Unit 15 space conquest reading

NAME PEOPLE IN THE PICTURES Yuri Gagarin Neil Armstrong Buzz Aldrin Pham Tuan Yuri Gagarin Neil Armstrong Buzz Aldrin * Work with a partner: Ask and answer the following questions Who is the first human to fly into space? Can you name the first humans to set foot on the moon? and Who is the first Vietnamese to fly into space? Pham Tuan NGO VAN CAN HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH 11 Unit 15 SPACE CONQUEST A READING NGO VAN CAN HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH 11 Unit 15 SPACE CONQUEST A READING What questions were raised before Gagarin’s space flight ? They were what would happen to a human being in space or how the body would react to the extreme changes in temperature or how the mind would deal with the psychological tension NGO VAN CAN HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH 11 Unit 15 SPACE CONQUEST A READING What was the speed of his spacecraft in orbit around the Earth ? It was more than 17,000 miles per hour NGO VAN CAN HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH 11 Unit 15 SPACE CONQUEST A READING Who wrote a telegram to Moscow to congratulate the success of Gagarin’s flight ? U.S President John F Kennedy NGO VAN CAN HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH 11 Unit 15 SPACE CONQUEST A READING Why couldn’t Gagarin make a new space flight ? Because he died in a plane crash on a routine training flight in March 1968 NGO VAN CAN HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH 11 Unit 15 SPACE CONQUEST A READING What was done after Gagarin’s death to honour this national hero ? After his death, his hometown of Gzhatsk was renamed Gagarin, and the Cosmonaut Training Center at Star City, Russia, was given the name of this national hero ENGLISH 11 Unit 15 SPACE CONQUEST A READING NGO VAN CAN HIGH SCHOOL * Work in pairs, ask and answer When did Yuri Gagarin lift off into space aboard the Vostok ? On 12th April, 1961 How old was Gagarin when he became the first human being in space ? He was 27 years old then How long was Gagarin in space ? He was in space for 108 minutes What questions were raised before Gagarin’s space flight ? They were what would happen to a human being in space or how the body would react to the extreme changes in temperature or how the mind would deal with the psychological tension What was the speed of his spacecraft in orbit around the Earth ? It was more than 17,000 miles per hour ENGLISH 11 Unit 15 SPACE CONQUEST A READING NGO VAN CAN HIGH SCHOOL Who wrote a telegram to Moscow to congratulate the success of Gagarin’s flight ? U.S President John F Kennedy Why couldn’t Gagarin make a new space flight ? Because he died in a plane crash on a routine training flight in March 1968 What was done after Gagarin’s death to honour this national hero ? After his death, his hometown of Gzhatsk was renamed Gagarin, and the Cosmonaut Training Center at Star City, Russia, was given the name of this national hero ENGLISH 11 Unit 15 SPACE CONQUEST A READING NGO VAN CAN HIGH SCHOOL III POST READING: 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 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 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 Russian cosmonaut became the first human being (1) (2) in space Although his flight (3) lasted only 108 minutes, its (4) _ success made him a national hero He also became the first person to gravity and he was able eat and drink in zero (5) , view the Earth in a way that no one had to (6) _ done before Unfortunately, a plane crash in March 1968 made Gagarin’s desire of revisiting impossible After his death, his space (7) _ hometown and the Cosmonaut Training Centre named after him at Star City, Russia were (8) _ ENGLISH 11 Unit 15 SPACE CONQUEST A READING NGO VAN CAN HIGH SCHOOL IV HOMEWORK:  Learn by heart the new words and the exercises again  Prepare the next lesson SPEAKING NGO VAN CAN HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH 11 Unit 15 SPACE CONQUEST A READING ... SCHOOL ENGLISH 11 Unit 15 SPACE CONQUEST A READING How long was Gagarin in space ? He was in space for 108 minutes NGO VAN CAN HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH 11 Unit 15 SPACE CONQUEST A READING What questions... Uncertainties ENGLISH 11 Unit 15 SPACE CONQUEST A READING NGO VAN CAN HIGH SCHOOL Task Play a game “lucky pictures” NGO VAN CAN HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH 11 Unit 15 SPACE CONQUEST A READING When did Yuri... lực ENGLISH 11 Unit 15 SPACE CONQUEST A READING NGO VAN CAN HIGH SCHOOL * Checking vocabulary: weightlessness cosmonauts orbit gravity Lift - off ENGLISH 11 Unit 15 SPACE CONQUEST A READING NGO