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Solar system
Yuri Aleksayevich 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. Who is the first humans to set foot on the moon?
3. Who is the first Vietnamese to fly into space?
and
(At 01:33 on July 23, 1980, the spaceship controlled by Pham Tuan and Gorbotko was launched into space.)
Unit 15: SPACE CONQUEST
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
psychological tension (n):

- technical failure (n):
sự căng thẳng về tâm lý
sự trục trặc / thất bại về kỹ thuật
* Checking vocabulary:
weightlessness
orbit
gravity
Cosmonauts = astronaut
Lift - off
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

You are to read the passage and decide whether the statements are True (T) or False (F).
Gagarin the first person to set foot on the moon
2. Gagarin became the first person to eat and drink in weight
3. Gagarin’s flight attracted worldwide attention and made him a hero
4. Gagarin could have made another space flight in March 1968
5. Gagarin was 27 years old when he became the first person being in space.
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Task 2. Play a game “lucky pictures”
1. When did Yuri Gagarin lift off into space aboard the Vostok 1 ?
2. How old was Gagarin when he became the first human being in space ?
3. How long was Gagarin in space ?
4. What questions were raised before Gagarin’s space flight ?
5. What was the speed of his spacecraft in orbit around the Earth ?
6. Who wrote a telegram to Moscow to congratulate the success of Gagarin’s flight ?
7. Why couldn’t Gagarin make a new space flight ?
8. What was done after Gagarin’s death to honour this national hero ?
When did Yuri Gagarin lift off into space aboard the Vostok 1 ?
On 12th April, 1961
How old was Gagarin when he became the first human being in space ?
He was 27 years old.
How long was Gagarin in space ?
He was in space for 108 minutes.
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.
What was the speed of his spacecraft in orbit around the Earth ?
It was more than 17,000 miles per hour.
Who wrote a telegram to Moscow to congratulate the success of Gagarin’s flight ?
U.S. President John F. Kennedy
Why couldn’t Gagarin make a new space flight ?
Because he died in a plane crash on a routine training flight in March 1968.
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 !
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.
Satellites Vinasat 1 of Vietnam and Star One C2 of Brazil
were lifted off into orbit. ( April 18th , 2008 )
THE END
Thanks for your attentions