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THE SOLAR SYSTEM
Who is the first human to fly into the space?
Yuri Gagarin
Neil Amstrong
Who are the first humans to set foot on the Moon?
Buzz Adrin
Who is the first Vietnamese to fly into the space?
Pham Tuan
UNIT 15. SPACE CONQUEST
A. READING
Credits.
I. BEFORE READING
VOCABULARY
- ( to) lift off: /lift ɔ:f/ (v)
phóng lên
orbit: (n) /`ɔ:bit /
Quỹ đạo
This is the orbit of the Moon around the Earth
Cosmonaut /‘kɔ:zmənɔ:t /
= Astronaut /’æstrənɔ:t/(n)
(n) Phi hành gia
weightlessness (n)
/‘weitlisnis/
= zero gravity
trạng thái không trọng lực/lượng
certain (a) = sure: chắc chắn
uncertain (a)= unsure: không chắc chắn
certainty (n) >< uncertainty: /ʌn`sə:tnti/ sự không chắc chắn
Precisely /pri`saisli/ (adv)
= exactly, correctly
Chính xác
chính xác
- Precisely/pri`saisli/(adv)
= exactly, correctly
- lift off (v) /lift ɔ:f/
phóng lên
- orbit (n) /`ɔ:bit /
Quỹ đạo
- cosmonaut (n) /‘kɔ:zmənɔ:t /
Phi hành gia
- astronaut (n) /’æstrənɔ:t/
- weightlessness (n) /‘weitlisnis/= zero gravity
trạng thái không trọng lực
- Certainty (n)>VOCABULARY
sự không chắc chắn
Credits.
I. While READING
1. At 9.07 a.m. Moscow time on 12th April, 1961, Yuri Gagarin lifted off into space aboard the Vostok 1. Approximately 12 minutes later, the first human being was in orbit around the Earth at a speed of more than 17,000 miles per hour. His flight lasted 108 minutes.
2. The 27-year –old Soviet cosmonaut became the first person to eat and drink in weightlessness. From his window in space, Gagarin was able to view the earth in a way that no human beings had done before. The first words spoken from space were: “I see the Earth. It’s so beautiful!”
3. Before Gagarin’s historic flight, there were still enormous uncertainties. No one knew precisely what would happen to a human being in space. How would the body react to the extreme changes in temperature ? How would the mind deal with the psychological tension? If there was a technical failure, Gagarin might never get back to the Earth.
4. The success of Gagarin’s flight attracted worldwide attention and made him a hero. In a telegram to Moscow, U.S. President John F. Kennedy wrote, “The people of the United Stated share with the people of the Soviet Union their satisfaction for the safe flight of the astronaut in man’s first venture into space. We congratulate you and the Soviet scientists and engineers who made this feat possible….”
5. Gagarin could have made another space flight if a tragic accident had not occurred. He died in a plane crash on a routine training flight in March 1968. After his death, his hometown of Gzhatsk was renamed Gagarin, and the Cosmonaut Training Centre at Star City, Russia, was given the name of this national hero.
II. WHILE READING:
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
1. When did Yuri Gagarin lift off into space aboard the Vostok 1 ?
A. in March 1961 B. 12 minutes later
C. in March 1968 D. On 12th April, 1961
Task 2 – Choose the best options
At 9.07 a.m. Moscow time on 12th April, 1961, Yuri Gagarin lifted off into space aboard the Vostok 1. Approximately 12 minutes later, the first human being was in orbit around the Earth at a speed of more than 17,000 miles per hour. His flight lasted 108 minutes.
2. How old was Gagarin when he became the first human being in space ?
He was 17 years old
B. He was 20 years old
C. He was 37 years old
D. He was 27 years old
Task 2 – Choose the best options
The 27-year-old Soviet cosmonaut became the first person to eat and drink in weightlessness.
