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Unit 15 Space conquest
Period 1: Reading
Unit 15: SPACE CONQUEST
Period 1: Reading
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Match One name with a suitable picture.
Before you read:
PHAM TUAN
NEIL ARMSTRONG
GAGARIN
BUZZ ALDRIN
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. Can you name the first humans to set foot on the moon?
3. Who is the first Vietnamese to fly into space?
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I. Vocabulary
- lift off (v), (n) = fly (into)=take off: rise into the air from the ground
Phóng lên, cất cánh, bay vào vũ trụ
- Orbit (n) :
quỹ đạo
- Cosmonaut (n)
(n) Phi hành gia
= astronaut (n)
- Gravity
trọng lực
- Weightlessness
(n) trạng thái không trọng lực
[`ɔ:bit]
[`kɔzmənɔ:t]
[`æstrənɔːt]
/`grævəti/ (n)
[weɪtlɪsnɪs] (n)
- Enormous (ajd) /i`nɔ:məs/ = huge:
- Uncertainty
a situation that you are not sure about because you
- Uncertain (a): unsure, unclear
Tình trạng không biết, không rõî
 [ʌn`sɜrtntɪ ] (n)
to lớn, khổng lồ
do not know what will happen
- React (v) /ri:`ækt/:
phản ứng trở lại, tác động trở lại
- Deal with (v):
- Psychological tension (n):
The space craft is lifting off into space
Ex: Gagarin’s first flight into space is a venture
- Venture (v) to go somewhere that could be dangerous
A new activity that involves taking risks
: Việc mạo hiểm
- Venture/ ‘ventə/ (n)= risk
sự căng thẳng về tâm lý
đối phó, giải quyết, xử lý
: liều, mạo hiểm
- Spacecraft (n) [`speis`krɑ:ft]: Spaceship (n):
Tàu vũ trụ
* Checking vocabulary:
weightlessness
orbit
gravity
Cosmonauts = astronaut
Lift - off
Fill in the gaps, using words/phrases you’ve just learnt.
Napoleon __________ most of the European
countries.
2. Yuri Gagarin _______ into space at 9.07 a.m
Moscow.
3. Nguyen Tuan is a well-known __________ in Vietnam.
4. The exam is coming. Almost student are in the
state of ___________ _______
5. At the meeting, we __________ many problems.
6. The man’s _______ made everyone admire him.
conquered
lifted off
cosmonaut
psychological
tension
deal with
venture


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 beings 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 see 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, US. President John F. Kennedy wrote, “The people of the United States 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 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.
Matching the headings with the paragraph
IV. Choosing the best answer
1. How old was Gagarin when he became the first human being in space?
A. When he was 25
B. When he was 26
C. When he was 27
D. When he was 28
2. How long was he in space?
A. 108 minutes B. 105 minutes C. 100 minutes D. 170 minutes
3. What questions were raised before Gagarin’s space flight?
A. What would happen to a human being in space?
B. How would the body react to the extreme changes in temperature?
C. How would the mind deal with the psychological tension?
D. all are correct.
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4. What was the speed of his spacecraft in orbit around the Earth?
A. It was more than 17,000 miles per hour
B. It was 108,000 miles per hour
C. It was about 17,000 miles per hour
D. It was 108,000 miles per hour
5. What couldn’t Gagarin make a new space flight?
A. Because of a car crash
B. Because of a tragic accident
C. Because there were a lot of astronauts
D. Because of his disease
6. What was done after Gagarin’s death to honor this national hero?
A. His hometown of Gzhatsk was renamed Gagarin.
B. The Cosmonaut Training Centre at Star City, Russia, was given the name Gagarin to honor this national hero.
C. His name was renamed
D. A and B
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Filling in the gaps
1. On 12th April, 1961, Yuri Gagarin, a Russian became the first human being __________.
2. His flight ______ only 108 minutes. Its _______ made him a national hero.
3. He also became the first person to eat and drink in zero ___________ , and he was able to _____ the Earth in a way that no one had done before.
4. A plane crash in March _____ made Gagarin’s desire of revisiting space impossible.
5. After his death, his hometown and the Cosmonaut Training Centre at Star City, Russia were ___________ him.
cosmonaut
lasted
success
gravity
view
1968
named after
__________.
in space

Learn the new words by heart
Summarize the main points of the reading text
Prepare the next lesson: Speaking





Thanks for your attention!
I. Vocabulary
II. Prediction
Guess the following statements are true(T) or false(F)
I. Vocabulary
II. Prediction
III. True/False Statements
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Read the passage and decide if the statements are true(T) or false(F).
1. Who is the first human to fly into space?
A. Yuri Gagarin B. Neil Armstrong
C. Valentina Tereshkova D. John Glenn
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2. Who are the first humans to set foot on the moon?
A. Neil Armstrong and John Glenn
B. Pham Tuan and Buzz Aldrin
C. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin
D. Yang Liwei and John Glen
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3. Who is the first Vietnamese to fly into space?
A. Pham Thanh Trung B. Pham Tuan
C. Vo Nguyen Giap D. Nguyen Chi Thanh
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4. What is the first living to be in space?
A. dog B. cat C. mouse D. Chicken
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5. Who is the oldest human ever to fly into space?
A. John Glenn B. Yang Liwei
C. Buzz Aldrin D. Valentina Tereshkova
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6. Where is Gagarin from?
A. Japan B. United Stated C. China D. Rusia
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He is in state of _____________
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.
T/F1
MC2
MC4
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.”
T/F2
MC1
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.
T/F3
MC3
4. The success of Gagarin’s flight attracted worldwild attention and made him a hero. In a telegram to Moscow, U.S. President John F.Kennedy wrote, “The people of the United States 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...”
T/F4
5. Gagarin could have made another space flight if a tragic accident had not occurred. He died in a plane flight crash on a routine training flight in March 1968. After his death, his hometown of Gzhatsk was renamed Gagarin, and the Cosmonaut Traning Centre at Star City, Russia, was given the name of this national hero.
T/F5
MC5
MC6