welcome to our class

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School year:2009-2010
WELCOME ALL THE TEACHERS TO OUR CLASS 11/12
Warm up
NAME PEOPLE
IN THE PICTURES.
Yuri Gagarin
Neil Armstrong
Buzz Aldrin
Pham Tuan
Yuri Gagarin
Neil Armstrong
Buzz Aldrin
Pham Tuan
* Work with a partner: Ask and answer the following questions.
1. Who is the first human to fly into space?
2. Can you name the first humans to set foot on the moon?
3. Who is the first Vietnamese to fly into space?
and
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Unit 15 SPACE CONQUEST
Tuesday, April 13th, 2010
reading
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I. PRE READING:
- ‘Orbit:
- ‘Cosmonaut:
- ‘Weightlessness:
- ‘Gravity:
- ( to) lift off:
* VOCABULARY:
Phóng lên
(n) quỹ đạo
(n) Phi hành gia
= astronaut
(n) trọng lực
(n) trạng thái không trọng lực
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* Checking vocabulary:
weightlessness
orbit
gravity
cosmonauts
Lift - off
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II. WHILE READING:
Read the text about Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin, the first human to fly into space and then do the tasks that follow.
Task 1. Match the headings to the paragraphs.
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 5
A. The tragic accident
B. The lift-off
C. Congratulations
D. A view on Earth
E. Uncertainties
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Task 2. Play a game “lucky pictures”
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When did Yuri Gagarin lift off into space aboard the Vostok 1 ?
On 12th April, 1961
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How old was Gagarin when he became the first human being in space ?
He was 27 years old then.
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How long was Gagarin in space ?
He was in space for 108 minutes.
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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.
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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.
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Who wrote a telegram to Moscow to congratulate the success of Gagarin’s flight ?
U.S. President John F. Kennedy
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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.
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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.
You are very lucky !
You are very lucky !
You are very unlucky !
You are very unlucky !
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1. When did Yuri Gagarin lift off into space aboard the Vostok 1 ?
On 12th April, 1961
2. How old was Gagarin when he became the first human being in space ?
He was 27 years old then.
3. How long was Gagarin in space ?
He was in space for 108 minutes.
4. 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.
5. What was the speed of his spacecraft in orbit around the Earth ?
It was more than 17,000 miles per hour.
* Work in pairs, ask and answer.
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6. Who wrote a telegram to Moscow to congratulate the success of Gagarin’s flight ?
U.S. President John F. Kennedy
7. Why couldn’t Gagarin make a new space flight ?
Because he died in a plane crash on a routine training flight in March 1968.
8. 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.
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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.
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.
cosmonaut
in space
lasted
success
gravity
view
impossible
named after
Complete the summary of the reading passage by putting the words / phrases in the box into the blanks.
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IV. HOMEWORK:
Learn by heart the new words and do the exercises again.
Prepare the next lesson SPEAKING.
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION !