Unit 15 Space conquest
Period 1: Reading
WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THEM?
2. 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 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.
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.
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 __________________________________________?
B: _________________________________________________
China
China
On the 15
th
October in 2003
was the spacecraft called
The spacecraft was called “Shenzhou 5
The spacecraft was called “Shenzhou 5
was the first Chinese astronaut
was the first Chinese astronaut
Yang Liwei
Yang Liwei
successfully did the flight marked in China’s space project
successfully did the flight marked in China’s space project
The successful flight marked a milestone 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
became the third one in space conquest in the world
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Task2: Ask and answer about the piece of news
3
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
- 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
Examples
B: 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
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first living being in space
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a dog named Laika
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aboard Sputnik 2
FORM
Task 4: Ask and answer about the important events in space exploration
Valentina 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.
cosmonaut
launched
flight
was in
Task 5: Talk about one of the important events in space explorations
Examples
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Talk about one of the
important events in space
explorations
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Prepare the next lessons
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e!