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SPACECRAFT
Unit 15

SPACE CONQUEST

Lesson 3. SPEAKING
3. mark a milestone (v.p)
Vocabulary:
2. launch [lɔ:nt∫] (v)
= lift off
1. manned spacecraft (n.p)
4. artificial satellite (n.p)
tàu vũ trụ có người lái
phóng (tàu vũ trụ)
đánh dấu
mốc quan trọng
[mɑ:k ə `mailstəun ]
[,ɑ:ti`fi∫əl `sætəlait]
vệ tinh nhân tạo
[mænd `speis`krɑ:ft]
E.g. The wedding day marked a milestone in the couple’s lives.
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 flights.
Activity 1: Work in groups. Read the following piece of news then answer the questions according to the news
1. When did China launch its first manned spacecraft into space?
2. What was it called?
3. What is the astronaut’s name?
4. How old was he when he flew into space?
5. How important was the successful flight to China?
6. How many countries in the world have been able to independently carry out manned space flights?



1. When did China launch its first manned spacecraft into space?

2. What was it called?

3. What is the astronaut’s name?

4. How old was he when he flew into space?

5. How important was the successful flight to China?

6. How many countries in the world have been able to independently carry out manned space flights?
Activity 1: Read the following piece of news then answer the questions according to the news
On 15th October, 2003.
Shenzhou 5.
Yang Liwei.
38 years old.
It marked a milestone in China’s space project.
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Spacecraft
Sputnik
A dog named Laika
Yuri Gagarin, a Russian cosmonaut
Valentina Tereshkova, the first Russian woman cosmonaut
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, American astronauts
Pham Tuan, the first Vietnamese in space
John Glenn, the oldest American astronaut,
YangLiwei, the first Chinese in space
Model:
A: When did Russia launch its first artificial satellite?
B: On October 4, 1957.
A: What’s the name of Russia’s first artificial satellite?
B: Sputnik.
A: How important was the artificial satellite to Russia?
B: It marked the beginning of Space Age.
4th October, 1957
first artificial satellite: Sputnik
mark beginning of Space Age
made by the USSR
Activity 2: Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions about the important events in space exploration.
3rd November, 1957
First living being in space
a dog named Laika
aboard Sputnik 2
12th April, 1961
first human in space
Yuri Gagarin, Russian cosmonaut
27 years old
108 minutes flight
16th June, 1963
first woman in space
Valentina Tereshkova,
Russian cosmonaut
Activity 2: Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions about the important events in space exploration.
23rd July, 1980
first Vietnamese in space
Pham Tuan
along with V.V Gorbotko, a Russian cosmonaut
stay 8 days in orbit
Activity 2: Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions about the important events in space exploration.
29th October, 1998
the oldest human ever to fly into space
John Glenn, an American astronaut
at the age of 77
20th July, 1969
first humans to set foot on the moon
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin,
American astronauts
Who am I?
Activity 3:
Suggestion:
Hi, everyone. I am an astronaut / a cosmonaut.
I come from …
I flew into space on …
My flight lasted for …
I stayed ….in orbit.
I am the first … / the oldest …
Homework
- Review the lesson you have just learnt
- Learn the new words
- Prepare the next lesson
Thanks for
your
attention!
Good bye!
1. Who was the first human to fly into space?
Yuri Gagarin (A Russian Cosmonaut)
KEY
2. Who are the first humans to set foot on the moon?
They are Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin.
KEY
3. When did Gagarin fly into space?
On 12th April, 1961.
KEY
4. It only takes me about one hour to f___ from Hue to HCM city.
fly
KEY
5. Who is the first Chinese astronaut?
Yang Liwei
KEY
6. How old was Yuri Gagarin when he became the first human being in space?
He was twenty-seven years old.
KEY