Unit 15. Space conquest

Match ONE name with a suitable picture GAGARI N NEIL ARMSTRONG BUZZ ALDRIN PHAM TUAN Work with a partner Ask and answer the following questions Who is the first human to fly into the space? Can you name the first humans to set foot on the moon? Who is the first Vietnamese to fly into space? The first human to fly into space is Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin Neil Armstrong Buzz Aldrin The first humans to set foot on the moon are Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin Pham Tuan Pham Tuan and Gorbotko The first Vietnamese to fly into space is Pham Tuan • Orbit (n) •Cosmonaut (n) /’ko:zməno:t/  = astronaut Weightlessness (n) Lift-off (n) Checking vocabulary Match each picture with a suitable word A lift off D.gravity B.Orbit E astronaut C weightlessness Task Match the headings to the paragraphs Paragraph A The tragic accident Paragraph B The lift-off Paragraph Paragraph Paragraph C Congratulations D A view on earth E Uncertainties Complete the summary of the reading passage by putting the words/phrases in the box into the blanks success view in space gravity impossible named after lasted cosmonaut 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 • Redo all the reading tasks • Prepare speaking lesson  What was the speed of his spacecraft in orbit around the Earth? A It was about 17,000 miles per hour B It was more than 17,000 miles B per hour C It was 17,000 miles per hour  How old was Gagarin when he became the first human being in space? A When he was 25 B When he was 27 C When he was 26 X Lucky number!  What was done after Gagarin’s death to honor this national hero? A After his death, his hometown of Gzhatsk was renamed Gagarin B After his death, the Cosmonaut Training Centre at Star City, Russia, was given the name Gagarin to honour this national C hero C Both A and B :2 You’ve just lost half of your points! You are unlucky!  How long was he in space? A 100 minutes B 105 minutes C 108 minutes  What questions were raised before Gagarin’s space flight? A What would happen to a human being in space? B How would the body react to the extreme changes in temperature? C A, B and “ How would the mind deal with the psychological tension?”  What couldn’t Gagarin make a new space flight? A Because of a tragic accident B Because there were a lot of astronauts C Because of a car crash ... first human to fly into the space? Can you name the first humans to set foot on the moon? Who is the first Vietnamese to fly into space? The first human to fly into space is Yuri Alekseyevich...  How long was he in space? A 100 minutes B 105 minutes C 108 minutes  What questions were raised before Gagarin’s space flight? A What would happen to a human being in space? B How would the... of the reading passage by putting the words/phrases in the box into the blanks success view in space gravity impossible named after lasted cosmonaut On 12th April, 1961, Yuri Gagarin, a Russian