Unit 15 - Reading

Spacecraft = spaceship = space shuttle The earth The moon What’s his name? Gagarin Where is he from? Russia What is his job? He is a cosmonaut planets Work with a partner. Ask and answer the following questions. 1. Who is the first human to fly into the space? 2. Can you name the first humans to set foot on the moon? 3. Who is the first Vietnamese to fly into space? Before you read 1. The first human to fly into space is 1. The first human to fly into space is Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin. Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin. Neil Armstrong Buzz Aldrin Neil Armstrong Buzz Aldrin 2. The first humans to set foot on the moon are 2. The first humans to set foot on the moon are Neil Armstrong Neil Armstrong and and Buzz Aldrin. Buzz Aldrin. Pham Tuan Pham Tuan 3. The first Vietnamese to fly 3. The first Vietnamese to fly into space is Pham Tuan. into space is Pham Tuan. [...]... the first human being in space? He was 27 then 2 How long was he in space? 108 minutes 3 What question were raised before Gagarin’s space flight? - What would happen to a human being in space? - How would the body react to the extreme changes in temperature? - How would the mind deal with the psychological tension?” Read the passage again and answer the questions 4 What was the speed of his spacecraft... space flight? Because of a tragic accident 6 What was done after Gagarin’s death to honor this national hero? - His hometown of Gzhatsk was renamed Gagarin - The Cosmonaut Training Centre at Star City, Russia, was given the name Gagarin to honour this national hero Complete the summary of the reading passage by putting the words/phrases in the box into the blanks On 12th April, 1961, Yuri Gagarin, a... mạo hiểm feat (n) [fi:t]: chiến công Lift off into space Orbit (around the earth) astronaut = cosmonaut Match the headings to the paragraphs 1 Paragraph 1 A The tragic accident 2 Paragraph 2 B The lift-off 3 Paragraph 3 C Congratulations 4 Paragraph 4 D A view on earth 5 Paragraph 5 E Uncertainties Paragraph 1 At 9.07 a.m Moscow time on 12th April, 1961, Yuri Gagarin lifted off into space aboard the... never turn back to the Earth Paragraph 4 The success of Gagarin’s flight attracted worldwide attention and made him a hero In a telegram to Moscow, US President John F Kennedy wrote, “The people of the United States share with the people of the Soviet Union their satisfaction for the safe flight on the astronaut in man’s venture into space We congratulate you and the Soviet scientists and engineers who . earth) astronaut = cosmonaut 1. Paragraph 1A. The tragic accident 2. Paragraph 2B. The lift-off 3. Paragraph 3C. Congratulations 4. Paragraph 4D. A view on earth 5. Paragraph 5 E. Uncertainties Match. made him a hero. In a telegram to Moscow, US President John F. Kennedy wrote, “The people of the United States share with the people of the Soviet Union their satisfaction for the safe flight