3. Who is the first human to fly into space?
1. What is the clip about?
2. Can you name the first humans to set foot
on the moon?
4. Who is the first Vietnamese to fly into space ?
WATCH THE VIDEO CLIP & ANSWER THE QUESTIONS
1. What is the clip about?
 It is about the space conquest.
2. Can you name the first humans to set foot on the moon?
 The first humans to set foot on the moon are Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin.
3. Who is the first human to fly into space?

 The first human to fly into space is Yuri Gagarin.
4. Who is the first Vietnamese to fly into space?

? The first Vietnamese to fly into space is Pham Tuan.

1. What is the clip about?
 It is about the space conquest.
Unit 15 SPACE CONQUEST- Reading
2 orbit:
3.cosmonaut:
5.weightlessness:
4. gravity:
1 ( to) lift off:
1.VOCABULARY:
phóng lên
(n) quỹ đạo
(n) phi hành gia
= astronaut
(n) trọng lực
(n) trạng thái không trọng lực
Match the words in A with Vietnamese meanings in B
1. At 9.07 a.m. Moscow time on 12th April, 1961, Yuri Gagarin lifted off into space aboard the Vostok 1. Approximately 12 minutes later, the first human being was in orbit around the Earth at a speed of more than 17,000 miles per hour. His flight lasted 108 minutes.
3. Before Gagarin’s historic flight, there were still enormous uncertainties. No one knew precisely what would happen to a human being in space. How would the body react to the extreme changes in temperature? How would the mind deal with the psychological tension? If there was a technical failure, Gagarin might never get back to the Earth.

2. The 27- year- old Soviet cosmonaut became the first person to eat and drink in weightlessness. From his window in space, Gagarin was able to view the earth in a way that no human beings had done before. The first words spoken from space were: “I see the Earth. It’s so beautiful.”

4. The success of Gagarin’s flight attracted worldwide attention and made him a hero. In a telegram to Moscow, U.S. President John F. Kennedy wrote, “The people of the United States share with the people of the Soviet Union their satisfaction for the safe flight of the astronaut in man’s first venture into space. We congratulate you and Soviet scientists and engineers who made this feat possible. …”
5. Gagarin could have made another space flight if a tragic accident had not occurred. He died in a plane crash on a routine training flight in March 1968. After his death, his hometown of Gzhatsk was renamed Gagarin, and the Cosmonaut Training Centre at Star City, Russia, was given the name of this national hero.
Task 1. Match the headings to the paragraphs
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 5
A. The tragic accident
B. The lift-off
C. Congratulations
D. A view on Earth
E. Uncertainties
Task 2. Read the passage again and answer the questions
Answer the questions
1. How old was Gagarin when he became the first human being in space?
? He was 27 years old .
2. The 27- year- old Soviet cosmonaut became the first person to eat and drink in weightlessness. From his window in space, Gagarin was able to view the earth in a way that no human beings had done before. The first words spoken from space were: "I see the Earth. It`s so beautiful."

2. How long was he in space ?
? He was in space for 108 minutes.
Answer the questions
1. At 9.07 a.m. Moscow time on 12th April, 1961, Yuri Gagarin lifted off into space aboard the Vostok 1. Approximately 12 minutes later, the first human being was in orbit around the Earth at a speed of more than 17,000 miles per hour. His flight lasted 108 minutes.



3. What questions were raised before Gagarin`s space flight?
? They were "what would happen to a human being in space" or "how the body would react to the extreme changes in temperature" or "how the mind would deal with the psychology tension".
Answer the questions
3. Before Gagarin`s historic flight, there were still enormous uncertainties. No one knew precisely what would happen to a human being in space. How would the body react to the extreme changes in temperature? How would the mind deal with the psychological tension? If there was a technical failure, Gagarin might never get back to the Earth.

4. Why couldn`t Gagarin make a new space flight?
? Because he died in a plane crash on a routine training flight in March 1968.
Answer the questions
5. Gagarin could have made another space flight if a tragic accident had not occurred. He died in a plane crash on a routine training flight in March 1968. After his death, his hometown of Gzhatsk was renamed Gagarin, and the Cosmonaut Training Centre at Star City, Russia, was given the name of this national hero.
5. What was done after Gagarin`s death to honor this national hero?
? After his death, his hometown of Gzhatsk was renamed Gagarin, and the Cosmonaut Training Centre at Star City, Russia, was given the name of this national hero.
Answer the questions
5. Gagarin could have made another space flight if a tragic accident had not occurred. He died in a plane crash on a routine training flight in March 1968. After his death, his hometown of Gzhatsk was renamed Gagarin, and the Cosmonaut Training Centre at Star City, Russia, was given the name of this national hero.
Answer keys
He was 27 years old .
2.He was in space for 108 minutes.
3.They were "what would happen to a human being in space" or "how the body would react to the extreme changes in temperature" or "how the mind would deal with the psychology tension".
4.Because he died in a plane crash on a routine training flight in March 1968.
5.After his death, his hometown of Gzhatsk was renamed Gagarin, and the Cosmonaut Training Centre at Star City, Russia, was given the name of this national hero.


Task 3:Complete the summary of the reading passage by putting the words/phrases in the box into the blanks.
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.

cosmonaut
in space
lasted
success
gravity
view
impossible
named after
cosmonaut
in space
success
lasted
view
gravity
impossible
named after
- Redo exercise task 1, 2,3 & after you read.
Study new words.
Prepare the speaking.

Task 4: Talking about Yuri Gagarin, using the given numbers below.


108
27
1968
1961
Yuri Gagarin flew into space on 12th
April,1961.
He was 27 years old when he became
the first human being into space.
His flight lasted 108 minutes.
He died in a plane crash in March 1968.


Task 2. Read the passage again and circle the correct answer
1. How old was Gagarin when he became the first human being in space?
A. 25 B. 26 C. 27
2. How long was he in space?
A. 108 minutes B. 105 minutes C. 100 minutes
3. What question 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?"
4. 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 hour
5. Why couldn`t Gagarin make a new space flight?
A. Because he died in a plane crash.
B. Because he died in a car crash.
C. Because there were a lot of astronauts.
6. 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 honor this national hero.
C. Both A and B
A.
C
c.
A.
C.
A.