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Welcome to our English class
Designed by Huong Vu
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Unit 15: Space conquest
Part A: Reading
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 17,00 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 being 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? It 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 State share with the people of The Soviet Union their satisfaction for the safe flight of the astronaut in man’ first venture into space. We congratulate you and the Soviet scientists and engineers who mad the feat possible…”
4. 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.
Tàu vũ trụ
Quỹ đạo
Nhà du hành vũ trụ
Phản ứng
Cực kỳ, vô cùng
Căng thẳng
Phiêu lưu, mạo hiểm
Bi thảm
CHECKING VOCABULARY
Give the meaning of the following words in Vietnamese or in English:

Tàu vũ trụ
Orbit (n)
Nhà du hành vũ trụ
React (v)
Extreme (adj)
Phiêu lưu
Tragic (adj)
Căng thẳng
Space aboard
quỹ đạo
Cosmonaut
Phản ứng
Cực kỳ, vô cùng
Venture
Bi thảm, thảm khốc
tension
Task 1: Match the heading to the paragraphs
Task 2: Read the passage then choose the best answer
1. How old was Gagarin when he became the first human being in space?
2. How long was he in space?

3. What questions were raised before Gagarin’s space flight?

4. What was speed of his spacecraft in orbit around the Earth?

5. Why couldn’t Gagarin make a new space flight?

6. What was done after Gagarin`s death to honour this national hero?
He was 27 then
108 minutes
They were what would happen to a human being in space ….
It was more than 17,00 miles per hour
Because he died in a plane crash on a routine training flight in March 1968
His hometown of Gzhatsk was renamed Gagarin, and the cosmonaut Training Centre
At Star City Russia, was given the name of his national hero
Task 3: Choose the correct words or phrases …
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.
impossible
named after
lasted
gravity
success
view
in space
cosmonaut
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HOMEWORK
1. Learn by heart new words and prepare speaking
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Thanks for your attention