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UNIT 15 : SPACE CONQUESTSPEAKING... Task 1 : work in pairs, read the following piece of news, then ask and answer the questions: On 15 th October in 2003 , China launched its first manne

UNIT 15 : SPACE CONQUEST

SPEAKING

Task 1 : work in pairs, read the following piece

of news, then ask and answer the questions:

On 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

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 15 th 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 4 th October in 1957

.“in” with year and month Ex: In 2003

.Use simple past to talk about the event which happened

in the past

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 12 th 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 16 th 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

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

1998.

15th October, 2003

.first Chinese in space Yang Liwei, 38 years old spend 21 hours in space

Not along ago, on 15 th October2003, Yang Liwei,

38 years old, became the first Chinese to spend 21 hours in space.

• Collect some information about

PHAM TUAN.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION!

HAVE A GOOD LESSON!