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What’s the movie about?
A. Reading
Unit 15:
Space Conquest
Listen to the tape
Vocabulary:
1. Orbit (n) /´ɔ:bit/ :
2. Cosmonaut (n) /`kɔzmənɔ:t/ = astronaut (n)
3. Weightlessness (n) /`weitlisnis/
4. Uncertainty (n)  /ʌn`sə:tnti/

5. Psychological tension (n) /,saikə`lɔdʒikl/ /`tenʃn/
6. Technical failure (n) /`feɪljə(r)/
7. Lift off (v) = take off
II. WHILE YOU READ
Task 1: SCANNING
Match the headings to the paragraphs:
The paragraphs
The headings
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
TASK 2 – SKIMMING
Answer the questions
When did Yuri Gagarin lift off into space aboard the Vostok 1 ?
How old was Gagarin when he became the first human being in space ?
How long was Gagarin in space ?
What questions were raised before Gagarin’s space flight ?
What was the speed of his spacecraft in orbit around the Earth ?
Who wrote a telegram to Moscow to congratulate the success of Gagarin’s flight ?
Why couldn’t Gagarin make a new space flight ?
What was done after Gagarin’s death to honour this national hero?
lifted off
The spacecraft was …………….
orbit
This is the ………….of the moon around the earth
They are in …………………..condition
weightlessness (n) = zero gravity

She is in a………………………….
(……… tình trạng tâm lý căng thẳng )
psychological tension
gravity (n)
cosmonaut = astronaut / spaceman
Homework:
Learnt by heart the new words
Redo Task 2 and the summary in “After you read” section.
Prepare B. Speaking
Thank you very much for your attention!