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Who is he ?
Yuri Gagarin
- He is the first human to fly into space.
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Space conquest
Reading
* Vocabulary:
cosmonaut (n)
2. spacecraft (n)
3. lift off (v)
4. deal with (v)
5. uncertainty (n)
6. rename (v)
Unit 15. Space Conquest
Reading
= astronaut
The spacecraft
= spaceship
is lifting off into space
to give a new name to
* Check vocabulary:
cosmonaut (n)
2. spacecraft (n)
3. lift off (v)
4. deal with (v)
5. uncertainty (n)
6. rename (v)
Unit 15. Space Conquest
Reading
= astronaut
= spaceship
phóng lên
giải quyết
sự không chắc chắn
đặt tên mới
* While you reading
Task 1. Match the headings to the paragraphs
1. Paragraph 1
2. Paragraph 2
3. Paragraph 3
4. Paragraph 4
5. Paragraph 5
A. The tragic accident
B. The lift-off
C. Congratulations
D. A view on earth
E. Uncertainties
* While you reading
Task 1. 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
1. At 9.07 a.m. Moscow time on 12th April, 1961, Yuri Gagarin lifted off into space aboard the Vostok 1. Approximately 12 minutes later, the first human being was in orbit around the Earth at a speed of more than 17,000 miles per hour. His flight lasted 108 minutes.
2. The 27- year- old Soviet cosmonaut became the first person to eat and drink in weightlessness. From his window in space, Gagarin was able to view the earth in a way that no human beings had done before. The first words spoken from space were: “I see the Earth. It’s so beautiful.”
3. Before Gagarin’s historic flight, there were still enormous uncertainties. No one knew precisely 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? If there was a technical failure, Gagarin might never get back to the Earth.
4. The success of Gagarin’s flight attracted worldwide attention and made him a hero. In a telegram to Moscow, U.S. 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 of the astronaut in man’s first venture into space. We congratulate you and Soviet scientists and engineers who made this feat possible. …”
5. Gagarin could have made another space flight if a tragic accident had not occurred. He died in a plane crash on a routine training flight in March 1968. After his death, his hometown of Gzhatsk was renamed Gagarin, and the Cosmonaut Training Centre at Star City, Russia, was given the name of this national hero.
* While you reading
Task 2. Read the passage again and answer the questions
1
6
2
5
3
4
Lucky Numbers!
7
8
Congratulations!
How old was Gagarin when he became the first human being in space?
He was 27.
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Answer the questions
How long was he in space ?
He was in space for 108 minutes.
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Answer the questions


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 psychology tension”.
Answer the questions
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What was the speed of his spacecraft in orbit around the Earth?
It was more than 17,000 miles per hour.
Answer the questions
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Why couldn’t Gagarin make a new space flight?
Because he died in a plane crash on a routine training flight in March 1968.
Answer the questions
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What was done after Gagarin’s death to honor this national hero?
After his death, his hometown of Gzhatsk was renamed Gagarin, and the Cosmonaut Training Centre at Star City, Russia, was given the name of this national hero.
Answer the questions
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Lucky Number !
10 marks
* After you read
Complete the summary of the reading passage by putting the given words/phrases into the blanks
On 12th April, 1961, Yuri Gagarin, a Russian ……..……. became the first human being ................... Although his flight …………… only 108 minutes, its …………..made him a national hero. He also became the first person to eat and drink in zero ……………, and he was able to ….…..……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 …....…...…After his death, his hometown and the Cosmonaut Training Centre at Star City, Russia were ….........….....him.

impossible
named after
lasted
gravity
success
view
in space
cosmonaut
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
Consolidation
 1. Vocabulary
 2. Read the text and do the tasks.
HOMEWORK
Redo exercise task 1, 2.
Study your lessons.
Prepare next lessons.
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1. At 9.07 a.m. Moscow time on 12th April, 1961, Yuri Gagarin lifted off into space aboard the Vostok 1. Approximately 12 minutes later, the first human beings was in orbit around the Earth at a speed of more than 17,000 miles per hour. His flight lasted 108 minutes.
2. The 27- year- old Soviet cosmonaut became the first person to eat and drink in weightlessness. From his window in space, Gagarin was able to see the earth in a way that no human beings had done before. The first words spoken from space were: “I see the Earth. It’s so beautiful.”
3. Before Gagarin’s historic flight, there were still enormous uncertainties. No one knew precisely 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? If there was a technical failure, Gagarin might never get back to the Earth.
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 of the astronaut in man’s first venture into space. We congratulate you and Soviet scientists and engineers who made this feat possible.”
5. Gagarin could have made another space flight if a tragic accident had not occurred. He died in a plane crash on a routine training flight in March 1968. After his death, his hometown of Gzhatsk was renamed Gagarin, and the Cosmonaut Training Centre at Star City, Russia, was given the name of this national hero.
Unit 15. Space Conquest - Reading