( Para 1, line 1)
3. How long was Gagarin in space ?
12 minutes
B. 108 minutes.
C. 27 minutes
D. 17,000 minutes
Task 2 – Choose the best options
At 9.07 a.m. Moscow time on 12th April, 1961, Yuri Gagarin lifted off into space aboard the Vostok 1. Approximately 12 minutes later, the first human being was in orbit around the Earth at a speed of more than 17,000 miles per hour. His flight lasted 108 minutes.
Para 1, line 4)
4. What questions were raised before Gagarin’s space flight ?
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.
The 27-year –old Soviet cosmonaut became the first person to eat and drink in weightlessness
“I see the Earth. It’s so beautiful!”
His flight lasted 108 minutes.
Task 2 – Choose the best options
Before Gagarin’s historic flight, there were still enormous uncertainties. No one knew precisely what would happen to a human being in space. How would the body react to the extreme changes in temperature? How would the mind deal with the psychological tension? If there was a technical failure, Gagarin might never get back to the Earth.(Para 3, Line 2,3,4)
5. What was the speed of his spacecraft in orbit around the Earth ?
It was more than 12,000 miles per hour.
B. It was more than 27,000 miles per hour.
C. It was more than 17,000 miles per hour.
D. It was more than 72,000 miles per hour.
Approximately 12 minutes later, the first human being was in orbit around the Earth at a speed of more than 17,000 miles per hour. His flight lasted 108 minutes.(Para 1,Line 4)
Task 2 – Choose the best options
C
6. Who wrote a telegram to Moscow to congratulate the success of Gagarin’s flight ?
A. Moscow B. Gzhatsk
C. Cosmonaut Training Centre D. U.S. President John F. Kennedy
In a telegram to Moscow, U.S. President John F. Kennedy wrote, “The people of the United Stated share with the people of the Soviet Union …
Para 4,Lines 3, 4)
Task 2 – Choose the best options
D
7. Why couldn’t Gagarin make a new space flight ?- Because……
A. he died in a plane crash on a routine training flight in March 1968
B. there were still enormous uncertainties
C. his flight lasted 108 minutes
D. I see the Earth
Gagarin could have made another space flight if a tragic accident had not occurred. He died in a plane crash on a routine training flight in March 1968.( Para5,Lines1,2,3)
Task 2 – Choose the best options
A
8. What was done after Gagarin’s death to honor 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.
Gagarin could have made another space flight
The people of the United Stated share with the people of the Soviet Union their satisfaction for the safe flight of the astronaut in man’s first venture into space.
Yuri Gagarin lifted off into space aboard the Vostok 2
After his death, his hometown of Gzhatsk was renamed Gagarin, and the Cosmonaut Training Centre at Star City, Russia, was given the name of this national hero.(Para 5, Lines 3,4,5)
Task 2 – Choose the best options
A
Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon ______ 20 July 1969.
A. in B. at
C. on D. of
Task 3 – Choose the best options
2. No one knew precisely what would happen to a human being in space.
A. exactly B. clearly
C. carefully D. vividly
Task 3 – Choose the best options
3. Neil Armstrong, an American ______, was the first man to step on the moon`s surface.
A. scientist B. cosmonaut
C. biologist D. astronomer
Task 3 – Choose the best options
4. The 27-year-old Soviet cosmonaut became the first person to eat and drink in ______.
A. weight B. weighting
C. weightless D. weightlessness
Task 3 – Choose the best options
5. In 1961 Yuri Gagarin lifted ______ into space aboard the Vostok 1.
A. off B. up
C. on D. Ø
Task 3 – Choose the best options
6. Man has witnessed a great many significant ______ of science and technology in the past few decades.
A. achieves B. achieved
C. achievers D. achievements
Task 3 – Choose the best options
7. Yuri Gagarin is the first human to fly ______ space.
in B. to
C. into D. around
Task 3 – Choose the best options
8. The success of Gagarin’s flight ….. Worldwide attention and made him a hero.
paid B. attracted
C. got D. made
Task 3 – Choose the best options
Credits.
III. after 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.
cosmonaut
lasted
in space
success
gravity
view
impossible
named after
― Irene M. Pepperberg
Homework:
- Learn by heart all new words
Read the passage and do the task 2 again.
- Prepare for part E. language focus