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Presented by Nguyen Le Chi Lan
Space
Yuri Gagarin
Moon
Neil Armstrong
Foot print
Buzz Aldrin
Michael Collins
J.F.KENNEDY
NASA
Apollo 11
Apollo crew
Fri, Apr 5th , 2013
Unit15:

Space Conquest
Listening
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VOCABULARY

1. Congress /`kɔηgres/ (n) : conference
2. Mission /`mi∫n/ (n) : duty, task
E.g. The film – The Impossible Mission
3. Remind (v) -> reminder /ri`maində/ (n)
E.g. If he forgets to send the permission letter, his teacher will send him a reminder
4. Challenge /`t∫ælindʒ/ (n) : trial
E.g. This exam is difficult for him to pass. It’s a challenge
5. Experiment /iks`periment/ (n) : test
E.g. To give out a vaccine people must do many experiments
6. Achievement /ə`t∫i:vmənt/ (n) >< Failure
PRE-LISTENING
VOCABULARY
Congress /`k??gres/ (n) :
Mission /`mi?n/ (n):
Reminder /ri`maind?/ (n):
Challenge /`t?ổlind?/ (n):
Experiment /iks`periment/ (n):
Achievement /?`t?i:vm?nt/(n):
hội nghị
nhiệm vụ
Vật/cái gợi nhớ lại
sự thách thức
cuộc thử nghiệm
thành tựu
PRE-LISTENING
challenge
reminder
mission
experiment
disease
Congress
Achievement
You will hear a talk about the first human moon landing, and decide whether the statements are true (T) or (F) (p.173)

In a speech to the press, the US President Kennedy asked the nation to put a man on the moon.
There were 11 astronauts on board the spacecraft to the moon.
The astronauts landed on the moon’s surface at the same time.
To walk on the moon, the astronauts had to carry a suitcase with oxygen in it
An American flag was placed on the moon’s surface after the moon landing
T
F
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You will hear a talk about the first human moon landing, and decide whether the statements are true (T) or (F) (p.173)
In a speech to the press, the US President Kennedy asked the nation to put a man on the moon.
There were 11 astronauts on board the spacecraft to the moon.
The astronauts landed on the moon’s surface at the same time.
To walk on the moon, the astronauts had to carry a suitcase with oxygen in it
An American flag was placed on the moon’s surface after the moon landing
T
F
Congress,
Neil Armstrong became the first man on the moon
3
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Wear a spacesuit with a portable life support system


CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWERS
GAME
RING THE GOLDEN BELL
NASA’s………… was developed to meet Kennedy president’s challenge
mission
Apollo program
training program
experiment
TIME :
RING THE GOLDEN BELL
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D
GAME
The Apollo 11 launched on ……………in 1969
July 15th
July 16th
July 20th
July 24th
TIME :
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GAME
July 16th
The portable life support system was for controlling…….inside the spacesuit

pressure

temperature

oxygen

A, B & C

TIME :
RING THE GOLDEN BELL
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GAME
A,B&C
They stayed on the surface of the moon for…………...

half an hour

1 hour

2 hours

2 & a half hours
TIME :
RING THE GOLDEN BELL
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GAME
2 and a half hours
While they were staying on the surface of the moon, they…………

left an American flag on the moon’s surface

collected soil & rock samples

performed a variety of experiment

A, B & C




TIME :
RING THE GOLDEN BELL
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GAME
A, B & C
The astronauts returned to the Earth on…………

July 24, 1969

July 24, 1970

July 20, 1969

July 16, 1970




TIME :
RING THE GOLDEN BELL
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GAME
July 24, 1969
Make the right sentences with the below cues
1. meet/ Kennedy’s challenge, NASA’s Apollo program/develop/ put men/moon before the end of the decade
2. July 16, 1969/Apollo 11/ launch/with 3 astronauts/board
3. July 20, 1969/ Neil Armstrong/become/first man/moon
4. Then/ Buzz Aldrin/ Michael Collins/follow/him/ 40/ minute
5. They/spend/ two/a half hours/moon/ surface.
6. Apollo crew/return/Earth/ July 24, 1969.
7. It/be regard/ one/most important historical events/20th century.
Summary
1. To meet Kennedy’s challenge, NASA’s Apollo program was developed to put men on the moon before the end of the decade
2. On July 16, 1969, the Apollo 11 was launched with 3 astronauts on board
3. On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first man on the moon
4. Then, Buzz Aldrin & Michael Collins followed him after 40 minutes
5. They spent two & a half hours on the moon’s surface.
6. The Apollo crew returned to Earth on July 24, 1969.
7. It is regarded as one of the most important historical events in the 20th century.
POST-LISTENING
If you were offered a chance of going to the moon and you could take three things with you, what would you choose and why?
HOMEWORK
Learn by heart the new words.

SUMMARIZE the content of the listening text in your notebooks.
Prepare for Writing lesson: find out information about Neil Armstrong as much as possible