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UNIT 15: SPACE CONQUEST
LISTENING
Pre-Listening: Work in pairs
Match the pictures with the captions
Some cues to help matching
Orbiting
Orbit: the path described by the Apollo
2. The Apollo crew
 crew: all the members in the Apollo
3. Walking on the Moon
4. The Moon landing
5. The first foot print on the Moon
Look at the pictures and then match
Listen and repeat
Congress NASA
Mission Michael Collins
Reminder Neil Armstrong
Challenge Kennedy
Experiment Apollo
Achievement Buzz Aldrin

While-listening:
Introduce the Topic: The Apollo 11
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Task 1:
Listen and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F):
In a speech to the press, US President Kennedy ask the nation to put a man on the moon.
There were 11 astronauts on board the spacecraft to the moon.
The astronauts landed on the moon’s surface at the same time.
To walk on the moon, the astronauts had to carry a suitcase with oxygen in it.
An American flag was placed on the moon’s surface after the moon landing.
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Task 2:
Listen again and answer the following questions:
Which program was developed to meet President Kennedy’s challenge?
When was the Apollo 11 launched?
What was the portable life support system for?
How long did the astronauts stay on the surface of the moon?
What did they do while they were staying on the surface of the moon?
When did the astronauts return to the earth?
Answers:
Nasa’s Apollo programme was developed to meet President Kennedy’s challenge
On July 16, 1969
Used for controlling the oxygen, temperature and pressure inside the spacesuit.
Two and a half hours
They performed a variety of experiments and collected soil and rock samples to return to earth.
On July 24, 1969.



Post-listening:
Discuss the following questions
In your opinion, what is the reason for the human interest in Mars and other planets in the solar system?
 Some reasons:
Human beings like adventures.
We want to find out possibilities of life outside the earth.
2. If you were offered a chance of going to the moon and you could take three things with you, what would you choose and why?
 carry a suitcase with oxygen / no oxygen on the moon.

Thank you for listening