UNIT 15 : SPACE CONQUEST
SPEAKING
Task 1: work in pairs, read the following piece
of news, then ask and answer the questions:
On 15th October in 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
1. How many countries in the world have been able to carry out independently manned space activities? What are they?
- Three countries. They are Russia, the USA, and China.
2. When did China launch its first manned spacecraft into space?
- On 15th October in 2003.
3. What was the spacecraft called?
- Shenzhou 5.
4. What is the astronaut’s name?
- Yang Liwei.
5. How old was he when he flew into space?
- 38 years old.
6. How important was the successful flight to China?
- It marked a milestone in China’s space project.
Shenzhou 5
.Use preposition :
.“on” with day in year . Ex: On 4th October in 1957
.“in” with year and month. Ex: In 2003
.Use simple past to talk about the event which happened
in the past
Ex: On 4th October in 1957, the first satellite was launched into space.
.Use passive voice : be + past participle
Ex: The first artificial satellite Sputnik was made by the USSR.
.Use some transitions or conjunctions to link the ideas:
First, next, after that, then…
Task 2 : Work in groups, take turns to talk about the important events in space exploration
4th October,1957
.first artificial satellite: Sputnik
. Mark beginning of Space Age
.made by the USSR
 On 4th October, 1957 the first artificial satellite “Sputnik”, which was made by the USSR, was launched into space. It marked the beginning of the Space Age.
3rd November, 1957
.first living being in space
.a dog named Laika
.aboard Sputnik 2
 One month later, on 3rd November 1957, a dog named Laika was the first living being in space. It was aboard Sputnik 2.
12th April, 1961
. First human in space
.Yuri Gagarin, Russian cosmonaut
. 27 years old
.108-minute flight
 After that, on 12th April 1961, Yuri Gagarin, a 27-year-old Russian cosmonaut, became the first human in space. His flight lasted 108 minutes.
Gagarin died in a plane crash on a routine training flight in March in 1968. After his death, his hometown of Gzhatsk was renamed Gagarin, and the Cosmonaut Training Center at Start City, Russia, was given the name of this national hero.
Gagarin’s funeral in Moscow.
16th June, 1963
.first woman in Space
.Valentina Tereshkova,
Russain cosmonaut
 Then on 16th June1963, Valentina Tereshkova, a Russian cosmonaut, became the first woman in space.
20th July,1969
.first humans to set food on the moon
. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, American astronaut
 On 20th July 1969, two American astronauts, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, were the first people to set foot on the moon.
Orbiting
The Apollo 11 crew
Walking on the moon
The moon landing
The first food on the moon
Planting the American flag
23rd July, 1980
.first Vietnamese in Space
.Pham Tuan
.Along with V.V.Gorbotko,
a Russian cosmonaut
.stay 8 days in orbit
 The first Vietnamese in space was Pham Tuan. Along with a Russian cosmonaut, V.V. Gorbatko, he stayed 8 days in orbit
29th October, 1998
.the oldest human ever to fly into space
.John Glenn, an American astronaut
.at the age of 77
At the age of 77,
John Glenn, an American astronaut, was the oldest human ever to fly into space on 29th October 1998.
15th October, 2003
.first Chinese in space
.Yang Liwei, 38 years old
.spend 21 hours in space
Not along ago, on 15th October2003, Yang Liwei, 38 years old, became the first Chinese to spend 21 hours in space.
Homework
Collect some information about PHAM TUAN.
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