TAN PHUOC KHANH HIGH SCHOOL
Welcome to our lesson
MINI GAME
1. What planet is this?
EARTH
2. Who are they?
ASTRONAUT
3. What is the name of the capital of Russia?
MOSCOW
4. Who is he?
Yuri Gagarin
5. Who is the first Vietnamese to fly into space?
PHAM TUAN
6. After Gagarin’s death, his hometown and the Cosmonaut Training Center at Star City, Russia were ..………………….. him.
Fill in the blank
named after
7. “……” is a synonym of “be able to”
 can
SPACECRAFT
8. What is this?
Speaking
Unit 15:
SPACE CONQUEST
launch /lɔ:ntʃ/ (v)
= lift off
phóng lên
VOCABULARY
manned (adj) /mænd/ having or needing a person to control or operate a machine, a vehicle

VOCABULARY
>< unmanned(adj)
spacecraft (n) /ˈspeɪskrɑːft/
VOCABULARY
vocabulary
Mark (v) /mɑːrk/ write or draw a symbol, line, etc. on sth
đánh dấu
milestone (n) /ˈmaɪlstəʊn/
an important event
cột mốc
VOCABULARY
project (n) /ˈprɒdʒekt/
dự án
VOCABULARY
Carry out (v) /ˈkæri aʊt/
VOCABULARY
thực hiện
Artificial (adj) /ˌɑːtɪˈfɪʃl/
nhân tạo
VOCABULARY
= fake (adj) [feik]
Satellite (n) /ˈsætəlaɪt/
VOCABULARY
artificial satellite [,ɑ:ti`fi∫əl `sætəlait] (n)
The USSR = Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Liên bang Xô Viết
launch = lift off (v) /lɔ:ntʃ/
manned (adj) /mænd/
spacecraft (n) /ˈspeɪskrɑːft/
mark (v) /mɑːrk/
milestone (n) /ˈmaɪlstəʊn/
project (n) /ˈprɒdʒekt/
carry out (v) /ˈkæri aʊt/
artificial (adj) /ˌɑːtɪˈfɪʃl/
satellite (n) /ˈsætəlaɪt/
VOCABULARY
On 15th October 2003, China launched its first manned spacecraft into space. The spacecraft was called “Shenzhou 5”. Yang Liwei, China’s first astronaut, was 38 years old then. The successful flight marked a milestone in China’s space project. China became the third country in the world to be able to independently carry out manned space flight.
Task 1: Work in pairs. Read the following piece of news, then ask and answer questions.
On 15th October 2003, China launched its first manned spacecraft into space.
- When did China launch its first manned spacecraft into space?
The spacecraft was called “Shenzhou 5”.
- What
Yang Liwei, China’s first astronaut, was 38 years old then.
- Who
- How old
The successful flight marked a mile stone in China’s space project
- How important
was the name of the spacecraft ?
was the astronaut?
was he then ?
was the flight?
On 15th October 2003, China launched its first manned spacecraft into space. The spacecraft was called “Shenzhou 5”. Yang Liwei, China’s first astronaut, was 38 years old then. The successful flight marked a milestone in China’s space project. China became the third country in the world to be able to independently carry out manned space flight.
Task 1: Work in pairs. Read the following piece of news, then ask and answer questions.
Task 2: Work in groups. Take turns to talk about the important events in space exploration.
On.........., …... became the first .......... into space. He/ She/ / They/ It............
OUTLINE
Group 1







4th October, 1957
first artificial satellite: Sputnik
made by the USSR
mark beginning of Space Age
On .................................., ………..... became the first ................................. into space. He / She / It …………...................................................
Sputnik
4th October, 1957
marked the beginning of Space Age.
artificial satellite
Group 2







On ……………..………, ……………..…………
became the …………………………………. It was
………..……..……….
3rd November, 1957
first living being in space
a dog named Laika
aboard Sputnik 2
OUTLINE
On ........., …... became the first .......... into space. He/ She/ They/ It ............
4th October, 1957
- First artificial satellite: Sputnik
- Made by the USSR
- Mark beginning of Space Age
3rd November, 1957
- A dog named Laika
- First living being in space
- Aboard Sputnik 2
12th April, 1962
- Yuri Gagarin, a 27-year-old Russian cosmonaut
- First human in space
- 108-minute flight
16th June, 1963
- Valentina Tereshkova
- A Russian cosmonaut
- First woman in space
20th July 1969
- Two American astronauts
- Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin
- First humans /people to set foot on the moon
23rd July, 1980
- First Vietnamese in space
- Pham Tuan
- Along with a Russian cosmonaut, VV Gorbotko,
- Stay 8 days in orbit
15th October, 2003
- Yang Liwei, 38 years old
- First Chinese in space
- Spend 21 hours in space
29th October, 1998
- At the age of 77
- John Glenn, an American astronaut
- The oldest human ever to fly into space
American
Russia
launched
artificial
living being
Task 3: Complete the sentences with the suitable words.
Vietnamese
1. The first artificial satellite made by the USSR was (1)………………. into space on 4th October, 1957. Launching “Sputnik” marked the very beginning of Space Age not only in (2)……………. but also all over the world.
2. On 3rd November in 1957, the USSR launched Sputnik 2 which carried the first (3) ……………… in space. This was a dog named Laika.
3. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, (4) ……….…..... astronauts were the first humans to set foot on the moon on 20th July, 1969.
4. On 18th April, 2008, Vinasat 1 became the first Vietnamese (5)……………… satellite into space.
Homework
+ Practice Task 1 and Task 2 again
+ Prepare the next lesson (Unit 15, lesson Listening)
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