reading - unit15

WELCOME TO OUR CLASSS 11A6 READING Match One name with a suitable picture. GAGARIN PHAM TUAN BUZZ ALDRIN NEIL ARMSTRONG Before you read Unit 15: NEIL ARMSTRONG GAGARIN BUZZ ALDRIN PHAM TUAN 1 2 3 4 Work with a partner. Ask and answer the following questions. 1. Who is the first human to fly into space? 2. Can you name the first humans to set foot on the moon? 3. Who is the first Vietnamese to fly into space? answers 1.The first human to fly into space is Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin. 2.The first humans to set foot on the moon are Neil Amstrong and Buzz Aldrin. 3.The first Vietnamese to fly into space is Pham Tuan. VOCABULARY  ‘Orbit (n) VOCABULARY 'Cosmonaut (n) =‘astronaut ‘Weightlessness (n) VOCABULARY [...]...VOCABULARY ‘Gravity (n) Unit 15 c Vocabulary - ‘orbit (n) - ‘cosmonaut - ‘gravity (n) (n) Reading qũy đạo phi hành gia trọng lực - ‘weightlessness (n) không trọng lượng - psycho’logical ‘tension căng thẳng tâm lí - ‘technical sự cố kỹ thuật ‘failure Vocabulary Orbit (n): Quỹ đạo Cosmonaut (n): Phi hành gia Gravity (n): weightlessness... minutes He retired in December 2007 with army rank: lieutenant-general HOMEWORK 1 Read and translate the passage into Vietnamese 2 Summarize the reading passage 3 Prepare for the next period (speaking) Remember to do your homework 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 questions were raised... Paragraph 4  5 Paragraph 5  A The tragic accident B The lift-off C Congratulations D A view on earth E Uncertainties Task 1 Match the headings to the paragraphs 1 Paragraph 1 2 Paragraph 2 3 Paragraph 3 4 Paragraph 4 5 Paragraph 5 1 B 2 D A The tragic accident B The lift-off C Congratulations D A view on earth E Uncertainties 3 E 4 C 5 A Unit 15 Reading Task 2 Read the passage again and answer the questions... was given the name of his national hero B The lift - off 1 At 9.07 a.m Moscow time on 12th April, 1961, Yuri Gagarin lifted off inti space aboard the Vostok 1 Approximately 12 minutes later, the first human beings was in orbit oround the Earth at a speed of more than 17,000 miles per hour His flight lasted 108 minutes D A view on Earth 2 The 2 7- year- old Soviet cosmonaut became the first person to... into space aboard the Vostok 1 Approximately 12 minutes later, the first human beings was in orbit around the Earth at a speed of more than 17,000 miles per hour His flight lasted 108 minutes 2 The 2 7- year- old Soviet cosmonaut became the first person to eat and drink in weightlessness From his window in space, Gagarin was able to see the earth in a way that no human beings had done before The first... Training Centre at Star City, Russia, was given the name of his national hero Unit 15: Reading Before you read While you read Read the text about Yuri Alekseyevick Gagarin, the first human to fly into space and then do the tasks that follow Task 1 1 B 2 D 3 E 4 C 5 A Task 2 After you read Complete the summary of the reading passage by putting the words/ phrases in the box into the blanks impossible... (n): Quỹ đạo Cosmonaut (n): Phi hành gia Gravity (n): weightlessness (n): Trọng lực Psychological tension: Technical failure: Căng thẳng tâm lý Không trọng lượng Sự cố kỹ thuật Unit 15: Before you read Reading While you read Read the text about Yuri Alekseyevick Gagarin, the first human to fly into space and then do the tasks that follow 1 At 9.07 a.m Moscow time on 12th April, 1961, Yuri Gagarin lifted... being in space or how the body would react to the extreme changes in temperature or how the mind would deal with the psychology 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... his hometown and the Cosmonaut Training Centre at Star City, Russia were (8) _ him Can you summarize some main ideas about Yuri Gagarin, a Russian cosmonaut? Unit 15: Before you read While you read Reading Task 1 1 B 2 D 3 E 4 C 5 A Task 2 After you read 1 cosmonaut 2 in space 3 lasted 4 success 5 gravity 6 view 7 impossible 8 named after Talk about a Vietnamese hero Pham Tuan      10 9 2 6 . VOCABULARY ‘Gravity (n) - ‘weightlessness (n) Vocabulary c c - ‘cosmonaut (n) Uni t 15 Reading - ‘gravity (n) - psycho’logical ‘tension - ‘technical ‘failure - ‘orbit (n) qũy đạo phi. Earth at a speed of more than 17,000 miles per hour. His flight lasted 108 minutes. 2. The 2 7- year- old Soviet cosmonaut became the first person to eat and drink in weightlessness. From his. first human to fly into space and then do the tasks that follow. Before you read Before you read Reading 1. At 9.07 a.m. Moscow time on 12 th April, 1961, Yuri Gagarin lifted off into space aboard