ENGLISH 9
UNIT 10: SPACE
TRAVEL
GETTING STARTED

VOCABULARY:
1. astronaut: phi hành gia
2. mission: sứ mệnh
3. microgravity: không trọng lực
4. astronomy: thiên văn học
5. habitable: có thể sinh sống
6. altitude: độ cao so với mực nước
biển
7. satellite: vệ tinh nhân tạo
8. meteorite: thiên thạch                 
 
9. universe: vũ trụ                     
10. spacecraft: tàu không gian         

1. Listen and read
A MISSION TO
MARS

Nick: Wow, is that you in this photo? The youngest astronaut in
the world doing a spacewalk! 
Phuc: Ha! Yeah, it was in a museum in Sweden. 
Nick: You look so excited! 
Phuc: Well, that trip made me crazy about space. Before I turned
ten, I'd already collected lots of books about the universe. I'd
learnt about the planets, the stars, satellites, rockets, and stuff. 
Nick: You know, last year I visited an astronomy museum and I
touched a meteorite. 
Phuc: A meteorite! What was it like? 
Nick: Honestly, it wasn't as impressive as I'd expected. It was just
like an ordinary piece of rock. 
Phuc: But perhaps it was from Mars. Think of that! 
Nick: Maybe. Do you think there could be life on Mars? 

Phuc: It's possibly habitable. It once had an
ocean... Who knows, in 20 years we might be flying
there on a discovery mission. 
Nick: Haha, but we'd need to do some serious
training first. They say you practise by scuba diving
in a flight suit... 
Phuc: That's right. And you also have to
experience microgravity on a parabolic flight. 
Nick: What's that? 
Phuc: The plane flies at high altitude, then it
climbs sharply for a few seconds and descends
sharply, a bit like a rollercoaster. The people inside
the plane start to float. I'd love to do that. 
Nick: Sounds a bit scary. But let's take a look at
your rock collection. There may be something
interesting here... 

1a. Match the words with the definitions.
1. astronaut

d.
a. athe
person
heightwho
of something
has been trained
above the
to work
sea in space

2. mission

e. a
programme
space
b. with
conditionsofthat
areflights
suitable for life to exist

of weightlessness
3. microgravity f. the
c. thestate
science
that studies the universe and its
objects such as the moon, the sun, planets, and stars
c. the science that studies the universe and its objects
4. astronomy
d. a person
who has
toand
workstars
in space
such
as the moon,
thebeen
sun,trained
planets,
5. habitable

e. a programme
space
b. with
conditionsofthat
are flights
suitable for life to exist

6. altitude

f. the state
a. the
heightofofweightlessness
something above the sea

1b. Answer the
question
1. What was Phuc interested in when he was
Phuc
was crazy about space.
young?
had learnt
universe
and he
hadturned
collectedten
lots years
of
2.HeWhat
had about
Phucthe
done
before
books about space. 
old?

3.ToWhy
Phuc
the
phrase
stuff'
at the
showdoes
that there
areuse
more
things
in the'and
list but
that it's
not
end
of histolist?
necessary
list everything.

1b. Answer the
question
4. What did Nick think of the meteorite in the
museum?
He wasn't very impressed because he thought the meteorite
was like an ordinary piece of rock.

5.ByWhat
some
wayssuit
to and
train
as an aastronaut?
scubaare
diving
in a flight
by taking
parabolic flight
to experience microgravity.

What does
compare
a parabolic flight to?
He6.compares
it toPhuc
a ride
on a rollercoaster.

Who is keener
on space travel
- Phuc or Nick?
Why do you
think so?

Phuc is keener on space
travel because he collected
lots of books about the
universe, learn about the
universe, the stars,
satellites, rockets, and stuff.

2. Find a word in
the box to match
the picture in each
description.

satellite spacecr
aft
meteorit rocket
e

1. A satellite travels round Earth to collect information or
to communicate by radio, television, etc. It can also be a
natural object which moves round a large object in space.
2. With a telescope you can have a great experience
watching the stars.
3. Our sun and its planets are just a tiny part of the Milky
Way, and the Milky Way is just one galaxy in
the universe.
4. A meteorite is a piece of rock or other matter from
space that has landed on a planet.
5. A rocket is shaped like a tube and moves very fast.It
helps a space shuttle to be sent into space.
6. A spacecraft is a vehicle, with or without people

GAME: SPACE BINGO!
Create a Bingo card and play with the new words you have
learnt from this lesson.

GOOD BYE!