Unit 15 Space conquestPeriod 1: Reading... On 15th October in 2003, China launched its first manned spacecraft into space?. The successful flight marked a milestone in China’s space pr
Trang 1Unit 15 Space conquest
Period 1: Reading
Trang 2WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THEM?
Trang 32 Where was it from?
3 When was it launched?
4 Who was its astronaut?
Task1 Look at the picture and answer the questions
1 What is it? and what was its name?
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.
Trang 4On 15 th 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.
A: What ?
B: _
QUESTIONS:
A: When did China launch its first manned spacecraft into space?
B: _
A: Who _?
B: _
A: How ?
B: _
A: Which country ?
On the 15 th October in 2003
was the spacecraft called
The spacecraft was called “Shenzhou 5
was the first Chinese astronaut Yang Liwei
successfully did the flight marked in China’s space project The successful flight marked a milestone in China’s space project
became the third one in space conquest in the world
K
E
Y
S
Task2: Ask and answer about the piece of news
Trang 53 rd November, 1957
12 th April, 1961
16 th June, 1963
20 th July, 1969
23 th July, 1980
29 th October, 1998
15 th October, 2003
4 th October, 1957
TASK 3: Name astronauts in the world you know
Trang 6- He is Pham Tuan
-He is a Vietnamese
astronaut
- He’s Yang Liwei
- He is a Chinese astronaut
- He’s Yuri Gagarin
- He is a Russian cosmonaut
- He’s Buzz Aldrin
- He is an American astronaut
- She’s Valentina Tereshkova
- She is a Russian cosmonaut
- He’s Neil Armstrong
- He is an American astronaut
- He’s John Glenn
- He is an American astronaut
Trang 7B : The first living being in space was on November 3 rd , 1957.
A : Which kind of animal was in space?
B : A dog
A : What is the name of the dog?
B : Its name is Laika?
A : Which Sputnik was she launched into space?
B : ( She was launched into space on) aboard Sputnik 2.
A A : When was the first living being in space? : When was the first living being in space?
3rd November, 1957 •first living being in space
•a dog named Laika
•aboard Sputnik 2
FORM
Task 4: Ask and answer about the important events in space exploration
Trang 8Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova was a Soviet (1)
and the first woman in space She was on the Vostok 5 mission which (2) _ on June 16, 1963, and orbited the Earth 48 times The (3) _ lasted 2.95 days (=70.8
hours) During her space mission, Tereshkova's radio call name
was "Chaika," which means "seagull" in Russian
The Vostok 5 spacecraft was recovered on June 19, 1963, in the Soviet Union Tereshkova had parachuted from the spacecraft after earth's atmospheric re-entry; she landed about 380 miles northeast
of Karaganda, Kazakhstan Valentina Tereshkova (4)
given the title "Hero of the Soviet Union," received the Order of Lenin, and was honored with the United Nations Gold Medal of Peace She never flew (5) space again
flight
Task 5: Talk about one of the important events in space explorations
Examples
Trang 9•Talk about one of the important events in space explorations
•Prepare the next lessons
See you again!
Goodby
e!