Warm up




Look at the picture and answer the question
Who is the fist human in space ?
YURI GAGARIN

Who is the fist woman in space ?
VALENTINA TERESKOVA
Who is the fist humans to set foot on the moon?
NEIL ARMSTRONG & BUZZ ALDRIN

Who is the first Vietnamese in space ?
PHAM TUAN
What is the first living being in space ?
LAIKA
Who is the oldest human ever to fly into space ?
JOHN GLENN

Who is the fist Chinese in space ?
YANG LIWEI
Saturday, April 9th 2016
UNIT 15: Space Conquest
Part B: Speaking
vocabulary
1. Launch / lɔ:nt∫ / (v)
= Lift off
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2. Manned (adj) /mænd/
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3. Spacecraft (n) /ˈspeɪskrɑːft/
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Milestone (n) /ˈmaɪlstəʊn/
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Project (n) /ˈprɒdʒekt/
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Carry out (v) /ˈkæri aʊt/
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Artificial (adj) /ˌɑːtɪˈfɪʃl/
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Satellite (n) /ˈsætəlaɪt/
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Launch = lift off (v) /lɑːntʃ/
Manned (adj) /mænd/
Spacecraft (n) /ˈspeɪskrɑːft/
Milestone (n) /ˈmaɪlstəʊn/
Project (n) /ˈprɒdʒekt/
Carry out (v) /ˈkæri aʊt/
Artificial (adj) /ˌɑːtɪˈfɪʃl/
Satellite (n) /ˈsætəlaɪt/
Task 1 : Work in pairs. Read the following piece of news, then make questions for the underlined phrases.
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.
On 15th October 2003, China launched its first manned spacecraft into space.
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Task 1 : Work in pairs. Read the following piece of news, then make questions for the underlined phrases.
The spacecraft was called “Shenzhou 5”.
Yang Liwei, China’s first astronaut, was 38 years old then.
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China became the third country in the world to be able to independently carry out manned space flight.
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When did China launch its first manned spacecraft into space?
Who was the first China’s astronaut?
How old was he then?
What was the name of the spacecraft?
Which country became the third country in the world to be able to independently carry out manned space flight?
Task 2: Work in groups
Talk about the important events in space exploration
8: 15th October, 2003
Yang Liwei, 38 years old
First Chinese in space
Spend 21 hours in space
1: 4th October, 1957
First artificial satellite: Sputnik
Made by the USSR
Mark beginning of Space Age
2: 3rd November, 1957
A dog named Laika
First living being in space
Aboard Sputnik 2
3: 12th April, 1961
Yuri Gagarin, a 27- year-old Russian cosmonaut
First human in space
108- minute flight
4: 16th June, 1963
Valentina Tereshkove
A Russian cosmonaut
First woman in space
5: 20th July 1969
Two American astronauts
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin
First humans /people to set foot on the moon
6: 23rd July, 1980
First Vietnamese in space
Pham Tuan
Along with a Russian cosmonaut, VV Gorbotko,
Stay 8 days in orbit
7: 29th October, 1998
At the age of 77
John Glenn, an American astronaut
The oldest human ever to fly into space
18th April, 2008
* The first Vietnamese artificial satellite
* Vinasat-1
* Conducted by the European organization Arianespace
On 18th April, 2008, Vinasat 1 became the first Vietnamese artificial satellite into space. It was conducted by the European organization Arianespace.
EXAMPLE
On.........., …... became the first .......... into space. He/ She/ It............
OUTLINE
On 18th April, 2008, Vinasat 1 became the first Vietnamese artificial satellite into space. It was conducted by the European organization Arianespace.
4th October, 1957
- First artificial satellite: Sputnik
- Made by the USSR
- Mark beginning of Space Age
Group 1
3rd November, 1957
- A dog named Laika
- First living being in space
- Aboard Sputnik 2
Group 2
12th April, 1962
- Yuri Gagarin, a 27-year-old Russian cosmonaut
- First human in space
- 108- minute flight
16th June, 1963
- Valentina Tereshkove
- 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
Group 3
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
Group 4
Choose 3 events which you like and tell to us
Use some connector to make the report fluently: the first…. one month later…..after that….then,…
HOMEWORK
Learn vocabulary by heart

Practise speaking about the important events in space exploration.