UNIT 15: SPACE CONQUEST
A. READING
WARM UP
Solve the crossword by filling each blank with the appropriate word from the box


BEFORE YOU READ
The first human to fly into space
The first human to set foot on the moon
The first Vietnamese to fly into space
NEIL ARMSTRONG
GAGARIN
PHẠM TUÂN
VOCABULARY
orbit
spacecraft
The Earth’s orbit around the sun.
The spacecraft was lifted off.
Gagarin is a Russian cosmonaut.
astronaut (n) = cosmonaut (n)
honor (v)
They are good people. They are honored.
weightlessness (n)
= zero gravity
gravity (n)
VOCABULARY
orbit /n/ /`ɔ:bIt/
spacecraft /n/ /`speIskrɑ:ft/
lift off /v/ /lIft ɔ:f/
cosmonaut /n/ /`kɒzmənɔ:t/
astronaut /n/ /`æstrənɔ:t/
honor /v/ /`ɒnə(r)/
gravity /n/ /`grævəti/
weightlessness /n/ /`weItləsnəs/
tàu vũ trụ
spacecraft
nhà du hành
vũ trụ
(người Nga)
cosmonaut
vinh danh
trọng lực
nhà du hành
vũ trụ
phóng lên
Không
trọng lượng
quỹ đạo
orbit
gravity
honor
lift off
weightlessness
astronaut
VOCABULARY
CHECK
WORD FORMATION
certain (adj) certainty (n) >< uncertainty (n)
possible (adj) impossible (adj) impossibility (n)
weigh (v) weight (n) weightless (adj)


WHILE YOU READ
TASK 2
How old was Gagarin when he became the
first human being in space?
(Para. 2, line 1)
How long was he in space?
(Para. 1, line 4)
What questions were raised before Gagarin’s
space flight?
(Para. 3, lines 2, 3, 4)
What was the speed of his spacecraft in orbit around the Earth?
(Para. 1, lines 3, 4)
Why couldn’t Gagarin make a new space flight?
(Para. 5, lines 2, 3)
What was done after Gagarin’s death to honor this national hero?
(Para. 5, lines 3, 4, 5)
TASK 1
Paragraph 1 A. The tragic accident
Paragraph 2 B. The lift-off
Paragraph 3 C. Congratulations
Paragraph 4 D. A view on Earth
Paragraph 5 E. Uncertainties
Match the headings to the paragraphs.
1
2
3
4
5


AFTER YOU READ
Complete 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.
impossible
success
named after
view
lasted
in space
gravity
cosmonaut
WORD GAME
HEAVY SYLLABLE
THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION!