*land train orbit experience launch
*Match the words to the pictures.
*orbit
*launch
*land
*experience
*train
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**Vocabulary
* *1. land /lænd/: (v) hạ cánh *2. orbit (v) /ˈɔːbɪt/ :quay quanh, đi theo quỹ đạo *3. train (v) đào tạo *4. experience (v) trải nghiệm *5. launch /lɔːntʃ/ (v) phóng
*1. It takes 365.256 days for Earth to………… the Sun. *2. Have you ever………….. weightlessness? *3. The spacecraft was …………… last week. *4. In 2014 a robot named Philae, part of the Rosetta mission, successfully …………… on a comet. *5. Would you like to be ………….. to become an astronaut?
*1. Fill the gaps with the verbs provided. Modify the verbs if necessary.
*land orbit train experience launch
*orbit
*experienced
*launched
*landed
*trained
* *HOW ASTRONAUTS ARE TRAINED _Anyone can apply to train as an astronaut as long as they have a bachelor\'s degree in science, mathematics or engineering, experience as a jet pilot, and are in (1)…………….. . If they get accepted, there are several phases of training. The first phase requires them to pass a swimming test in (2) ……………. They take (3)……………..……. that produce weightlessness. They also learn about various spaceship systems. In the second phase, they are trained to (4)………….. spacecraft systems and deal with emergencies. The training often takes place in a water tank laboratory so that trainees become familiar with crew activities in simulated microgravity in order to perform (5)………….. ._
*2. Choose a word/phrase in the box to fill each blank.
*a flight suit spacewalks operate * good health parabolic flights
*good health
*a flight suit
* parabolic flights
*operate
*spacewalks

occasionally almost without limit
* occasionally almost without limit * delighted amazing *A: Wow, I have passed my final speaking test. I am ……….. *B: It's …………… *A:Oh, my English teacher is ………….. so boring *B: Why are you studying English? *A: For school. You? *B To learn about the world. Get a better job. Meet more people. ……………………….
*delighted
*amazing
*occasionally
*almost without limit
*3a Match these space-related idioms to their meanings.
*1. over the moon
*2. once in a blue moon
*3. out of this world
*4. The sky's the limit.
*a. occasionally
*b. almost without limit
*c. delighted
*d. amazing
*3a Match these space-related idioms to their meanings.
*1. over the moon
*2. once in a blue moon
*3. out of this world
*4. The sky's the limit.
*a. occasionally
*b. almost without limit
*c. delighted
*d. amazing
*thỉnh thoảng
*gần như không giới hạn
*thích thú, hài lòng
*ngạc nhiên
*GAME
1. over the moon 2. once in a blue moon
* 1. over the moon 2. once in a blue moon *3. out of this world 4. The sky's the limit. *A: Wow, I have passed my final speaking test. I am ……….. *B: It's …………… *A:Oh, my English teacher is ………….. * so boring *B: Why are you studying English? *A: For school. You? *B To learn about the world. Get a better job. Meet more people. ……………………….
*Over the moon
*out of this world
*once in a blue moon
*The sky's the limit
*4. Game
*Which planets of our solar system is being described in each sentence? Guess the planets and write their names.
*Planets
*1. This planet is the second brightest object in our night sky. Only the moon is brighter.
*2. Nearest to the Sun, this planet is extremely hot during the daytime and extremely cold at night.
*3. The largest planet in our solar system that has more gravity than Earth, and many storms.
*4. This planet has a surface of red dirt and rocks and there are signs of ancient floods on it.
*5. This dark, cold planet is the farthest from the Sun and takes almost 165 Earth years to orbit the Sun.
*Venus *Sao kim
*Mercury *Sao thủy
*Jupiter *Sao mộc
*Mars *Sao hỏa
*Neptune *Sao hải vương
*4. Game
*Which planets of our solar system is being described in each sentence? Guess the planets and write their names.
*Planets
*6. This is the only planet in our solar system that is known to have life.
*7. Called 'The Jewel of the Solar System', this is the only planet whose beautiful rings can be seen from Earth with a telescope. The day Saturday was named after this planet.
*8. The atmospheric temperature of this 'ice giant' planet can be as low as -224°C, the coldest temperature of any planet.
*Earth *Trái đất
*Saturn *Sao thổ
*Uranus *Sao thiên vương
*_Example: _ *Listen again to how Phuc tells Nick about what he had learnt about space. * *_I'd learnt about the planets, the stars, satellites, rockets, and stuff ._
*1.– Wow, your backpack is heavy! * – Well, I didn't put much in it. Just two T-shirts, one pair of jeans, a telescope, and my rock collection! *2.On his farm, his father used to have five horses, four cows, four hens, and one cat. *3.– What do you think the universe includes? * – I think it includes stars, planets, and galaxies. *4. – Which of the following do you think can follow the verb launch to form a phrase? * – I think they are launch a satellite, launch a rocket, and launch a spacecraft. *5.– Can you see anything from there? *– Yes, I can see a small red house, a garden, a bicycle, a lake, and a boat.
*5. Practise saying the statements and short dialogues, then listen to the recording and check your pronunciation.
*6. Work in pairs and ask each other: * * to list the names of the planets in our solar system. ** what you did yesterday. *How many planets in our solar system? Can you name it? *What did you do yesterday?