E11. unit 15.B. SPEAKING

- The USSR: Liên Xô cũUnion of Soviet Socialist Republics- launch [lɔ:nt∫] v: phóng tàu vũ trụ, hạ thuỷ tàu thuyền - manned [mænd] adj: có người lái - spacecraft ['speis'krɑ:ft] n: tàu v

Part B - Speaking

Unit 15: space conquest

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I BEFORE YOU SPEAK

- The USSR: Liên Xô (cũ)Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

- launch [lɔ:nt∫] (v): phóng (tàu vũ trụ), hạ thuỷ (tàu thuyền)

- manned [mænd] (adj): có người lái

- spacecraft ['speis'krɑ:ft] (n): tàu vũ trụ

- mark [mɑ:k] (v): đánh dấu

- milestone ['mailstoun] (n): mốc lịch sử

- space project ['speis 'prɔdʒekt] (n): dự án không gian

- artificial satellite[,ɑ:ti'fi∫əl 'sætəlait] (n): vệ tinh nhân tạo

- Sputnik ['sputnik] (n): vệ tinh nhân tạo của Nga

- living being ['liviη 'bi:iη] (n): sinh vật sống

VOCABULARY

Work in pairs Read the following piece of news,

then ask and answer the questions.

On 15 th October 2003, China launched its first manned spacecraft into space The spacecraft was called

“Shenzhou 5” Yang Liwei, China’s first astronaut, was 38 years old then The successful flight marked a mile stone in China’s space project China became the third country in the world to be able to independently carry out manned space flight.

II While you speak - Task 1

On 15th October 2003, China launched its first manned spacecraft into space.

- When did China launch its first manned spacecraft into space?

The spacecraft was called “Shenzhou 5”.

- What

Yang Liwei, China’s first astronaut, was 38 years old then.

- Who

- How old

The successful flight marked a mile stone in China’s space project

- How important

was the name of the spacecraft ?

was the astronaut ?

was he then ?

was the flight ?

II While you speak - Task 2

Work in groups: Take turns to talk about the important events in space exploration.

Example:

On 4th October, 1957, the USSR launched its first artificial satellite, Sputnik, into space It marked the beginning of Space Age.

4th October, 1957

3rd November, 1957

12 April 1961

16 June, 1963

20 July, 1969

23 July, 1980

29 October, 1998

15 October, 2003

Activity 1: Speak out the dates

On ., ……… became the first into space He / She / It

…………

Sputnik

4 th October, 1957 marked the beginning of Space Age.

Activity 2: Make sentences

artificial satellite

Group 1

On ………, ……… …………

became the ……… It was

……… ………….

3rd November, 1957

first living being in space

a dog named Laika abroad Sputnik 2

Group 2

12 April 1961

first human in space Yuri Gagarin, a Russian cosmonaut

27 years old then

108 – minute flight

On ………, ……… ………

became the ……… He was ………

Group 3

16 June, 1963

first woman in space Valentina Tereshkova

a Russian cosmonaut

On ………, ………

……… became the …… ………

Group 4

On ………, ………

became the ………

20 July, 1969 first humans to set foot on the moon

Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin American astronauts

Group 5

On ………., ……… became the ………

………… He was ……….

……… They ……….

23 July, 1980

first Vietnamese in space Pham Tuan

along with V.V Gorbotko,

a Russian cosmonaut stay 8 days in orbit

ed

Group 6

29 October, 1998

the oldest human ever to fly into space John Glenn, an American astronaut

at the age of 77

On ……… , ………

On ………, ……… became the ……… He ………

Yang Liwei, 38 years old

15 October, 2003

first Chinese in space

21 hours in space spend

spent

Group 7

III Post - speaking

Report one of the important events in Task 2.

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