C away with USD 30,000 1 They gave me a form and told me to A fill it in B turn it down C make it up If you make a mistake on the form, just A fill it in B cross it out C give it away The story she told you wasn’t true She A gave it back B showed it around C made it up I don’t like people who borrow things and don’t A turn them down B give them back C make them up Katy is going to Australia tomorrow I’m going to the airport to A see her off B pick her up C give her away I had a lot of books that I didn’t want to keep, so I to a friend A showed them around B gave them away C gave them back Would you like to see the factory? Would you like me to A see you off B show you around C cross you out Sue was offered a job as a translator but she A gave it back B turned it down C made it up Answer A B C B A B B B ? Exercise Choose the correct answer [Chọn câu trả lời đúng] Don’t throw that box A away I want to keep it B on C up “Do you want this box?” - “No, you can throw it A away B up C down Shhh! The children are asleep Don’t wake A up them B them up B off C it up We can turn the television A on ” Nobody is watching it C down Tom got very angry and started shouting I tried to calm him A away B up C down I tried a jacket in the shop but I didn’t buy it A for C out B on Please put your cigarette A out B away This is a no-smoking area C up It was only a small fire I was able to put it A off B out C away B into a word C at a word 10 You’re doing very well Keep it A away quite easily in a dictionary if you don’t know what it means You can look A a word up B on ! C up Answer A A B B C B A B A 10 C C SPEAKING unit 15 trang 113 Read the passage then ask and answer questions about Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman to fly in space [ Đọc viết sau hỏi trả lời câu hỏi Valentina Tereshkova, người phụ nữ bay vào không gian] Valentina Tereshkova was born in 1937 She is the first woman to fly in space Tereshkova flew aboard Vostok from June 16 to June 19, 1963 Tereshkova was bom to a peasant family in the Yaroslavl region of the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) Tereshkova began work at a textile factory when she was 18 years old She soon joined a club of amateur parachutists When the Soviet space programme began to consider sending women into space in 1961, she applied to become a cosmonaut Shortly before the June 16, 1963, the launch date, Tereshkova was chosen to fly aboard Vostok She made 48 orbits totalling 70 hours 50 minutes in space Tereshkova married fellow cosmonaut Andrian Nikolayev in November 1963 Their daughter Yelena was bom the following year, the first child of parents that had both been in space Answer - Who is Valentina Tereshkova? - When was she born? - Where was she born? - When did she fly aboard Vostok 6? - How long did she stay in space? - Who did she marry to? And when did she marry? - When was her daughter born? Dịch đọc: Valentina Tereshkova sinh năm 1937 Bà người phụ nữ bay vào không gian Tereshkova bay tàu Vostok từ ngày tháng đến ngày 19 tháng năm 1963 Tereshkova sinh gia đình làm nghề nơng khu vực Yaroslavl cộng hịa Liên bang Xô Viết cũ (USSR) Tereshkova bắt đầu làm việc nhà máy dệt bà 18 tuổi Bà sớm tham gia vào câu lạc người nhảy dù nghiệp dư Khi chương trình khơng gian Xơ Viết bắt đầu xem xét việc đưa phụ nữ vào không gian năm 1961, bà ứng tuyển để trở thành phi hành gia Ngay trước ngày 16/6/1963 ngày phóng tàu, Tereshkova chọn bay tàu Vostok Bà bay 48 vòng tổng cộng 70 50 phút không gian Tereshkova kết hôn với phi hành gia Andrian Nikolayev vào tháng 11 năm 1963 Con gái họ Yelena sinh năm sau đó, đầu lịng họ khơng gian D WRITING unit 15 trang 114 The diagram below comes from a student’s lecture notes after hearing a lecture on the factors affecting the learning of English as a second language Using the information in the diagram and your own experience, describe the main factors affecting success in learning English as a second language You should write at least 150 words [ Đồ bên đến từ ghi sinh viên sau nghe giảng yếu tố ảnh hưởng đến việc học tiếng Anh ngôn ngữ thứ hai Sử dụng thông tin biểu đồ kinh nghiệm riêng bạn, mơ tả nhân tố ảnh hưởng đến thành công học tập tiếng Anh ngơn ngữ thứ hai Bạn nên viết 150 từ.] Answer The chart describes the factors that affect the success of learning English as a second language Some factors relate to the student’s first language and ability in that language A learner’s fluency, degree of literacy and level of education also affect the capacity to learn English Teaching methods also influence the success of the learner The skill and experience of the teacher are as important as the teaching strategies used by the teacher and the quality of the teaching aids and technology available Students of English are also affected by various personal factors The motivation of the learners, their age, the learning conditions and the time available for study are all important influences The student’s feelings of security about learning English are similarly significant A clear understanding of all these factors will obviously assist in the learning of English as a second language ... language Using the information in the diagram and your own experience, describe the main factors affecting success in learning English as a second language You should write at least 150 words... Yelena sinh năm sau đó, đầu lịng họ khơng gian D WRITING unit 15 trang 114 The diagram below comes from a student’s lecture notes after hearing a lecture on the factors affecting the learning of... nơi làm việc bình thường B LANGUAGE FOCUS – unit 15 trang 110 Exercise Practise reading the following sentences, paying attention to the rising and falling tune [ Thực hành đọc câu sau, ý lên giọng