Part B - Speaking
Unit 15: space conquest
Sao Diêm Vương
Mặt trời
Trái đất
Sao mộc
Sao Thiên Vương
Sao Hỏa
Sao Kim
Sao Thủy
Sao thổ
Sao Hải Vương
Tàu vũ trụ
Các hành tinh nhỏ & Sao chổi
Solar system
Shenzhou 5, made by China
I. BEFORE YOU SPEAK
- The USSR: Liên Xô (cũ)Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
- launch [lɔ:nt∫] (v): phóng (tàu vũ trụ), hạ thuỷ (tàu thuyền)
- manned [mænd] (adj): có người lái
- spacecraft [`speis`krɑ:ft] (n): tàu vũ trụ
- mark [mɑ:k] (v): đánh dấu
- milestone [`mailstoun] (n): mốc lịch sử
- space project [`speis `prɔdʒekt] (n): dự án không gian.
- artificial satellite[,ɑ:ti`fi∫əl `sætəlait] (n): vệ tinh nhân tạo
- Sputnik [`sputnik] (n): vệ tinh nhân tạo của Nga
- living being [`liviη `bi:iη] (n): sinh vật sống
VOCABULARY
Work in pairs. Read the following piece of news, then ask and answer the questions.

On 15th October 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 mile stone in China’s space project. China became the third country in the world to be able to independently carry out manned space flight.
II. While you speak - Task 1
On 15th October 2003, China launched its first manned spacecraft into space.
- When did China launch its first manned spacecraft into space?
The spacecraft was called “Shenzhou 5”.
- What
Yang Liwei, China’s first astronaut, was 38 years old then.
- Who
- How old
The successful flight marked a mile stone in China’s space project
- How important
was the name of the spacecraft ?
was the astronaut ?
was he then ?
was the flight ?
II. While you speak - Task 2
Work in groups:Take turns to talk about the important events in space exploration.

Example:
On 4th October, 1957, the USSR launched its first artificial satellite, Sputnik, into space. It marked the beginning of Space Age.
4th October, 1957
3rd November, 1957
12 April 1961
16 June, 1963
20 July, 1969
23 July, 1980
29 October, 1998
15 October, 2003
Activity 1: Speak out the dates
On .................................., ………....became the first ................................. into space. He / She / It ………….................................................
Sputnik
4th October, 1957
marked the beginning of Space Age.
Activity 2: Make sentences
artificial satellite
Group 1







On …………………………, ……………..…………
became the …………………………………. It was
………..………….
3rd November, 1957
first living being in space
a dog named Laika
abroad Sputnik 2

Group 2

12 April 1961
first human in space
Yuri Gagarin, a Russian cosmonaut
27 years old then
108 – minute flight
On …………………, ……………..…………………………
became the …………………………. He was ………..…………. . He made a ……………………….

Group 3

16 June, 1963
first woman in space
Valentina Tereshkova
a Russian cosmonaut
On …………………, ……………………………
…………………………. became the ……..…………………
Group 4


















On …………………, ……………………………………....
became the ………………………………………….... .
They were ………………………..
20 July, 1969
first humans to set foot on the moon
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin
American astronauts
Group 5


















On ………………., ……………. became the ……………....
………… . He was …………………………….
…………………………. They ………………………….
23 July, 1980
first Vietnamese
in space
Pham Tuan
along with V.V. Gorbotko,
a Russian cosmonaut
stay 8 days in orbit
ed
Group 6
29 October, 1998
the oldest human ever to fly into space
John Glenn, an American astronaut
at the age of 77
On ………………......., ………………………………………........
became ……………………………….………………....
……………………
On ……………………, ………………………….........became
the …………………………. He …………………………….....
Yang Liwei, 38 years old
15 October, 2003
first Chinese in space
21 hours in space
spend
spent
Group 7
III. Post - speaking
Report one of the important events in Task 2.
HOMEWORK
PREPARE FOR PART C- LISTENING