Bài giảng môn Tiếng Anh - Unit 15: Space conquest

Unit 15: Space ConquestPeriod 90: Lesson - Reading*Questions?Match ONE name with a suitable picture.NEIL ARMSTRONGYURI GAGARINPHAM TUAN1234NEIL ARMSTRONG YURI GAGARINPHAM TUAN BUZZ ALDRINBUZZ ALDRINWork with a partner. Ask and answer the following questions.Who is the first human to fly into space?Can you name the first humans to set foot on the moon?Who is the first Vietnamese to fly into space?PicturesI.Before you read1. The first human to fly into space is Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin.( April 12th, 1961 )Neil Armstrong Buzz Aldrin2. The first humans to set foot on the moon are Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. ( July 20, 1969 )Pham Tuan3. The first Vietnamese to fly into space is Pham Tuan.Pham Tuan & Gorbatko(At 01:33 on July 23, 1980 (the spaceship controlled by Pham Tuan and Gorbatko was launched into space.) Unit 15: SPACE CONQUESTYuri Alekseyevich Gagarin ( 1934-1968 )Period 1: ReadingVOCABULARYCosmonaut (n) = astronaut. Lift off (v) (n)= take off : rise into the air from the ground The spacecraft is lifting off into space orbit / ‘o:bit/ (n) - orbit (v)quỹ đạo[ to be in/ into orbit ]Weightlessness (n)VOCABULARY.venture / ‘ventə / (n): Việc mạo hiểmEx: Gagarin’s first flight into space is a venture* psychological tension (n):* technical failure (n):sự căng thẳng về tâm lýsự trục trặc / thất bại về kỹ thuậtVocabulary:* cosmonaut /‘ko:zməno:t/ (n) : nhà du hành vũ trụ* Lift off (v), (n) :phóng, cất cánh (tàu vũ trụ, máy bay)* orbit / ‘o:bit/ (n): quỹ đạo [to be in/ into orbit] orbit (v) :bay vào quỹ đạo* Weightlessness (n) : trạng thái không trọng lực* venture/ ‘ventə/ (n) : việc mạo hiểm * psychological tension : sự căng thẳng về tâm lý* technical failure (n): sự thất bại / trục trặc kỹ thuật II. While you readAnswers:1. Task 1: Match the headings to the paragraphs1. Paragraph 1- B. The lift-off2. Paragraph 2- D. A view on earth3. Paragraph 3- E. Uncertainties4. Paragraph 45. Paragraph 5- C. Congratulations-A. The tragic accident1. How old was Gagarin when he became the first human being in space?	A. When he was 25 	B. When he was 26	C. When he was 272. How long was he in space?	A. 108 minutes 	 B. 105 minutes	 C. 100 minutes3. What questions were raised before Gagarin’s space flight?	A. What would happen to a human being in space?	B. How would the body react to the extreme changes in temperature?	C. A, B and “ How would the mind deal with the psychological tension?”2. Task 2: Read the passage again and choose the best answer to the questions4. What was the speed of his spacecraft in orbit around the Earth?	A. It was more than 17,000 miles per hour	B. It was 17,000 miles per hour	C. It was about 17,000 miles per hour5. What couldn’t Gagarin make a new space flight?	A. Because of a car crash	B. Because of a tragic accident	C. Because there were a lot of astronauts6. What was done after Gagarin’s death to honor this national hero?	A. After his death, his hometown of Gzhatsk was renamed Gagarin.	B. After his death, the Cosmonaut Training Centre at Star City, Russia, was given the name Gagarin to honour this national hero.	C. Both A and B On 12th April, 1961, Yuri Gagarin, a Russian (1)______ __ became the first human being (2)___________. Although his flight (3) _____ only 108 minutes, its (4) ______ made him a national hero. He also became the first person to eat and drink in zero (5)______, and he was able to (6)_____ the Earth in a way that no one had done before. Unfortunately, a plane crash in March 1968 made Gagarin’s desire of revisiting space (7) _________. After his death, his hometown and the Cosmonaut Training Centre at Star City, Russia were (8) ___________ him.cosmonautin spacelasted	successgravityviewimpossiblenamed afterIII. After you read Read the passage again and complete the numbered gaps with suitable information.What is the newest event of Vietnam in its space exploration?Satelites Vinasat 1 of Vietnam and Star One C2 of Brazilwere lifted off into orbit. ( April 18th , 2008 )end( 5. 17p.m, 18th April 2008 (Kourou time, Guyana - France)(5 . 17a.m, 19th April 2008 – Hanoi time)Unit 15: SPACE CONQUESTLesson 1: ReadingBefore you read: Cosmonauts in Vietnam and in the worldWhile you read: Read about Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin - a Russian astronautIII . After you read:Home work: Tell something about one of the cosmonauts you know.Prepare speaking.NEIL ARMSTRONGYURI GAGARINBUZZ ALDRINPHAM TUAN1234questions