Unit 15 space conquest listening

Before you listenc The Apollo crew The first foot print on the Moon Walking on the Moon Orbiting The Moon landing... In a speech to the press, US President Kennedy asked the nation to

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Part C: Listening

I Before you listen

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The Apollo crew

The first foot print on

the Moon

Walking on the Moon

Orbiting

The Moon landing

I Before you listen

1 Congress (n)

2 mission (n)

3 reminder (n)

4 challenge (v, n)

5 experiment (n, v)

6 achievement (n)

7 NASA (n)

8 spacesuit (n)

quụ́c hụ̣i Hoa Ky / 'kɔηgres/

sứ mợ̀nh, nhiợ̀m vu 'mi∫n /

vọ̃t làm nhớ lại / ri'maində /

thách thức, kờu goi / 't∫ổlindʒ /

cuụ̣c thí nghiợ̀m / iks'periment /

thành tích, thành tựu /ə't∫i:vmənt/

Cơ quan hàng khụng và vũ tru Hoa Ky

bộ đồ mặc ngoài vũ trụ cho phi hành gia

success, feat

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

II While you listen

Task 1: True/False statements

1 In a speech to the press, US President Kennedy asked the

nation to put a man on the moon

2 There were 11 astronauts on board the spacecraft to the moon

3 The astronauts landed on the moon’s surface at the same time

4 To walk on the moon, the astronauts had to carry a suitcase with

oxygen in it

5 An American flag was placed on the moon’s surface after the

moon landing

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II While you listen

Task 2: Comprehension questions

1 Which program was developed to meet President

Kennedy's challenge?

2 When was the Apollo 11 launched?

3 What was the portable life support system for?

4 How long did the astronauts stay on the surface of the

moon?

5 What did they do while they were staying in the surface

of the moon?

6 When did the astronaut return to the Earth?

II While you listen

Task 2: Comprehension questions

• Question 1 Which program was developed to meet President Kennedy’s

challenge?

• A NASA’s Apollo program B Apollo 11 program C first moon landing program

• Question 2 When was the Apollo 11 launched?

• A On June 16, 1969 B On July 16, 1969 C On August 16, 1969

• Question 3 What was the portable life support system for?

• A controlling the oxygen, pressure, and direction inside the spacesuit

• B controlling the oxygen, light, and pressure inside the spacesuit

• C controlling the oxygen, pressure, and temperature inside the spacesuit

• Question 4 How long did the astronauts stay on the surface of the moon?

• A half an hour B one hour and a half C two and a half hours

• Question 5 What did they do while they were staying in the surface of the

moon?

• A did experiments, collected soil and rock samples

• B collected soil and rock samples

• C performed an experience, collected soil and rock samples

• Question 6 When did the astronaut return to the Earth?

• A On July 24th, 1969 B On July 25th, 1969 C On July 26th, 1969

III After you listen

• In a speech to the Congress in 1961, the US President Kennedy challenged the nation to put a man in the moon before the end of the decade After the president’s speech, NASA’s Apollo program was developed to meet the

challenge

• On July 16, 1969, the Apollo 11 was launched The astronauts on board of the spacecraft were Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins

• On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first man on the moon He was followed by Aldrin 40 minutes later To walk on the moon surface, the

astronauts need to wear a spacesuit with a portable life support system This controlled the oxygen, temperature and pressure inside the spacesuit

• Armstrong and Aldrin spent a total of two and a half hours on the moon’s

surface They performed a variety of experiments and collected soil and rock samples to return to the Earth An American flag was left on the moon’s

surface as a reminder of the achievement

• The crew of Apollo 11 returned to the Earth on July 24, 1969 They

successfully completed their historic mission It is regarded as the greatest human efforts in the history of man kind

Question 1

When did China first launch a manned space flight?

Question 2

When did Pham Tuan become the first Vietnamese to fly into space

Question 3

Who is the first woman to fly into space?

She is Valentina Tereshkova

Question 4

When was the first artificial satellite launched into space?

Question 5

When did the first living being lift off into space?

Question 6

How long was Pham Tuan in orbit?

8 days

Question 7

How long was the first Chinese in space?

21 hours

Question 8

What is the name of the spacecraft that carried the first living being into space?

It is Sputnik 2

Question 9

When did humans first set foot on the moon?