I. Vocabulary
- to operate (v) vận hành
- galaxy (n) thiên hà, ngân hà
- orbit (v): xoay quanh (n) : đi theo quỹ đạo
- launch (v): phóng (vệ tinh)
- Land (v) - Hạ cánh
- Train (v) - Huấn luyện
- Trainee (n) - Người được huấn luyện
- Trainer (n) - Người huấn luyện
- Comet (n) - Sao chổi
- Emergency (n) - Tình huống khẩn cấp / Sự cấp bách
- Laboratory (n) - Phòng thí nghiệm
- Crew (n) Phi hành đoàn
- Simulate (v)
Giả lập

a

land

c

b

orbit
train
experience
launch

d

e

1. Fill the gaps with the verbs provided. Modify the verbs
if necessary.

land

orbit

train

experience

launch

orbit
1. It takes 365.256 days for Earth to…………  the
Sun.
experienced
2. Have you ever……………………..  weightlessness?
launched
3. The spacecraft was …………… last
week.
4. In 2014 a robot named Philae, part of the Rosetta
landed
mission, successfully …………… on
a comet.
trained
5. Would you like to be ………….. to
become an astronaut?

2. Choose a word/phrase in the box to fill each blank.
a flight suit spacewalks operate good health parabolic flights
HOW ASTRONAUTS ARE TRAINED
Anyone can apply to train as an astronaut as long as they have a
bachelor's degree in science, mathematics or engineering, experience
good health If they get accepted, there
as a jet pilot, and are in (1)…………….. .
are several phases of training. The first phase requires them to pass a
a flight suit
parabolic flights
swimming test in (2) ………………….
They take (3)……….……
 that produce weightlessness. They also learn about various spaceship
systems. In the second phase, they are trained to (4)
operate
……………….. spacecraft
systems and deal with emergencies. The
training often takes place in a water tank laboratory so that trainees
become familiar with crew activities in simulated microgravity in
spacewalks
order to perform (5)………………….…….. .

1. Over the moon: rất sung sướng, hạnh phúc.
Ex: Wow, I have passed my final speaking test. I am over the moon today.
2. once in a blue moon
Dùng để mô tả một việc mà chúng ta rất ít khi làm, hầu như không bao
giờ làm.
Ex: Do you like reading newspapers?
No I don't. I only read newspapers once in a blue moon .
3. Out of this world: rất tuyệt vời/ đáng ngạc nhiên.
 Ex: This pie is out of this world.

4. The sky's the limit: Không có giới hạn rõ ràng
– Ngụ ý là chúng ta có thể làm bất cứ điều gì khi chúng ta đã
quyết tâm đạt được.
Ex :– Oh, my English teacher is so boring~
– Why are you studying English?
– For school. You?
– To learn about the world. Get a better job. Meet more
people. The sky's the limit.

3.a. Match these space – related idioms to their meanings.
A
1. over the moon
2. once in a blue moon
3. out of this world
4. The sky's the limit.

B
a. occasionally
b. almost without limit
c. delighted
d. amazing

b. Now practise saying them with a partner.
A: How often do you play football?
B: Oh, once in a blue moon.

Answers

c
1….
2….
a
3….
d
4….
b

4. Game

Which planets of our solar system is being described in each
sentence? Guess the planets and write their names.
1. This planet is the second brightest object in our night sky.
Only the moon is brighter.
2. Nearest to the Sun, this planet is extremely hot during the
daytime and extremely cold at night.
3. The largest planet in our solar system that has more gravity
than Earth, and many storms.
4. This planet has a surface of red dirt and rocks and there are
signs of ancient floods on it.
5. This dark, cold planet is the farthest from the Sun and takes
almost 165 Earth years to orbit the Sun.

Planets

Venus
Sao kim
Mercury
Sao thủy
Jupiter
Sao mộc
Mars
Sao hỏa
Neptune
Sao hải vương

4. Game
Which planets of our solar system is being described in each
sentence? Guess the planets and write their names.
6. This is the only planet in our solar system that is known to
have life.

Planets

Earth
Trái đất

7. Called 'The Jewel of the Solar System', this is the only planet
whose beautiful rings can be seen from Earth with a telescope.
The day Saturday was named after this planet.

Saturn

8. The atmospheric temperature of this 'ice giant' planet can be
as low as -224°C, the coldest temperature of any planet.

Uranus

Sao thổ
Sao thiên
vương

II. Pronunciation
Continuing or finishing tones
Example:
Listen again to how Phuc tells Nick about
what he had learnt about space.
I'd learnt about the planets, the stars, satellites,
rockets, and stuff .

5. Practise saying the statements and short dialogues, then
listen to the recording and check your pronunciation.
1.– Wow, your backpack is heavy!
– Well, I didn't put much in it. Just two T-shirts, one pair of jeans, a
telescope, and my rock collection!
2.On his farm, his father used to have five horses, four cows, four
hens, and one cat.
3.– What do you think the universe includes?
– I think it includes stars, planets, and galaxies.
4. – Which of the following do you think can follow the verb launch
to form a phrase?
– I think they are launch a satellite, launch a rocket, and launch a
spacecraft.
5.– Can you see anything from there?
– Yes, I can see a small red house, a garden, a bicycle, a lake, and a

Homework:
- Learn by heart newwords and do more exercises
in student's book.
- Prepare Unit 10- Lesson 3: A closer look 2